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Hotel Policies & Fees
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
Renovations and Closures
The hotel will be renovating from 1 September 2011 to 31 March 2012. The following areas are affected: Guestrooms
Renovation work will only be conducted during business hours. Every effort will be made to minimize noise and disturbance. Completion dates are subject to change.
This information supersedes all other information in this property's description that relates to these amenities.
Property Amenities
The hotel offers a restaurant and a snack bar/deli.A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This 3.5-star property offers access to a business center, technology support staff, and audio-visual equipment.
An Internet point is located on site high-speed wired and wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. Event facilities measuring 830 square meters include a conference center, a meeting/conference room, a ballroom, and exhibit space. This business-friendly hotel also offers a fitness facility, multilingual staff, and gift shops/newsstands. Limited onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis (surcharge).
Rydges Lakeside Canberra is a smoke-free property.
Rooms
Rydges Lakeside Canberra offers 201 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and complimentary newspapers. Rooms open to balconies. Televisions come with cable/satellite channels and pay movies. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and hair dryers.
This Canberra hotel provides wired high-speed Internet access for a surcharge. Business-friendly amenities include desks and direct-dial phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and wake-up calls can be requested.
All guestrooms are non-smoking.
Room Amenities
Dining
Locanda Italian Steakhous - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, and has a bar.
24-hour room service is available.
Renovations and Closures
The hotel will be renovating from 1 September 2011 to 31 March 2012. The following areas are affected: Guestrooms
Renovation work will only be conducted during business hours. Every effort will be made to minimize noise and disturbance. Completion dates are subject to change.
This information supersedes all other information in this property's description that relates to these amenities.
Verified Reviews: All guest reviews are verified as submitted by our customers and reflect their stay at Rydges Lakeside Canberra
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“Mix of mainly new with some old and low flow”
The hotel has been recently refurbished, with some daytime work ongoing, so the room was very new. Some components are still original, such as the Fareheit thermostat, but functional. Main complaint is the poor flow of the water saver shower; looked great, but the expectation of a good shower was disappointed.
“I will go back if I travel canberra again”
I will go back if I travel canberra again
“Not Impressed”
Good location, nice views, but the condition or the maintenance of the hotel leaves a lot to be desired.
“Not impressed with surcharge”
2 holes in the carpet , blood spot on pillow case wasn't a good start. Other than that a comfortable stay in a good area. 20 min. walk to National Museum. NOT IMPRESSED with a credit card surcharge on paying.
“Good all round”
Quiet location, spacious rooms. Great views from balcony.
“Do not plan to stay at that particular Rydges ever again.”
I have prevously stayed at the Capital Hill Rydges and was very happy with the service there. I would certainly recommend the Rydges in that location but I was tremendously disappointed with the service at the Lakeside Rydges. If it wasn't for their awesome dreambeds and location I can't think of a reason why anyone would stay there a second time.
“NOT BAD”
Lobby area is modern/really sharp. Guest rooms are older but perfectly OK...good TV and shower. Restaurant is a bit overpriced, but food - particularly breakfast - is good. Ten minute walk to several really good restaurants.
“Expected a little better”
I have stayed ay different Rydges before. I have always been very happy overall. This time I found our room to be I need of some maintenance, Our glasses were left in dirty packets and when we discovered our tv had no sound, I was told someone would call me back, after three calls we still had no response and no one was sent to our room to seek out problem. Quite disappointed.
“Nice staff, shame about the room”
The building is nothing like the photos that are advertised on the net, rooms are small, bathrooms badly in need of updating, and if i had of seen the real rooms advertised on the net most likely wouldnt have stayed there. In all most staff were terrific, the manager could be a bit bruske and one of the ladies at the juice bar had a bit of an attitude problem, there are a lot of things that need improving with the state of the building itself, would not call this a four star hotel would give it a three star.
“Nice hotel, convenient location, in need of refurbishment.”
This hotel is undergoing a major refurbishment, not before time. There were many aspects of the room that were beyond their use-by date. Presumably the refurbishment will fix these items. Less excusable was the careless manor in which the room was cleaned, with dirt and lint being left on the carpet, in drawers and in the corners of the bathroom. On checking under the bed before we checked out, we discovered a used serviette, presumably left by some previous guest. Very much on the plus side though is the convenient location near the shore of Lake Burley Griffin and footpaths to many of the major Canberra attractions. The restaurant in the lobby is excellent and features a range of dishes that are well prepared using an interesting mix of ingredients.
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Nearby Points of Interest
The preferred airport for Rydges Lakeside Canberra is Canberra, ACT (CBR-Canberra Intl.) - 6.4 km / 4 mi.
Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance.
Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometre.
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Area:
City, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia: Canberra City sits north of Lake Burley Griffin. Numerous pubs, restaurants, and cinemas line the streets. Canberra Nature Park and the Australia War Memorial are to the east, while Australia National University and the Australian National Botanic Gardens are to the west. Canberra International Airport (CBA) is 7 km (4.3 miles) to the southeast.
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