Gettingto the room
Three days downtown, all of it inside four blocks.
TIFF Bell Lightbox sits at King & John, a twenty-five minute train from the airport, walking distance from every hotel in the block.
TIFF Bell Lightbox,
350 King St W.
DLS takes over the cinema and second-floor studios, in the middle of Toronto’s entertainment district.
Raked cinema seating, proper projection and no ballroom acoustics.
Six smaller rooms for working sessions and frank conversations.
Elevators, accessible washrooms, assistive listening and live captions.
Land, train,
walk in.
25 min · C$12.35
20 min · free ferry
15 min walk
C$3.35 · tap
Four hotels,
all within reach.
Stay in the King West block and the city becomes simple: venue, dinner and the late conversation are all walkable.
30 Mercer St · directly behind TIFF Bell Lightbox.
1 min80 Blue Jays Way · a short walk from the venue.
4 min335 Queen St W · compact rooms and a DesignX attendee rate.
8 min51 Camden St · west of the venue in the garment district.
12 minEverything
within a walk.
Breakfast on the way in, dinner on us, and a few places worth keeping in your pocket after the mics are off.
Both on the walk in. Open early.
Opening-night dinners, seated by table of ten.
Where the conversation goes once the programme ends.
Ten minutes north if you have a spare hour.
Close, quick and serious about coffee.
The useful four streets to remember.
Do the boring
parts early.
Check Canadian entry requirements when you book. November is cold and windy; bring a proper coat and shoes for four-block walks.
Most visa-exempt travellers need an eTA. Others may need a temporary resident visa.
Expect 2–7°C, wind off the lake and darkness by 5pm.
Tap payment works almost everywhere. An eSIM is usually worth it.
We can provide a formal invoice and a one-page manager justification memo.
Arrive Monday.
Leave Friday.
Tuesday begins at 17:00. Thursday closes at 16:00, making a 19:00 flight from YYZ comfortable.
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