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2 bedrooms, 2 private bathrooms en-suite, fully equipped kitchen and living room apt – Retreat on the Ottawa Rideau Canal in the City – Queen Elizabeth Driveway near Bank St.
The space
Just renovated from top to bottom.
This is the famous Glebe neighborhood.
This Airbnb retreat is about 50 feet from the famous Ottawa Rideau Canal, 5 minutes walk to Carleton University, 10 minutes walk to the Little Italy (Preston Street), 10 minutes walk to LAGO the wedding and event Venue, 10 minutes walk to Lansdowne Park / TD Place which frequently hosts Ottawa 67’s Hockey games, Red Blacks Football games, major live concerts….and many more. There is a main bus stop around the corner and bike path in front at the canal (the city provides bikes rentals close by).
Nested in the lower level of an immaculate, quiet, nonsmoking executive building on Queen Elizabeth Driveway near Bank Street. Location Location Location. This Airbnb is located in the center where most annual capital attractions take place.
Guest access
This airbnb is an apartment consists of two private bedrooms, each with queen size bed and an en suite private bathroom (one is 4 pieces with shower, bath, sink and toilet; the other one is 3 pieces with shower, sink and toilet). Sleep maximum 4 people. Also equipped with a full kitchen, living room, TV room and dining room.
Other things to note
Location Location Location.
This Airbnb is located in the center where most annual capital attractions take place. The following are a few highlights of some major annual events that take place in front and/or around this airbnb:
-Christmas Lights Across Canada—Official Illumination Ceremony. Kick off the holiday season on Parliament Hill at 7:00pm when Canada’s capital lights up! Free family fun with carols, hot chocolate and more! Early December.
-Christmas Lights Across Canada. National museums, monuments, and other prominent landmarks provide the perfect backdrop for Christmas lights that brighten Confederation Boulevard, while the splendour of Parliament Buildings … around Dec 6 – Jan 6
-Friendship Bulbs: Paint the Town Tulip for the 2019 Canadian Tulip Festival… Ian Tamblyn: A National Treasure Headlines Ottawa Grassroots Festival.
-Ice dragon boat race in North America; teams use ice-sticks to propel dragon boats outfitted with skates across the frozen Rideau Canal! Around Feb 9
-Winter Brewfest, Sample a tasty range of hand-crafted beers from microbreweries along with beer-inspired local cuisine. Aberdeen Pavilion at Lansdowne, around February 15 and 16.
-Winterlude : A unique winter festival featuring snow and ice sculpture competitions, snow playgrounds, and skating and sporting events which transform Ottawa into a winter wonderland, around Feb 1-18.
-Rideau Canal Skateway. Every winter, 7.8 km (4.8 miles) of the Rideau Canal transforms into the world’s largest outdoor skating rink, as designated by Guinness World Records. You can even tell your friends that you were able to just step down to the Rideau canal from your airbnb to skate. The skating canal is literally in front of this Airbnb. Around Jan 4 – Mar 3.
-‘67s Hockey games (OHL). Whether you are local to Ottawa or simply visiting Canada’s capital, the ’67s offer affordable and family friendly hockey entertainment during 34 regular season home games. Until around March 17. Arena at TD Place, 1015 Bank Street. 10 minutes walk from this Airbnb.
-Canadian Tulip Festival. This annual world-famous festival centres around Ottawa’s love affair with the tulip, with a million tulips blooming in public areas, including 250,000 blooms in Commissioners Park near Dows Lake. One of the Tulip blooming beds is right in front of this Airbnb and the main event is a 2 minute walk. Around May 10-20.
-Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend. Almost 50,000 participants compete in a variety of challenging races, including Canada’s largest marathon, during the country’s most popular multi-day running event. This race passes right in front of this Airbnb. You can sit on the front lawn and watch the race. Around May 25-26
-Doors Open Ottawa. Building owners unlock their doors and welcome the public in to share the secrets of architecturally and historically significant buildings. Free admission. Around June 1, 2.
-FCA Ottawa Ferrari Festival. See some of Italy’s most beautiful cars and enjoy the fine dining of Little Italy. Little Italy is 10 minutes from this Airbnb. Around June 14- 16.
-Family fun on Dow’s Lake Pavilion. 10 minutes walk. People looking to enjoy this beautiful site can rent canoes, kayaks and paddleboats come with a life-jacket in the warmer months and rent skates and/or sleighs from the Pavilion so they can explore the National Capital Regions finest treasure. There’s also a Marina offering fuel and serviced docking facilities to boaters.