Canberra's Premier Destination
Positioned in the heart of Australia's capital, redefines what a hotel-casino can be - sharp geometry, living light installations, a refined casino atmosphere, and rooms engineered for genuine rest. Canberra's diplomatic energy and cultural depth aren't just outside the door; they're woven into every surface of this building.
Walter Burley Griffin's radial city plan inspired the hotel's angular atrium - a 14-metre void flooded with northern light each afternoon that functions as a living sundial.
Canberra's high plateau climate means the rooftop garden terrace is usable more nights per year than comparable venues in Melbourne or Sydney - factored into every outdoor booking guarantee.
Every 90 days, works sourced exclusively from Australian Capital Territory-based artists replace the lobby and corridor pieces - guests at check-in are never looking at the same hotel twice.
Luxurious retreats crafted for the most discerning guests
Mountain Sightline
Floor-to-ceiling glazing frames an unobstructed sightline toward the Brindabella Mountains, shifting from pale gold at dawn to deep violet well after sundown. The room's palette - raw concrete panels offset by hand-woven wool textiles sourced from Snowy Mountains producers - keeps the visual temperature low and the sense of space surprisingly generous for a studio footprint.
Private Terrace
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Named after the architect whose competition-winning plan gave Canberra its distinctive geometry, this suite features a private terrace wide enough for a proper outdoor working setup or an evening meal for two beneath the ACT's reliably clear sky. Inside, the furniture is low-slung and angular - a deliberate nod to mid-century governmental architecture - with a reading alcove built directly into the eastern wall where morning light arrives with unusual precision.
270° Capital View
Occupying the building's uppermost corner, this two-bedroom penthouse offers a 270-degree sweep across Lake Burley Griffin, the Parliamentary Triangle, and the distant Tidbinbilla hills - a perspective that makes Canberra's planned grandeur immediately legible. The kitchen is fully equipped with induction surfaces and a prep island sized for serious cooking, while the separate media room runs a 4K laser projection system across a four-metre screen that doubles as a presentation wall for guests who arrive with work in mind.
The casino floor spans 3,200 square metres across two connected levels, housing more than 280 electronic gaming machines alongside 34 dedicated table positions ranging from classic card games to rapid-format options designed for guests who prefer shorter sessions. The casino atmosphere resists the windowless, timeless design of traditional casino floors - instead, natural materials like blackened steel columns and warm-toned timber slatting keep the space grounded, and a programmable overhead lighting grid shifts colour temperature every two hours to reflect the actual time of day outside. The casino floor draws a noticeably mixed crowd: Canberra's transient population of diplomats, public servants attending parliamentary sitting weeks, and interstate visitors who treat the capital as a weekend destination rather than a stopover all arrive with different intentions and stay considerably longer than they planned. For guests seeking a polished casino experience in the capital, the room layout keeps energy high while still feeling composed and easy to navigate.
Executive Chef Mara Holloway runs both venues from a philosophy of rigid seasonality - menus are rebuilt every eight weeks around what ACT-region producers can actually deliver, which in practice means the kitchen is never cooking the same dish twice across a full year. The ground-floor restaurant, Civic Table, anchors its identity in slow-cooked regional proteins and open-fire vegetable preparation, while the mezzanine Canteen operates as a faster-format space where house-made flatbreads, grain bowls assembled from Canberra district farms, and rotating single-origin filter coffee serve the hotel's considerable business-travel population through a 6am-to-10pm window. Dining at Civic Table in particular carries a particular atmosphere during parliamentary sitting weeks - the room fills with a specific kind of purposeful conversation, while casino guests can move from the gaming floor to dinner without breaking the evening's rhythm.





is built around a single conviction: that modern design should do real work - regulating mood, sharpening focus, and making every moment inside feel deliberately considered rather than accidentally comfortable. Canberra has long been underestimated as a destination, yet its tree-lined boulevards between Civic and Barton, its proximity to the National Gallery and the Brindabella Ranges, and its four sharply defined seasons give guests a richer backdrop than almost any other Australian city. Come here chasing a convention, a casino floor, or simply a long weekend away from Sydney's pace, and leave with the quiet suspicion that you may have found the country's most interesting city. The casino sits within the wider hotel experience rather than overpowering it, giving the property a balanced capital-city character.
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