East Hotel

We have stayed at the East Hotel a couple of times and on both occasions we have found it to be an above average property. Firstly, the good things. The hotel has a very “funky” vibe with a cool restaurant and bar as well as the nice fit out and general “quirkiness” setting it apart from the usual chain hotel feel. The East Hotel is a good location, a short car ride to most of the major attractions of Canberra. The rooms are well appointed, with a pleasant view (on the higher floors). All the staff we met were helpful and courteous. The only thing stopping me giving 5 stars is the bed. Maybe we got the same room as the other reviewer who commented on how hard the bed was? Anyhow, one of the two single beds pushed together to make a double bed in the room was hard and lumpy. At this price point, I would expect a proper, comfy, soft double mattress to guarantee a good nights sleep. Overall though, would stay again (and just try and avoid the room with the lumpy bed!) 😃

We were after accessible accommodation close to the Lake in Canberra. We booked directly with the Hotel and the whole experience was easy - and good value. The Hotel has a really nice vibe - and it was an added bonus that options for eating on site were available and fabulous. Joe's Bar in particular looked after us very well. The room was simple but had all the essentials and was very quiet. We will definitely stay here again. Highly recommended.

Excellent stay, even better than expected. Extremely clean with great facilities.

We originally had been allocated a disabled access room, but upon request, we were then moved to a beautiful suite for the remaining two nights of our three night stay as there was no other option for all three nights. ||||The suite was lovely - everything was immaculate. Special mention to Alex and Kylie for sorting out the room swap. Comfy king bed, great facilities including a laundry, cooktop, oven and microwave, and a luxurious bathroom. ||||We paid for parking at $20 per night and it was convenient and safe. So many local dining options both within the hotel and outside. We walked to the lake each morning and enjoyed the spacious, green and leafy Talopea Park on the way. ||||Close to everything, and extremely well presented, with a gorgeously spacious foyer.

We stayed 4 nights including Christmas Day. We were catching up with friends at The Kingston Hotel which is super convenient across the road. The in hotel restaurant, Agostini’s, served a great breakfast & coffee, lunch was delicious. We had adjoining rooms so our family could stay. The rooms were well appointed with comfortable beds. It was handy having a washing machine & clothes dryer in the room.

I have stayed at the East Hotel many years ago and decided to stay again recently. Price was decent and included upgrade to one bedroom. Unit was nice and has everything one needs and very large, but unfortunately as the bed was so uncomfortable and hard I could not ever stay there again. The staff were excellent and made efforts the next day to add some padding but we still found it so excessively hard. I know it was two single beds pushed together but I can't imagine all rooms had a bed this hard, I was extremely sore for the two days and didn't want to stay the second day because of this. Everything else at the hotel is perfect. The vibe is nice, atmosphere is nice, staff are nice. We had meal at the restaurant for dinner - restaurant was full so we sat in the lobby to eat and was even better - very comfortable and quiet and nice food. It's handy having Kingston Hotel across the road too. Nice area to stay and just five minutes walk to Kingston shops. If it weren't for the bed for sure I would stay here again as I really love the location and vibe.

Such a lovely experience - due to delays I didn't arrive until 11:30pm: no problems. Smooth check-in. and 3 days later, smooth check-out. Room was so comfortable with everything I needed and beautifully set up with distinct areas and a balcony with chairs and table. Bed and bedding were excellent. Bathroom facilities were also excellent. Parking underneath at no extra cost.

This is a really good hotel. I stayed in Oct. 2025, on a busy weekend. But there was convenient parking, and responsive, friendly reception. Nice rooms. Very quiet on a high floor.

I've stayed here twice, each time for a week each. I had a great 5 star experience the first time, but a 4 star experience this most recent time. Don't get me wrong, it's still a good place, it just want as good as the first time. This hotel is located in southeastern Canberra in the Kingston/Manuka area. From here you can walk to either of the areas in those two neighborhoods that has tons of restaurants, so that's good. The hotel is very nice and also modern and very clean. There's a restaurant and a restaurant/bar just off the lobby. The staff is very friendly and willing to help with whatever. The rooms are fairly spacious and as clean and modern as other areas of the hotel. My room had a fridge, coffee maker, stovetop and a nice view. A couple things I like about the hotel: the have free wifi for guests, and there are computers in the lobby you can use. Also, they have bikes you can borrow for free which you can use to get around town a bit. Like I said though, although I like the place, I don't like it as much as I used to. Why? There was a 100MB limit/day on the wifi. Somehow I burned that up in about 20 minutes my first day, despite my not downloading and files, upgrades, audio or video. I was more careful in the future and did not have this problem again (the free Canberra city wifi a block away helped). The breakfast place was different this time and although it resulted in better food, it was more expensive. I only need something simple, but that wasn't really an option. Also, my room was smaller than last time and with no bathtub. So I still like it, but it's not as good as before.

This apartment hotel was awesome. Great location. Friendly, helpful service. Parking. Lovely restaurants and bar. Beautifully designed, and furnished apartment, they have thought of everything. Highly recommend, just wish there more hotels across Australia and the world!

My favourite hotel in Canberra. I have stayed there three times and have never been disappointed. The rooms are spacious and beautifully decorated. No poky little bathrooms here. The beds are so comfortable you almost can't wake up. There is free internet (wifi or ethernet), a full pillow menu and an amazing bar downstairs. I will always try to stay there when I am in Canberra.

Great hotel/serviced apartment hybrid. Everything feels "fresh", the staff are helpful and the rooms are spacious. The buffet breakfast which came included in our rate was delicious. They also offer free bike rental and lollies in reception. Will definitely stay here again bay time I'm in Canberra. Top marks!

The hotel is adequate but the service is curt bordering on rude. The restaurant smells of fat due to the poorly ventilated rotisserie, and the menu overpriced and limited. Although the hotel provides 'free' wireless internet, the data allowance is very small, and easily used up by one Skype call. Extra charges then apply to get more data.