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Forest Hill South, Toronto — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Forest Hill South is one of the two parts of Forest Hill, a former village in Midtown Toronto amalgamated into the city in 1967.
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Where to stay in Forest Hill South
Where the beds are, and what that means for the visit.
Midtown puts the choice in context. Forest Hill South sits north of Downtown Toronto in the midtown belt, so a stay here trades the density of the core for a residential neighbourhood that keeps the name of the village it once was. Rosedale and The Bridle Path sit in the same bracket.
Forest Hill North carries the other half of the old village, and the two together make an area better known for its houses than for its hotels.
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Forest Hill South streets
Forest Hill South holds one part of the old village of Forest Hill, a midtown neighbourhood of houses rather than a hotel district, north of Downtown TorontoFind hotels in Forest Hill South streetstravellers who want the core rather than the Forest Hill midtown streetsDowntown Toronto instead
Downtown Toronto lies south of Forest Hill South and carries the bed supply the former village does not, which makes it the fallback when the midtown neighbourhood has nothingFind hotels in Downtown Toronto insteadHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
About Forest Hill South
What are the main landmarks in Forest Hill South?
No monument lists itself here. Forest Hill South records no landmark buildings of its own, and what carries the name instead is the street fabric of the former village of Forest Hill, amalgamated into Toronto in 1967. Rosedale and The Bridle Path are the usual comparisons, neighbourhoods of the same standing elsewhere in Toronto, Ontario.
Forest Hill North completes the pair.
What is the history of Forest Hill South?
A village became a neighbourhood. Forest Hill existed as a separate village before it was amalgamated into Toronto in 1967, and the area kept the village name afterwards rather than dissolving into the surrounding city. Forest Hill South and Forest Hill North are the two halves the name covers, counted separately inside Midtown Toronto, Ontario.
The 1967 amalgamation is the one dated event on record for Forest Hill, and it is why the village is described as former rather than as a municipality in its own right.
Where is Forest Hill South?
Forest Hill South lies in Midtown Toronto, north of Downtown Toronto and immediately alongside Forest Hill North in Ontario, Canada.
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What is the best area to stay in Forest Hill South?
Forest Hill South streets: a residential base in the former village of Forest Hill. Downtown Toronto instead: travellers who want the core rather than the Forest Hill midtown streets.
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Updated September 2026