Rydges Canberra
17 Canberra Avenue, Forrest ACT 2603, Australia
Hotel
•Why you'll love Rydges Canberra
- Our facility offers flexible spaces, all featuring natural light, with the added benefit of an indoor atrium.
- Complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi or dedicated conference line with comprehensive range of audio and visual equipment.
- With specialised catering menu and comprehensive event packages.
Rydges Canberra's function rooms are ideal for meetings, conferences, weddings, receptions, birthday parties and social affairs. The popular Canberra hotel’s central location in the thriving capital of Australia makes it ideal for business events, and its proximity to numerous area attractions ensures guests have plenty to keep themselves entertained. The large event venue that is Rydges Capital Hill Canberra boasts a variety of unique and spacious Canberra function rooms, capable of comfortably catering to small group meetings of 20 as well as large conferences and cocktail parties of up to 200. The Forrest Suite is the venue's most flexible function room option and can be utilised as one large space or broken down into three smaller Canberra function rooms. It's an ideal choice for when a boardroom is required in the morning and a theatre layout as the day goes on.
Rydges Canberra Function Rooms
Acacia Lounge
The abundance of light flowing into THE lounge makes it the ideal Canberra Venue for any networking and trade show events during the day and at night, this venue transforms into a relaxed location for social events such as birthday celebrat...
Wellington Room
The Wellington Room is enclosed by the hotel’s stunning indoor atrium. Full of natural light during the day and bathed in the ambient lighting of the Atrium in the evening, this open ended function space Canberra is great for dinner or lunc...
Barton Room
The Barton Room is perfect Function Room for your next training session or board meeting. Natural light floods through the floor to ceiling windows with a view of the luscious indoor atrium. The Barton Room shares a foyer with two boardroom...
Forrest Suite
The Forrest Suite is our most spacious Conference Venue in Canberra can accommodate up to 200 guests. It can be easily divided into three rooms which are suitable for large breakout rooms or smaller meetings. All three rooms have inbuilt sc...
Forrest Room 3
Forrest Room 3, the smaller room part of the Forrest Suite, this room is ideal for any meeting from training programs, to team planning days and seminars. Offering floor to ceiling windows overlooking the terrace, this room is filled with ...
Forrest Room 2
Forrest Room 2, is the largest room located in the grand Forrest Suite, this room is the perfect Canberra event space for your next meeting, social event or cocktail party. The event space features floor to ceiling windows overlooking the...
Forrest Room 1
Forrest Room 1, part of the Forrest Suite, is the ideal Meeting Room Canberra for training programs, team planning days and seminars. Offering floor to ceiling windows overlooking the terrace, this room is filled with an abundance of natur...
The Aviary
Behind the sheer curtain set in the Atrium is a hidden gem. Long, lavish tables set for regal dining. A little private indulgence if you need to impress. Personalised menu created just for you and wines to match the mood. This uniquely des...
Executive Boardroom One
We have four Executive Boardrooms Canberra which are perfect for smaller meetings, breakout spaces, training sessions and interviews. They range in size, accommodating up to 16 people, and are flexible for all your needs. Executive Boardro...
Executive Boardroom Two
We have four Executive Boardrooms which are perfect for smaller meetings, breakout spaces, training sessions and interviews. They range in size, accommodating up to 16 people, and are flexible for all your needs. Executive Boardroom Canberr...
The Lounge Bar
Up to 100 people cocktail style Private Bar & Outdoor Terrace Ideal for birthdays & engagements
Reviews for Rydges Canberra
Jovalica MMJ
I recently stayed at this hotel, which is marketed as one of the richer or more premium 4-star options in the area. To be fair, the entrance and downstairs common areas do make a great first impression — the lobby is beautiful, and the staff are warm, attentive, and genuinely helpful. Their professionalism and friendliness gave me high hopes for the rest of the stay. However, once I stepped into the room, the experience took a noticeable downturn. The accommodation itself felt very outdated — from the worn furniture to the overall layout, it was clear that the rooms haven’t been refreshed in quite some time. There’s a sense that the space isn’t being utilised to its full potential, which is frustrating given the price point. It’s the kind of room that might have been impressive two decades ago, but now feels tired and neglected. For what the hotel is charging, I expected a much higher standard in the rooms — modern touches, better lighting, even just a feeling of comfort and freshness. Instead, the contrast between the elegant front-of-house areas and the dated rooms is so stark that it almost feels like two different hotels. It’s not the worst place I’ve stayed, and again, I can’t fault the staff — they’re doing a wonderful job with what they have. But for a hotel positioning itself at the higher end of the market, there’s a serious need for an upgrade upstairs. Until then, I’d consider exploring other options in the same price range.
Nex B
The hotel itself looks quite nice. Inside the rooms are not clean. The staff excluding an Indian lady are nice and friendly - they were more welcoming then that lady. There was hair between the sink and mirror when we arrived, linen was dirty as was the floor near the tv. I think if they improve on cleanliness it would be different. The pool was also not heated which was a shame as one would expect that from an indoor pool as well as the cold weather. The location is great, not far from the foreshore. Parking at $25 was a bit rich though.
Leva Vafaei
Stayed with my mum for an early Mother’s Day on the weekend of election. We were not aware of the heating system being disabled and needed fixing until I raised concerns after I returned to room seeing my mum freezing in the room. We were told the air conditioning system in some rooms not working and that is why the hotel is closed for the next following days for it to be fixed. When I asked if they knew about this before our arrival I didn’t get a clear answer. The receptionist at departure was new and she had no idea how long ago the problem has been on going. They brought us a free stand heater for the night which warmed us up but I was so disappointed and embarrassed in front of mum that we had to sit around the heater to keep warm like the 1980’s. disappointed Breakfast in the morning was cold, poor quality pastry, eggs, coffee. Poor service quality. Only 1 person to make coffee, to sit everybody and clean tables. Dissatisfied with everything. Won’t recommend this place at all unfortunately. Location was great, quite central and beautiful autumn day outside.
Jess Hermon
The physical building is lovely. It’s comfortable and pretty clean though given the modern nature of life you’d expect there to be USB charging points in the rooms and extra rolls of toilet paper. The beds are too soft and the air conditioning system isn’t very forgiving so be prepared to freeze or swelter and get dry sinuses. Overall, we enjoyed our stay but just a few minor details will improve things a bit.
Melissa Mullin
We stayed her recently for out first family holiday an d honestly we were not happy. The rooms were so dirty and we were advised that they were cutting costs so not enough staff so I was left to clean the floor of old food before I could let me kids sleep in there. The bathrooms were also not cleaned. We ordered room service that night as we were exhausted from travelling over 10 hours and the chicken was still raw in the middle. Spoke with the attendant at the desk as we also did not have a phone in room, and they said they would come back to me but never did but were happy to charge us even though we could not eat it. Paid the extra fee for the buffet breakfast (surcharge from Easter) and there were no cutlery, glasses and the food was completely hard so we had to eat elsewhere. In the end the manager at the desk gave us 4 drink cards to compensate. I took one to the counter to use to get a coffee and was told I could not even have a coffee before 4pm. This hotel and lack of customer service was ridiculous. If I wanted a trip where I had to clean I would have stayed home. They also locked us out of our room 2 hours before our check out time. I was very happy we called around and found a hotel with proper customer service, clean rooms and edible food in the end.
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