The Ainslie Room at Mercure Canberra
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Ainslie Ave & Limestone Ave, Braddon ACT 2612, Australia
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Reviews for Mercure Canberra
JoJoy
Firstly, I found the reception staff very accommodating. Check in was quick and efficient. I found myself in a room surrounded by school children on an excursion. I requested a room change and this occurred within 10 minutes. All my interactions with reception staff were positive. The room furnishings are old and tired, but I suspect are an attempt to align with the historical background of the hotel. The bed was comfortable and clean. The bathroom and shower were modern, shower pressure was good and the hot water came through quickly. The carpet in the room and corridors could use an upgrade, looking very grubby. I wore thongs when walking around in the room. As mentioned by others, used room service trays sit around in the corridors forever. There is a secure, key card gated, car park at the back of the hotel accessed from a side street. My parking was included, but I believe is $10 per night. It’s up to the guest to transport their luggage from car park to rooms themselves. Olims restaurant was awful! The furniture, food and service was what you would expect from a lower end pub in the burbs. The buffet breakfast was terrible! All hot food; scrambled eggs, bacon, sausages, mushrooms, beans and hash browns were lukewarm at best. The toast was hot, but you cook that yourself. Spreads were out in their jars, person after person just poking their knives in. On the second morning I realised fried eggs are the go, they’re cooked to order so arrive HOT. Breakfast was included in my package, but I think it’s $26 for walk ins. It’s a 10 minute walk to the War Memorial and same to the city centre, but all other attractions are driving distance and buses are infrequent. Honestly, this place is okay, but I’m surprised Mercure is happy to have their brand out front. I guess it ticks the official 4 star boxes, but to me it’s more like 3 star accommodation and the “restaurant” is minus 3 stars.
Darrlyn Lloyd
Beautiful old hotel with character, (showing some sighns of wear.) Large airy, well appointed, light filled room. Wonderful, smiling, very helpful staff. The food was great. A short 12-15 min easy walk to The Australian War Memorial. All accessible by wheelchair, and so worth the visit, ➕️ the on off City tour bus pick-up point is on the street, a few steps from the hotel entrance. Only drawback I felt, was that of the ramp access into the building, being too short and extremely steep it is unsafe for a wheelchair. All ramps inside though were very easily accessible, and manoeuvrable.
Kate Ryan
Such a beautiful old building, loved the photos on the walls of it in different stages of being built. The staff at reception were great. They were welcoming, helpful and nice, they remembered our names and greeted us by name every time we saw them. Our room was great, clean, big, lots of room. I look forward to going back to Canberra and will be staying at the Mercure again.
Andy Coffin
The hotel itself is excellent. A mix of the old building and a newer extension. We stayed in the old section which is filled with history and the rooms where spacious and well equipped for our needs. Only downside for us was we didnt realise how far out of the centre it was but the local transport is adequate and very easy to use. Staff where outstanding while we where there but i think i left a coat there and filled in the online form as suggested on the website...... 2 days with no reply (i checked spam as well) i called and got a nice lady who said she would check with housekeeping and phone me back.... . No one did, tryied one more time on the way to the airport home and got no answer (prob busy as when we arrived there was only one person dealing with the desk) After care of visitors needs work but if your not silly and leave something like i belive i did you will have no issues (well thats what i think)
Richard Black
Clean, comfortable. 8 min walk downtown to shopping, eating etc. 10 min walk War Memorial. Great public transport close at hand ( public bus, cheap, easy to use navigate). Reasonable rates. Friendly staff
Other spaces at this venue
The Carlton Room
The Grosvenor Room
The Gardens
The Courtyard Terrace
