Ottawa hotels with family suites
Written October 2026
Which Ottawa hotel gives a family a door to close, a pool for the afternoon and a fridge for the morning milk.
Les Suites Hotel Ottawa is the one for a family that needs two rooms in one, with one, two and three-bedroom suites and full kitchens. Lord Elgin Hotel and Fairmont Chateau Laurier pair a pool with suites downtown. Brookstreet Hotel in Kanata is the resort pick, with saltwater pools and a games room.
Ottawa's hotels are mostly big, business-minded downtown towers, and the family part is whichever room you end up in. A suite with a separate living area or a second bedroom is what makes a few nights with kids easy, so the list leans on that.
Short on time? Kitchen and the most space: Les Suites Hotel Ottawa. A pool and a suite near Parliament Hill: Lord Elgin Hotel. Across the river in Quebec: Four Points by Sheraton Gatineau-Ottawa.
How we picked
These are the Ottawa hotels in Play Day with real family facts, written up from their listings and each hotel's own pages.
Downtown Ottawa
The big central hotels, for a family that wants to walk to the sights and doesn't mind a city-sized lobby.
Les Suites Hotel Ottawa
ByWard Market
Les Suites Hotel Ottawa is all suites: one, two or three bedrooms, full kitchens, a sofa bed in the bigger ones and an indoor pool. The two-bedroom suite, with two queen beds and a sofa bed, sleeps six.
The hotel's own words put it steps from the ByWard Market, which is a lot of restaurants to choose from when nobody wants to cook after all.
- Suites
- Yes
- Pool
- Yes, indoor
Lord Elgin Hotel
Downtown
Lord Elgin Hotel has a pool and whirlpool, a mini fridge in the rooms and suites such as the Churchill Suite and the Rideau Suite when you want more room than a double queen.
It sits steps from the gates of Parliament Hill, the Rideau Canal and the National Arts Centre. The pool is a 50 by 17 foot lap pool, so it is built more for swimming lengths than for splashing.
- Suites
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
- Pool
- Yes, indoor
Fairmont Chateau Laurier
Downtown
Fairmont Chateau Laurier is the castle-looking hotel on the canal, with an indoor pool and a health club included in the stay and suites that put two beds behind french doors, with a sitting area on the other side.
Kids tend to like the building more than they admit.
- Suites
- Yes
- Pool
- Yes, indoor
Delta Hotels by Marriott Ottawa City Centre
Downtown
Delta Hotels by Marriott Ottawa City Centre sells itself on family accommodations for group trips and longer stays, with a fridge in the room, space for up to eight guests in one room and rollaway beds in some.
A Club Level upgrade adds a lounge with breakfast and snacks.
- Suites
- Yes
- Pool
- Yes, indoor
Marriott Ottawa
Downtown
Marriott Ottawa is a downtown tower on Kent Street with an indoor pool, suites and a fridge in the room, a good combination for a short stay built around a swim.
- Suites
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
- Pool
- Yes, indoor
Outside the core
For a family with a car, or one that wants a resort feel or the other side of the river.
Brookstreet Hotel
Kanata
Brookstreet Hotel is a resort-style hotel in Kanata, in Ottawa's west end, with saltwater pools, junior and master suites that have separate living areas, a games room and a mini putt course. Dogs are welcome, and a complimentary shuttle runs at set times on weekdays.
- Suites
- Yes
- Kitchenette
- Yes
Four Points by Sheraton Gatineau-Ottawa
Gatineau
Four Points by Sheraton Gatineau-Ottawa is in Gatineau, Quebec, across the river from Ottawa, with suites, a fridge in the room and a pool.
- Suites
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
- Pool
- Yes
Pools
Fairmont Chateau Laurier, Lord Elgin Hotel, Les Suites Hotel Ottawa and Marriott Ottawa have indoor pools, and Four Points by Sheraton Gatineau-Ottawa has a pool too. Brookstreet Hotel has saltwater pools, and the one at Lord Elgin Hotel is a lap pool.
Rooms with a door
Les Suites Hotel Ottawa spells out separate bedrooms and full kitchens on its own page. At Fairmont Chateau Laurier and Brookstreet Hotel a suite means a sitting or living area.
Questions
Which Ottawa hotels have an indoor pool?
Fairmont Chateau Laurier, Lord Elgin Hotel, Les Suites Hotel Ottawa and Marriott Ottawa all have indoor pools. Brookstreet Hotel in Kanata has saltwater pools.
Where can we get a suite with a kitchen in Ottawa?
Les Suites Hotel Ottawa, which has one, two and three-bedroom suites with full kitchens and an indoor pool.
Where should we stay in Ottawa with a toddler?
Les Suites Hotel Ottawa gives you a kitchen and a separate bedroom. Lord Elgin Hotel is the downtown pick with a pool and a mini fridge in the rooms.
Which Ottawa hotels have a fridge in the room?
Lord Elgin Hotel has a mini fridge, and Delta Hotels by Marriott Ottawa City Centre has fridges in its rooms. Marriott Ottawa and Four Points by Sheraton Gatineau-Ottawa have one too.
Which Ottawa hotels have suites with a separate bedroom or living area?
Les Suites Hotel Ottawa has one, two and three-bedroom suites. Brookstreet Hotel has junior and master suites with separate living areas, and Fairmont Chateau Laurier has suites with a sitting area.
Which Ottawa hotel is closest to Parliament Hill?
Lord Elgin Hotel describes itself as steps from the gates of Parliament Hill, the Rideau Canal and the National Arts Centre.
Can we stay on the Quebec side when visiting Ottawa?
Four Points by Sheraton Gatineau-Ottawa is in Gatineau, Quebec, across the river, with suites, a fridge in the room and a pool.
Photos
Lord Elgin Hotel: Jeangagnon (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Fairmont Chateau Laurier: mroach (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Delta Hotels by Marriott Ottawa City Centre: Jeangagnon (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Marriott Ottawa: Jeangagnon (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Brookstreet Hotel: Andrew Plumb (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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