Ottawa is Canada’s capital, with Parliament Hill, national museums, the historic ByWard Market and the Rideau Canal, which becomes a famous skating rink in winter. Hotels are central and walkable, and weekend rates can be good value when government business travel slows.
Finding cheap rooms in Ottawa is easier when you know where to look. We compare live hotel rates across the top booking sites and point you to the neighborhoods where hotels are cheap but the location is still great.
Rooms come in more shapes than hotels — in Ottawa you can also compare apartments with kitchens, vacation rentals for families, B&Bs and budget hostels in one search.
Walkable to Parliament, the canal and major museums.
Lively area of restaurants, bars and shops next to downtown.
Residential neighborhoods along the canal, with shops and B&Bs.
Across the river in Quebec, near the Canadian Museum of History, often cheaper.
The castle-like 1912 railway hotel beside Parliament Hill and the Rideau Canal.
Check rates at Fairmont Château LaurierZoom and pan the map to compare hotel prices by neighborhood; rates come live from the booking sites.
Late spring for the Tulip Festival, summer for festivals and Canada Day, and February for Winterlude; Canada Day on July 1 is the busiest time.
Downtown or near the ByWard Market for the sights; Gatineau across the river can be cheaper.
Around Canada Day on July 1 and major festival weekends.
Yes, in mid-winter when conditions allow, the canal becomes a very long skateway through the city.