Hotel Realm

5.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Bar (on property)
XThe Lower House Suite
Meeting facility
Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, minibar, in-room safe
Lobby

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pool
    Pool
  • Hot tub
    Hot tub
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Spa
    Spa
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Parking available
    Parking available

Explore the area

Map
18 National Circuit, Barton, ACT, 2600
  • Manuka Oval
    12 min walk
  • Manuka Shopping Centre
    14 min walk
  • Old Parliament House
    17 min walk
  • Canberra, ACT (CBR-Canberra Intl.)
    16 min drive

Room options

Realm Room

  • 32 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Family Room

  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 King Beds OR 2 Twin Beds and 1 King Bed

Two Bedroom Atrium Residence

  • 112 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds OR 2 King Beds

Realm One Bedroom Suite

  • 61 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Canberra

With a stay at Hotel Realm, you'll be centrally located in Canberra, a 3-minute drive from Parliament House and 5 minutes from Australian National University. .This luxury hotel is 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from National Archives of Australia and 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Lake Burley Griffin.

What's nearby

  • Manuka Oval - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Lake Burley Griffin - 18 min walk - 1.6 km
  • National Gallery of Australia - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Parliament House - 20 min walk - 1.7 km
  • Questacon - 2 min drive - 2.1 km

Getting around

  • Kingston Canberra Station - 6 min drive
  • Canberra, ACT (CBR-Canberra Intl.) - 16 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Penny University - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Queen's Terrace Cafe - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Caribou Kingston - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪The Durham - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Little Bird - ‬8 min walk

About this property

Hotel Realm

Art Deco Canberra hotel in Barton with a full-service spa
Hotel Realm offers 163 accommodations with iPads and minibars. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. This Canberra hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access, with a WiFi speed of 250+ Mbps (good for 3–5 people or up to 10 devices).

Bathrooms include bathrobes, slippers, designer toiletries, and complimentary toiletries. Business-friendly amenities include desks, complimentary newspapers, and phones. Additionally, rooms include espresso makers and safes. In-room massages and change of towels can be requested. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a health club and a sauna.

Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool, health club, fitness facility, or spa tub without adult supervision. Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool, health club, fitness facility, or spa tub.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

The onsite spa has 4 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, Swedish massages, and facials. The spa is equipped with a mud bath, a sauna, and a spa tub.

The spa is open daily. Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision. Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa.

Make yourself at home in one of the 163 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring iPads and minibars. Your pillowtop bed comes with premium bedding. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access is available. Bathrooms have designer toiletries and hair dryers.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. You're sure to appreciate the recreational amenities, including a health club, an indoor pool, and a spa tub. Additional features at this Art Deco hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a hair salon.
For lunch or dinner, stop by Louis Dining, a restaurant that specializes in French cuisine. Dining is also available at the coffee shop/cafe, and 24-hour room service is provided. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are served on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-out, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Planning an event in Canberra? This hotel has 7427 square feet (690 square meters) of space consisting of a conference center and 15 meeting rooms. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 6:30 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 7:00 AM and 10:30 AM.
Louis Dining - This restaurant specializes in French cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Reservations are required.
Chairman & Yip - This restaurant specializes in Asian cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Reservations are required. Open select days.
Maple + Clove Wholefoods - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and light fare. Open daily.
Ostani Bar - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Happy hour is offered. Reservations are required. Open daily.
Late night fare is available from 24-hour room service.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired Internet
  • In-room WiFi speed: 250+ Mbps (good for 3–5 people or up to 10 devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Self parking on site (AUD 20 per night; includes in/out privileges)
  • Valet parking on site (AUD 40 per day; includes in/out privileges)
  • Extended parking on site (AUD 20 per night)
  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee 6:30 AM–10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM–10:30 AM on weekends: AUD 35-35 for adults and AUD 15-35 for children
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service

Restaurants on site

  • Louis Dining
  • Chairman & Yip
  • Maple + Clove Wholefoods
  • Ostani Bar

Things to do

  • Bike rentals
  • Bike parking
  • Bike storage
  • Fitness centre
  • Full-service spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Sauna
  • A hot tub
  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Lift

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Conference centre (7427 square feet of space)
  • Meeting rooms - 15

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Spa

  • 4 treatment rooms
  • Body scrubs
  • Body treatments
  • Body wraps
  • Couples treatment room(s)
  • Facials
  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Massage - deep-tissue
  • Massage - hot stone
  • Massage - Swedish
  • Massage/treatment rooms
  • Mud bath
  • Sauna
  • Spa open daily
  • Hot tub

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Bathroom emergency pull cord
  • Lift
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • In-room accessibility
  • Low-height worktop and sink
  • Valet for wheelchair-equipped vehicle
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • At least 80% of lighting from LEDs
  • At least 80% of food locally sourced
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Fireplace in reception
  • Humane treatment of captive wild animals
  • Living plant wall
  • Locally owned and organised tours and activities
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Pillow menu
  • Pillow-top mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Designer toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)

Entertainment

  • TV/satellite channels
  • iPad

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea filters (reusable)
  • Electric kettle
  • Espresso maker
  • Minibar

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Eco-friendly cleaning products used
  • Free newspapers
  • Guidebooks/recommendations
  • In-room massage
  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • LED light bulbs
  • Local maps
  • Phone
  • Restaurant dining guide
  • Safe
  • Slippers
  • Soundproofing
  • Turndown service
  • Water-efficient showers only
  • Water-efficient toilets only

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The property charges AUD 1.5 for credit card payments
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
If you are planning to arrive after 8:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Travel history and/or health declaration. Customers may be requested by the property to provide documentation of recent travel history (such as showing passport immigration stamps) and/or complete a health declaration.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for AUD 40.0 per day

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately AUD 35 to 35 for adults, and AUD 15 to 35 for children
  • Self parking fee: AUD 20 per night (in/out privileges)
  • Valet parking fee: AUD 40 per day (in/out privileges)
  • Extended parking fee: AUD 20 per night
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: AUD 40.0 per day
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of AUD 1.5

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
This property uses eco-friendly cleaning products
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool, health club, or fitness facility, while guests under 16 years old are only allowed in the swimming pool, health club, and fitness facility with adult supervision
Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa, and guests under 16 years old are only allowed with adult supervision

National rating

This property has been awarded a star rating from the Australian Star Ratings Agency, Star Ratings Australia.

Property is also known as

Hotel Realm Barton
Realm Barton
Hotel Realm Hotel
Hotel Realm Barton
Hotel Realm Hotel Barton

Hotel Realm Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 621 out of 1004 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 240 out of 1004 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 81 out of 1004 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 40 out of 1004 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 22 out of 1004 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Damon

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Very accommodating staff, clean rooms overall excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Megan, COTTESLOE

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy access hotel, safe and room clean. Check in staff helpful and very polite. Breakfast was busy and food slightly above average but whilst staff levels are high, the restaurant felt unorganised and chaotic :)
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The team at Hotel Realm are friendly, approachable and accommodating. The surrounding dining options are exemplary, and the connections to services such as gym, spa and hairdresser make this the perfect Barton stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Madeline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Air conditioning was difficult to set.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Timmy

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Daina

Great trip, outdated room.
Hotel realm is beautiful and has a wonderful location! But the decor of the rooms are outdated, the carpet is terribly stained and the seating does not allow for a couple of families to be close together and comfortable. The robes provided have a horrible smell to them and the 24hr room service is not great! We did enjoy our night away and the bed was so unbelievably comfortable that you don’t wanna leave it. We would definitely stay again if the price was lower for what you get.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

George

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Trish

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Carolena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Amazingly comfortable beds, pleasant staff, convenient family suites with everything needed to enjoy a family visit to Canberra.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Ashley, Eastwood

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room has some crumbs left on the couch. A fire alarm went off in the morning and left us with no hot water for showering.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

peter, Canberra, Australia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay !!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sarah-Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic 5-night stay.
Great location. Excellent facilities. Friendly team. The pool area is great, but the hours are restricted - even needing to book at times, due to its use by the public.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Samantha

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
I will not go back if I don't have to
Overpriced and boring. There were very few choices on the menu for room service. (I had to have the same dish for both lunch and dinner).
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Linh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Realm Room.
We booked the entry level room category which was still nice & spacious. Bathroom, carpet & walls looked clean, our bed throw had a few stains but the bed sheets and pillows were pristine white and smelled clean. Shower head is set pretty high up, I could just reach it, lol. But water pressure was good and there's lots of space on the bathroom vanity to spread out your product if needed. Our room was on level 2 and didn't get any disturbances from the wedding party down stairs. The wilson underground parking is convenient and free during weekend. Checkin staff were okay, not very warm or welcoming but efficient. We did received complimentary wine & chocolates in our room during our stay which was a nice surprise. Only feedback is more usb port or charging stations in room
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Couldn’t be Happier
I couldn’t have wished for anything more! The hotel was very centrally situated,contained everything I needed & I really enjoyed my stay
The loungeroom of my suite!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Emma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mudhaher

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nathan

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Deidre

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024