24 Winter Hours in Ottawa

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If you only have 24 hours to spend in Ottawa in the months here's what you have to do...

 1. The Lieutenant's Pump

361 Elgin St
Ottawa, ON K2P 1M7
(613) 238-2949

Categories: Pubs, British

4.0 star rating
  10/23/2010

The Pump brunch is an Elgin Street staple.  And like an actual staple it's inexpensive!

I've been going to this place for brunch for months as most of the other regulars you find at the Pump.  You get a massive breakfast with actual fruit, eggs, giant…More »

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 2. Rideau Canal Skateway

Rideau To Dow's Lake
Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5
(613) 239-5000
5.0 star rating
  11/12/2010

When people think of Ottawa winters they think really of one thing -- skating the Rideau Canal -- OK, maybe two things -- freezing their butt off while skating the Rideau Canal.

Even if you get crappy weather you'll still never regret this experience.…More »

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 3. Myobalance

324 Somerset St W
Ottawa, ON K2P 0J9
(613) 569-9000

Category: Massage

5.0 star rating
  10/22/2010 First to Review

After trying six other massage clinics in Ottawa I have finally found my home base after a rough weekend!

This place is newly renovated and in the heart of Centretown on the second floor of an old historic Somerset Street home.  

The staff are very…More »

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 4. Canal Ritz Restaurant

375 Queen Elizabeth Dr
Ottawa, ON K1S 5M5
(613) 238-8998
5.0 star rating
  11/12/2010

This place is a spectacular setting.  Don't believe me?  Ask Bill Clinton.  Jean Chretien brought the U.S. President there to have dinner at the table that overlooks the canal in the upstairs.

Several years later I enjoyed a nice December dinner in…More »

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 5. Arc the Hotel

140 Slater Street
Ottawa, ON K1P 5H6
(613) 238-2888

Category: Hotels

4.0 star rating
  10/22/2010

I should preface this review by declaring that I've never actually stayed at The Arc but their lounge is one of the best in downtown Ottawa and I have checked out the rooms.  

Their rooms were also very nice.  Friends stayed there and although I found…More »

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