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TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA – 2015/06/13: The Rogers Centre stadium in Toronto. Rogers Centre is a multi-purpose stadium situated just southwest of the CN Tower. It is home to the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. (Photo by Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images) /

Toronto Blue Jays: Staying in the hotel

The Rogers Centre in Toronto was an absolute engineering and architectural marvel when it was opened in 1989. With its soaring, retractable roof — the first of its kind — the stadium was impressive and packed to capacity immediately as the Blue Jays were in the midst of their most successful run in franchise history. The building has fallen on some harder times as the financial fortunes of Canada ebb and flow and now feels outdated from the moment you walk in.

When the roof is open, the Rogers Centre does offer impressive views of the Toronto Skyline, especially the CN Tower. You can even watch the people crazy enough to sign up for the rope tour of the top of the tower dangle hundreds of feet above the ground. When the roof slides shut, however, it feels like you are deep, dark cavern. The concourse feels that way whether or not the roof is open, as to some parts of the lower level which are still overhung by the roof.

The one feature of the Rogers Centre that still feels interesting is the hotel built into the area behind centre field. The Renaissance Toronto has 70 rooms that offer an unobstructed view of the action (people on the field also have an unobstructed view of the action in the hotel rooms, so be careful). It is actually a pretty good view of the field.

If you are interested in staying in the stadium hotel, just keep in mind that it is a luxury hotel and you will pay extra for the “experience” of being there. A field-view room will run you over 500 Canadian dollars per night, which I assume is at least $200 American (I kid, I kid, Canada). If you’re feeling particularly loose with your money, for close to a grand, rent out a two-level room that comes with a skybox-style balcony.

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