Hi Ottawa Jail Hostel

The breakfast was awesome. Had fruits, bread and jam with coffee/ Orange Juice. Secondly I liked the fact that staff was amazing, they went out of the way to ensure comfort and was extremely cooperative (specially the Tour Guide girl and Receptionist). They helped me to keep my luggage in a secured location despite I checked out and let me charge my power bank at the reception. Lastly the amazing part was the Jail tour. It was awesome to learn there is so much history behind the jail and the tour guide was really well informative and helped us paint really good picture (dark past) about the jail.

The entrance to the hostel was bit misguiding and was confusing a lot of guest who were coming for the first time as the back door says entrance but actually it was the main gate. Hope if the hostel could put a clear entrance sign.

Staff are so nice and friendly!! The room are unique

I stayed in a single room & it was perfect for a 1 night stay. Yes, it's tiny, but the bed was actually really comfortable, everything was super clean, the towels were provided & you were not disturbed by other people coming & going on the contrary to regular bunk bed rooms. Additionally the hostel is located in the very centre of the city, which leaves you in the perfect spot for discovering Ottawa during the day. Plus the fact of staying in an actual jail, it felt like a super interesting experience & I'd absolutely suggest it to my friends!! What impressed me the most, was the attention given to details, with names of actual prisoners attributed to the cells, explanations of their crimes & the timings of sentences, as well as tons of really interesting informational boards on the walls in the hallways. It would be great if the jail tour could maybe be done either multiple times per day or earlier in the morning. I would've loved to attend it, but it taking place at 11am, that kind of cuts your day in half.

Unfortunately the showers smelled like pee, so I don't know if that's a hostel thing, since I usually don't stay in these. The breakfast wasn't amazing, but good enough to fill your stomach up a bit for the start of the day