Crowne Plaza Ottawa Hotel Hotel - Page 1

We stayed here over the Canada day long weekend this year and the location of this hotel is amazing. You can literally walk to all of the great locations like Parliament, Rideau Canal, there is a theatre near by and even take the cruise to go though St. Lawrence river. The hotel room was very neat and friendly staff, though parking is very expensive at a $20 per night unless you park on a city street on weekend and run the risk.

The supreme court building is near by as well and this hotel is located within few distance to popular Bank St.

This hotel is a 9, but I have to take away 1 point for the location - it's a bit far out of the downtown core so be prepared to walk quite a bit to get to any of the downtown attractions.

I stayed here in May 2007 for 4 nights.

The hotel rooms are excellent with extremely great beds and bedding. They also give you ear plugs, an eye mask, lavender linen spray and a relaxation CD in all rooms. Very clean and very quiet.

Parking here is tricky, as it is in all of downtown Ottawa. The hotel shares a parking garage with City Centre (or Place de Ville). The entrance is just past the hotel on Queen St heading east - this is important because it is very easy to miss! Parking prices fluctuate between $15/night on weekends and $18/night on weekdays. Everything in Ottawa is more expensive during the week, because the main clientele is government and business travellers. Room rates generally plummet on weekends, I've noticed.

The lobby is huge and has a fun atmoshpere, and the gym is really nice for hotel standards. They have tonnes of freeweights, a big universal machine and some great cardio equipment.

The staff was quite nice, and they accomodated an early check-in for me with no hesitation.

The restaurants on site are very nice with a great lunch buffet that's fairly priced.

Overall, aside from the location, this is a great hotel and I'd recommend it.