Best Hotels in Canberra: Luxury, Boutique, Lakeside and the Capital's Finest Places to Stay

Canberra's hotel market serves the dual demands of the diplomatic and government sectors (international visitors, ministerial accommodation, and the embassy and political community) and the leisure and cultural tourism market (the National Gallery, the War Memorial, the MONA-scale cultural institutions of the national capital). The hotel landscape ranges from the Hyatt Hotel Canberra (one of Australia's finest heritage-era luxury hotels) to the Ovolo Nishi boutique design hotel in the New Acton cultural precinct.

Hyatt Hotel Canberra (120 Commonwealth Avenue Yarralumla) — the Hyatt Hotel Canberra is the capital's most historically significant hotel, built in 1924 as the Hotel Canberra and extensively renovated as a heritage Hyatt property. The Art Deco interior, the Tea Lounge (Canberra's finest high tea experience), the Promenade Café, and the iconic location on Commonwealth Avenue across from the National Rose Garden and the Lake Burley Griffin create a hotel of extraordinary heritage character. The Hyatt is the preferred address for international diplomatic visitors and senior government officials.

Ovolo Nishi (25 Edinburgh Avenue New Acton) — the Ovolo Nishi is Canberra's finest boutique design hotel, located in the Nishi building of the New Acton cultural precinct and providing 68 rooms with a curated art collection, a commitment to sustainability, and the Monster Kitchen and Bar (one of Canberra's finest restaurants). The New Acton precinct location, the design of Japanese architect Fender Katsalidis, and the Ovolo group's commitment to arts and culture create a hotel experience that is distinctly Canberra in its cultural ambition.

Hotel Realm (18 National Circuit Barton) — the Hotel Realm in the Barton embassy precinct provides Canberra's most complete luxury hotel experience, with 164 rooms and suites, the Buvette Bistro and Wine Bar, the Smoque restaurant, the Realm Spa, and the indoor heated pool creating a self-contained luxury hotel program in the diplomatic quarter immediately adjacent to the Parliamentary Triangle. The Hotel Realm is the preferred address for the Canberra business and diplomatic traveller requiring the full complement of luxury services.

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