The Bar/Lounge at Saintlo Ottawa Jail Hostel
HI Ottawa Jail Hostel's bar/lounge is endorsed by professional travelers. Of the 6 professionals that we tracked, 5 acknowledged the bar/lounge, like Frommer's, Fodor's and Rough Guide.
Saintlo Ottawa Jail Hostel 
Frommer's
Fodor's
Rough Guide
Gayot
Lonely Planet
Frommer's "The cozy TV lounge has leather couches and a big-screen TV"
Fodor's "You can opt for a bunk behind bars in one of the old prison cells, a bunk in a dorm-style room with a window, or pay a little more for a room of your own"
Rough Guide "The old admissions area is now a kitchen, the
former chapel a TV and games lounge, and there’s also
a laundry, self-catering facilities, free bedding, and free
wi-fi"
Gayot "For socializing with fellow "inmates", guests-only Mugshots bar serves local beers beneath aforementioned gallows"
Lonely Planet "The bar behind bars and free daily tours of the atmospheric building add to guests' experience of a night in the nick"
