Best hotels in Ottawa and near you, ranked by the numbers
Adam's Airport Inn ranks #1 among Ottawa-area hotels at 4.55, from a 4.7 rating across 992 reviews.
Adam's Airport Inn is ahead of ByWard Blue Inn by 0.14 points, and that is a big gap for the top of a list. Most hotels here sit lower. The area average is just 3.79, so anything at 4.4 or up is well above the pack.
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#1Google’s pick
fromOttawa Score 4.55fromOttawaAdam's Airport Inn
Top of 43Riverview · South End
2721 Bank St · Google 4.7 (992 reviews)
- Why: Stored rank #1; score 4.55/5.
4.7 stars from 992 reviews; 83% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (83.2%). R = 4.7; v = 992; C = 3.7864; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
fromOttawa Score 4.41fromOttawaByWard Blue Inn
ByWard Market
157 Clarence St · Google 4.5 (1,324)
- Why: Stored rank #2; score 4.41/5.
4.5 stars from 1,324 reviews; 87% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (86.9%). R = 4.5; v = 1324; C = 3.7864; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
fromOttawa Score 4.36fromOttawaThe Business Inn & Suites
Centretown
180 MacLaren St · Google 4.4 (3,005)
- Why: Stored rank #3; score 4.36/5.
4.4 stars from 3,005 reviews; 94% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (93.8%). R = 4.4; v = 3005; C = 3.7864; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Ranks 4 to 21
Showing 18 of 18 places below the first three on this page.
Each marker sits on the address saved with the place, top 3 included. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
None of the places that match have a saved location.
Ranks 4 to 10: Just off the podium
- fromOttawa Score 4.30
Rank 4: reStays Luxury Boutique Hotel
4.5 stars from 503 reviews; 72% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (71.6%). R = 4.5; v = 503; C = 3.7864; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.30
Rank 5: Metcalfe Hotel Ottawa by Gray Collection
4.4 stars from 974 reviews; 83% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (83.0%). R = 4.4; v = 974; C = 3.7864; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.27
Rank 6: Lord Elgin Hotel
4.3 stars from 3,612 reviews; 95% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (94.8%). R = 4.3; v = 3612; C = 3.7864; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.19
Rank 7: Swiss Hotel
4.4 stars from 375 reviews; 65% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (65.2%). R = 4.4; v = 375; C = 3.7864; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.15
Rank 8: Adam Motel
4.2 stars from 1,585 reviews; 89% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (88.8%). R = 4.2; v = 1585; C = 3.7864; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.12
Rank 9: Rotel
4.3 stars from 362 reviews; 64% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (64.4%). R = 4.3; v = 362; C = 3.7864; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.09
Rank 10: The Ambassador Inn
4.5 stars from 147 reviews; 42% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (42.4%). R = 4.5; v = 147; C = 3.7864; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
By part of town
These 21 hotels records are grouped by saved address. Downtown holds the most, with 14. Each area’s best is a tap away.
2Gatineau sideacross the river
- Gatineau 2#8 · Adam Motel
2West End
- Carlington 1#20 · Travelers Haven Motel
- Kanata 1#21 · Brooktrout Properties Suites Ottawa-Kanata
14Downtown
- ByWard Market 6#2 · ByWard Blue Inn
- Downtown 4#4 · reStays Luxury Boutique Hotel
- Centretown 3#3 · The Business Inn & Suites
- Centretown West 1#16 · LIV Extended Stay
1East End
- Beacon Hill 1#19 · WelcomINNS Ottawa
2South Endbelow the Queensway
- Riverview 1#1 · Adam's Airport Inn
- Alta Vista 1#9 · Rotel
11 to 15Worth the detour
- fromOttawa Score 4.08
Rank 11: Les Suites Hotel Ottawa
4.1 stars from 2,390 reviews; 92% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (92.3%). R = 4.1; v = 2390; C = 3.7864; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 3.97
Rank 12: Ottawa Embassy Hotel and Suites
4.0 stars from 1,401 reviews; 88% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (87.5%). R = 4; v = 1401; C = 3.7864; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 3.94
Rank 13: Auberge de la Gare
4.0 stars from 549 reviews; 73% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (73.3%). R = 4; v = 549; C = 3.7864; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 3.94
Rank 14: PARLOUR Hotel
4.7 stars from 40 reviews; 17% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (16.7%). R = 4.7; v = 40; C = 3.7864; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 3.92
Rank 15: Barefoot Inn
4.3 stars from 73 reviews; 27% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (26.7%). R = 4.3; v = 73; C = 3.7864; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
16 to 21Good backups to know
- fromOttawa Score 3.91
Rank 16: LIV Extended Stay
4.1 stars from 138 reviews; 41% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (40.8%). R = 4.1; v = 138; C = 3.7864; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 3.89
Rank 17: Cartier Place Suite Hotel
3.9 stars from 1,570 reviews; 89% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (88.7%). R = 3.9; v = 1570; C = 3.7864; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 3.89
Rank 18: ARC THE.HOTEL
3.9 stars from 1,349 reviews; 87% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (87.1%). R = 3.9; v = 1349; C = 3.7864; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 3.88
Rank 19: WelcomINNS Ottawa
3.9 stars from 750 reviews; 79% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (78.9%). R = 3.9; v = 750; C = 3.7864; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 3.87
Rank 20: Travelers Haven Motel
4.1 stars from 71 reviews; 26% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (26.2%). R = 4.1; v = 71; C = 3.7864; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 3.83
Rank 21: Brooktrout Properties Suites Ottawa-Kanata
4.4 stars from 16 reviews; 7% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (7.4%). R = 4.4; v = 16; C = 3.7864; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
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Same stars, different scores. Why?
Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C. Ottawa-area average: C = 3.786363636363636; m = 200. R is the recorded Google rating; v is the recorded review count. Confidence is v / (v + m), the rating’s weight in the score.
How we score. Google stars, weighted by review count, pulled toward that average. Data from .
- Adam's Airport Inn 4.7 stars · 992 reviews
- ByWard Blue Inn 4.5 stars · 1,324 reviews
- The Business Inn & Suites 4.4 stars · 3,005 reviews
Filled square: score. Open circle: Google rating. The axis starts at 4.3; all values are out of 5.
Places screened for this list
205 unique places screened; 162 excluded in the saved list file. 43 ranked places.
- Chains with 10+ locations in Canada
- 22
- Alcohol or excluded type
- 5
- Gambling
- 4
- Under 10 reviews
- 25
- Closed
- 0
- Out of area or category
- 64
- Other source checks
- 62
Reason counts can overlap. Other source checks include identity, rating, branch and pending chain checks. Counts describe the saved screening, not complete local coverage.
Data checked . How we screen and score.
Local talk
Reddit data is partial for this list. Saved matches are review-only research and do not affect the rank.
- Cartier Place Suite Hotel: Reddit discussion · Posted:
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- Les Suites Hotel Ottawa: Reddit discussion · Posted:
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TikTok
- 8 TikTok results in the saved Google organic pull for “hotel ottawa tiktok”. Pull date: .
- 10 Instagram results in the saved Google organic pull for “hotel ottawa instagram”. Pull date: .
These are search results, not platform post totals, views or endorsements.
Questions
Why does The Business Inn & Suites rank third with 3,005 reviews?
It comes down to the 4.4 rating. All those reviews give it the most confidence of the three. Still, Adam's Airport Inn (4.7) and ByWard Blue Inn (4.5) rate higher, and both have plenty of reviews too.
Where are Holiday Inn, Best Western and Alt Hotel?
They belong to chains with 10 or more locations in Canada, so we leave them out of the ranking.
How much of a lead is 0.14?
It's a real lead. Adam's Airport Inn scores 4.55, ByWard Blue Inn 4.41 and third place 4.36. So more than a tenth of a point splits the top two.