About
Set in a restored jailhouse, this Ottawa hostel is adjacent to the Ottawa Convention Center and Rideau Center Mall. It features rooms with free Wi-Fi and serves a daily continental breakfast. With unique styles and hardwood floors, all rooms at Saintlo Ottawa Jail Hostel have access to shared bathrooms. Each morning guests can enjoy a breakfast consisting of fruits, cereal, bagels, milk, coffee, tea and juice. Lockers and linens/towels are provided at Saintlo Ottawa Jail Hostel. Guests can relax in the common lounge read a book from the on-site library. The University of Ottawa and Chateau Des Charmes Wines are both 1.2 mi from the hostel. Casino du Lac Leamy is 10 minutes’ drive away.
Guest Rating
Very Good
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Room Options
Twin Cell Room
97 sqft • 2 Single
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Bed in 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room
205 sqft • 1
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Double Room with Private Bathroom
130 sqft • 1 Double
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Single Cell Room
33 sqft • 1 Single
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Very Good
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Pros +
- Clean, secure, inexpensive, comfortable touches (usb outlets, small fan)
- Les panneaux indiquant un (e) prisonnier/ prisonnière ayant utilisé la cellule où on dort. L'architecture conservée et nettoyée pour nous. Le déjeuner compris : excellent
- Staff were so friendly, the location was excellent. Very quiet to rest. Breakfast was good lots of options to choose from.
Cons -
- Can entirely block out the hallway light
- Les planchers n'étaient pas très propre dans la cellule
- Nothing, everything was beyond our expectations.
Business Traveler (14)
Solo Traveler (70)
Traveling as Couple (69)
Family with Young Children (25)
Family with Teens (2)
Senior Traveler (31)
Group Traveler (18)
Total (3257)
Nicole
•Posted on: 5-26-2026
Clean, secure, inexpensive, comfortable touches (usb outlets, small fan)
Can entirely block out the hallway light
Caroline
•Posted on: 8-11-2025
Les panneaux indiquant un (e) prisonnier/ prisonnière ayant utilisé la cellule où on dort. L'architecture conservée et nettoyée pour nous. Le déjeuner compris : excellent
Les planchers n'étaient pas très propre dans la cellule
Chanda
•Posted on: 4-4-2024
Staff were so friendly, the location was excellent. Very quiet to rest. Breakfast was good lots of options to choose from.
Nothing, everything was beyond our expectations.
Ohi
•Posted on: 3-7-2024
Ten people staying in a room. This is not a hotel, it is a jail
I don't like anything about the hotel
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Guest Policies
Check-in:
After 03:00 PM
Check-out:
Before 11:00 AM
Pets:
Pets are not allowed.
Important Info:
Birth certificates, SIN cards and Ontario Health Cards are not accepted as valid ID upon check-in. Please note this property does not allow third party bookings. The credit card used at the time of the booking must be presented by the cardholder upon check in.Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply. Guests under the age of 18 can only check in with a parent or official guardian.
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