YOW · Main Terminal · quiet compact

Aspire Lounge

Name: Aspire Lounge
Address: Ottawa
Location: Main Terminal

Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International

2.6

Overall, from 14 metrics

🚪 Gate 18🍸 Beer & wine🚿 No showers🪑 Seats 100

One of two lounges in Main Terminal, and the lowest-rated of them. A quiet compact lounge — it gets loud and the Wi-Fi and power can't be relied on. It seats around 100, pours beer and wine, and has no showers. Hours are 5 AM – 8 PM daily. It opened in 2020. Somewhere to sit down and charge a phone, not to linger. Aspire Lounges, DragonPass, and LoungeKey and 1 more program get you in.

Go to this lounge instead

Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge

Same terminal, rated higher than Aspire Lounge.

3.9

Getting there

Nearest gate 18

Near gates 18 to 20, entrance on the left past door 18.

Hours

5 AM – 8 PM daily

Local time, America/Toronto

History

Opened 2020

Official website ↗

Who gets in

Programs that admit you. Hold one directly, or a card that unlocks it, and this lounge is yours.

Bringing guests

Priority Pass, LoungeKey and DragonPass members: guests per the card's allowance (usually $35 each). Walk-up day passes sold when space allows.

Ratings

Each metric is scored 1–5. The overall rating is their average.

Seating & comfort

Quiet

Space

Food

Drinks & bar

Coffee

Wi-Fi

Power outlets

Workspace

Restrooms

Cleanliness

Staff & service

Views & light

Exclusivity

What a 5 means for each metric

Seating & comfort: plenty of comfortable seats, easy to find one
Quiet: calm enough to work, read, or nap
Space: never feels packed, even at peak
Food: real meals, fresh and varied
Drinks & bar: good pours, real selection, no nickel-and-diming
Coffee: barista-made, not a push-button machine
Wi-Fi: fast and reliable for video calls
Power outlets: an outlet at every seat
Workspace: desks, quiet rooms, phone booths
Restrooms: clean, plentiful, well kept
Cleanliness: tables bussed fast, nothing sticky
Staff & service: attentive, friendly, quick
Views & light: tarmac views, natural light
Exclusivity: premium-cabin or invitation only; no day passes or lounge networks

Quick answers

Who can get into Aspire Lounge?: Aspire Lounge admits members of Aspire Lounges, DragonPass, LoungeKey and Priority Pass. Hold one of those directly, or a credit card that includes it, and you can use the lounge. Priority Pass, LoungeKey and DragonPass members: guests per the card's allowance (usually $35 each). Walk-up day passes sold when space allows.
What are the opening hours of Aspire Lounge?: Aspire Lounge is open 5 AM – 8 PM daily (local time, America/Toronto).
Where is Aspire Lounge?: Aspire Lounge is in Main Terminal at Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International (YOW), near gate 18. Near gates 18 to 20, entrance on the left past door 18.
Does Aspire Lounge have showers and a bar?: Aspire Lounge has no showers, a beer-wine and seating for about 100.
How good is Aspire Lounge?: Lounge Frog rates Aspire Lounge 2.6 out of 5 overall, the average of 14 editorial metrics such as food, drinks, seating and quiet.

Other lounges in Main Terminal

1 more at YOW Main Terminal.

Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge — glass tarmac views3.9

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Who gets in

Programs that admit you. Hold one directly, or a card that unlocks it, and this lounge is yours.

Bringing guests

Priority Pass, LoungeKey and DragonPass members: guests per the card's allowance (usually $35 each). Walk-up day passes sold when space allows.

Ratings

Each metric is scored 1–5. The overall rating is their average.

Seating & comfort

Quiet

Space

Food

Drinks & bar

Coffee

Wi-Fi

Power outlets

Workspace

Restrooms

Cleanliness

Staff & service

Views & light

Exclusivity

What a 5 means for each metric

Seating & comfort: plenty of comfortable seats, easy to find one
Quiet: calm enough to work, read, or nap
Space: never feels packed, even at peak
Food: real meals, fresh and varied
Drinks & bar: good pours, real selection, no nickel-and-diming
Coffee: barista-made, not a push-button machine
Wi-Fi: fast and reliable for video calls
Power outlets: an outlet at every seat
Workspace: desks, quiet rooms, phone booths
Restrooms: clean, plentiful, well kept
Cleanliness: tables bussed fast, nothing sticky
Staff & service: attentive, friendly, quick
Views & light: tarmac views, natural light
Exclusivity: premium-cabin or invitation only; no day passes or lounge networks

Quick answers

Who can get into Aspire Lounge?

Aspire Lounge admits members of Aspire Lounges, DragonPass, LoungeKey and Priority Pass. Hold one of those directly, or a credit card that includes it, and you can use the lounge. Priority Pass, LoungeKey and DragonPass members: guests per the card's allowance (usually $35 each). Walk-up day passes sold when space allows.

What are the opening hours of Aspire Lounge?

Aspire Lounge is open 5 AM – 8 PM daily (local time, America/Toronto).

Where is Aspire Lounge?

Aspire Lounge is in Main Terminal at Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International (YOW), near gate 18. Near gates 18 to 20, entrance on the left past door 18.

Does Aspire Lounge have showers and a bar?

Aspire Lounge has no showers, a beer-wine and seating for about 100.

How good is Aspire Lounge?

Lounge Frog rates Aspire Lounge 2.6 out of 5 overall, the average of 14 editorial metrics such as food, drinks, seating and quiet.