Mercure Canberra

“A quiet oasis, rooms overlook a lovely central courtyard garden with fountain. No street noise at all.”

It may look Establishment and a little old from the street but the interior is in immaculate condition, celebrating its 1927 build. Our room was on the top floor of the hotel, itself with a mezzanine bedroom and bathroom. The lounge area, double sofa bed and kitchenette on the lower floor of our tw… more

It may look Establishment and a little old from the street but the interior is in immaculate condition, celebrating its 1927 build. Our room was on the top floor of the hotel, itself with a mezzanine bedroom and bathroom. The lounge area, double sofa bed and kitchenette on the lower floor of our two level apartment. The entire room, including the bathroom and kitchenette were absolutely clean, the cleanest we’ve experienced of all the Accor hotels we’ve stayed at this year. A thought for those guests less steady on their feet : the stairs up to the bedroom are narrow and steep; the shower is over the bath and it’s a deep bath so you have to be careful climbing into the bath to use the shower. Best to check with Reception to obtain a suitable, accessible, room. Our apartment had a balcony; it was lovely to sit, with coffee or a drink and read in the sun, overlooking a peaceful courtyard garden with fountain. Use the secure outdoor car park at the rear of the hotel: Reception gives you the PIN code to enter and exit at the gates. Access to the car park from the hotel so you can park, after checking in, and carry your luggage to your room. We will happily stay here again.

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“An older hotel, but full of character.”

This is an older hotel but full of character. The staff were great, the rooms are comfortable. The hot water in the shower is hot and instant. The hotel is fairly centrally located (although we used Uber instead of driving). The hotel is showing some signs of its age but it has heaps of charm.

“Quaint hotel in Canberra”

We stay in this hotel occasionally as it’s comfortable and close to Civic. The restaurant options for both breakfast and dinner are ok and reasonable value for your $. It’s an older style hotel but has pleasant surrounds and is clean and well presented.

“Chosen as a pet friendly option”

Lovely historical building close to Civic, about 1km if you want to walk. We had stayed in two Abode hotels in Canberra previously when we visited with our dog. This is our first stay here. Our stay coincided with an ice cold snap in Canberra so we welcomed the fact the heat was on in our room o… more

Lovely historical building close to Civic, about 1km if you want to walk. We had stayed in two Abode hotels in Canberra previously when we visited with our dog. This is our first stay here. Our stay coincided with an ice cold snap in Canberra so we welcomed the fact the heat was on in our room on arrival and that we could dine inside in certain areas with our dog. You pay a premium per night to have your dog and whilst they are fairly similar to the decor in other rooms, the floor is Lino/ hard and it’s freezing!! Perhaps in winter a nice addition with the pet pack would be slippers as this is essential and I’m glad I packed some from another hotel stay. Our room had a sizeable paved courtyard facing North so it was easy to toilet, although our boy preferred the smells the internal grassed courtyard gardens of the hotel provided. Bistro food was nice, but room service was very average and several weeks after check out I’m still waiting on a response to a query of an overcharged meal from their night owl menu.

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