Drive about eight hours north from New York, NY, and you will hit Gatineau, Quebec. Gatineau and Ottawa (Ontario) form the Ottawa-Gatineau region. The Ottawa River flows between Quebec and Ontario and is part of the border for the two provinces. The Ottawa-Gatineau region is the fourth-largest "city" in Canada and MoneySense Magazine's 2008 Best Place to Live winner. This region is known as the Silicon Valley of the North, according to the City of Gatineau's website, due to the large concentration of technology businesses there. Business and pleasure travelers alike will easily find an Ottawa-Gatineau hotel to meet their needs.
This is a three-star hotel located at the intersection of Boulevard Saint Joseph and Rue Amherst in downtown Gatineau. While providing luxury and comfort to all guests, the hotel is part of the Sélect Hôtelier Club. This is a ring of hotels in Canada geared toward hosting the corporate traveler. Business guests with membership cards earn perks, such as free nights. The Auberge de la Gare has 42 guest rooms, five of which feature Whirlpool spa tubs. Continental breakfast is provided for all guests every morning. A meeting room is available for rent should a guest need to meet with some business associates.
This is Ottawa-Gatineau's only luxury boutique hotel. It is located on Slater Street, in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, across the Ottawa River from Gatineau. There are 112 rooms, each with a different decorative style. In addition to a number of single, junior and family suites, there is a luxury king romantic suite for couples and a stylish executive suite for the business traveler. Beds at ARC The Hotel are dressed with Egyptian linens, the rooms feature spa amenities and mohair throws, and the hotel gives complementary shoe shines and valet parking. There is a 24-hour fitness center on site with equipment ranging from workout machines to yoga mats, exercise balls and free weights.
According to the Hilton website, this hotel, which sits on the shores of Leamy Lake, has secured the Hilton Connie award four times. The 349 guest rooms are accompanied by a 17-treatment-room spa, private executive lounge, two pools, six restaurants, three lounges and more than a mile and a half of jogging trails on site. The adjacent Casino du Lac-Leamy provides a never-ending atmosphere of good spirits. The entire hotel and casino is just under a half-hour from the Ottawa International Airport, according to the hotel's website. The hotel features such grand art as the Dale Chihuly collection, including one of his famous chandeliers, which fills the hotel lobby.
This hotel is quite near the Parliament buildings in downtown Ottawa, which is Canada's capitol. Its striking castle-like appearance is said to be a testament to the city, according to the Fairmont website. The hotel has 429 rooms, including the utmost in luxury, the Fairmont Gold Room. The 550-square-foot room comes with a private reception area, limousine service, full marble bathroom, private living room, newspaper delivery and a private lounge where guests of only that wing are allowed. The hotel features a health club with an art-deco pool and a fitness facility with all the typical health-club machines. For Fairmont Château Laurier's hungry and thirsty guests, Zoe's Lounge and Wilfred's Restaurant fit the bill quite nicely.
