The summer is almost here, and that means showing more skin! Having been in hiding all winter-long, your skin needs some TLC before it's summer-ready.

With that in mind, we have selected our top five spa treatments to quench and renew dry winter skin. Our treatments have been carefully designed to treat your senses with the forces of nature. The Spa at The Hazelton uses Valmont's world-renowned lines of skin care products. Valmount uses the highest quality of ingredients to make your skin feel and look young and fresh.

1) The Hydration Facial Treatment - combines superior technical knowledge utilizing glacial spring water, essential plant extracts, primitive collagen and highly polymerized DNA, triple DNA and RNA to aid in the preservation and repair the skin at the cellular level.

2) A Spa Manicure and Pedicure - includes manual exfoliation and a hot stone massage to renew and restore dry hands and feet. Apply a polish to toes in any of the season's hottest colours.

3) Hibiscus Flower Firming Treatment - algae extracts and water from barley and hibiscus flowers are used to soften, moisturize and regenerate in this anti-ageing gel mask.

4) Body Glow Treatment - the body is exfoliated prior to an application of self tanning lotion with hydrating properties.

5) Discovery For Men Facial Treatment - an energizing and moisturizing corrective care treatment, designed specifically for men to renew dry skin.

As always, remember that sun-damage can occur quickly this time of year, so wear a hat and apply sunscreen regularly to maintain the skin's natural glow.

For a full list of treatments, please click here.

Grab your paddles for the Joyner Spring Auction of Important Canadian Art on June 3rd!

On View:
Friday, May 31st: 3 pm to 8 pm
Saturday, June 1st: 11 am to 4 pm
Sunday, June 2nd: 11 am to 4 pm
Monday, June 3rd: 10 am to 12 noon

Live Auction:
Monday, June 3rd at 7pm

This is an exciting start to the Spring auction season and a perfect event for any Canadian art lover.

Image: ARTHUR LISMER, O.S.A., R.C.A., THE PINE TREE

This Victoria Day long weekend you can find many things to do all over Toronto. There are plenty of festivals, exhibitions and performances that will keep you entertained and engaged!

Enjoy some of the finest photography in the city by attending the Contact Photography Festival.

We’re sure that everyone will want to attend the Toronto Jewellery Festival, open now at the Harbourfront Centre.

Speaking of the Harbourfront, bring your kids this weekend to enjoy the Toronto International Circus Festival!

This is your last weekend to catch the Canadian Opera Company’s performances of Salome and Lucia Di Lammermoor before they close next week.

Visit the Art Gallery of Ontario to see the Revealing the Early Renaissance exhibition.

Enjoy some nice weather with a ONE cocktail on the patio!

Photo by Cheol Joon Baek

Our art collection and sculpture prize were featured in the Spring Issue of "My Preferred Lifestyle" magazine. We're thrilled about receiving such fantastic coverage in this two page spread.

Click here to read it.

Give Dad the Hollywood Treatment this Father’s Day

For many of us, our father was our hero growing up. So this Father’s Day, how about you let him celebrate with his heroes! Whether it be Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne or Bruce Willis, he can spend the evening enjoying their finest hour in total luxury.

“From the day we’re born, our fathers are among the most important people in our lives, and what do you buy for the Dad who has everything?” says Hazelton General Manager Nancy Munzar Kelly.“

Our Father’s Day Heroes gift certificate includes a perfect evening for your dad and his friends or family, including use of the Hazelton Hotel’s incredible private screening room; terrific snacks and non-alcoholic beverages for eight; bar service (alcoholic beverages not included) and free parking for up to four vehicles. You can select broadcast television, and a number of DVDs. 

The Hazelton screening room features lavish, Hollywood-style seats where our guests can put their feet up and enjoy the state-of-the-art screening equipment. With high definition displays and Dolby Digital Surround Sound it is unquestionably a viewing experience that any movie fan will remember.

We hope that everyone is ready for Mother’s Day this weekend. But if you don’t have anything planned quite yet not to worry, we have some suggestions for ways you can show your mother just how much you love her.

Take mom on a visit to the Bata Shoe Museum, currently showing “Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture”.

Your mom will definitely enjoy doing some shopping in Yorkville.

Take in some of the many venues that are part of the Contact Photography Festival.

Enjoy the Gems and Minerals room at the ROM.

You and your mom can relax with a rejuvenating spa treatment at The Hazelton Health Club & Spa.

Or take her for a Mother’s Day brunch at ONE.

The Toronto International Jewellery Festival celebrates jewellery arts, metal arts and design from local, national and international participants. In May 2013, the TIJF will showcase the city of Toronto as a hub of Canada’s diverse jewellery sector with exhibitions and events that inspire the public to enrich their lives through jewellery.

We'd like to highlight a few featured Yorkville exhibitors taking part in the festival:

Ontario Crafts Council Guild Shop

For What It’s Worth
May 9 – June 9

As trends in jewellery continue to evolve, as both makers and consumers become more educated in issues such as sustainability and ethics, and as we continue to adjust to a new economic climate, how does jewellery fit in?

Nunavut Arctic College
May 9 – June 9

The Guild Shop is proud to be hosting the graduate students of the Jewellery and Metalsmithing, and Goldsmithing programs at Nunavut Arctic College.

Gardiner Museum

A Bit of Clay on the Skin
May 14 – August 11

The exhibition presents 140  works and features the work of 18 cutting-edge jewelry artists and explores the appeal of ceramics, especially porcelain.

Royal Ontario Museum

Teck Suite of Galleries: Earth’s Treasures

Over 4.5 billion years are represented in a suite of galleries showcasing the dynamic geological environment in which we live. Gems, precious minerals, rocks and meteorites contribute to one of the world’s finest museum collections, inviting visitors to explore how Earth is constantly changing and how we interact with it in our everyday lives.

Bata Shoe Museum

Footprints from the Forge: Metal Footwear

With over two dozen pieces on display from the Bata Shoe Museum’s permanent collection, visitors will be fascinated by the ingenious use of metal for footwear and material culture related to the foot.

Image: Nunavut Arctic College

The Hazelton Hotel is proud to be nominated for a Top Choice Award for the Top Hotel in Toronto!

We need your votes, so please click here to vote for us.

Voting closes on July 15, 2013.

This May is your last chance to catch some of the year’s hottest shows, so be sure to see the performances that everyone will be talking about. In addition, we’ve got some great new plays coming this month, so theatre fans have plenty to be excited about.

The Book of Mormon: arguably the biggest show of the year, The Book of Mormon continues its run all through March. But hurry, it closes in early June!

Lucia di Lammermoor: the Canadian Opera Company’s breathtaking production of Donizetti’s opera will be running until May 24, and opera fans won’t want to miss out.

Salome: directed by powerhouse director Atom Egoyan, this production of Strauss’s Salome is sure to leave audiences talking. Make sure you see it before it closes on May 22.

carried away on the crest of a wave: using the 2004 Tsunami as a jumping off point, playwright David Yee asks the question “what happens when the events that tie us together are the same that tear us apart”. This touching and thoughtful production is on at the Tarragon until May 26

Cats: one of the longest running shows on Broadway returns to Toronto. This all-new Canadian production brings the family-favourite to a whole new generation of theatregoers.

Photo of Salome by Michael Cooper

This weekend will be sunny and that perfect spring-time temperature for leisurely strolls around the city. With so much to do this weekend, here are five suggestions:

Take a walk around the city and pop into the galleries and many pop up spaces to see the many stunning images of the Contact Photography Festival.

Treat your feet! Get a pedicure, do some shoe shopping in Yorkville, then walk over to the Bata Shoe Museum and see "Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture."

Head over to the Toronto Island with a picnic basket and enjoy a sunny afternoon in the park. For a stunning view of the city, take the ferry back as the sun sets.

Enjoy spectacular floral installations by 10 of Toronto’s top floral designers at The Gardiner Museum to celebrate the arrival of spring in the city.

If you need a break from the sun, check out one of the many fantastic films in the Hot Docs Film Festival.

Finally, our patio is one of the best in the city for people watching and enjoying spring time in Yorkville. Snag a good spot, order your favourite cocktail and enjoy.

We were very pleased to have been included in a featured editorial In Grace Ormonde Wedding Style's April 2013 edition. The article highlighted top hotels for a Canadian destination wedding, and we were listed as one of two Toronto hot-spots.

In the words of author Bob Curley:
"Toronto is a city of neighborhoods, including a pair of Chinatowns and enclaves with large Greek, Italian, Portuguese, and Indian populations, so of course you’ll find plenty of great ethnic restaurants as well as colorful festivals year-round. A great sports city, Toronto is home to the Hockey Hall of Fame and franchises in every major sport, making activities for the groom and his men easy to plan.

Brides, on the other hand, can take the ladies out for a stroll down Yonge Street—the longest street in the world—to shop in the fashionable Yorkville district, home to the exclusive Hazelton Hotel."

To read a PDF of the full article, please click here.

For more feature weddings and resources visit WeddingStyleMagazine.com

This May, Toronto is bursting with fantastic exhibitions to visit. While many spaces are showing photographic-based exhibitions as part of the Contact Photography Festival, we've identified a few other must-see shows in the city below:

Revealing the Early Renaissance: Stories and Secrets in Florentine Art
Art Gallery of Ontario
Until June 16

Co-organized by the Getty Museum and the Art Gallery of Ontario, this spectacular exhibition sheds light on the artists who gave birth to the Renaissance — changing art, and the world, forever. The exhibition comprises more than 90 key pieces from the first half of the 14th century, including Giotto's five-panel "Peruzzi Altarpiece" and his "Madonna of San Giorgio alla Costa," two painted manuscripts of "Dante's Divine Comedy," and Bernardo Daddi's "Virgin Mary with Saints Thomas Aquinas and Paul."

A Bit of Clay on the Skin: New Ceramic Jewellery
May 16 - August 11
Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art

This exhibition explores the appeal of ceramics, especially porcelain, in jewellery and showcases the versatility and allure of the medium, which can be modeled or cast, used alone or with metal, wood, and stone, and vary in color and texture. The exhibition presents 140  works and features the work of 20 cutting-edge jewellery artists from around the world. While some make reference to traditional jewellery in materials and symbolism, others altogether redefine it in substance, form, and matter.

Out of the box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture
The Bata Show Museum
Until March 30, 2014

The first exhibition in North America to showcase the history of sneaker culture, "Out of the Box" features over 120 sneakers representing the past 150 years and highlights iconic sneakers from the 20th and 21st centuries. Explore the historical beginnings of the sneaker from its emergence to becoming one of the most democratic forms of footwear to its current position as status symbol and icon of urban culture.

Re: Position
Harbourfront Centre Gallery
Until June 16

This exhibition brings together seven artists whose works comment on consumerism, social mores and the dialogue between the functional, decorative and art object. They mine the past and present of their disciplines – metalsmithing, sculpture, and textiles – for the techniques and concepts used in their works. Art history is scrutinized; process and function are subverted. Featuring the work of: Boris Bally, Cal Lane, Myra Mimlitsch-Gray, Zeke Moores, Meghan Price, Amelia Toelke, and Jonathan Wahl.

Jack Chambers
Loch Gallery, 16 Hazelton Avenue
May 2 - 15

This exhibition of privately owned paintings and drawings from 1959 to 1977 offers a rare opportunity to view the work of a Canadian Master. Chambers was born in London, Ontario in 1931. In his determined search for art training in early adulthood, he left Canada in 1953 travelling throughout Italy, Austria, France and Spain. By 1968, Chambers began painting again producing the master works in the style he named “Perceptual Realism.” Many of these paintings and drawings are exhibited in this show.


Image: Peruzzi Altarpiece, Giotto, 1300's. Revealing the Early Renaissance: Stories and Secrets in Florentine Art, Art Gallery of Ontario

The Hazelton Hotel is pleased to announce the appointment of Nancy Munzar Kelly to the position of General Manager. Munzar Kelly is responsible for the daily operations, setting strategic goals and the management of the employee team. 

Munzar Kelly holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Western University and the General Manager’s Program Certificate (GMP) from Cornell University’s Hotel School.

Prior to this appointment, Ms. Munzar Kelly held the role of Chief Operating Officer at Liverton Hotels International Inc., the managers of Metropolitan Hotels located in Toronto and Vancouver. Nancy has also worked for global organizations including Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, CP Hotels & Resorts, as well as other luxury independent properties.

We welcome Ms. Munzar Kelly and wish her every success in her new role. We are delighted to have such an experienced hotelier continue The Hazelton Hotel’s commitment to 5-star luxury.

The forecast for the weekend is sunny and bright - perfect weather for a stroll around one of the city's parks or event a trip over to Toronto Island. If that's not up your street, then check out these other suggestions for activities in the city:

Pay a visit to the Art Gallery of Ontario to see "Revealing the Early Renaissance: Stories and Secrets in Florentine Art," "Lost in the Memory Palace: Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller" or the "Sorel Etrog" retrospective, opening on Saturday.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will play the Montreal Canadiens at the Air Canada Centre on Saturday night. If you don't have a ticket for the game, we suggest watching it at one of the pubs in Yorkville, or from our Silver Screening Room, with snacks by ONE Restaurant.

Check out the amazing sneakers in the Bata Shoe Museum's exhibition "The Rise of Sneaker Culture."

See a film in the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, North America’s largest film festival dedicated exclusively to the documentary format. Check out our recommendations here.

It's going to be sunny and warm all weekend, so grab your sunglasses and we'll see you on the patio at ONE Restaurant!

Homefront Magazine's Kylie McKenzie checked in with us for a "Stay-cation" last month. She raves about our spa treatments, the hotel's art and design, as well as ONE Restuarant.

To read the full review, click here and skip to page 82.