Hi there – I asked one of our contributers to this site, Habeeb who lives in Toronto – and he had this to say in regards to your questions. Hope this helps 🙂

Regards,

Dave

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The hotel that they will be staying in is in the heart of the Entertainment
District in Toronto with many places to see and explore.
Please see this website: for one of my articles about this part of Toronto:
http://www.travellady.com/Issues/April04/678TorontosEntertainmentDistrict.htm
The article is out dated I think the 350 Fahrenheit Restaurant is now
closed. Everything else is still the same.

For restaurants see: http://www.toronto.com/teda or http://www.thedistrict.ca There are a
wide range of eating places from which to choose.

Next to the Entertainment Section, on the corner of Spadina and Dundas,
about a ten minute walk from the hotel is Chinatown, with dozens of
excellent Chinese restaurants, and edging it is the Kensington Market.

As to a beach, there are none within walking distance. Toronto is not noted for its beaches.
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