Name: The Westin Ottawa
Address: 11 Colonel By Drive, Byward Market - Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, CA
Price range: $182–$693 per night
Rating: 8.5

What guests think

At The Westin Ottawa, travellers highlight a central, walkable location linked to the Rideau Centre, friendly staff, spacious rooms with impressive Parliament and canal views, and useful amenities like a strong gym, though experiences vary depending on room and floor.

Many praise on-site dining, especially Daly’s breakfast and The Shore Club. Common drawbacks include dated rooms and maintenance issues (loose outlets, inconsistent water or AC, TV/phone problems, and occasional odours), elevator delays or confusing keypads, and parking shared with the mall that is costly, limited, and ticket‑prone. Guests also report intermittent noise from streets, weddings, or pets, and note visible homelessness and drug use nearby that some find uncomfortable. Best for travellers prioritizing location and amenities over a perfectly polished experience.

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Facilities

Gym is well equipped and popular. By contrast, the pool/hot tub area feels small or dated with occasional cleanliness or temperature issues, elevator waits/keypads frustrate many, and mall-run parking is expensive, limited, and can lead to tickets; EV charging is limited.

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Ralph

Nov 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Absolutely wonderful, great Gym as well.

10

leslie

Jun 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The garage proximity to the main hallway. I was given a $ 98 parking ticket even though the paking fee was fully paid for a 24 hour period.

8

Sabrina

Aug 26, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

We had a great stay except the elevators were almost impossible to get. Waited over 25 minutes to get one to come down with luggage.

8

Diego

Jan 1, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

It was a confusing check in process. I was told my room was not available because hotel was overbooked. For several minutes there was no solution. Then we were offered an accessible room”, without much information about how it was different from the room we had booked. So after I refused, magically a room was available. Staff was friendly, but the experience was long and frustrating nonetheless. And the elevator nightmare did not help. I see the system was “updated” some ten years ago and it was bad then and still bad today. I have exactly the same system in the building I work, and there is a very stark difference: in an office building, each person counts only as one. So at the turnstile the information of 1 person going to a specific floor is sent to the elevator. This does NOT work well in a hotel, where someone giving the command may be accompanied by 2, 3, 4 other people. It was long. Frustrating. Several times it was overcrowded and we could not get in. Then when inside, it would stop everywhere. Again, the intended “load balancing” is not adapted to only 4 elevators, a large conference and groups of people

8

NATALIE

Jul 25, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Very nice hotel pool was a little cold. Gym was very nice

10

Claudia

Mar 23, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

This hotel was lovely and looked clean. We enjoyed our stay. We used the gym, pool, and picked up our Starbucks coffee in the hotel. The walkway from the hotel led directly to the mall and made it super convenient so that we didn’t have to go outside. Only downfall is the pool and hot tub were small and looked outdated. Also, hot tub needed a good clean. Overall, a great place to stay in Ottawa.

10

Shanese

Jul 13, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Wonderful hotel and amazing staff. Downside is parking. Not much parking closed to entrance underground had to walk a while with luggage and kids. No in and out privileges. Checked in brought kids and luggage to my room went down to grab rest of things and i had already gotten a ticket. You pretty much have to pay as soon as you get there but with people with lots of lugging and kids its impossible. I was given an extremely unfair amount of time to pay for my parking. They need a better parking system.for guests

10

Megg

Feb 22, 2026

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Stayed 3 nights

Best location in the city. Great gym, nice looking pool (didn’t use it). Friendly staff. Best hotel bar/restaurant. Downside. No plugs near bed or really anywhere except at the desk and they were not tight so my cords were falling out. Bathroom plugs also loose.

10

ilana

Mar 3, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Amazing location, steps to the canal, we have been visiting Ottawa for annual skating for over 15 years, staying in downtown, first time to this hotel and it was by far the best place!!!! Path though to the mall, great hotel amenities, pool, hot tub, sauna. The breakfast was amazing (pics are attached) and the view from the room showed the canal. Highly recommend, nothing beats this place!

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Charlie

Aug 31, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location and large room with terrific view. However, we were not told that the Pool and Fitness Center were closed for renovation. This was a significant issue for us on vacation.

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Cleanliness

Cleanliness feedback is mixed: many note very clean or spotless rooms, but recurring reports mention strong odours, stained or worn furnishings and towels, mold or ants, and inconsistent or delayed housekeeping.

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John

Mar 27, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

There was mold in the room and washroom

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Judith

Nov 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The staff was very polite and courteous and our room was quiet and spotless.

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Shannon

Jun 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Our room was definitely NOT what you’d expect from a Marriott property! Room was stale, smelled of cigarette smoke, bedspread was stained as was a chair in the room. When we complained to the service team we were asked to “post the complaint on social media and perhaps they’d get the resources to fix it”. Not a good experience.

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Nathalie

Aug 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room had a smell to it and it had people dirty laundry that was left there from the previous people

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Sharifa

Oct 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room smelled terrible. I had to book another hotel.

6

Michele

Mar 10, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The only downfall was the room was only cleaned upon arriving. The cleaner knocked on our door some time after lunch to replace towels. We had to ask to have the trash removed (ie: dirty diapers). The bathroom sink wasn’t wiped down- we had to wipe ourselves afterwards. We had hoped the beds could be made. The worst part was 3 different doorsteps in our hallway had leftover trays and trash from the morning still sitting there by end of day. We were perplexed how the cleaner walked by without picking it up. It sat there all morning, all afternoon, all evening. The hotel is more like a 3 star hotel. On a positive the front desk staff are welcoming and friendly.

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ROXANNE

May 5, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The facility is beautiful The safety elevators were great. The only concern I have is that we asked to have our room cleaned and it never did and we were there for three days so it was a little disappointing, but the bed was comfortable and the staff was very friendly

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Gord

Aug 22, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Our first room smelled horrendously of overpowering body odour - and the masking agent someone came to spray made no difference. The shower caulking was covered in black mould. We were moved to another room, which was cleaner but also smelled very bad. The cupboard doors were badly damaged. There are very few electrical outlets and only one of us could charge our phones at the bedside via the clock radio. The neighbourhood is a heartbreaking morass of the extremely marginalized and felt unsafe by early evening. Paying for parking via an app that required a precise time of departure was an unnecessary irritation and the confusion at the elevators due to new e-pads instead of buttons was inefficient. Sometimes new tech isn't better. This has always been our favourite Ottawa hotel but was terribly disappointing.

4

Laurie

Sep 29, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

When we woke up in the am- 8 floors up- ants all along ground on window side Disgusting

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Bin Bin

Sep 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel was very clean, and the staff were extremely friendly. We had a pleasant stay and would definitely come back again!

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Rooms

Rooms are often spacious with comfortable beds and standout city or Parliament views. Negatives include dated decor, limited bedside power and other maintenance issues (AC/TV/phones, drains, water pressure), plus noise from streets or events and occasionally patchy Wi‑Fi.

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Jennifer

Feb 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

While I am a Marriott Bonvoy member and have had several pleasant stays at the Westin Ottawa over the years, we were very disappointed in our stay in January 2025, especially after having paid over $400 for the room. These were the issues: - Shower did not drain - about 2 inches of water remained after shower - Bed sheets were not tucked in and would uncomfortably bunch up - Only 2 coffee creamers (we did get more when we asked) - No plug-ins at bedside tables (plug was behind headboard) - 3 plug-ins on the desk are loose and a fire hazard! - TV reception was poor and blacking out - Toilet paper holder location is very awkwardly behind/beside the toilet - Only one robe and one set of slippers in closet - Pillows were very soft and uncomfortable with no other options provided - No Kleenex refill box - blue sheets were already showing when we arrived - it had been my understanding that I had booked a room with a view of the canal/Parliament where I have been several times before when booking a premium room, but we were on the other side of the hotel, and were advised we would have to pay even more money to upgrade to such a room.

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JENNIFER

May 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Location was excellent, views of the city were outstanding

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Stephane

Nov 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The television didn’t work, nor did the phone to call the reception, and the bed was uncomfortable. At the reception Me: I have a reservation Her: Under what name? Me: Stephane Bastien Her: I’m sorry, I don’t speak French I tell her my name and she says she doesn’t speak French. I said my name with an English accent. LOL

10

Esther

Jan 9, 2025

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Love the lobby, spacious rooms

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Nina

Nov 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room - noice level was too high for a comfortable rest. It sounded like the floors were being scraped every few minutes u til about midnight and than that started again bt 6:30am. Also, early this knowing I was woken up by a loud beeping sound….unclear where it was coming from but it was outside do the room.

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Christine

Dec 30, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great location, but the two rooms we booked (on 10th floor) smelled like strong body odour, despite running the AC, opening the window and having housekeeping spray the carpets. Rooms looking tired. Broken lamp meant the room seemed dark. Excellent location and view.

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Wonkeun

Feb 16, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Spacious room with a great view on 14th floor

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Chad

Nov 12, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Very dated. Needs an facelift.

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Michel

Jun 9, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Overall very good and we were upgraded to a suite. Smooth check in, clean, nice courtesy desert plate for celebrating a birthday. Excellent view of downtown Ottawa. Thin walls and ceiling will make sleeping tough in neighbours are noisy. Our package included breakfast and the restaurant gave me the voucher. They confirmed I could order through room service and pay with the voucher. I placed the order then got a call back saying we could not do this. Management eventually sorted it, and made the meal complimentary. Food quality was average. Overall good service and would stay again. Parking is steep at $30 for overnight.

8

Patrick

Mar 10, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Needs renovation

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Service

Service is frequently praised as friendly, attentive and helpful across the hotel, with thoughtful problem‑solving and upgrades at times. A minority cite rude or slow check‑in, difficulty reaching staff, or unresponsiveness to issues.

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Susan

Apr 20, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The staff at the Westin Ottawa were amazing and truly understand customer service. We had reserved 3 rooms for our family, and they not only ensured we were together but gave us all rooms with an incredible view of downtown Ottawa at no extra charge. We had an issue with the toilet and they responded to it immediately. It meant we had to change rooms. They moved all three rooms and once again made sure all of us were together. We also had a problem with the parking, which isn’t controlled by them, but for our trouble they comped us all a free breakfast! The front desk, the staff at the restaurant and the housekeeper were so hospitable. The rooms were clean and very comfortable. We will definitely return!

10

Ronald

Jan 3, 2026

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Stayed 2 nights

The room was great. All staff were excellent from the valets to the front desk and housekeeping.

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Joanne

Sep 12, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The check in staff member was snobbish and gave us a room that was not ready. It wasn’t a great way to start our experience at The Westin. After that start, everything else went well.

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William

Dec 30, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Check in was the very worst in my many years of staying at Westins all over the globe - the person was extremely rude and left us standing at the counter for 20m while she clearly went on break (took her water bottle with her when she had to check something in the back)

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Joel

Apr 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The staff is tops, as have been in over half a dozen stays at this Ottawa Westin location through the years. Thank you always for the great service and attention to details

10

Monica

Aug 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great service - parking, desk, housekeeping, restaurant

6

Bailey

Jun 9, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Access to the underground parking was blocked off due to a protest but there was no notice provided from the hotel that we would have to seek parking elsewhere. Check in was at 1500, we arrived at 1600 and one of our rooms wasn’t ready yet. We requested adjoining rooms and were told our rooms were adjoining but when we went up that was not the case. The rooms themselves were clean, the beds comfortable and the front desk staff were polite and courteous

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Julian

Jul 3, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

I felt like the staff was very unprofessional and not friendly at all. The lady the checkin desk and the manager on evening/night shift was very disrespectful. But that’s okay, I won’t be coming back there. They overcharged my card too and yet I got a refund. I see they took some charges off my card after I had gotten a refund. I was just over them so I let it go. I won’t be coming back there.

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Pamela

Jun 7, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

There should be more than one person working at the front desk to check people in at 5:30 pm.

10

John

Nov 17, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Very well run organization, and service throughout the hotel was outstanding!

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Location

Central downtown and attached to the Rideau Centre, it’s an easy walk to Parliament, the ByWard Market, canal and Shaw Centre, with great views from upper floors. Several note visible homelessness and drug use nearby that can feel unsafe.

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Katlyn

Feb 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice hotel, but lots of homelessness in the area

10

Natasha

May 29, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Located downtown Ottawa, very comfortable stay. Beautiful view of the city.

10

Dominique

Jan 16, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Direct access to Rideau Center via third floor is a real winner. Also, within walking distance of all main attractions, museums and market. Views on the town center or the river are spectacular. The only drawback is the huge number of homeless people and small drug dealers in the surrounding streets. Problem more acute at nightfall. Police patrols on site, but still.

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Peter

Oct 20, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great hotel. First rate valet service. Incredible restaurant in the hotel. Best location. Attached to the Rideau Centre so you have unlimited shopping options. Next to the market so incredible dining options. Amazing staff. Not sure why you would stay anywhere other than the Westin Ottawa.

10

Helen

Aug 17, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Location was in a busy hub so noisy but great for access to many popular areas.

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souad

Jun 3, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Friendly staff No waiting time Clean safe Close to the market and mall shopping

10

Kelly

Oct 25, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Lots of homelessness surrounding the building. Scary to walk alone.

10

Brian

Oct 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nicely located right around the corner of Parliament. Always clean and professional. Views of Parliament and the area from rooms.

10

Jason

Dec 16, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

It’s right downtown and has the Rideau Centre mall right next to it and the Byward Market is also right there! Many attractions within walking distance such as Parliament Hill and The National War Memorial!

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Michael

Oct 14, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The area just around corner of hotel was deplorable. Druggies and Beggers sleeping on sidewalk and stinking the area up in General. Streets filled with trash.

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Dining

On‑site dining earns strong reviews: Daly’s breakfast is repeatedly praised and The Shore Club is a highlight, though prices can be high. Occasional reports of an average or disappointing meal.

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nurjehan

Feb 21, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Disappointing Dinner experience

10

Damaso

Aug 4, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great friendly staff and great food and friendly service at both restaurants.

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Stephanie

Aug 6, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was nice, comfortable bed, however for the price that we paid, I would have preferred an unobstructed view of the parliament and chateau Laurier. Also, the air conditioner unit was humming that was a bit inconvenience. The food at Dalys in the hotel was wonderful. Great breakfast and excellent service from Christian - italien extraordinaire!

10

Susan

Mar 17, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Steakhouse was excellent.

10

Anne

Dec 6, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Loved the room and the restaurant at the hotel. Surroundings a bit seedy

10

Stephen

Dec 17, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Great breakfasts!

10

Mary Jane

May 5, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Convenient for shopping and walking about. Price in restaurant a bit high.

10

Gregory

May 17, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The Westin’s Shore Club restaurant provided exceptional food and service as well as an intimate romantic atmosphere. Our waiter, Connor was both professional and very personable. The Westin hotel in Ottawa was where we held our wonderful wedding reception forty years ago and I must say that the hotel and the restaurant are still great and in fact, better than ever. Well done!

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Mary

Sep 22, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Everything from check in to check out was pleasant and professional. Breakfasts at Daly’s were generous and tasty. The Shore Club dinner was a treat. Having the Rideau Centre shopping mall attached was very convenient. Valet parking made arriving and leaving throughout our stay very easy. We’ll definitely be back

10

Jason

Feb 21, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Direct access to Rideau Centre from hotel was great during cold February stay allowed family to enjoy shopping mall coat free directly from hotel. Breakfast Buffet was great too, good quality lots of choice’s. Proximity to the frozen canal skating and affordable skate rentals from hotel were great convenience.

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Month	Average price
January	$199
February	$254
March	$229
April	$279
May	$337
June	$316
July	$223
August	$225
September	$250
October	$278
November	$246
December	$209

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $371	2 $259	3 $259
4 $280	5	6	7 $509	8 $182	9 $198	10 $196
11 $189	12 $189	13 $224	14	15	16 $280	17
18 $327	19 $399	20	21	22	23 $287	24 $307
25 $266	26	27 $322	28 $474	29 $315	30 $182	31 $193

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17 $693	18 $564	19 $526
20 $277	21 $411	22 $627	23 $528	24	25 $321	26 $491
27 $257	28	29 $373	30 $353

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Traditional Room, 1 King Bed

Premium Room, 1 King Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed

Junior Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa Bed (View)

Deluxe Room, 2 Double Beds

Traditional Room, 2 Double Beds

Premium Room, 2 Double Beds

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