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Rideau Centre


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #83 of 134 attractions in Ottawa
Traveller Description: Shop-until-you-drop, seven days a week, at Ottawa's premier mall complex that offers more than two hundred shops, restaurants and services.
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Attraction type: Mall
Activities: Shopping
Address: 50 Rideau St Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9J9
Canada
Tel: 613 241 6211
Fax: 613 241 8612

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2 of 5 stars
Toronto, Canada
9 Mar 2009

While located in downtown, it looks pretty much like an ordinary suburban mall except for the old Bay Company store attached to it by pedestrian bridge over Rideau. Stores are a decent mix but nothing special and the main-level Rideau entrance is clunky, ugly and offputting, as is the outside of the building, which is a blight on the downtown... more

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4 of 5 stars
Ottawa, ON
25 Dec 2007

i'm not sure what the other reviewers were expecting, but this is a mall located in the downtown of a large city, so of course there are going to be a lot of randoms hanging around. also, what are they comparing it to when they say the prices are so expensive?!?! it's the same prices you'd find in any other... more

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4 of 5 stars
Ottawa, Ontario
10 Jun 2007

The Rideau Centre had a few bad years when it got rather grubby, but that is long in the past. It has undergone major upgrades that have made it bright, pleasant, and a worthy downtown centrepiece. For visitors to Ottawa (and locals) the Rideau Centre is a good base to work from to see the downtown tourist core. It has... more

9 Oct 2006

Good shopping in this mall but the bathrooms are awful!! Spending a good portion of the day shopping we visited bathrooms on all three levels of the mall and they smelled TERRIBLE. I'm not joking, they smelled like a porta potty. I don't understand how such a big mall that is clean inside can have bathrooms reeking of urine. It... more

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2 of 5 stars
Kitchener, Onatrio, Canada
15 Aug 2006
1
person found this review helpful

My girlfriend and I stopped by here when we were visiting Ottawa and we found that it was not worth the time. There is a huge problem with homeless and other seedy looking people right outside the door we entered. Not exactly the kind of thing you want to pass through.... The mall itself was ok, but certainly nothing special.... more

not great
18 Jul 2006
1
person found this review helpful

Definitely use the Mackenzie/King entrance. There is a central OC bus stop there. There are more than a few people wandering around other entryways in a desperate state and no real security presence. Lots of garbage. Rideau is a med to lg sized mall and you will find a good variety of stores. Prices are high, as is much in... more

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2 of 5 stars
Ottawa
27 Mar 2006
3
people found this review helpful

Good God I can't belive the reviews here! There's a big problem with drug soliciting and loitering right at the front door on Rideau street, there's garbage all over the place, and is grossly overpriced! If you are dead set on shopping here, enter the mall from the Mackenzie King Bridge entrance by Sears to avoid the hassle and eye... more

best mall!
9 Apr 2004
2
people found this review helpful

A great mall! just near the market, a nice location. more

22 Oct 2003
7
people found this review helpful

The Rideau Center can be kind of confusing to a first time shopper. It has several levels and stores hidden in deep corners. There are shops for just about everyone there. Excellent clothing stores for the young and old. They are in the process of updating the look of the mall. I imagine it will look quite schnazzy in a... more

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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
26 Jun 2002
7
people found this review helpful

The Rideau center is pretty good. It has all the popular and "in" stores as well as something for the older people. Inside the mall is excellent but they should do some work on the outside...all sorts of garbadge and homeless people is kinda scary because you get harrassed by them as you walk out. more

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Rideau Centre Address

50 Rideau St, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9J9, Canada
Tel: 613 241 6211 Fax: 613 241 8612