Expert reviews
“In one of Ottawa’s finest locations, the stately Lord Elgin was built in 1941 in a similar, but less grandiose style to Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York. The 346 spacious, bright rooms are comfortably furnished with modern amenities including large flatscreen TVs.”
What guests liked
- Nice hotel
- Friendly staff
- Excellent Wifi
- Great location
- Boutique style
All you need to know
This four-star hotel is located on 100 Elgin Street where it offers only the best in hospitality services and amenities. This hotel has a non-smoking policy and is located directly across from the National Arts Centre. The hotel offers luxury and comfort to visitors and tourists in the city.
The Lord Elgin Hotel rooms are well-furnished with modern décor and feature sleek design and architecture. The hotel offers well-fitted room and accommodation options that provide maximum comfort.
Lord Elgin Hotel guarantees satisfaction and offers guests a closeness to the city’s most fascinating and attractive places.
The hotel offers chic room options such as Classic Queen Room, Classic King Room, King Room with Park View, and Queen Room with Park View. Other room options such as Executive King Room come with VIP facilities.
The hotel is located close to some Parliament buildings while it offers a short walking distance to the busy Byward Market. The National Art Gallery is located near the Lord Elgin Hotel while the famous Sparks Street Mall is about 300 m away from the hotel.
Rooms in the hotel are fitted with standard amenities such as free Wi-Fi for high-speed internet access, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, air conditioning and a comfy sofa. The rooms also come with a private bathroom with thoughtful touches such as free toiletries and bathroom slippers.
Enjoy several exciting and fun activities such as ice skating in the Canal during the winter.
Enjoy the best of Ottawa in the hotel.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
1 August 2025
Helpful staff.Best location.Great beds
Location
1 August 2025
Dreamy
Beautiful building. Great location. Adorable staff
Pool. Bit old
28 July 2025
An oasis of calm, simple luxury amidst the hustle of Ottawa!
The quiet atmosphere and great staff
Wifi inaccessible first until staff gave me the free code. AC poor but staff fixed it promptly.
24 July 2025
Fabulous
Location is great
Limited parking for drop and go.
21 July 2025
In total we are happy with our stay.
Very clean. Beds are comfortable.
The room and lobby has a little smell after the renovation
21 July 2025
Great stay and great staff . Our housekeeper staff always had a smile on her face bright and cheery
Spacious and great location
21 July 2025
Exceptional
Location and very helpful staff.
18 July 2025
Lovely hotel, just needs a bit of TLC in parts!
Great location, 5 minute walk from the market and bar area of Bywater market. Away from Rideau street that does have a few too many problem characters!
The room was good but the property does look really old and in need of a spruce up. The elevators were very noisy and the carpets look warm around the place. Staff were great and I had a lovely stay and felt very safe as a solo female traveller.
17 July 2025
Just a very nice stay.
Easy check in and excellent service staff. Very friendly and supportive staff.
15 July 2025
Awesome , relaxed
The Staff were friendly and the room maid was great too . 5* through out totally enjoyed the stay, would absolutely recommend 5*
Nothing
14 July 2025
Very good
Top location
Hotel is nice, but worn down. There are greasy fingerprints on all buttons in the elevator, which give feeling on uncleanliness…
9 July 2025
Enjoyed stay. Very comfortable beds. Restaurant 49 good service
Btw ACD least was excellent choice between buffet and a la carte. I liked that.
The billing. Quite hard to follow deduction made for safety or damage deposit. Not simple. No receipts but all eventually resolved to my satisfaction after two weeks. Too opaque.
8 July 2025
Lordy Elegante!
Location Location Location! Roomy comfort. Restaurant for breakfast and dinner terrific, staff even more so. Pool and jacuzzi superb (early morning when not kid crowded!). Accessible STAIRS!
7 July 2025
The room is clean and the location is perfect. Can’t ask for anything better.
I like the location of the property. It is half the price of château Laurie. The staff is very honest, my wife misplaced her diamond ring, and the staff found it, and it was returned. We were at a cottage, a half an hour away and return to pick up the ring. The staff is very professional.
I wish the parking was included in the price
5 July 2025
Practical, a but dated
Pool , central, room
A bit dated.
4 July 2025
Overall it was a great experience. We’d definitely come back!
Our family had a wonderful stay! The rooms were clean and comfortable, the staff was friendly and welcoming, and the location was perfect. We truly felt at home—thank you for a great experience!
It was a bit noisy due to a jazz concert in the park across the street.
3 July 2025
Great stay at the Lord Elgin
Noah at the front desk did whatever he could to make our stay the best it could be! Much appreciated!
3 July 2025
Exceptional
close to everything walking down Slater was a welcoming with the pubs and you could sit outside. Very good location.
I was pleased with everything no disappointment
3 July 2025
Amazing location, great staff, perfect views!
The property was so close to parliament hill and walking distance to the market while also being close to Quebec. Our room was on the 10th floor with a view of the unknown solider memorial and the chateau Laurier, it was perfect! The lobby was clean and all the staff were lovely and pleasant to speak to. One of the front desk receptionists named Julie was beyond helpful and a joy to speak with.
The pool was quite small and filled up quick with all those who wanted to swim. There wasn’t enough room is swim comfortably with so many people in both pool and hot tub. We were also not informed of the valet parking only for $40/night when we booked. The booking page just said there was parking on site. Luckily one of the valet’s and receptionists told us about the city hall parking for much less across the street which was very much appreciated! There were also some ants in our room when we first checked in coming from a hole in a window.
1 July 2025
Great Google location hotel for quick visit
Location and quality hotel
Nothing
30 June 2025
Classy hotel in the heart of the city.
Location
Restaurant breakfast buffet
29 June 2025
Thiss
Location was central as a tourist, we walked everywhere ,with a park across the street, famous landmarks within a few blocks and a friendly neighborhood next door.nothing
28 June 2025
It’s ok
Location in front of a park Cocktail bar was nice Valet parking
Felt like she needs a facelift The lobby floor shakes slightly and it’s nauseating
17 June 2025
Grand, vintage hotel in the perfect location!
Fantastic location, very handy for the canal, sightseeing in the city, & visiting the numerous restaurants & bars! Beautiful, vintage style hotel, super professional, friendly & helpful staff. Great communication from the hotel before our visit explaining about the front entrance improvements. Big quiet room with a fabulously comfy bed & pillows!
Nothing we didn’t like.
16 June 2025
Fabulous
Not a single bottle of water in the fridge
12 June 2025
it is on my list of hotels to stay in on my future visits to Ottawa when the repairs are done.
Location close to good restaurants, museums, galleries, stores, Parliament Hill.
Noises because of repairs to driveway.
9 June 2025
Nice hotel, with good location, but somewhat pricey for what we got
Excellent location. Friendly staff at front desk and in the restaurant and the valet. Breakfast was very good and our room was comfortable.
My daughter’s bed had an improperly sized sheet on it which was taken care of quickly by housekeeping. We just couldn’t believe that this was allowed to happen! The bath towels are very small. It seemed like we waited a long time for the valet to retrieve our car upon check out at 9am.
9 June 2025
Good value
Location
The room was quite small and overlooked a gravel roof but it was clean.
7 June 2025
Overall good experience
Location, cleanliness and pleasant staff
28 May 2025
Excellent service. I will come back.
breakfast menu on the door
the pillows could be better
27 May 2025
nice hotel with super attention to customer satisfaction
personnel and its courtesy are for sure the plus of this hotel i asked for a different room and the staff made everything possible to meet my request so
the hotel is nice and has character although some of its facilities are a bit old-fashioned
27 May 2025
Fabulous
Great location and great base to come and go from
21 May 2025
Overall for one night it was really good.
The pillows were rather flat. No local parking - personally I am not a big fan of valet parking.
21 May 2025
Yeah ok, pretty good.
Good location
One of the staff at the front decided to allow another guest to jump in front of waiting guests. Small issue but really not appropriate.
12 May 2025
Surprised
The whole package, The hotel is central The beds very comfortably The swimming pool was amazing for the grandson's after being out all day.
The heat in the room . But that's just me
12 May 2025
Fabulous
Location and staff
N/A
12 May 2025
Very good value for money. Very good service and excellent location.
I asked for a quiet room and it was honoured. Staff exceptionally helpful, especially the baggage guy!
12 May 2025
nice place
food
no
11 May 2025
We mentioned it was our anniversary weekend and the staff all signed a card and had champagne delivered to our room.
Location
Nothing
2 May 2025
Exceptional
The hotel was very conveniently located in the central area, surrounded by good restaurants and cafés. The reception staff were welcoming and accommodating.
27 April 2025
Very good
Spa area was not up to the mark. Shower by the pool was broken.
24 April 2025
Overall an excellent stay as in the past.
The room amenities were perfect.
The choice of pillows in the room were either a foam feeling pillow or a very “lumpy” pillow. I had a hard time finding a comfortable support. I didn’t complain as we only stayed one night, but in the past on previous stays, there was a pillow “menu” from which we could choose a more comfortable pillow.
24 April 2025
Exceptionally great!!! Loved the hotel, downtown walk, facilities all great
Location is beautiful.
Nothing
21 April 2025
Excellent customer service and location!
Exceptional service. I like the welcome text message about the Happy Hour available hours and if you need anything, assistance is just a text away. I’m impressed that I received a response back with my inquiry.
The coffee machine is quite dusty and it was not cleaned coz the used pod is still in the pod holder or pod housing.
21 April 2025
Great location!
Location was great!
Room was small.
17 April 2025
Fabulous
The location was perfect for attending a concert at the National Arts Centre.
The room had some crumbs remaining from the last guests in the room.
15 April 2025
Overall satisfying.
Two double beds were provided with 8 pillows.
14 April 2025
Great location and comfortable rooms
Great location, amenities and friendly staff
12 April 2025
It was great from start to finish.
The staff were extremely friendly and helpful. We had a wonderful experience and we'll be back again when visiting Ottawa.
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Kid meals (additional charge)
- - Kid-friendly buffet
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Fruits (additional charge)
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
- - Vending machine (drinks)
- - Vending machine (snacks)
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Luggage storage
- - ATM/cash machine on site
- - Concierge service
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Sauna
- - Fitness centre
- - Skiing
- - Hot tub/Jacuzzi
- - Canoeing (additional charge)
- - Hiking
- - Cycling
- - Indoor pool
- - Indoor pool (all year)
- - Steam room
- - Fitness
- - Fitness/spa locker rooms
- - Stand-up comedy (additional charge)
- - Walking tours (additional charge)
- - Happy hour (additional charge)
- - Live music/performance
Outdoors
- - Terrace
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Trouser press (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Entertainment and family services
- - Board games/puzzles
Parking
- - Parking garage
- - Accessible parking
Pool and wellness
- - Heated pool
- - Swimming pool
- - Swimming pool
Miscellaneous
- - Key card access
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
4 August 2025
Our stay was great!