Hotels in Ottawa, Ontario

A little about Ottawa...

Ottawa is the capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest city, as well as the second largest city in the province of Ontario. It is located in the Ottawa Valley on the eastern edge of the province of Ontario, 400 kilometres (250 mi) north-east of Toronto and 190 kilometres (120 mi) west of Montreal. Ottawa lies on the banks of the Ottawa River, a major waterway that forms the border between Ontario and Quebec.

Ottawa is home to a wealth of national museums, official residences, government buildings, memorials and heritage structures. Among the most notable:
The Parliament Buildings, where Canada's government resides
24 Sussex Drive, the home of the Prime Minister of Canada
Rideau Hall, the home of the Governor-General of Canada
The National Gallery of Canada
The Canadian War Museum
The Canada Science and Technology Museum
The Canada Aviation Museum
The Canadian Museum of Nature
The Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography
The Canadian Museum of Civilization, across the Ottawa River in Gatineau, Quebec.
The National War Memorial
The Valiants Memorial
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The Peacekeeping Monument
The Canadian Tribute to Human Rights

Federal buildings in the National Capital Region are managed by the Public Works Canada, while most of the federal lands in the Region are managed by the National Capital Commission or NCC; its control of much undeveloped land gives the NCC a great deal of influence over the city's development.

Colleges/Universities:
Algonquin College
Carleton University
La Cité Collégiale
Saint Paul University
University of Ottawa
Dominican University College

Events/Festivals:
Canada Dance Festival
Carnival of Cultures
CKCU Ottawa Folk Festival
Ottawa Dragon Boat Race Festival
Ottawa Fringe Festival
Ottawa International Children's Festival
Ottawa International Hockey Festival
Winterlude is an annual winter carnival held each year in February. It is focused on the Rideau Canal.
Tulip Festival: each May Ottawa receives a gift of several hundred thousand tulips from the royal family of the Netherlands. The festival takes place in various locations throughout the city.
Canada Day is one of Ottawa's most important holidays and people from across the nation visit to celebrate the nation's birthday.
Ottawa SuperEX is an eleven-day exhibition with entertainment and amusements that takes place every August.
Ottawa International Jazz Festival
Ottawa Bluesfest is an annual outdoor music festival, dubbed the largest blues festival in Canada.
Capital Pride is an annual summer festival celebrating the GLBT community in both Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec. It is the only Festival in Ottawa that has a parade (although there are other parades).
The August Ontario civic holiday which is called Simcœ Day in Toronto and Peter Robinson Day in Peterborough is named Colonel By Day in Ottawa.
Westfest.

Across the Ottawa River, which forms the border between Ontario and Quebec, lies the city of Gatineau. Although formally and administratively separate cities in two separate provinces, Ottawa and Gatineau (along with a number of nearby municipalities) collectively constitute the National Capital Region, with a combined population exceeding one million residents, and the area is considered a single metropolitan area.