Residence Inn Ottawa Airport

This hotel is technically an "extended stay" hotel but you can book it like any other hotel and honestly if you don't mind commuting in to the city centre it provides great value. It is expensive in the way that all hotels are nowadays The hotel, despite its name, is actually not at the Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport but rather in a suburban area 5.5 km away. It is conveniently located right next to the new Wakley station where one can catch the O-Train Line 2 (Trillium line) OR busses on the Transitway (a bus only highway) for connections to the airport, Via Rail, and O-Train Line 1 (Confederation line). Note the Ottawa transit (trains and busses) is not the most frequent and trains are slow, but busses on the busway just zoom on by so do give yourself adequate travel time. But compred to the price savings of staying downtown, it is well worth it The hotel is a typical "extended stay" 3-star hotel. Being extended stay, the rooms are amazing; even the basic room is akin to a Studio Apartment, complete with cutlery, utensils, a coffee machine, a full size fridge, an electric stove, and a dishwasher, though the housekeepers seem to be willing to wash dishes as part of daily housekeeping. There is a standard TV, ironing board, shower, etc. Breakfast is offered every morning, included in the room rate. Typical 3-star breakfast buffet of scrambled eggs, toast, waffle machine, and the like. Unlike most hotels nowadays, the eggs are real and well made and not powdered. Excellent coffee avalible as well. Food kept getting refilled and there is lot of space for people to sit as there appears to be space set aside for a lounge which also serves as a seating area for breakfast, in addition to the standard seating area Friendly staff, but they also all appear to be exploited TFWs. 24/7 gym with lot of exercise equipment. Didn't get a chance to check out the pool The hotel though is located in a condo / apartment complex and is thus hard to make out. Entrance is not the best marked and is awardly located for foot access / egress. A clearly marked full entrance right on Wakley road would definitely aid with transit access, though once you have your card you can use it. Otherwise you have to enter via the parking lot which you access via nearby access road. Some rooms appear to have a nice view of the train tracks; though mine wasn't one of them The lobby the decor looked too try hard corporate / fake and furniture was not the best. Would prefer a more classic decor.

This is an excellent hotel. The staff is very friendly and professional. One of the most impressive things is that unlike most hotels they haven’t cut back on cleaning rooms. Every day our room was cleaned and towels replaced, etc.. The breakfast bar was well stocked. Overall hotel was very clean and up-to-date.

I arrived early to a pleasant welcoming reception and a ready room! Corner Room was clean and quiet and set up feather free as per request! Property is walking distance to many restaurants for dine in and take out Breakfast was organized and staffs were constantly replenishing and cleaning while greeting arriving patrons with a cheerful good morning! Kudos to all the staffs and management for a top notch hospitality stay!