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Cawthra Square


A special Inn for the discerning cosmopolitan business or leisure traveler.
"Location, Privacy, Respect; - A quiet oasis in the City!"

Cawthra Square is a classic 5 star caliber B&B that has primarily been marketed to GLBT community; with appropriate information on this website.
Gloucester Square is marketed as a fine Inn to the discerning corporate, business, or leisure traveler seeking a larger-yet-intimate facility. This fine Inn with it's meeting rooms and Spa services, is accessed by the link on the menu bar to the left.

An Edwaardian Gentleman's Home

The Cawthra House - 6 Guest Rooms & Suites

Guest Rooms | Principal Rooms

This splendid and historic 4400 square foot Edwardian home comfortably offers 6 exquisite and generously sized, up-scale guest rooms to travelers.

Delight in private phones, DSL broadband and Wireless connections, Classic furnishings of the period, private baths, and elegant principal / meeting rooms all within walking distance of the best of Toronto.

Our History

Cawthra Square Inn opened in 1996 as a classic Bed & Breakfast. Since that time I acquired a neighboring pair of important Canadian Heritage Victorian mansions. These glorious mansions now operate within a single compound, with the refurbished Carriage House as Gloucester Square Inns. This fine Inn offers 26 unique Rooms and Suites, various meeting rooms and a Spa!
Located adjacent to Cawthra Park, this pocket of historic homes are in the hub of Toronto's large and respected village area. The land on which these home and the adjacent park reside, was former home to the elite Granite Curling Club which was the cultural center of Toronto from 1865 - 1920.

Lovingly restored to its original 6 bedroom plan by Ric Tremaine in 1984, this elegant Edwardian "gentleman's home" is Edwardian city-architecture at its finest. The oversized rooms and stately design denote an important heritage. Built in 1901 as a Sergeant's home for the York Militia, it is one of only two remaining such homes on Cawthra Square.

Cawthra Square B&B continues it's evolution of the past decade! Todays guests also have access to our pair of splendid "Heritage Canada" designated mansions a few doors away. At the mansions of Gloucester Square, tired guests are revived in our Spa, experience High Tea, use one of several meeting rooms or make plans for the day or major event with our Concierge or Planner.


Cawthra Square is a Proud member of WHGLH