Top Parking garages in Ottawa, Canada

Incredibly bad management! The toll machine either doesn't work or the receipt is missing. The most outrageous thing is that the fee machine located at the entrance of the orange elevator on the negative second floor is just a decoration, when I put my parking ticket into the machine there was no response, and I couldn't pay the fee through this machine, I don't understand why this machine is still placed here for such a long time since it's useless! Are you trying to prove something? It's a waste of public resources! I would like to conclude by saying that your parking management is surprisingly bad!

Safe place to park and easily accessible to Rideau Centre. Attendants are always around to help.

Super expensive, paid 18$ for three hours. I won't be coming back

Great location to park if you're visiting downtown Ottawa. A bit pricey during the week but great price for the weekend. Safe and clean.

Yeah… I never ever saw cheaper parking in my life! Place is very conveniently located and I spent like 4 or 5 hours in there and I paid $5 bucks. Insane!

Cheapest in the Byward and the parking machine is very efficient and easy to use

Best for weekends. It used to be free. Now, it is $2 for all day at the weekends. Perhaps they can add more signage to get into the parking. There was another parking door which was occasionally open. You might mistaken it.

Nice location for city parking.
It was easy to access and enter/exit within. We parked there all day and it was safe, secure, and easy.
I love Ottawa :3

Overnight parking in the ByWard Market is attractively priced at $10, although it may pose challenges in terms of availability. Despite the occasional difficulty in securing a spot, the location proves advantageous for its proximity to downtown bars and clubs.

Clean, central and secure parking.
This is an excellent location for parking when visiting Parliament Hill.

Have to say the older gentleman who works security on Sundays is super rude, asked him a quick question regarding a payment issue and he pretty much scolded me for asking a simple question... I guess that's not in his pay grade...

Constant renovations for last couple of years. Only 6 ft clearance, so can't park a truck. Takes a good 10 minutes to get out between 15:00 and 16:00. Need to specify before paying if parking receipt needed. I've been on a waiting list for a monthly pass for more than a year.

You'll liked need to drive around a bit to find a spot, but pay attention to signage prior to turning in this tight space. It's affordablish.

Great location but as many reviews mentioned it not safe. My car was broken in and all contents was ransacked. Luckily nothing was stolen as they couldn't find anything worthwhile. No camera near the parking spot. Filed a report with security, but it seemed just a formality and the guard indicated it's very common occurrence there.

Man muss bei diesem Parkplatz darauf achten, wann man dort ankommt! Es gibt zwei Tarife :
1: Vormittag Bis 18:00 Uhr und kostet 20 CAD
2: Nachmittag ab 18:00 Uhr und kostet ebenso 20CAD.
3 Option gibt es nicht ( 24 stunden Tarif gibt es nicht )
Wenn man nicht rechtzeitig das Auto abholt, bekommt natürlich einen Zettel in der Höhe von ca. 100 Euro 😂😂!!

Convenient parking location in the market ! Can be busy at points but overall easy access and right in the centre of Ottawa

Cheap and easily accessible parking in downtown Ottawa. Walking distance to many attractions! $2 on weekends and public holidays, and after 6:00pm weekdays. $18 weekdays from 6am-6pm. There are always parking spots available. An amazing feature besides having the digital signs with the number of parking spots available for regular and wheelchair accessible parking spots on each level is the lighting system above each parking spot! You don't have to drive around looking for a spot, just look down the parking lot aisles and if there is a green light, the spot is available. Blue for wheelchair accessible parking. Every public parking should be like that!

One of the nice place to park your vehicles in the Ottawa city before visit to the any of the places in the city. Easy to access and paid parking just behind the cathedral.

Returned to my car after an anniversary dinner with my wife.
It took 20 minutes to get to the exit gate of the parking garage. When we got there the payment option failed and the gate didn't open, for anyone trying to leave. The person working there literally did nothing. Many many cars were trapped driving around in the parking garage for almost an hour trying to pay and leave. Surprised nobody broke the gate, as we all had every right to get out. Nobody should have had to pay for that experience, and that employee should be dismissed.
NEVER PARK HERE.

This is a great heated underground parking with 2 entrances and exits on Laurier and Elgin. Within walking distance to most central businesses and commerce.
$2 after 6 pm and whole weekend is a great deal especially in winter. Heated under ground parking !!!!! ( still in effect in 2023)

Nice parking area unfortunately paying booth doesn’t work unless on the app

Every time we go to downtown Ottawa, we always park our car in Lot 5 parking. $4 after 6:00 P.M. Enter via Clarence St and exit via Murray St. (which is a one way street, and drivers must turn right upon Exit).

There is also a gap between each parking stall so that the adjacent car's door will not easily touch your car.

Amazing location, great to explore downtown Ottawa. Just walking distance to many facilities around the suites.
The room is clean, and has a kitchen including a fridge, stove, utensils, coffee etc.
There’s no check-in desk and they use the Yale smart system and access codes to enter the building and the room as well.
I got quick help and a fast email reply when I inquired about door access.
The only challenge is that you have to park your car in a public parking space because the place has no parking facility.

For the area, it's dirt cheap, clean and we found it safe - left our car here for three days and it was only $38. Only a block or two from the ByWard Market, easy in and easy out. And, the urine smell wasn't bad - definitely not as bad as the ByWard Market Parking garage!

Parking was incredibly easy, garage is clean compared to others and the rate isn't bad. Why did I give it 5 stars? LOCATION! This is in an ideal location to sight see, visit the ByWard Market, short walk to Parliament Hill. I agree with a previous review that the pay machines are finicky, seemed to be easier to use a credit card. Streets are a little odd, too, need to pay attention to the one-way streets. I used Apple Maps and they missed a one-way street - switched to Google Maps when I left and it nailed it!

Their machine on clarence street double charged me and I have been trying to contact them to get my money back but no one is responding to me. They are simply crooks just use the regular street parking or garages cause these guys are shady

We parked here since it was close tour destination restaurant. The thing I am most disgusted is the urine smell in the stairway, it is unacceptable! It is nauseating! The area should be disinfected with bleach regularly.

Had a great experience using this 24-hour (mainly because it was free during the entirety of my stay in Ottawa), completely automated parking garage - Some doors needed maintenance, but nothing too serious.

Visited the city from March 19 to 22, and it will be free until March 31. I don't know why this is the case. I'm speculating and thinking that may be because it is low season.

I have read about this place being "confusing," and well, the first time I used it kind of was, but after you start paying attention to the different levels (P1 and P2) and the exits that are more convenient to you, it will be really really easy to use.

I had no problem finding parking from Saturday from Monday, although, last time I tried to enter on Tuesday 22 at around 10 am, I had no luck because it was completely full!

Lot at Slater and Lyon at 5:30 PM Dec 1. The pay station was NOT lite and the machine rejected my coins. I inserted my credit card and selected amount of time...it show the amount of the ticket, I pressed print...nothing..display showed please wait, I pressed the print ticket...it showe please wait...it went on like this for 10 minutes. The $14.00 was charged to my credit card, but it never printed...I had to move my car to another location!

Lots of parking lots in the area. I always go to this one. It’s conveniently located and the full price of $12 for the day isn’t too bad. You’re close to everything from the national art gallery to Majors Hill Park and of course the Byward Market itself 👍😎

Sometimes their machine doesn't work and also I wrote a note with my phone number that if anyone comes to give me ticket, he will see it and will call me. So that I can go and pay him money for the parking or he will show me how to pay by machine or will fix the machine, so that I can pay or other people can pay for the parking. Instead of doing that they just gave me $75 ticket without understanding their problem with the machine.

Run by indigo park, pretty much all that needs to be said. Vandalized cars, dirty garage. Gates are well maintained (because that’s where you pay)

Easy to drive there from garineau. Take Murray Street. Afterwards exit towards King Eddy and back to Gatineau.
Parking is clean and spaces available are on the sign before you enter. Great walking access to the byward market. Pay cash or credit at the machine before you leave.

The walking distance of everything I could get with two children was amazing. The price wasn't bad. And the day was done with a nice chilled drink nearby.

The kids loved the stairwells (as most kids often love the cadence and echo of course ) and the parking was super easy to get into and out of.

Can't wait to bring the wife to the captial.city and walk to Gatineau.

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📌 OWNED By: CAPiTAL--PARKiNG iNC.
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✔ YOU CAN PARK--HERE: 24 / 7
⚠️ A POPULAR PARKiNG LOT AT STREET LEVEL.
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*** THERE ARE: 3--RATE'S:
✔ DAY--PARKiNG: ( 6_Am To 6_Pm ),
✔ EVENiNG'S: ( 4_Pm To 12_Am ),
✔ & OVER-NiGHT: ( 12_Am To 6_Am. )

📌 ✅ 30-MiNUTE's oF TiME
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( 6_Am To: 6_Pm )

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AND LARGE-SUV's, CHECK--SiGNAGE
ON: THE-SOLAR PAy--MACHiNE. 📮
MONDAY To FRiDAY ONLY 6-Am To: 4-Pm.
⛔ MONTHLY--PASS's ARE NOT AVAiLABLE.
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**WEEKDAY-DAY ATTENDANT ON-DUTY.
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NEEDED, WEEKDAY's--ONLY,
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iN-THE: SUMMER-MONTH's MOSTLY.

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This is technicly the 4th parkin garage for Rideau Centre. It's not own by CF, but it is in front of Hudson Bay that is connected to Rideau Centre by a bridge on the 3rd level.

Do not park here - very expensive at over 20$

I parked for 2 hours. At $3/half hour, that should have been $12, which is already exorbitant, but the attendant charged me $20. I wrote to Impark to complain and have gotten no response.

Registered for a monthly pass 1 year ago never had news about it and it’s overpriced

If you can park on the street it is more recommended as it will be cheaper. But if there aren't any spaces. This works great. Always parking spots available and its covered if its raining or in the winter.

SUPER expensive. I was there this morning in around 9am, out at 11h30am, used it for 2hours 30 minute, drove out with a $22 fee. Street park, if you have time it is much cheaper. Never ever again at Market Garage!

Location is great for work and play. Prices are comparable if not slightly better. Never had an issue parking there for about 1 year.

Good pricing. Friendly staff

$50 for lost ticket!

Great price, easy access to downtown Ottawa and short walk to museums/park over in Gatineau. Even on Canada Day 150 there were spaces. Maybe i shouldn't tell people about this.

As other reviewers have commented, this parking structure is expensive and cramped - but what do you expect of a dated parking structure downtown.

If you do not have great driving skills and an understanding on how to navigate tight spaces, definitely recommend that you park elsewhere.

Some of the scariest parking experiences in this lot. Blind corners, weird down ramps and the inability to know exactly where you will end up made for a harrowing adventure. Some parts mysteriously blocked off for renos.

Not motorcycle friendly. Rude staff. Sensors don't pick up motorcycles properly and the staff blames the rider or the card (even though the card was accepted by the machine). Tried to tell me to turn around on their incredibly steep ramp and drive back up into oncoming traffic. For their crazy rates ($25/day), they should be better.