The Hotel Indigo Ottawa
by Dawn Matheson
July 7th, 2009
Relax, renew and recline amongst Asian-inspired designs
The Hotel Indigo, the InterContinental brand’s first crack at a boutique hotel format, tempts the senses with a refuge from the desert of humdrum hotels in the surrounding beige block of the downtown business district.
Busting open the roof of this one-time YMCA brownstone created an expansive atrium flooded with natural light.
Throw in a bubbling fountain scripted with motivational cues, pump in uplifting aromas (tropical fruits for summer, heavier smells like pine for winter), fire up a lobby fireplace and, presto, the cold Ottawa winter doesn’t seem so long.
Inspired by an ancient design concept known as Phi (also the name of the hotel’s sleek restaurant/bar), Indigo’s balance of the beauty of pure colours, fresh flowers, large wall murals, coupled with the luxury of Aveda-stocked spa showers, plush duvets, over-stuffed sofa chairs and LCD big-screens, make for harmonious relaxation and renewal.
Rates start at $139.
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The Hotel Indigo
Ottawa, Ont.
123 Metcalfe St.,
613-231-6555
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