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Canberra Accommodation

Canberra has a large range of accommodation, from low cost hostel, to high class hotels. As the RSAA does not provide an off-site accommodation booking service, visitors are required to arrange their own accommodation. We recommend that people needing off-site accommodation contact The Canberra Tourism and Events Corporation Visitors' Centre, who have an accommodation information and booking service, at telephone 02 6205 0044, (or 131 251 or 1800 026 166 within Australia), fax 02 6205 0776, email, or home page.

The following lists a range of accommodation closer to the city centre (distances from city) in addition to the first three motels in Curtin and Deakin that are closest to the Observatory.

Name	Address	Approx. Dist	Phone/Fax	Website or email	Approx Rate
Embassy Motel	Hopetoun Circuit, Deakin	4km	02 6281 1322/ 02 6281 1843		$125/single room B&B
Statesman Hotel-Motel	Strangways St, Curtin	6km	02 6281 1777/ 02 6282 3938	Website	$88/single room
Curtin Budget Motel	106 Cotter Road, Curtin	7km	02 6281 5499/ 02 6232 4034		$65/single room; weekly rates also
Canberra City Backpackers	7 Akuna St, Canberra	0.3 km	02 6229 0888/ 02 6229 0777	Website	$25 pp share dorm, $40 pp twin
Waldorf Apartments	2 Akuna St, Canberra	0.3 km	02 6229 1234/ 02 6229 1235	Website	$154 (1 b/rm) - $220 (3 b/rm)
Parkroyal canberra	1 Binara St, Canberra	0.4 km	02 6247 8999/ 02 6257 4903	Email	over $150/room
City Walk Hotel (B/packer)	2 Mort St, City Walk, Canberra.	0.7 km	02 6257 0124/ 02 6257 0116	Website	$25 pp (dorm.), $50-$60 (twin)
Novotel Canberra	65 Northbourne Ave	0.9 km	02 6245 5000/ 02 6245 5100		$100 -125/room
Canberra Central Apartments	Cnr Northbourne Ave & Barry Dr.	1.0 km	02 6230 4781/ 02 6230 6466	Website	$60 - $90/room
Quality Inn Downtown	82 Northbourne Ave, Canberra	1.0 km	02 6249 1388/ 02 6247 2523	Website	$75 - $100/room
Rydges Canberra	London Circuit, Canberra	1.0 km	02 6247 6244/ 02 6257 3071	Website	$129/room (dbl or twin)
Kythera Motel	98-100 Northbourne Ave, Canberra	1.5 km	02 6248 7611/ 02 6248 0419	Website	$75 - $100/room
The Chifley	102 Northbourne Ave, Canberra	1.5 km	02 6249 1411/ 02 6249 6878		$125 - $150/room
Acacia Motor Lodge	65 Ainslie Ave, Braddon	1.5 km	02 6249 6955/ 02 6247 7058	Website	$71(s), $77(twin), $91(triple)
Olims Canberra Hotel	Crnr Ainslie Ave & Limestone Ave	2.0 km	02 6248 5511/ 02 6247 0864		$100 - $125/room
Fenner Hall	210 Northbourne Ave, Braddon	2.5 km	02 6279 9000/ 02 6257 4926		under $50
Bruce, Burton & Garran Halls	Daley Rd, Austr. Nat. University	2.5 km	02 6267 4700/ 02 6267 4450	Email	under $50
Burgmann College	Daley Rd, Austr. Nat. University	2.5 km	02 6267 5222/ 02 6257 2655		under $50
Ursula College	Daley Rd, Austr. Nat. University	2.5 km	02 6279 4300/ 02 6279 4320	Website	under $50
Victor Lodge	29 Dawes St, Kingston	5.5 km	02 6295 7777/ 02 6295 2466		under $50
Motel Monaro	(adj. to, and run by, Victor Lodge)	5.5 km	02 6295 2111/ 02 62952466	Website	$89/dbl or twin
Kingston Hotel (Backpackers)	73 Canberra Ave, Kingston	5.5 km	02 6295 0123/ 02 6295 7871		$12/pers (+ $4 Linen) (dorm)
Canberra Youth Hostel	191 Dryandra St, O'Connor	6.0 km	02 6248 9155/ 02 6249 1731	Email	under $50
Canberra Motor Village (Caravan park)	Kunzea St, O'Connor	5.0 km	02 6247 5466/ 02 6249 6138	Email	$66 - $100/room