Very cool experience, great location as you can walk to everything. Good breakfast, super friendly staff and advice on what to do, great activities on offer and breakfast is included as well. For sure go down to the mugshot bar to just be one of the crowd and have fun.

I booked a stay in this accommodation for me and my friend, mainly due to the central location and also because of a because of the lack of alternative cheap accommodation in central Ottawa. The staff were very friendly, pleasant to converse with and professional throughout our stay. The room we stayed in was very basic but we expected it... More

The people working at this hostel were unbelievably kind, friendly and accomodating. I could go into detail explaining how they helped me on more than one occassion, but, I'll just leave it at this. If you're looking for gorgeous views, fancy showers and luxury, this is a jail. You are sleeping in a nice prison. It is a very very... More

Love it. A hostel with great character and a few ghost stories behind it. I stayed in a cell for the first night and then one of the suits for the second. The jail cells are a bit small but what do you expect it's a jail cell. The only downside is it can get a little noisy in the... More

1 night for CAD$ 83.00 a couple for barely no sleep. Beds are very noisy and uncomfortable. Breakfest very poor. We were in 6 people and stayed in a 2 cell room, with 6 beds. Lights in corridor stay on all night and iluminate the room. If anyone moves, u awake because of the bed noises. Showers are fine. In... More

We rented a private room and was surprised to find the price almost the same as a hotel. $107 tax included plus $7 parking. We decided to take it anyway, cool idea and good location. For a hostel, it's quality was pretty good but just not deserving of that price point. Considering I could have stayed in the Mariott a... More

I've been to this jail/hostel many a time over the years! You get to sleep in a jail cell and relive the history of this jail with the guided commentary of past prisoners and life there.It is an ideal place to meet fellow travelers as there is a communal kitchen available for hostellers.It is located next to the heart of... More

The jail hostel was in the perfect location of Ottawa close to shops bars and sightseeing - all within walking distance. We had a great stay although the hostel's Internet was very touch and go we had no connection on our level (9) and they also didn't provide much in the way of tourist information the best they could give... More

I slept at the hostel with my wife and we have been woken up by a noise coming from the trash bin we turned the light on and we saw a rat in our trash bin that wasn't able to climb it back due to the plastic bag i went downstairs to call the night staff member, he took our... More