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Holiday Inn Express & Suites Ottawa Downtown East, an IHG Hotel

2 1/2 star hotel
8.6/10 Excellent
(2046 verified Hotels.com guest reviews)
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Overview

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Ottawa Downtown East offers a good-sized swimming pool, perfect for families. Guests appreciate the clean rooms and convenient location, just a short drive from Byward Market. While some guests have noted concerns about the surrounding neighbourhood, many families have had positive experiences and felt safe at the hotel. The breakfast is also consistently praised.

Guest highlights

The good-sized swimming pool
Clean rooms
Daily breakfasts
Convenient location near Byward Market

About the hotel

Along with coffee/tea in a common area, this smoke-free hotel has a business center and conference space. Free on-the-go breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Other amenities include self parking, laundry facilities, and a 24-hour front desk.

Nearby attractions

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Ottawa Downtown East, an IHG Hotel is located in Downtown Ottawa, a neighborhood in Ottawa, and is in the entertainment district and near a metro station. National Gallery of Canada and Canadian Museum of History are cultural highlights, while Rideau Canal is a notable landmark. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at TD Place Stadium or Gatineau Sports Centre. Guests appreciate the hotel's central location.

Popular amenities

Family friendly

Highchair
Laundry facilities
Microwave
Refrigerator

Wifi

Available in all rooms: free wifi
Available in some public areas: free wifi and wired internet

Food and drink

Coffee/tea in common area(s)
Free on-the-go breakfast available 6:30 am–9:30 am on weekdays and 7:00 am–10:00 am on weekends

Guest services

24-hour front desk
Daily housekeeping
Laundry facilities

Accessibility

Accessible bathroom (select rooms)
Braille signage
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
In-room accessibility (select rooms)
Pool hoist on site
Stair-free path to entrance
Well-lit path to entrance
Wheelchair-accessible business center
Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
Wheelchair-accessible fitness center
Wheelchair-accessible lounge
Wheelchair-accessible parking
Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
Wheelchair-accessible pool
Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

Things to do

Swimming pool

Conveniences

Atm/banking services
Elevator
Front-desk safe

More

Smoke-free property

Nearest Airport

Airplane
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
12 km from this hotel
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Review data

5 star reviews

32%

4 star reviews

29%

3 star reviews

21%

2 star reviews

12%

1 star reviews

6%

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Latest reviews (34)

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Anoush

12 Oct 2024 - 13 Oct 2024
reviewed on hcom

2 out of 5 stars

Hotel was fairly clean & New! however, there were dirty footsteps all over the walls from the garage, up the staircases… not sure if it was a “style” or… The elevators were broken, stuck. Had to walk up flights of stairs, with children & luggage. The cards they gave me did not work for the garage as mentioned…causing a hold up while I ran back to the front desk. There were no sheets for the pull out bed. Dirty neighbourhood. Many homeless.
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lisa

14 Jul 2024 - 16 Jul 2024
reviewed on hcom

5 out of 5 stars

My children liked it there, but the pool was very dirty
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Richard

14 Aug 2024 - 18 Aug 2024
reviewed on hcom

3 out of 5 stars

No parking left at arrival. Had to walk 5 minutes. Room not cleaned for 2 days even if front desk was advised. Breakfast included are the best point. Parking of the hotel is hot like hell and very dirty. Neighborhood of this hotel is not family friendly.
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Shellie

10 Jul 2024 - 12 Jul 2024
reviewed on expedia

4 out of 5 stars

This hotel is clean and convenient. It is a 10-15min walk to Byward Market and 20 min walk to Parliament Hill. The surrounding area is a bit sketchy, there's a community hub down the street, so try to avoid those areas if you have young children, lots of homeless beggars and druggies hanging around. During our stay, we enjoyed the free breakfast, it had a great variety, very busy around 8-9am. The elevator broke down during our stay, so it wasn't great having to wait for the elevators for 20 mins with a stroller and toddlers, but other than that, we enjoyed our stay and would stay there again in the future!
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Faris

5 Jul 2024 - 6 Jul 2024
reviewed on hcom

4 out of 5 stars

Overall, pretty good stay. Same level of comfort, service and quality you'd expect at Holiday Inn locations across North America. Parking will be an issue if you don't reserve ahead of time, so be sure to do that if you need a spot. While the location is good in terms of accessibility, it's close to what seems to be a homeless shelter. If you have kids or a family, I'd recommend against walking around, especially at night.
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Jenny

13 Apr 2024 - 14 Apr 2024
reviewed on travelocity

5 out of 5 stars

Very clean & nice room, a good size swimming pool, pefect for family with children
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Tanya

22 Mar 2024 - 24 Mar 2024
reviewed on expedia

4 out of 5 stars

There were 3 rooms immediately surrounding ours where children (8-10) had complete freedom for a birthday party. Security addressed these children however they did not stop slamming doors, running between rooms and yelling in the hall through the evening. The ‘fix’ was to move us (this was our second night) instead of moving the problem or kicking them out for being disruptive to other guests
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Wendy

12 Mar 2024 - 15 Mar 2024
reviewed on expedia

5 out of 5 stars

Loved the property. Traveled with my kids and felt safe
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MINA

4 Mar 2024 - 6 Mar 2024
reviewed on expedia

4 out of 5 stars

The staff at the dinning room are respectful and polite. Readly available to assist and are child friendly.overall the staff that we encountered from checking in and maintenance where kind and polite.
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Julie

19 Feb 2024 - 20 Feb 2024
reviewed on expedia

2 out of 5 stars

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