Ottawa Marriott Hotel

{{Short description|Hotel in Ottawa, Canada}}

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| owner = InnVest Hotels

| operator = InnVest Hotels Management Limited

| address = 100 Kent Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5R7

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| groundbreaking_date = 1971

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| opened_date = 1972

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| rooms = 489

| height = 96.3 m (315.9 ft){{cite web|title=Ottawa Marriott Hotel|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/ottawa-marriott-hotel/10542|website=SkyscraperCenter|publisher=CTBUH|access-date=16 January 2021}}

| architect = Campeau Corporation

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| floor_count = 26

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| website = {{URL|https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/yowmc-ottawa-marriott-hotel/overview/|Official website}}

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The Ottawa Marriott Hotel is a hotel located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on the northwest corner of the intersection of Queen Street and Kent Street in downtown Ottawa. It is the 8th tallest building in Ottawa and 10th tallest building in the National Capital Region. The hotel is well known for the revolving room on its roof.[http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/yowmc-ottawa-marriott-hotel/ Official Website]

The Ottawa Marriott Hotel is located in the city's downtown core and is walking distance from Parliament Hill, Château Laurier, Rideau Canal, Rideau Centre, Shaw Centre, and the National Gallery of Canada. The hotel comprises 489 guestrooms, {{convert|26000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} of meeting space, a fitness centre, indoor pool and a children's activity area.

During its construction in 1971, the structure was briefly the tallest building in Ottawa until the neighbouring Place de Ville Tower C surpassed it during its construction. The hotel opened in 1972 as the Holiday Inn Ottawa Centre.{{cite news|last=Carter|first=Alex|title=Hotel hostess faces big task|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9117995/eleanor-parmelee-holiday-inn-kent/|access-date=16 January 2021|work=The Ottawa Journal|publisher=Newspapers.com|date=15 May 1975}} It was later operated by Radisson Hotels as the Radisson Hotel Ottawa Centre, before being taken over by Marriott Hotels & Resorts. In 2010, the building underwent significant renovations to the main floor. The top floor restaurant, Merlot Rooftop Grill (originally called La Ronde) closed and re-opened as Summit, a private event space.{{cite web|title=Ottawa Marriott Closes Merlot Rooftop Grill, Opens Summit Event Facility|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/ottawa_event/facility/prweb4580684.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101002171628/http://www.prweb.com/releases/Ottawa_event/facility/prweb4580684.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 2, 2010|publisher=Cision|access-date=16 January 2021}}{{cite web|title=Summit Revolving Event Space|url=http://www.merlotottawa.com/|work=Ottawa Marriott Hotel|access-date=23 January 2011}} Summit remains the only revolving room in Ottawa, rotating at a rate of approximately one revolution per two hours. The main floor renovations included closing Cafe Toulouse, their street-level restaurant and re-opening as "spin" Kitchen & Bar.{{cite web|url=https://www.spinkitchenbar.com/default.aspx|title='spin' Kitchen & Bar|work=Ottawa Marriott Hotel|access-date=23 September 2022}} In 2023, it was sold by Toronto-based InnVest Hotels to Manga Hotels Group, another Toronto firm.https://obj.ca/ottawa-marriott-hotel-sold-to-toronto-firm/