I stayed here while on business. The staff was great and the hotel was very clean. Room service was quick and the food was good. The hotel is centrally located to many businesses, restaurants, and stores.

The breakfast was very satisfying and the portions are large.

I booked two rooms at the Markham Garden Inn over the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend for one night (Oct 6), as we were in the area for a family function. We had originally planned to stay at the Hilton Suites Toronto in Markham, but members of my party were smokers, and the Markham Hilton has gone non-smoking.
We arrived at the hotel around 1pm, and asked if we could check in early, as our function was starting nearby at 2 and we wished to freshen up. The front desk staff was very accommodating; however, they at first did not have us booked in two smoking rooms on the same floor. They were able to rectify the error, & we were able to drop off our luggage & freshen up.
The lobby was quite nice, with free coffee and juices to the side. There was a restaurant /dining area to the left of reception, that looked fine as well.
The rooms themselves were typical of a Garden Inn; we had booked 2 rooms with 2 queen beds each, which took up quite a bit of room. The rooms were clean, and the bedding, both pillows and mattresses, were VERY comfortable - we didn't want to get up in the morning to attend the breakfast we were invited to!
The bathroom was adequate, although it was looking somewhat dated, and a little bit worn, but it was clean enough.
It turned out that the other members of my party, who stayed down the street (about 2 miles away) at the Hilton, wished they had stayed at the Garden Inn - there was construction going on, which started at 8 am, & interrupted their sleep.
The Garden Inn is on the outskirts of Toronto, in a mostly business area, that is being developed. There is a plaza with several restaurants next door, and a convenience store nearby. The Garden Inn does serve breakfast, which is not included in the room price. While we didn't eat in the restaurant, the $12 Canadian for the food that I saw on the buffet didn't seem to be worth the price. One definitely needs a car to get around in this area.
If I am in the area again (as I expect to be) I definitely would stay here again.

Overall, the hotel was decent. But the service., was unacceptable. Some other customers had complained of loud noises in the hallway. We stepped out of the elevator and was confronted by one of the hotel staff automatically assuming it was my friends and I. We were in utter shock the way the staff had grilled us. I asked politely was there a problem. And she said "Yea, there is". What kind of attitude is that? I will never return to that hotel nor would i ever recommend anybody to stay there. Do not make any assumptions just because you see a large crowd of people. That type of behavior was highly unacceptable. More training for the staff as well as the so called manager is much needed. As i had complained to the manager the following morning, he just kept staring into mid air, as if i was speaking nonsense.. My money is better off at some other hotel than this garbage.

Two thumbs up!

The hotel itself is very well-kept, pretty, with nice, good sized rooms, and friendly, helpful staff. It was a good bargain for just a little over $100 / night including taxes (<100 without taxes) through Expedia.

The location is good and bad. It's in Markham, the suburbs, but right off two highways (404 and 7). We wanted to be in Markham, so it was ideal. It may not be a great base for Toronto visits. As I found out on this visit, Toronto traffic could be horrible (worse than NYC). You need a car here. There's lots of good Chinese restaurants / shops nearby. The location itself is quiet.

The WiFi reception was poor in our room (at the very end), but the hotel also has direct internet hookups. It was more than good enough. The hotel provides RJ-45 cables for free.

Would definitely stay here again.