The Rex Hotel Jazz and Blues Bar

Very well located, close to good restaurants and bars.But can be quite noisy as the hotel is on top of a bar.All the rooms are bathroom shared.

Grade A+ Staff, cool location, intolerable roomWe planned a two-night stay in a double room with communal bathrooms but ended up cancelling our second night. It's not due to the fact that the room is simple or the bathroom shared. It's also not because it's not clean - because it is very clean. However, the combination of a very old and loud AC, a window you cannot open and outside temperatures slightly north of 20°C meant that we were both unable to get a good night's sleep - even with the AC on full blast.Fortunately, the management was kind enough to let us cancel our second night even after checkout-time had passed. That's great service! However, for 200+ CAD a night, it's not enough.So; great service in a great location. But at least our room - and the communal bathrooms - are in desperate need of a spruse-up for that kind of money.

Last Sunday I had a great evening at The Rex with my girlfriend watching Paul Riddick and his band performing live, They were amazing.I went back again this evening and took my daughter to see Paul and his band. Great experience again. The Rex is an old nice place, Food is good and price is reasonable. Staff are very friendly.I will definitely go back again.

Obviously not the nicest hotel but it works if you don’t want to pay much (although it’s still not cheap). Rooms were dated but if you keep your expectations low, it’s not the worst. Good location. Also no window shades or curtains so that was annoying.

This place has been around forever. Great option on Queen Street to groove to Jazz or my favorite Blues. The sound system is great! Small, but not too small of a venue, with a relaxed atmosphere. I have seen a wide variety of ages attend this bar. But usually a more mature audience. Good food, reasonably priced drinks. There is a cover charge that is automatically added to your bill if you go to the 5:30 show. Tickets have to be purchased for the 7:30 show. Can't comment on the hotel portion as I live in the dowtown area.

Good Friday at 8:30 pm was a casual event and the musicians were young and talented jazz players, led by Patrick Smith, saxophone. The jazz room is old but good for its small size. You will need to reserve prepaid seating. Servers were friendly. I liked the fact that the female servers were dressed in moveable clothing and not showing any fashion induced slowness in covering the room. They were dressed athletically. The beers offered are numerous and the menu is varied. We ordered a humus/vegetable plate which was fresh and well presented. I have been to the Rex before. It is easy to find good music there. Recommended.

Amazing jazz performances at this venue. A great place to experience the jazz scene in Toronto and find new up and comers and local legends. Only complaint is that the food is utterly terrible. Cooking a descent enough meal is not that hard. I'm not expecting a culinary masterpiece but regular pub food that doesn't taste frozen like it was warmed up in a microwave. Get tickets and go grab a drink and enjoy a great show

The jazz bar and club is awesome. Great musicians, good bartending and solid food is inexpensive.The hotel however is another story, as it’s in a very very sad state. The first and primary issue is the cleanliness. It hasn’t had a deep clean in a very long time. My room, 103, smelled like cigarettes, the floor was gross, and the A/C louvres were nasty.If you are forced to stay here, whether or not because you’re on a 3 day crack bender, you’ll want to bring flip flops into the bedroom and the bathroom, and your own soaps.The management just doesn’t seem to really care enough about the guest experience, compared with other hotels.Adding a second star because my things weren’t stolen.

This place is a gem nestled around shopping and restaurants. Close to subway. Reception was friendly and inviting. Rooms were clean and quiet. Amenities in room included towels and soap, tv, Ac, heat. Art work of musicians. Very nice place to stay, would recommend this hotel. Great price. This place was nice and Melo,we loved it! Had breakfast it was delicious! They do have jazz shows there but didn't get to go as we were tired from previous concert. But definitely worth it to check it out as it sounded very good. Service was friendly and inviting. Thanks for great accommodations.

Great improvements made here for watching live jazz both the layout and acoustics. And buying a ticket online from the website works really well. And I am very pleased that the ticketing insures the musicians get a decent wage. Can't review as a hotel because I didn't stay.