We have something very exciting coming up!
We will be showing three great Canadian movies FOR FREE as part of National Canadian Film Day on the 22nd of April, 2020!
We will be showing:
Made With Pride at 5pm
You Are Here: A Come From Away Story at 7pm
Hyena Road at 9pm
We can’t wait to see you there!
As seen in FlightNetwork’s Article – Ottawa’s Top 6 Unique Lodging-Options
Ottawa Backpackers Inn is number six on the list.
It is an honour just to be nominated (-;
Walking Tours!
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Ottawa Backpackers Inn Hostel is located near some of the main attractions featured in several walks listed on our website, such as City Orientation Walk, Ottawa, Ottawa Famous Museums Walking Tour, and Ottawa Famous Churches Tour.
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OBI Staff
This picture of a very pleased Don Gato says it all: Spring has sprung. Hurrah! You can always tell when winter has buggered off because the Australians start to come out of the cracks. If it’s warm enough for the kangaroos, it’s probably safe to go outside.
That’s not to say we didn’t enjoy the winter; we all had plenty of fun slipping over on the ice, breaking our limbs and having perpetually wet socks.* Only joking! The winter here is quite romantic really. Big fluffy snowflakes abound, and the polar bears are always around. But alas, it is now time to say goodbye to old Jack Frost and turn over a new leaf. That’s what makes life here in Ottawa so interesting: the stark difference in seasons really shakes up the pace of life. There was snow a month ago and now I’m sitting here in shorts with the window open at 9pm in evening. Vive la différence, eh?
Things to look forward to:
The Tulip Festival: The Dutch send us about a million guilt-tulips and we Instagram them.
The black bears come out of hibernation: Vegetation everywhere will be slightly pissed off.
Canada Day!!!!!: People do being drunk, Canada is mentioned, no one really knows why.
Isn’t that all very exciting? Thought so! Do come and participate.
Lots of love from OBI
*Wet socks really are the worst.
Ottawa is cold, there is no escaping that fact. But if you’re going to do cold then you might as well do it in style, which the city certainly does! All hail to Winterlude. What do you mean you’ve never heard of this before? All the cool people have….and we thought that you were cool too….
Winterlude is all out winter madness. There is skating – not only on the Rideau Canal (which for those of you not in the know, is the world’s largest skating rink) but also at many free locations round the city. Another thing is the ice sculptures. Our advice is to stand next to as many as possible and take stupid pictures.
You’ve got loadsa other things going on too, all you need to do is check out the event schedule: http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/
Weekends come alive during Winterlude so come visit us! You’ve got less than a week left!
Cheers,
OBI Staff 🙂
P.S. Did we mention that we have free skates at the hostel? All you need to do is check for your size, happy days!
One thing that has become very topical in the hostel world is Hostelworld (pun intended). Do you use Hostelworld, Booking.com, Expedia or one of the many other online travel agents (OTAs) to book your hostel? Are you thinking about using one of these online travel agents to book this hostel? Well did you know that they actually charge a commission to the hostel for every booking? And that deposit which they take from you to give to the hostel isn’t actually given to the hostel, it goes in their back pocket. Interesting isn’t it?
Booking direct is booking cheaper but it doesn’t mean that you need to miss out on anything else which Hostelworld, or any of the other online travel agents, offers. In most cases you’ll still receive a confirmation email from the hostel and often this contains far more handy info than the one sent out by an OTA. And if you’re scared about missing out on any of those lovely reviews, well why not check them on Hostelbookers (more experienced travellers tend to use this site therefore the reviews are more reliable) and then book with the hostel.So next time you book do yourself a favor (and us!) and book direct!
Cheers,
OBI Staff
203 York Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 5T7