I never stayed at the Albert at Bay but I did see the suites one time when some friends were staying there and I ate supper there in their restaurant one night.
What I can tell you is this was a very nice and comfortable suite hotel. The rooms or I should say suites were big and just an overall comfortable feeling around this place.
The food was great as well and it too is right downtown close to a lot of attractions.
We booked the Albert At Bay hotel because it was practically the only hotel with any availability left during the Tulip Festival. That being the case, we were prepared for the worst. Boy were we wrong! The Albert At Bay was an excellent hotel that I wouldn't hesitate to stay in many times in the future. We stayed in a standard suite for two nights and felt like we were really living it up.
The most unique aspect of this hotel is the amount of space in each suite. Judging by the layout of the suites, I'm guessing it was once a residential apartment building. The space is a really nice luxury to have, with several separate rooms in each suite. It really gave us a chance to settle in and get comfy.
Each suite has a kitchenette with a fridge, and stove and all of the dishes and cutlery you could need. They even offer to grocery shop for you if you would like.
Another amenity that we really enjoyed was the free wifi internet access in all of the guestrooms. Unlike some hotels, it was really easy to use. We just called the desk for a code at the beginning of our stay and we were good to go until we checked out. Also worth noting is that each room has an easy-to-use safe big enough for a laptop computer to fit inside.
The property was in really good condition and the service was great. There are ads all over Ottawa touting the city's superb hospitality which they illustrate with an example of one of the Albert At Bay's employees giving a guest his dress pants when he heard the guest suddenly had a meeting with the Prime Minister and did not have appropriate attire with him.
Directions: The name says it all It's on Albert Street at Bay. This is a great location close to most major attractions in Ottawa, plus Parliament Hill and the business district
We loved our long weekend stay at this suite hotel in September 2003. Nice large one bedroom apartment unit located downtown with equipped kitchen, dining room and nice big bed! Downtown location became our home away from home and with our comfortable walking shoes we had a great time
fully equipped kitchen allowed us to prepare a couple great big breakfasts and romantic dinners
The Albert At Bay Suite Hotel offers very spacious suite rooms at an affordable price, and good location along Albert Street in the heart of the city. The sfaff are friendly and there is free internet access at the lobby. Also, there is a 24 hours convenient store located just next to the hotel. I enjoyed my stay here and please see the photographs of my room if you are interested.