Corel Center

Pros: Good atmosphere, excellent valet parking service
Cons: High concession prices, terrible access for those without cars, out-of-the-way location

Although a resident of Toronto, I go to the Corel Center once a year to watch an NHL hockey game, as tickets are more readily available in Ottawa than in Toronto. THE GOOD. As with most newer stadiums, the sightlines are excellent from almost any ...

Pros: great view, easy access, nice layout
Cons: expensive

I am a BIG Ottawa Senators fan and I jumped at the chance to take a trip down to Ottawa to catch a game of hockey. The Corel Centre used to be called the Palladium but was changed so more income could be generated. The prices for seats was fair, I got...

Pros: Service, Cleanliness, Atmosphere, Layout, View, Seats, Pricing, and the Ottawa Senators! :)
Cons: Probably should have been built downtown

I go to the Corel Centre a lot to watch the Sens play. It's always very clean, the seats are comfy, and there's tons of variety of food. There are also several nice restaurants: Marshy's Bar and Grill, Air Canada Club (5-star restaurant), Hard Rock Cafe,...

Pros: sightlines, large beer, accessibility
Cons: $10 parking and the sheer enormity of the parking lot

A friend and I caught an Ottawa Senators game at the Corel Centre, and while we were expecting it to be full of Canadian political weasels there for the free tickets rather than the hockey itself, we quickly found that this was not the case. The...

Pros: Sightlines
Cons: Location

The Corel Center is a great place to catch a hockey game. It's one of my favorite new arenas. Sightlines are outstanding throughout the arena. I've sat in all of the tiers from right up close to up in sky. I can't say I've had a bad seat anywhere....

Pros: Good food, good hockey and good atmosphere.
Cons: It's quite expensive to sit in the first two levels

I had never gone to a hockey game until this season when my friend got free tickets and took me along. My review is from me sitting in the 7th row almost right across from the visiting side goalie and from the owner's box.

Well we parked the...

Pros: Interior
Cons: Location

I really like the interior of this arena It has a good interior layout. when I went I Saw the ottawa senators play against the buffalo sabres. The layout of the seating plan is nice because they have three decks of seats To save space. that makes it a...

Pros: clean, great seats all around, and Hard Rock Cafe inside
Cons: Kanata is pretty far from Ottawa (about an hour)

The trip from Ottawa to Kanata is quiet and pretty desolate. However the Corel Center sticks out with its bright walls upon turning into the driveway.
I saw a Sens game here in 1998 and while it was a blizzard outside, once inside it was as if the...

Pros: Great view,not a bad seat in the house.Great structure.
Cons: Really expensive,and the team is not Stanley Cup material.

When my uncle invited me to come see a Senater`s game I was very excited about going.Beside`s being an enormous hockey fan I was told that the Corel Center had some very interesting historical value,the Corel Center is where Wayne Gretzky played his last...

Pros: Ottawa Senators! WOO! Decent prices.
Cons: Too far from Ottawa.No public transport close by.

I am a huuuge Sens fan and go see them whenever I can. When I was in Ottawa earlier this year I grabbed some tickets and headed to see the game. Being from Montreal, and now living in Toronto, I am used to rinks being close to the city core and easy t ...

Pros: nice views, good food, very clean, still looks brand new!
Cons: high prices on food and parking, location location location!

The Corel center is a very nice arena inside and out with a good amount of parking even though it is expensive. However it is far from Ottawa, the Corel Centre is actually in Kanata. Once you get inside they're are great restaurants such as a hard rock ...

Pros: Great views from all sections, clean
Cons: Cost of concession food and drinks, parking

The Corel Centre is one of the best buildings for sporting events because of the great seat layout - you will not be disappointed with the view from any section. They also have the ability to close off half the stadium for concerts to make them more intimate (and to hide thousands of empty seats). However, the cost at the concession stands is atrocious. The lower level seats have waiters/waitresses serving you. Cost for a large beer - $12!! The parking is also terrible. Unless you pay for valet service, expect to wait an hour to leave if the stadium was full. All parking lots exit to the same road so nobody can move. If possible, take a bus and save an hour and $10. Overall though, it's a great experience.