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Econo Lodge Downtown Ottawa

2.0 star property

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Superior Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking
Free continental breakfast on weekends
Iron/ironing board, rollaway beds, free WiFi, bed sheets
Reception
Lobby

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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475 Rideau St, Ottawa, ON, K1N5Z3
  • Place, University of Ottawa
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Rideau Canal
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Place, Byward Market Square
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Airport, Ottawa, ON (YOW-Macdonald-Cartier Intl.)
    ‪22 min drive‬

Room options

Superior Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Superior Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking

  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking

  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking

  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Superior Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Ottawa

With a stay at Econo Lodge Downtown Ottawa in Ottawa (Lowertown), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of University of Ottawa and Byward Market Square. .This hotel is 1.7 mi (2.8 km) from Parliament Hill and 3.4 mi (5.4 km) from Rideau Canal.

What's nearby

  • University of Ottawa - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Rideau Centre - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Rideau Canal - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Rogers Centre Ottawa - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Byward Market Square - 15 min walk - 1.3 km

Getting around

  • Ottawa Station - 13 min drive
  • Rideau Station - 13 min walk
  • Ottawa International Airport (YOW) - 23 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Starbucks - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Shawarma Palace - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Happy Goat Coffee Co. - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Shawarma King - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Sitar Indian Restaurant - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Econo Lodge Downtown Ottawa

Econo Lodge Downtown Ottawa offers 60 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and complimentary weekday newspapers. Premium cable television is provided. Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.

This Ottawa hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include phones along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 60 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include complimentary weekday newspapers and coffee/tea makers, as well as phones with free local calls.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, tour/ticket assistance, and a vending machine.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served on weekends from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and a vending machine. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM on weekends.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • RV/bus/lorry parking (surcharge) on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available on weekends 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Family friendly

  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Free local calls
  • Free weekday newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 3 AM
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 18 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for CAD 10.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: CAD 200.00 per accommodation, per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: CAD 10.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Special cancellation policies or charges may apply for group reservations (more than 8 rooms for the same property / stay dates)
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Commitment to Clean (Choice)
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties

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Econo Lodge Downtown Ottawa Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 228 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 318 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 212 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 120 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 127 out of 1005 reviews

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Vida Hazel

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

2/10 Terrible

Aly

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dirty, roaches everywhere, terrible.
Stayed 27 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

david

Liked: Room comfort
Was comfortable
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Quang

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The room looks like recently renovated, clean, comfy, has an iron, dryer, microwave, fridge. Reasonable price for downtown motel
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Valerie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Convenient, easy parking; clean. Only drawback is that soundproofing is not very good - can hear people in other units.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mymy claire mposhi

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

2/10 Terrible

Grace

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Infested with cockroaches, smell like molds , staffs not very helpful, not safe for travellers
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sahildeep

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Yes
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

4/10 Poor

Alexandre

Travelled with partner
The walls are paper thin. We could hear tv, people conversation, kid screaming from other room . Sleeping was difficult
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Brad

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Parking was easy. Room was clean. Bed was comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

4/10 Poor

Francine

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very bad area of town. Homeless everywhere. Hotel is run down.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

Vladimir

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was Ok, just Ok. There was no heat in the room. The place is old and run down. It was one of the cheaper hotels, but even that is too much for what they offer. Tumbs down.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Jorge

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

ETHEL

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

suzanne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Room was fine but the snow clearing in the middle of the night (~3am) included very loud music.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Matvii

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Marie-Lise

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

Carlin

Business traveller
Room was small but fine. Bed wasn't super comfortable and noises from the neighbouring rooms kept waking me up, but I managed. Would’ve been nice to have been advised of the 200$ security deposit before I got there.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

Cameron

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hui

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ronald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff... had second thoughts due to external appearance, like Motel style; however, rooms were all updated and quite comfortable. Friendly staff. Best Shwarma in town across the street: the Shwarma Palace.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Charmaine

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property was a little old. The surroundings are very loud. You cant get a decent sleep since you can hear a loud noise from the neighboring houses until morning
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

lise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
healthy breakfast was appreciated
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025