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Ottawa hotels downtown
Canada’s capital city is full of adventure for the entire family! Within minutes of downtown you’ll find parks, museums, activities for everyone. Let ARC THE HOTEL, Ottawa’s only member of the Preferred Hotels and Resorts Network, be your family’s home base for exploring all the sights of the city. One of the most conveniently situated downtown hotels, ARC THE HOTEL makes a comfortable headquarters for your family.
The fun begins downtown, where you can kayak, bike, or hike the Rideau Canal corridor in summer, or skate on the canal in winter as it becomes on the world’s largest skating rink. Discover Canada’s history and experience hands on learning at the Canadian Children’s Museum. Take a virtual ride through space or check out the inner workings of a rocket at the Canada Science and Technology Museum. No family should miss the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride, a colorful exhibition that tours the country but is always most at home in the Capital City.
If it’s fresh-air activities you seek, look no further. Just outside downtown you can swim, fish, hike, bike, and rock-climb in Gatineau Park. Try Happy Trails Riding Stables and Petting Farm for trail and pony rides, picnicking, and farm animals. The Midway Family Fun Park offers Go-Karts, Giant Slides, and Kiddie Cars, as well as indoor activities like a Climbing Wall, Bumper Cars, Mini-Golf, and Jungle Gym. The Saunders Farm offers historic log buildings to explore, plus a collection of hedge mazes to get lost in. Kids can talk with the blacksmith, shoemaker, and other residents at Upper Canada Village, a living 19th century museum.
Kids who love sports will love watching both major and minor league games of
Canada’s best loved sport, hockey. The 2007 Eastern Conference Champions, The Ottawa Senators,, play just outside downtown in the Scotiabank Place. The Ottawa 67’s, part of the OHL league, play downtown in the Ottawa Civic Centre. Baseball fans can enjoy minor league games of the Triple ‘A’ Ottawa Lynx.
Kids and adults alike will love all there is to explore in and around downtown Ottawa. ARC THE HOTEL’s position makes it one of the best hotels for enjoying all the learning and recreational opportunities in the Capital City. Ottawa’s only member of the Preferred Boutique hotels network should be your gateway to family fun!
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