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Lord Elgin

3.5 of 5
100 Elgin St, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5K8, Canada
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Lord Elgin
Ranked #18 of 62 hotels in Ottawa
4.0 of 5 stars 562 Reviews
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What travelers say about this hotel
  • Valet parking(26)
  • Great location(21)
  • Byward Market(14)
  • Front desk staff(12)
  • Very nice(12)
  • Parliament hill(10)
  • Conference room(8)
  • Hot tub(8)
  • Rideau canal(7)
  • Right downtown(6)
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Dublin, California
2 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 31, 2012 NEW via mobile

My family stayed at the Lord Elgin during the Winterlude celebrations. The staff at this hotel is second to none. Friendly, informative, motivated and accommodating. The view from our room facing Confederation Park was unbelievable. Our room was immaculate and serviced each day by an outgoing staff member that always had a smile and a hello as we passed her... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 29, 2012 NEW via mobile

Would definitely go back to this hotel. Great location and value.

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Corunna, Ontario
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10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 28, 2012 NEW

Location for walking to the market area, restaurants, and parliament buildings was excellent. The hotel is old but very well maintained and updated where appropriate. Staff was very helpful - we realized we didn't have a bottle opener - none available in the gift shop - front desk directed us to the bar - the bar had no extras but... More

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meelker, Director of Sales at Lord Elgin, responded to this review
May 29, 2012

Thank you very much for taking the time to provide your feedback following your recent stay with us. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay and were so happy with the hotel and our staff. While we have over 300 rooms, we want our guests to feel like they are in a small hotel with very personalized service. Thank... More

Toronto, Canada
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10 reviews 10 reviews
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11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 26, 2012 NEW
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This hotel is close to parliament hill and the vat of eels that we call our politicians. So if you are doing any lobbying, or just planning on heckling John Baird it is a great spot!

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meelker, Director of Sales at Lord Elgin, responded to this review
May 29, 2012

We enjoyed your comments - and positive feedback on the Lord Elgin. Ottawa is an interesting place to live and work and yes, we enjoy being in the centre of it all. We hope we can welcome you back again when you are visiting the Capital. Thank you again. With kind regards, Ann Meelker Director of Sales & Marketing LORD... More

Washington DC
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11 reviews 11 reviews
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 25, 2012
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person found this review helpful

My stay at the Lord Elgin for business was very good. The hotel is located near the historic area and also walking distance to shopping and restaurants. The rooms were spacious and clean. The hotel offers free WiFi in the lobby (but not the rooms) and has a business center. I found the staff very helpful whether it was a... More

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meelker, Director of Sales at Lord Elgin, responded to this review
May 29, 2012

Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts and impressions here following your recent stay. We are so fortunate to have the wonderful employees we do…they genuinely enjoy what they do. We are also blessed with a fabulous location. We hope you can stay with us again when you next visit Ottawa. Kindest regards, Ann Meelker Director of Sales &... More

Toronto, Canada
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9 reviews 9 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 24, 2012
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person found this review helpful

I had a very comfortable stay here. The location is great. I loved the morning stroll at the park right across the hotel, takes only few minutes to the canal. Also walking distance to Parliament Hill and Byward market. Hotel is not fancy or luxurious, it's traditional and classic style. All staffs were friendly and courteous. Valet parking was fast... More

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Oswego, New York
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13 reviews 13 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2012 via mobile
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I loved this hotel. Historic building with modern upgrades...everything was very clean, spacious and the staff was great. There's also valet parking for an extra charge which is very convenient and the location is nice. Can't ask for anything else!

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meelker, Director of Sales at Lord Elgin, responded to this review
May 25, 2012

Thank you so much for the fabulous feedback... we were all so thrilled to read it aloud this morning at our meeting. We hope we will have the pleasure to welcome you back again. With kind regards, Ann Meelker Director of Sales & Marketing More

Montreal, Canada
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 21, 2012
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person found this review helpful

We stayed at the Lord Elgin hotel during our long weekend visit to Ottawa in June 2011. It has an excellent location. All main tourist attractions and start points of city tours are within walking distance. Valet parking has reasonable prices. Our room was bigger than I expected and of course was very clean. Our stay at this hotel was... More

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Petawawa, Canada
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13 reviews 13 reviews
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 21, 2012

Nice hotel but very loud, mostly due to housekeeping staff. They need to use door stops while they're cleaning rooms because they're constantly slamming doors. We traveled with small children who were woken up several times. The "do not disturb" sign was on the door but they still called the room to make sure we didn't need towels, etc. They... More

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meelker, Director of Sales at Lord Elgin, responded to this review
May 25, 2012

Thank you for your feedback following your stay with us this past long weekend. We did discuss your comments this morning at our management meeting. We did have a full hotel this past weekend and one group had a number of young musicians with it. Being a weekend, we also had a number of families, who were in and out... More

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2012
1
person found this review helpful

Location is aces, room was bigger and better than I expected, a comfortable bed indeed, everything “worked” and housekeeping staff put a smile on my face. We were in and out with our car several times, the fellows on the valet desk were really pleasing. We dined, the kitchen is top drawer. Seafood chowder and bread pudding are to write... More

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meelker, Director of Sales at Lord Elgin, responded to this review
May 25, 2012

We are so pleased to learn that you enjoyed your stay with us and thank you for sharing such positive feedback. Our chef will be so pleased to hear that you enjoyed the chowder and pudding. Those menus items are very special as Celebrity Chef, Michael Smith (from PEI) provided us with his special recipes for these items. They are... More

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Address: 100 Elgin St, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5K8, Canada
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