Hotel Kurrajong Canberra

It’s a beautiful hotel, rich with history which was a nice bonus. Restful bed. Lovely staff, beautifully decorated hotel and comfortable room. 11am check out. Walking distance to the Art gallery.

This hotel is wonderfully close (10 mins walking distance) to both key visitor sites and excellent shopping and restaurants in Kingston and Barton. We made good use of this proximity. Room was very nice. Was unsure if we had balcony, or double bed and twin ( me, wife, teen son) or any view. Adapted anyway and with no distress. Shower ‘slide’ (up and down for spout) was loose at bottom ( small impact) and found I bumped into soap holder on any turn in shower, but also coped. Exhaust fan in bathroom was either non-existent or slow to remove mist / odour. But also did not diminish our enjoyment of the lovely accommodation. Walking about the hotel was delightful, inside and in environs. Its history and Chifley links were always present in our minds - very assuring to us. ** DO take up the complimentary ‘Chifley Walk’ offer on checking in, which includes free tour of Old Parliement House and MoAD. Chifley’s Restaurant options were lovely and apart from a confusion as to whether breakfast was complimentary or not.. (eventually proved ‘nope’) out three experiences were great. And this was despite 3 booked events in the main dining room in our 3 night stay. which simply led to more explorative moves to other dining sites nearby in the facility. The staff are all very eager to make you welcome, comfy and well-attended. Sad to see that one option (from the same kitchen..) on the in-room dining menu was not on offer for Restaurant dining. All other ‘same items’ were same cost.. so did not make sense to me. There were many places to sit, wander, contemplate.. and to sit with a drink or a book at fireside at any time of day or night was wond’rous. I had stayed here alone 12 years ago and was very keen to take my wife here to delight in it. Hotel Kurrajong ticked all boxes again- we’ll be back. A wonderful Canberra visitor experience was enhanced by your welcome and facilities. (*but please, if only for your poor Reception staff.. get onto fixing that booking system !)

Loved the location, the charm & history of this hotel. We loved the room size & provision of a couch. We loved the mattress & we loved the quality of tea bags. We loved the quiet neighbourhood & close proximity to a good cafe & some excellent restaurants. Loved the fragrance when we first walked into the Hotel & we loved the local Eden Road Pinot Noir available from the bar. We also really appreciated decent sized towels in the bathroom.

It was very clean the staff are very friendly & helpful. The rooms are very spacious, bathroom is very large and the shower is very powerful. It has a coffee machine and a kettle, plenty of power points in the room including a double power point in the bed head to charge your phone. Large screen tv, ironing board & iron. The bed & pillows very comfortable large pillows we had 2 pillows each. Plenty of parking in 2 car parks with boom gates that open with your room key.

We love the Kurrajong, and never consider staying elsewhere whenever we are in Canberra! The history of the hotel, the old world elegance, the lovely gardens, the friendly staff, the tastefully decorated rooms, and the restaurant on site are some of the main factors that keep drawing us back 😊