Andaz Ottawa ByWard Market — ByWard Market
If you like heading out for food and drinks at night, you'll love this — the Andaz, Hyatt's lifestyle boutique brand, right in ByWard Market. Step outside into a sea of restaurants, with a chilled rooftop bar and city views, and Parliament an easy walk away.
The Andaz is in the heart of ByWard Market, Ottawa's food and nightlife district. Step out the door and you're surrounded by restaurants, bars, cafes and a fresh market lining the streets. If you love going out at night, browsing the market in the morning, or trying lots of well-known spots, this is the dream location. Parliament Hill and the National Gallery are easy walks.
"Heart of the food district — step out the door to a street full of famous spots"
It's Hyatt's lifestyle brand, focused on modern design and local flavour. The lobby and rooms are contemporary with Ottawa touches. Rooms are modern and clean with large windows, some looking out over the city skyline. Guests praise the comfortable beds and well-designed bathrooms.
The highlight is the Copper Spirits and Sights rooftop bar overlooking the city and the Gatineau Hills — a popular drinks spot for guests and locals alike, with a great evening atmosphere. The lobby also has genuinely usable work and lounge spaces.
Andaz service is friendly and attentive without the formality of a traditional luxury hotel. It suits a younger crowd, couples, foodies, and travellers who want to be in the middle of the buzz rather than somewhere quiet.
Worth knowing — being in the heart of lively ByWard Market, street-facing rooms can catch noise from bars and restaurants on weekends. For quiet, ask for an interior or higher-floor room and you'll sleep better.
Also, as a downtown hotel, parking is limited and charged. But from this location you barely need a car — walk or take the O-Train everywhere.
Thai travellers should sort a Canadian visitor visa in advance, and it helps to know Ottawa is officially bilingual. From this ByWard base you're a few minutes from O-Train Rideau, so reaching Parliament, the museums or even a Gatineau day trip is easy on foot or rail. The market really comes alive on weekend mornings and again at night, so light sleepers should request a courtyard-facing room — and if you visit in May for the Tulip Festival or February's Winterlude, book early as central rooms vanish fast.
Bottom line: the Andaz is the pick for being in the middle of ByWard Market's fun — good design, a great rooftop bar, ideal for nightlife and serious foodies.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ Heart of ByWard Market, great for foodies/nightlife
- ✓ Rooftop bar with city and Gatineau views
- ✓ Modern design, clean contemporary rooms
- ✓ Friendly, attentive service
- ! Street-facing rooms catch weekend noise
- ! Limited, charged parking
- ✓ Rooftop bar with city and Gatineau views
- ✓ Modern design, clean contemporary rooms
- ✓ Friendly, attentive service
- ✓ Heart of ByWard Market, great for foodies/nightlife
- ! Limited, charged parking
- ! Street-facing rooms catch weekend noise
- 💡If you need quiet — it's in a lively district → request an interior or higher-floor room
- 💡If you're a family with young kids — it's a lifestyle hotel → consider Novotel/Lord Elgin in our list
- 💡If you're driving — parking is limited and charged → check ahead or use the O-Train