The Experience

Sandalwood Suites Hotel Toronto Airport has reinvented the hotel experience with an award winning courtyard garden, innovative suites, valued amenities and services and a devoted team of hotel professionals. From the comfort of your well-appointed suites to relaxing BBQ on the courtyard garden deck, our goal is to look after the details that really make a difference to your time away.

Welcome back Mr. and Mrs. Peacock!

Every year, the Sandalwood Suites Hotel welcomes back two very special guests to the hotel- Mr. and Mrs. Peacock. For over 17 years a male peafowl and female peahen, Rainbow and Sunshine, have made their summer home in our tropical courtyard. From May through October the two hotel mascots are cared for and nurtured by hotel associates and guests. In the fall, the birds return to their winter home, a country farm in Northern Ontario.

India Blue Peafowl

Both birds are India Blue Peafowl, a social, gentle breed of bird that is kept in captivity by people across North America and around the world. In the spring, the male peacock displays his gorgeous tail feathers. The female peahen lacks bright coloration, which helps conceal her from predators. The peacocks' diet includes mixed grains, game bird crumbles and a variety of greens. These birds can live to be 40 years old and are among the easiest birds to raise.

Peacock feathers are popularly used in unique crafts and decorations. At the end of the season, the associates at the Sandalwood Suites Hotel Toronto Airport collect the male's fallen feathers to create beautiful pieces of art and display them in the hotel lobby for guests and associates to admire.