Novotel Canberra Hotel 4.5 stars

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Novotel Canberra
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Hotel extras

  • 1 km to Lake Burley Griffin, 3 km to Parliament House

  • 286 spacious rooms and suites centrally located in the vibrant city centre

  • WiFi, large work space, flat-screen TV

  • Eat like a local at First Edition Restaurant & Bar serving an array of local produce

  • Health & Wellbeing facilities - indoor heated pool, spa, sauna and gym. In room yoga channel.

This hotel participates to Planet 21 and is acting in favour of Positive Hospitality.

Hotel location

Novotel Canberra

65 Northbourne Avenue
2601 canberra
australia

Tel: +61262455000

Fax: (+61)2/62455100

Check-in from 14h00

Check out up to 11h00

  • Northbourne Avenue:  Hume Highway Federal

  • Light Rail:  Alinga St

  • By plane

    CANBERRA At 8km / 5 miles

  • By train

    RAILWAY STATION - CANBERRA At 4km / 2.5 miles

GPS:-35.27799, 149.128986

Congress centre

  • NATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE 1.0 km / 0.62 mi

Hotel services

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In summary
  • Swimming pool
  • Car park
  • Restaurant
  • Wheelchair accessible hotel
  • Well-being
  • Air conditioning
  • Wi-Fi
  • Breakfast
  • Bar
  • Meeting rooms

FIRST EDITION CANBERRA

Taste Canberra like a local at First Edition Restaurant. Showcasing only the best and freshest local produce sourced within Australia's capital and surrounds. PLEASE NOTE LIMITED SERVICE CURRENTLY - BREAKFAST, BAR DINNER MENU and BREAKFAST ROOM SERVICE

Your meetings and events

With a wide range of excellent conference facilities and accommodation options, Novotel Canberra provides the ideal setting for meetings, conferences and events in Canberra. As a Canberra conference centre in the city, the hotel features seven modern, well presented event spaces, accommodating up to 200 delegates. Offering layout versatility, function rooms can be arranged in a variety of configurations, including banquet, cocktail, boardroom and classroom styles. Audio visual equipment, projectionequipment, and Wifi access are among the range of conferencing facilities available. Guests organising an event at the hotel can benefit from the support of the hotel's dedicated events team and creative and flexible menu options to inspire your delegates

Room descriptions and layouts

8 

meeting rooms

From 1 to 220 

attendees

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  • Flipchart

  • Meeting room

  • Indoor Swimming Pool, Spa, Sauna and Gymnasium

  • Audio and video equipment

  • Lectern

  • Podium

  • Syndicate rooms

  • Airconditioned meeting room

  • WIFI access

  • Video equipment

  • High speed transmission line

When organizing your meeting, the hotel will be happy to discuss the availability of its facilities and services with you.

Our accommodation(s)

Offering a variety of accommodation options that include spacious guest rooms, family accommodation and apartments. Novotel Canberra is ideally suited for both business and leisure travel. Each room features contemporary décor and a range of convenient fa cilities. Guests staying at this superb Canberra hotel can enjoy inroom climate control, flat screen TV with free to air channels, WiFi internet access, private ensuite and tea and coffee making facilities. Enjoy free access to our indoor heated pool area

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Novotel Canberra

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ALL Rating 4.0/5

15,947 reviews

TripAdvisor Rating 4.0/5

3,908 reviews

Injured myself in the room, received no follow up

Customer review rating 2.5/5

Jeff B. (. O. M. B. W. M. O. B. Families - 02/12/2021 Confirmed reviews ALL

I injured my foot on a door stopper in the room which was missing it’s rubber covering. This happened Saturday morning, but was not able to report until Saturday evening as we had to leave for a family event and reception was too busy when leaving in the morning. I ended up needing to go to a walk in clinic in Traralgon during the day for 2 1/2 hours to have this looked at and treated as the toe appeared to be broken. On our return in the evening I reported this to Jay at the front desk and sent him a picture of the injury before having it wrapped and the door stop causing this. He said to speak with him in the morning on check out, but he was not at reception on our checkout. I mentioned this to the gentleman we checked out with and was assured we would hear back. As of today (dec 2nd) we have not heard from anyone.

Very enjoyable stay in a great location

Customer review rating 5.0/5

Geoff K. Couples - 02/12/2021 Confirmed reviews ALL

Pleasant helpful reception staff. Very comfortable room. Close to shops and restaurants. Very enjoyable breakfast.

Dear Geoff K., We very much appreciate your comments regarding your stay at the Novotel Canberra. It is always a pleasure to receive positive feedback. I will share your comments with our team. I am sure that this feedback will serve as an encouragement to all of our staff as we strive to continuously improve the quality of our services. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be as pleasant as the previous one. Sincerely, Saz Bhatia Guest Experience Manager

Well located and neat

Customer review rating 5.0/5

Anand V. Business - 01/12/2021 Confirmed reviews ALL

Easy access, friendly staff and great food.

Dear Anand V., We very much appreciate your comments regarding your stay at the Novotel Canberra. It is always a pleasure to receive positive feedback. I will share your comments with our team. I am sure that this feedback will serve as an encouragement to all of our staff as we strive to continuously improve the quality of our services. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be as pleasant as the previous one. Sincerely, Saz Bhatia Guest Experience Manager

Very understanding staff

Customer review rating 5.0/5

Greg Business - 01/12/2021 Confirmed reviews ALL

Great. I had a family issue that required me to check out at 5pm the day before I was supposed to. The staff were understanding and did not charge me the night's accommodation or late checkout. Great service that will ensure I will book here again on all future tips to ACT.

Dear Greg, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. I'm glad the team went over and above to help out. I will most definitely share this with the team. We hope to welcome you back to our hotel very soon! Sincerely, Saz Bhatia Guest Experience Manager

Hospitality staff really good

Customer review rating 2.0/5

Anonymous Couples - 30/11/2021 Confirmed reviews ALL

Found underground car parking an absolute schamozzle nothing explained to us before arrival rushed into leaving our car by car park staff .Had to wait for car to return off site to get extra things from vehicle Not happy would not stay at Novotel again

Good location, comfortable room

Customer review rating 4.0/5

Samantha Families - 30/11/2021 Confirmed reviews ALL

We stayed for a family weekend away in an Executive King room. We found the room to be spacious, clean and the bed extremely comfy. We would have liked more pillow options. The bathroom could definitely do with some updating but was perfectly useable. We didn't have the best view (out across rooves and a coach car park), but luckily we weren't spending too much time in the room. The pool and gym were great. The hotel is situated in a central location, close to shops, restaurants and bars. Parking on site is small and we seemed to be there on a weekend where people had no idea about courteous parking and how to empty bags from their boot and park in a way that would not cause issues for others. Very inconsiderate. Probably why they were seeming to push the valet parking, but this isn't necessary if you know how to park your own car. Welcome gift as an Accor Gold member was bubbles and lollipops for the kids.

Very central & great stay

Customer review rating 4.5/5

Indie H. Couples - 30/11/2021 Confirmed reviews ALL

We arrived Friday afternoon/check in was simple-very helpful staff after 4 hrs drive from Sydney-thanks for our room & the lovely bottle of wine We loved it

Dear Indie H., We very much appreciate your comments regarding your stay at the Novotel Canberra. It is always a pleasure to receive positive feedback. I will share your comments with our team. I am sure that this feedback will serve as an encouragement to all of our staff as we strive to continuously improve the quality of our services. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be as pleasant as the previous one. Sincerely, Saz Bhatia Guest Experience Manager
Customer review rating 2.0/5

Peter Couples - 30/11/2021 Confirmed reviews ALL

Very tired hotel When we entered the room, it immediately smelled musty. We were staying using an Accor Advantage Plus free night, with an upgrade to this (king) room. To be honest, even if I had not had to pay extra for the room, I would still have been disappointed. My wife and I both independently came to the conclusion that we would not stay here again. Given the COVID-19 situation with almost random ability to travel, we decided that we would stay close by (we live in Canberra). If we chose to stay with Accor in Canberra again, it would definitely be at the Sebel (judging by the photographs on their website). The single highlight of the stay was our dinner at your restaurant, my wife and I enjoyed our meal and the service was good.

Dear Peter A D., Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your experience at the Novotel Canberra. I am sorry that your experience did not meet your expectations; please allow me to express my sincerest apologies. At Novotel, we strive to provide a superior service experience for every customer; therefore your feedback is very important to us. Please rest assured that we are taking the appropriate measures to address the problem and prevent future occurrence. We appreciate your sharing your concerns, and it is our hope that you will give us the opportunity to better serve you in the near future. Sincerely, Saz Bhatia Guest Experience Manager

Really Good Stay

TripAdvisor rating 4.0/5

planetwonderer 30/11/2021 TripAdvisor review

Staff were terrific in sorting out a very quiet room for us as requested. Our room, whilst a bit aging, was clean, large and very comfortable. The pool area was very relaxing but if the temperature of the pool and spa was increased more, it would have been perfect. Something that can easily be rectified. The breakfast was buffet with lots of great options and barista coffee, excellent. Enjoyed a delicious dinner with staff efficient and friendly. Really good location and great parking. Thank you to all for making our stay so welcoming and comfortable. We look forward to visiting again.

Good Stay

Customer review rating 4.0/5

Kirsty Couples - 29/11/2021 Confirmed reviews ALL

We enjoyed our stay but found the aircon in our room was really loud each time it turned on. Made me wake up a fair bit because I am a light sleeper. The service at Breakfast seemed a bit disorganised. Took a while to order, missing cutlery etc. But we understand that this was possibly due to not having enough staff on or training new staff due to recruitment losses over COVID. Other than that everything was great and we enjoyed our stay, thank you

Wonderful service & a great location

Customer review rating 5.0/5

Chris S. Business - 29/11/2021 Confirmed reviews ALL

As a regular to the Novotel Canberra, our recent visit was near perfect. Great service all round & the lovely GM Adrian even made my wife a complimentary cup of coffee when the barista was unavailable. Very much appreciate when people give that bit extra when it comes to customer care.

Dear Chris S., We very much appreciate your comments regarding your stay at the Novotel Canberra. It is always a pleasure to receive positive feedback. I will share your comments with our team. I am sure that this feedback will serve as an encouragement to all of our staff as we strive to continuously improve the quality of our services. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be as pleasant as the previous one. Sincerely, Saz Bhatia Guest Experience Manager

Central

Customer review rating 3.5/5

Julz Friends - 29/11/2021 Confirmed reviews ALL

Stayed one night passing through Canberra. Room was comfortable and roomy but a little outdated. Unfortunately we stayed Sun night and the restaurant and bar was not open and most of the surrounding restaurants were also closed

Dear julianne n., We very much appreciate your comments regarding your stay at the Novotel Canberra. It is always a pleasure to receive positive feedback. I will share your comments with our team. I am sure that this feedback will serve as an encouragement to all of our staff as we strive to continuously improve the quality of our services. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be as pleasant as the previous one. Sincerely, Saz Bhatia Guest Experience Manager

Weekend in Canberra

TripAdvisor rating 5.0/5

judyannb2017 28/11/2021 TripAdvisor review

This hotel is so convenient for the CBD and all that Canberra has to offer. Our room was large & well appointed, the bathroom clean & the bed comfortable. The staff at reception are helpful and courteous. We did not use the restaurant as we had friends in the city and ate out. The Novatel is well situated with many eateries within walking distance. We would not hesitate to stay there again.

SLOW KITCHEN

Customer review rating 3.5/5

Nick M. Business - 27/11/2021 Confirmed reviews ALL

OVERALL, QUITE HAPPY WITH MY STAY. BREAKFAST HOWEVER, WAS A VERY SLOW EVENT. I HAD BREAKFAST ON TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS AND ON BOTH OCCASIONS, A SIMPLE MEAL OF POACHED EGGS AND BACON TOOK AN HOUR FROM ORDER TO SERVICE. THE WAIT STAFF WERE VERY FRIENDLY (AND APOLOGETIC) AND THE MEAL, WHEN I GOT IT, WAS HOT, TASTY AND WELL PRESENTED - JUST SLOW.

Great location, Breakfast was the downfall!

Customer review rating 3.5/5

Jaz Families - 25/11/2021 Confirmed reviews ALL

Hotel was clean, neat and reception staff were great. We chose to stay here due to the indoor heated pool as it was a rainy weekend and could still keep the kids entertained if needed be. Great location, close to shops and attractions. Buffet breakfast was not a buffet you selected a main hot breakfast meal and then could get your own toast, cereal or yoghurt muesli. Not much for kids to pick from and only 1 coffee was included so had to pay for the other. There was a communication barrier with kitchen/floor staff as our order was mixed up twice. When I stay somewhere having breakfast is a treat so I was really disappointed.

Dear Jasmine J., We very much appreciate your comments regarding your stay at the Novotel Canberra. It is always a pleasure to receive positive feedback. I will share your comments with our team. I am sure that this feedback will serve as an encouragement to all of our staff as we strive to continuously improve the quality of our services. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be as pleasant as the previous one. Sincerely, Saz Bhatia Guest Experience Manager

Good location, Staff that try

TripAdvisor rating 5.0/5

craigday2021 25/11/2021 TripAdvisor review

Visiting our daughter for a weekend, we chose to stay at the Novatel Canberra, it is in a great location just on the edge of the shopping and dining precinct, and has car parking that is easy to access. They were fairly busy due to relaxation of some Covid restrictions, but check in was smooth. Rooms are generous and comfortable, and the indoor pool is always popular. We chose to have dinner in the restaurant after our long drive, whilst the service was good, it would benefit from a slightly expanded or more consistent menu, The current menu is a little confused not being cafe, nor a quality dinner menu, but the quality of the food was quite good. Breakfast was excellent, however on our departing morning, some issues at the restaurant forced us to abandon our reservation and travel outside to a local cafe around the corner which was quite quirky and had outstanding food. checkout was seamless with staff efficient and courteous, and were pleasantly greeted with our car being brought around to the front of the hotel. Overall our stay was quite good and will definitely stay again

Disappointed

TripAdvisor rating 1.0/5

cozziem 24/11/2021 TripAdvisor review

Stayed at the Novotel, breakfast was included, we had a booking, people were walking out, as they had being waiting for over an hour, we asked if we will be waiting for an hour also they said they would try there best to have our breakfast serviced quickly, our breakfast was serviced in an hour, no explanation why, we did ask, juice, cereal, things were missing in the buffet, lot of disappointed customers and people were walking out

Excellent hotel

TripAdvisor rating 4.0/5

Bears1922 21/11/2021 TripAdvisor review

Just had two nights at Novotel but enjoyed our stay very much. Room was quite spacious and well appointed. Wi fi worked well. Comfortable bed. Breakfast on level 1 was very good. Excellent location right at Civic with buses and tram right at the door. Only slight gripe is that parking in underground car park is a bit clunky, not sure why you need a voucher to exit the car park.

Run down, uninspiring, over-priced

TripAdvisor rating 1.0/5

kyk145 Business - 14/11/2021 TripAdvisor review

Each time I stay (because of work-only, limited choices) here at Novotel Canberra, it has gotten worse. The place is old, dark, smelly and gives an overall unpleasant feel. Everything feels unprofessional, even this survey, which I have already been asked to fill in a form for Novotel, now it's been requested by Accor again, shows how the customer experience is.

Not worth the money

TripAdvisor rating 2.0/5

TejS01 12/11/2021 TripAdvisor review

2 Stars only because the Reception staff was friendly and welcoming. Other than that I am glad that I only booked for one night and was able to book much better place for rest of my stay in Canberra(that too for less money). The place is outdated, carpets stained and stinky. Not recommendable.

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