The space
Loto-Québec's figures: "14 modular rooms with reception areas — totalling over 50,000 sq. ft." and capacity for a conference "with up to 1,100 guests". The conference-centre page breaks that down: a ballroom and exhibition hall for 1,100 in a banquet set-up that divides into three rooms, a reception and banquet room for 450 that divides into five, two multimedia rooms, a 14-person VIP boardroom, a VIP lounge and a smaller room called L'Exécutif for 22. The engineering record adds that the podium below the tower holds the kitchens serving both the restaurant and the convention centre.
| Practical term | What the operator states |
|---|---|
| Catering | Hilton Lac-Leamy is the exclusive provider of food and beverages |
| Dietary needs | Tell the team one week before the event |
| Menu choices | Confirm with the banquet coordinator one month before |
| Deposit | 10% of the estimated cost, minimum $500, on confirmation |
| Balance | Full payment one week before the event |
| Technology | Audiovisual equipment, a permanent set-up for simultaneous interpretation, wired and wireless internet, a business centre |
Conferences
A capital-region conference has particular needs: delegates who arrive from Ontario and Quebec, speakers who want to be near Parliament, and proceedings in both official languages. Lac-Leamy's position on the Quebec bank, ten minutes by car from downtown Ottawa, answers the first two; the permanent interpretation set-up answers the third. Site visits are offered without obligation, the operator says, and can last as long as you like.
Contacts published by the operator: 819-790-6444 or 1-866-488-7888 (toll-free in Canada and the United States), fax 819-790-6450, banquets@hiltonlacleamy.com.
Weddings
The hotel presents itself as "the ideal setting to celebrate your wedding" and describes organizers who take a couple "from beginning to end": a portfolio of options, a room plan, a timeline and a tasting. Menus run "from the rehearsal dinner to the family brunch the day after". The same fourteen rooms are available, up to 1,100 guests. Wedding enquiries go to 819-790-6471.
Wedding parties often book blocks of rooms. The room desk can ask the hotel about a block for your dates; mention the number of rooms and nights in the notes.
Coach groups and casino visits
For groups arriving by coach, Loto-Québec runs a dedicated sales line: 514-499-5180 (extension 1) or 1-800-665-2274 (extension 6), info.groupes@loto-quebec.com. Three coach companies run regular pick-ups to the hotel-casino: McCoy Bus Service from points in Ontario, Voyages Blainville from Montréal's North Shore, and Expression Voyages from the Estrie and Montérégie regions.
Awards with a wedding angle
Among the hotel's listed honours: "Best wedding venue in the Ottawa-Gatineau region" at the 2015 Ottawa Wedding Awards. It is an old award, and we mention it with its date because that is the honest way to cite it. The full list is on awards and public reviews.
Rooms for organisers
The operator suggests the one-bedroom suite for business meetings and receptions. For speakers and VIPs, the executive levels have their own elevator.