Trump Hotel Toronto prepares for January 31 opening

If you want to be among the first to experience the exclusive accommodations and amenities for which Trump hotels are renowned, you’re in luck — it’s not too late to book a room for opening night. The hotel’s online reservation service this evening showed a wide selection of suites still available, with prices ranging from as low as $375 per night for a superior double or a superior king to as high as $1,335 for a deluxe king two-bedroom suite. But you might have to wait a few weeks to sample Executive Chef Todd Clarmo’s cuisine at Stock — the online booking service showed 9.30 p.m. on Sunday February 19 as the earliest date a table for two can be reserved.

Until I win the lottery, I’ll have to content myself with merely observing the world’s newest Trump tower. Below are some photos that I shot at various times during January, showing the hotel and condo tower exterior. There also are links to online albums with hundreds of photos chronicling construction of the Trump Toronto, as well as brief videoclips of the tower exterior. For those who are interested in seeing what’s inside the skyscraper, the Trump International Hotel + Tower Toronto website has plenty of artistic renderings and photos of the swank interior.

January 1 2012: Work continues on the 900-foot tower’s distinctive roof and spire

January 2 2012: Adelaide Street view of the Trump Toronto base

January 2 2012: The main entrance at the Trump Toronto’s northeast corner

January 2 2012: Scaffolding on the Adelaide and Bay Street sides of the building

January 2 2012: Looking up from the NW corner of Bay & Adelaide

January 2 2012: Thanks to its soaring spire, the Trump International Hotel + Tower Toronto is the city’s 2nd-tallest skyscraper, after First Canadian Place

January 2 2012: The top of the Trump viewed from the west on Adelaide Street

January 2 2012: The Trump and its next-door neighbour, Scotia Plaza

January 2 2012: A telephoto view, from the west, of the top of the tower

January 2 2012: The Trump Toronto viewed from King Street to the southwest

January 6 2012: Trump and neighbouring towers viewed from the northeast

January 6 2012: The top of the Trump, viewed from the northeast

January 6 2012: Construction workers atop the Trump’s distinctive spire

January 7 2012: Trump viewed from the corner of Adelaide & Jarvis Streets

January 7 2012: Scotia Plaza, left, Trump Toronto, and the Bay Adelaide Centre

January 7 2012: Scaffolding still covers the lower floors of the tower base

January 24 2012: The tower’s signature rooftop is far from complete

January 29 2012: The Trump viewed from the northwest, on University Avenue

January 29 2012: The spire base is shrouded in scaffolding and green netting

January 29 2012: The Adelaide Street curb lane that has been closed throughout the tower’s construction will be reopened shortly

January 29 2012: Flatbed truck delivering more building materials

January 29 2012: They aren’t visible in this photograph, but more than a dozen construction workers were rushing to finish the hotel’s main floor facilities inside those sidewalk-level windows overlooking Adelaide Street