Lord Elgin Hotel is a hotel in Ottawa, Canada.[1] It opened in 1941. It stands about 0.6 km from the centre of Ottawa.[3]

Overview

The Lord Elgin Hotel is a prominent hotel in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. With 355 guest rooms, it is located at 100 Elgin Street at Laurier Avenue, across from Confederation Park in Downtown Ottawa. The twelve-storey limestone structure was named after James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, the first Governor General of the united Canadas.

From “Lord Elgin Hotel” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

The hotel opened in 1941. [1]

Location

Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 0.6 km from the centre of Ottawa. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ottawa / Rockcliffe Airport (YRO), about 6 km from the centre of Ottawa.[4]

It is one of 59 hotels in and around Ottawa recorded in Wikidata, 7 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 4 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Château Laurier, opened in 1912. See Hotels in Ottawa.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

  • Cartier Place Suite Hotel — 0.1 km
  • Ottawa Embassy Hotel & Suites — 0.2 km
  • The Business Inn — 0.3 km
  • Arc The Hotel — 0.4 km
  • Sheraton Ottawa Hotel — 0.5 km
  • Alt Hotel Ottawa — 0.5 km
  • Rideau Inn — 0.6 km
  • The Westin Ottawa — 0.6 km
  • Fairmont Chateau Laurier — 0.7 km
  • Novotel Ottawa City Centre — 0.7 km

See also

References

  1. ^ Lord Elgin Hotel (Q6679216). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Lord Elgin Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-07-17.
  3. ^ Ottawa (Q1930). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Ottawa. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.