Alt Hotel Ottawa

Okay. I rarely leave reviews — but I don’t know how more people aren’t talking about these 2 main things.nn1. Their “queen beds” are not Queen beds. They are doubles. The gaslighting on this one is real.nn2. The lights in the room are ALL on ONE light switch. All of them. There I only big lights, and the bathroom light is equally as offensive.nnAs an aside, they made “industrial chic” out to mean unfinished ceilings, and clearly concrete that is from the structural build — it’s stained and gross. The ceilings had squares cut into them, and it looked like they said “nah, we don’t need proper ceilings”. Oh and if you are sharing with someone you don’t want seeing you naked, you need a room with 2 beds, otherwise there’s a glass wall between the bedroom and shower that’s visible — and when you turn in the bathroom lights, the whole room gets lit up.nnOtherwise, it’s a nice hotel in terms of cozy bed, there is a 24/7 cafe/food vibe in the lobby. Centralish location, staff totally gaslights you about the bed sizes. I only saw what they called “queens” but it makes me wonder what they consider a king haha.

The rooms were super cute and the staff was amazing. The weirdest part was the celling was unfinished. Drywall and putty exposed. Even in the bathroom. I can see this having a mold issue if not dealt with in the near future.

Great hotel right downtown Ottawa. I recommend this place because of great customer service and the suite I stayed in was very good. Nothing to write about for the views out the window, but other than that it was a great stay. Thanks Cory and all staff.

This was a great stay for a weekend in Ottawa. The staff are very helpful and the location is a short walk to a lot of sites, shopping, and food options. The area felt very safe at all times including a wobbly walk home later at night. There is no hotel parking but they have options nearby.nnThe room was unique in how the shower looks into the main space and visaversa. It is frosted glass but that only protects you much. The closet was a bit of a treasure hunt and there are no drawers to lay out any clothes outside your suitcase. It was a large room though and the bed was comfortable. There is a Nespresso machine with pods for you to use. That was a nice touch. The hotel was busy but also very quiet. My room was at the end of the hall and I never heard anything from any other guest.nnThe lobby has a nice little coffee shop/bar. Be sure to ask how much things are because two late night probably not needed glasses of house wine set me back $40 with tip.nnThe hotel sends you a link before arrival so you can set up your account and check out was super easy. Overall I would ABSOLUTELY visit Ottawa again but with more time. I would also stay at this hotel again.

I'm usually a huge fan of the Alt as I've stayed in a few locations. Surprised there is NO parking at this location, especially considering the price tag per room and the deep winter cold of Ottawa in the winter. Didn't make sense to me. The check in was easy enough and room was clean and roomy, however I had requested a room away from the elevator and got put into the accessible room not needed directly access across from the elevator lol. I understand that it may have been due to availability reasons, but the walk back from dropping off my car in a random outdoor parking lot freezing!, the room location just left a bad taste in my mouth.nI'd recommend this place in the summer or if you're not driving, but - 20s walks with luggage.. That's a pass for me.