Ottawa Travel Forum

Hi,

Please can anyone recommend any great Vegetarian Restaurants in Downtown Ottawa. We have eaten at The Table on Wellington Street which is fab. We have heard good reviews on a place called Sacred Garden on Bank Street...Any ideas anyone?

Hi,

Can anyone out there recommend any great Lebanese Restaurants in Downtown Ottawa...Ideally ones that serve excellent Vegetarian Mezze....

Hi,
I've just returned from a week's holiday in Toronto which was superb.
I've now got the Canada bug so am looking to come to Ottawa for the week before christmas as have been told Canada in the winter is awesome.

My question is based on Ottawan's experiences, do you think it will be too snow bound to actually go and see anything? (I'm not a skiier unfortunately!)
I'm looking at visiting the Rideau Canal, Parliament Hill, doing a city tour by bus etc.

Any advice greatly appreciated.
Simon.

Hi
I'll be traveling to Ottawa at the end of this month on work, and staying for about 5 days. Coming from a tropical island in Asia, where the ave daily temperature is about 32 deg C, I'd like to know how cold it would probably be at this time. I'm not averse to cold weather, but I want to pack appropriately.
I'll be arriving at Ottawa airport from JFK on Sunday afternoon, so I have the rest of the day, and possibly part of Monday for sightseeing. After that I have to buckle down to work.
I'm departing on Fri via Chicago then LA & onwards, I've heard that flights to the US have to clear security and immigration on the Canada side?
Any tips appreciated. Thanks.

We would like to visit Ottawa on Valentine's Day weekend - 14-17th of February. Can you tell us whether or not we could expect to skate on the canal at the end of February.

Also, any recommendations on great hotels or B&B to appreciate the Ottawa culture.

Thanks and we look forward to coming.

My wife and I are going to be in Montreal in February. We would be able to come over to Ottawa for one day of Winterlude which just happens to be the last day (Sun. Feb. 17). Is everything pretty much shutting down by then and all the attendees already been there and done that or do people still come out? I don't really want to have the place to ourselves. I want it to be a little lively.

I have a job where I am trying to find a better map than what is on google, mapquest, rand&mcnally, or yahoo. The reason being is I have been hired by a company to get the most accurate where-a-bouts of all the up-to-date building developments in Manotick, which is not far from Ottawa. There are a lot of new building estates up there. I am having a hard time doing it by internet. There just are no maps on the market for reference, even the city of Ottawa will not come out with one before the fall. Does anybody from Ottawa have any suggestions
thank you lamapa516

We are going to Ottawa for the party that is Canada Day. We'll be arriving the night before which is a Saturday night. My wife and her best friend want to go to a dance club. We're thinking that a Saturday night is going to be pretty happening anyway and the Saturday night before Canada Day even more so. Does anyone have any suggestions on either a "top 40" type club or 80's music club in or near Byward Market (so they can walk from the Chateau Laurier where we are staying)? These are mid-30's white chicks with office jobs so the "alternative" or body-piercing crowd is not where they would fit in. Thanks for your help.

This link is of a mural that I saw that is supposed to be in Ottawa. VT doesn't support pics in the message body or I would post it instead of the link. Anyway, from the mark on the Google Earth map, it looks as if it is at the northern end of Byward Market near the corner of Rue Dalhousie and Rue Cathcart. I would be very appreciative if anyone can point out exactly where this and what it is as I would love to show it to my daughter while we are there. She's very into art. Besides that, even for those not so into art, it's just cool. Here's the link.

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/1305378

I'm going to Ottawa and my time is limited. I am traveling with wife and daughter and neither really likes museums. I have gotten them to concede to go to one and I chose Museum of Civilization. However, because of the other things we have planned and the way the times work out, I'll only have about an hour and a half (90 minutes). I'm not the type that wants to see every show or read every plaque. We are skipping the Postal museum portion and the IMAX and my daughter is a teenager and not interested in the kid stuff. Given this info, will I be able to see the highlights in 90 minutes?

I have just moved to Ottawa, Ontario. I was wondering if anyone knew any good teen clubs (age 13-18? Or any clubs that let in under the age of 18??) Could i have the name, and street address? thanks!

Has anyone applied an H1-b visa stamp (or any other US non immigrant visas)at the US Embassy in Ottawa? If so, how long did it take?

Hello! We will be in Ottawa on Christmas Day with our 2 kids. Can anyone recommend a nice restaurant for Dinner? We are looking for the traditional turkey etc.

Thanks!

Will be in Ottawa next June with a group of 25 16/17 year old students, how far out of the city is the white water rafting, and whats a rough price for a day's rafting p/p.
Cheers

I would like some help in locating the right bookstore to visit the next time I come to Ottawa; my interest is in bookstores that may carry casino game titles, like blackjack, poker etc. Thank you in advance for any tips; address and phone number of the store would also be appreciated.

I would be staying in Ottawa and want to take the steam engine train to Wakefield. Can I book this from my hotel in Ottawa?

Cheers

Four of my friends and I (ranging from ages 19-25) will be visiting Ottawa for a weekend in august and bungee jumping in Wakefield. We will be staying on Albert Street. Does anyone have recommendations for some fun bars and pubs that we can go to that will be in walking distance to the hotel. Because we are in the business district it seems like it might be hard to find nightlife that will be interesting for a bunch of crazy college kids on the town.

Thanks for the help
T.C.

Hi All:

I am travelling alone to Ottawa this August. My flight arrives at 11:00 in the evening and my hotel is in downtown.
Question: Is it safe to take a cab from the airport to the downtown??? How much should I expect to pay ???

I will be visiting Ottawa in July end for about 3 days.
Can anyone suggest me if there are any TOUR OPERATORS who organize a day trip to Upper Canada Village? Do they pick you and drop you back to your hotel?

Or else, Is there a public transport that goes to Upper Canada Village?

Cheers

Hey All,

My fiance is coming into to town and I want to take him to all the romantic spots in ottawa...

any suggestions? I have lived here for 17 years but don't go beyond my home area (east end) very much.

Any nice look outs and hideaways? somewhere we can be totally alone (usually) and no one would care what we did i.e picnic'd in the middle of the night or just watched the stars etc...

thanks!

(I am 100% positive everyone has a favourite "make out" spot! ;-) )

We are coming for a visit in July this year with two teenagers (16 and 13) and would like best places to go during the day and good family entertainment at night, has anyone any suggestsions?

Hello,

Need some suggestion about travelling from Ottawa to Niagara. Is bus/train a viable option? What kind of expense am I looking at if its a bus/train?

Thanks
Ash

My wife and I would like to visit Ottawa for three or four nights in the month of February. We will be coming from Ste-Agathe-des-Monts. Can anyone offer or advise on inexpensive, private and clean lodgings near the centre of Ottawa or within very easy commuting to the centre. Or if anyone has been thinking of the Laurentians, we can make some exchange arrangements for any hospitality. Sincerey Yours, Tamas and Ilona

Hello,

I'm thinking of staying at the Aristocrat Suite Hotel which is around Cartier and Cooper streets. I'm wondering if anyone's had any experiences with this place. Also, what's that area like? Is it quiet, bustling, etc...?

Thanks in Advance!

Hello!

I am looking for a classy restaurant/lounge environment to host my sister's 21st birthday. Does anyone have any suggestions for a place?

Thank you in advance for your help!

Chalang

Can someone advise me the best way of getting from the Greyhound terminal in Catherine St to the Capital Hill Hotel, Albert St. Is it walkable or easier to use public transport?

Our son attends the University of Ottawa. We're considering going up to see him at Thanksgiving. Would like to go somewhere outside of the city (1-2 hours drive maximum) (either Ontario or Quebec) and spend a couple of days with him. Anyone have any suggestions as to a location that has activities that might interest a 22 year old. My husband and I would be happy to go anywhere and not do anything but we don't want son to have something to do. Thanks for any help. Any budget accomodation or restaurant recommendations would be great too.

I am going to a Pearl Jam concert on Friday September 15 and I have no idea where to go after. I was looking for a good bar/club. Any information would help.
Also what time do the bars close.
Thanks

I'll be in Ottawa for 2 nites and 1 day. Can anyone recommend an itinerary for the short amount of time I will be there? I'll be there from Aug 6-8.

Thanx :)

Hello,

My boyfriend and I are going to Ottawa in Aug and we're looking for someone to show us the night life. Preferably a female because meeting boy strangers scares me :-S