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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Ottawa Airport by IHG

2.5 star property

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A modern breakfast bar with a coffee machine, fruit bowls, and a sign indicating 'EXPRESS START YOUR DAY'.
Fitness facility
An indoor swimming pool with clear water, surrounded by walls with windows and doors, and a tiled floor.
A hotel room with a bed, a sofa, a desk, and a chair. There is a window with curtains and a lamp on the desk.
A reception desk with two HP computers, a modern wall art piece, and a lighted display case.

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
The current price is $111
$93 nightly
$111 total
Total with taxes and fees
Aug 16 - Aug 17

Explore the area

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2881 Gibford Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1V 2L9
  • Place, South Keys Shopping Centre
    ‪20 min walk‬
  • Place, Ernst & Young Centre
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, Rideau Canal
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Airport, Ottawa, ON (YOW-Macdonald-Cartier Intl.)
    ‪4 min drive‬

Room options

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Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, cribs (free)

Standard Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(18 reviews)
  • 300 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, cribs (free)

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(36 reviews)
  • 322 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, cribs (free)

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(124 reviews)
  • 322 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds
  • Free WiFi

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Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, cribs (free)

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(14 reviews)
  • 409 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, cribs (free)

Suite, Multiple Beds, Accessible (Mobility, Accessible Tub)

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 409 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, cribs (free)

Suite, Multiple Beds

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(18 reviews)
  • 409 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed
  • Free WiFi

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About the neighborhood

Ottawa

With a stay at Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Ottawa Airport by IHG in Ottawa (Gloucester), you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Rideau Canal and Carleton University. .This hotel is 7.2 mi (11.5 km) from Parliament Hill and 7.6 mi (12.3 km) from Byward Market Square.

What's nearby

  • South Keys Shopping Centre - 20 min walk - 1.1 miles
  • Ernst & Young Centre - 2 min drive - 1.4 miles
  • EY Centre - 3 min drive - 1.6 miles
  • Cineplex Odeon South Keys Cinemas - 4 min drive - 1.2 miles
  • Rideau Canal - 5 min drive - 1.6 miles

Getting around

  • Greenboro Station - 6 min drive
  • Ottawa Fallowfield Station - 12 min drive
  • Ottawa International Airport (YOW) - 5 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Tim Hortons - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Shawarma Palace - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Sweet Castle - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Circle K - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Ottawa Airport by IHG

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Ottawa Airport by IHG offers 91 accommodations with complimentary newspapers and coffee/tea makers. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided.

This Ottawa hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a fitness center.
Make yourself at home in one of the 91 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Wired and wireless internet access is complimentary, while 32-inch flat-screen televisions with satellite programming provide entertainment. Private bathrooms have hair dryers and toothbrushes and toothpaste. Conveniences include desks and complimentary newspapers, as well as phones with free local calls.
Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities including an indoor pool and a fitness center. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, a banquet hall, and a vending machine. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).
At Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Ottawa Airport by IHG, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily.
Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Planning an event in Ottawa? This hotel has 750 square feet (68 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary during limited hours.
Guests are offered a complimentary continental breakfast each morning.
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Ottawa Airport by IHG has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free roundtrip airport shuttle from 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Indoor pool

Family friendly

  • In-room crib
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • 750 square feet of conference space
  • Business center
  • Computer station
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free crib

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 2 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18

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
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit 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
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 Clean Promise (IHG)

We should mention

The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Holiday Inn Express Hotel Ottawa Airport
Holiday Inn Express Ottawa Airport
Holiday Inn Express Hotel And Suites Ottawa Airport
Holiday Inn Express Hotel Suites Ottawa Airport
Inn Express Ottawa Airport
Holiday Inn Express Ottawa
Holiday Inn Ottawa

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Ottawa Airport by IHG Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 749 out of 1116 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 260 out of 1116 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 65 out of 1116 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 21 out of 1116 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 21 out of 1116 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Pascal

Great staff, good breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Laura

Very clean hotel, staff is great and the breakfast is amazing!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
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8/10 Good

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good breakfast, nice room, nice pool. Overall a good quiet place to stay
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Krishan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
As compared to other hotels Holiday Inn was really great.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified

6/10 Okay

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Okay hotel; decent location
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

William

Great location
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Judy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
pool was excellent, breakfast was great
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Wendy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent facility
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Trish

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was great and the included breakfast was perfect.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Abdelsalam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Just regular breakfast nothing fancy other wise the hotel is clean
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Tonya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Wonderful breakfast the room was clean and the beds were so comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Wencui

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Big room, clean, overall a great stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Blaine

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a fantastic stay we had comfy beds super breakfast would go back anytime
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026
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8/10 Good

Aaron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Airport shuttle was awesome!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Arun

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very happy stay at Ottawa Holiday Inn Express!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026
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8/10 Good

Gwen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice staff
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Shanna

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was clean and comfortable, location was close to the airport. Staff were very pleasant and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Clean room, friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
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8/10 Good

Julian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
breakfast was ok and parking was a bit difficult to secure a spot but safe
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Staff was very helpful and friendly. Breakfast was great and the room large, pleasant and very clean
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
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10/10 Excellent

johanna

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
My stay was wonderful Clean room and desk attendant very polite.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Laur

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly helpful staff. The shuttle was great
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Kimberley

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Always a great stay here! Very friendly staff, great clean rooms, very comfortable! One of my favourite hotels to go to!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Serhiy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean room, fresh breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Emily

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Great location and comfortable space. I did find spots on the sheets under one of the pillows which made my stay more uncomfortable though. Breakfast being included was nice and parking being free was also nice.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026

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