QT Canberra

4.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
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Premium bedding, minibar, desk, laptop workspace

Reviews

8.0 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Room service
  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
1 London Circuit, Canberra, ACT, 2601
  • Australian National University
    8 min walk
  • Canberra Museum and Gallery
    9 min walk
  • Lake Burley Griffin
    9 min walk
  • Canberra, ACT (CBR-Canberra Intl.)
    15 min drive

Room options

QT Two Bedroom State Suite

  • 128 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 King Beds OR 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds

QT Superior King Room

  • 29 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

QT Junior Suite

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

QT King Room

  • 29 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

QT Twin Room

  • 29 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Canberra

A stay at QT Canberra places you in the heart of Canberra, within a 10-minute walk of Australian National University and Canberra Museum and Gallery. .This hotel is 0.7 mi (1.2 km) from Canberra Theatre Centre and 0.7 mi (1.2 km) from Civic Square.

What's nearby

  • Australian National University - 8 min walk
  • Canberra Centre - 11 min walk
  • National Convention Centre - 18 min walk
  • National Museum of Australia - 20 min walk
  • Australian War Memorial - 4 min drive

Getting around

  • Kingston Canberra Station - 11 min drive
  • Canberra, ACT (CBR-Canberra Intl.) - 15 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Molly - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Two Before Ten - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Wild Panda - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪QT Lounge - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Cupping Room - ‬5 min walk

About this property

QT Canberra

Hotel with a conference center, a short walk to Australian National University
QT Canberra offers 205 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and complimentary newspapers. Rooms open to balconies. Beds feature premium bedding. LCD televisions are featured in guestrooms. Bathrooms include showers, bathrobes, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Canberra hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include complimentary bicycles.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 205 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services. This hotel also features a hair salon, wedding services, and a fireplace in the lobby.
Enjoy Italian cuisine at Capitol Bar & Grill, a restaurant which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Full breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Planning an event in Canberra? This hotel has 8934 square feet (830 square meters) of space consisting of a conference center and 10 meeting rooms. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10 AM.
Capitol Bar & Grill - This restaurant specializes in Italian cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Capitol Bar - Onsite bar. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English, Filipino, French, Korean, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Self parking on site (AUD 30 per night)
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
  • Off-site parking within 328 ft (AUD 30 per day)

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee daily 6:30 AM–10 AM: AUD 35 per person
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • Capitol Bar & Grill
  • Capitol Bar

Things to do

  • Free bike hire

Family friendly

  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Lift

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Conference centre (8934 square feet of space)
  • Meeting rooms - 10

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom

More

  • 100% renewable energy
  • At least 80% of lighting from LEDs
  • At least 80% of food locally sourced
  • At least 80% organic food
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers
  • Biodegradable drinking straws
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Fireplace in reception
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • No plastic soft drinks bottles
  • No plastic water bottles
  • Reusable cups only
  • Reusable tableware only
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • LCD TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Minibar

More

  • Desk
  • Eco-friendly cleaning products provided
  • Free newspapers
  • Guidebooks/recommendations
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • LED light bulbs
  • Phone
  • Restaurant dining guide
  • Water-efficient showers only

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: AUD 40

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 1.50 percent for credit card payments
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for AUD 50.0 per day
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately AUD 35 per person
  • Self parking fee: AUD 30 per night
  • Nearby parking fee: AUD 30 per day (328 ft away)
  • Late check-out fee: AUD 40 (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: AUD 50.0 per day
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 1.50 percent

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

Parking height restrictions apply
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

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QT Canberra Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 391 out of 1005 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 347 out of 1005 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 168 out of 1005 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 70 out of 1005 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 29 out of 1005 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Central to everything
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gerard

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Adnan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

John, St Kilda East

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Housekeeping Lady excellent, Price & Position good but property tired, beds uncomfortable.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Roman

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Aaron

Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Amelia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unclean, tacky, worn down, mould on the ceilings in the bathroom. Construction site surrounding, noisy. This was not advertised. Included breakfast was gross. Stay somewhere else. Staff were nice though and I hate leaving mean reviews but so disappointed in our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Reece

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent value for money. Great smell in hotel. Clean, good size room. Only negative was being next to the lift well - very noisey.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Jeffrey, Goulburn

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pooja

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great property however there is construction happening around the hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We found the downstair bar and dining areas to be great options for us. We ate both nights in the bar area. Staff that we encountered were fantastic, barman Sam being a standout!! The room we had is starting to show its age but in saying that it was perfectly serviceable and very comfortable for our 2 night stay. We will certainly stay here again when we next head to Canberra.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

elie

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Would never stay here again
I wouldn't stay here ever again. Hotel doesn't mention 1.93m clearance on the website anywhere so my car didn't fit in the underground basement. We booked a room for 2 adults and 1 infant. No cot in the room upon arrival and had to follow it up twice with room service and received it after an hour and a half. Room had a terrible odour in it. Pretty sure it was from the sewer services in the hotel which are all blocked. We went to use the sink and it would take roughly 15 minutes to drain a basin puddle of roughly 15mm depth. Room had cob webs on the windows with dead insects in it. Got transferred to a different room only to have the same plumbing issues. I eventually gave up even trying to ask for help because I spent majority of my stay following things or asking for basics regarding hygiene or comfort.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Daniel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Very comfortable rooms, everything is clean tidy and pleasant. Rooms have doors that open to small balconies and taking in the fresh air and views was great. There were building works around the hotel at the time we stayed so getting in and out by foot was tedious and there was a lot of noise pollution in the area. Good access to eateries nearby, but the in-hotel dining for us was not as good as we hoped. Great food though. We gave feedback on this so hopefully future patrons will have a better experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Everything in the hotel has aged and upgrades are needed to maintain the appeal of a QT. The bed was lumpy, rooms are dirty and carpet smells. Also, the front of the hotel is a noisy construction site for the light rail and they are building on weekends/night too. There was no forewarning about the construction before booking the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Emma, Meadowbank

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel, staff are lovely
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Phil

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Room - 1403 - was in a bit of a sad state. No bottle opener, ventilation in bathroom was like 737 jet engine - I had to block it with a face washer - sink did not hold water at all, woeful water pressure, shower mixer handle fell off as soon as I touched it. Comfy bed, good pillows, ventilation noise eventually shut down at some point overnight.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Darren

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
after I booked the room online, I rang to see if I could get a room as high as I could. I was informed that I could get a room on the 8th floor. This was 2 weeks prior to check-in. when I arrived I was informed that my room was not available.... The room we had was dated. There was no proper ventilation in the bathroom and there was mold on the walls. the entrance to the bathroom had a slight rise which could catch out the unknowing elderly.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Betsy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Construction site next door created a poor experience including noise 24/7. Nothing on website indicated construction impact on hotel quality. Very disappointed
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Beware Construction!!!
Beautifully designed hotel with great staff in dire need of some maintenance located on the edge of a major construction project 😳 Would stay again, but only after qualifying the state and location of our room. Friends who had breakfast in the hotel (we didn’t) were disappointed at the lack of fresh fruit etc. Staff we dealt with were all great and changed our room (issues with bathroom drainage and dysfunctional ac) without any fuss.. they are the only reason we’d go back. 😏
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Nigel

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Nigel

Travelled with family
Disliked: Room comfort
Not suitable to stay
Building works outside - diggers going at 12 midnight on a Saturday night!!! They moved our rooms which was appreciated but this hotel is not visible to stay in with the building noise which is likely to be there through to 2025-2026.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024