Fairmont Chateau Laurier

The Château Laurier, in Ottawa

The Château Laurier is a great emblematic hotel of Ottawa, with the look of a French castle, near Parliament Hill. The Ottawa audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this monument of the château style, a jewel of the heritage of the capital.

The palace in the French château style

The Château Laurier is one of the most recognisable monuments of Ottawa. This great luxury hotel, inaugurated at the beginning of the twentieth century, was built in the château style, an architecture inspired by the castles of the Loire, with its steep copper roofs, its turrets and its stone façade, which make it a romantic and majestic building. Built at the time of the development of the Canadian railway, it belongs to the line of great railway hotels that mark the country. Ideally located near Parliament Hill and the Rideau Canal, it dominates Confederation Square. The Château Laurier is an emblem of the heritage and the elegance of Ottawa.

What to see

You admire the great hotel in the French château style, its steep copper roofs, its turrets and its stone façade, a jewel of the great railway hotels of Canada, dominating Confederation Square near Parliament Hill. The Château Laurier is an emblem of the heritage of Ottawa. It is a must-see stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Château Laurier lies near Parliament Hill and the Rideau Canal, in the heart of Ottawa, reachable on foot and by public transport. You admire its architecture from outside; it is a working hotel whose access follows its own conditions. You discover it during a walk in the centre.

Why does the Château Laurier look like a castle?

Because it was built at the beginning of the twentieth century in the château style, inspired by the castles of the Loire, with steep copper roofs, turrets and a stone façade; it belongs to the line of great railway hotels of Canada.

Where is the Château Laurier?

Near Parliament Hill and the Rideau Canal, in the heart of Ottawa, in Canada.