Hotel Realm

Canberra, 18 National Circuit, Barton-35.311717,149.132992(Show on Map)

8.8

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This 5-star hotel offers 163 rooms and suites and is located next to the Parliamentary Triangle of Canberra making it easy for guests to explore the nearby Parliament House, National Gallery of Australia, and National Library of Australia.

Summary of reviews

Hotel Realm is a luxurious and conveniently located hotel in Canberra that offers superb facilities and exceptional customer service. Guests love the hotel's central location, making it easy to get around to all the main cultural sights and restaurants. The hotel offers plenty of parking and is very clean, making it a fantastic value for the reasonable price. The frontline staff is lovely and always willing to help make your stay even better. The breakfast and dinner menus were described as magnificent and affordable, although some guests had mixed experiences. The hotel offers beautiful and spacious rooms that are immaculately clean and well-appointed with excellent amenities. The hotel's staff is known for being exceptional with perfect, fantastic and wonderful service from warm and welcoming team members. The spa, gym and pool were highly praised by some guests and described as world-class. The hotel also offers free on-site parking that comes with the stay, making it a stress-free and enjoyable trip to Canberra. Overall, Hotel Realm is a luxurious and elegant accommodation option that is perfect for those looking for a bit of indulgence during their stay.

Categories

Luxury

Hotel Realm is a 5-star luxury hotel situated near the Parliamentary Triangle. It offers exquisite rooms and spacious suites with premium amenities, a health club, indoor pool, and a range of dining options including fine dining and casual bars. The hotel also features a spa for guest relaxation.

Golf

This hotel is well-located for golf, approximately an 8-minute drive (4 km) from Federal Golf Club. It also features an on-site golf course.

Sustainability Journey

Hotel Realm, managed by Doma Hotels, maintains high environmental standards. It uses energy-efficient lighting throughout the property and implements a waste management program that emphasizes recycling and reducing single-use plastics. The hotel offers bicycle rental services and electric vehicle charging stations, and practices water conservation through low-flow fixtures and smart irrigation systems. It also sources local and organic produce for its restaurants.

Honeymoon

This 5-star hotel offers luxurious accommodations and a range of facilities including fine dining, lounge bars, and a health club with a day spa. Its proximity to national attractions and elegant venues makes it perfect for a memorable honeymoon.

Spa

This luxurious hotel is home to mudd the Spa, a modern place of wellness that combines contemporary design with ancient healing traditions and rituals to offer the utmost relaxation experience. With five treatment rooms, a couple's room, a 25-metre heated lap pool, a sauna and a wide variety of body and beauty treatments for women and men alike, this spa will leave every guest utterly invigorated. Hotel guests also have access to the Hale Spa which is located in the Brassey Hotel, a few metres away.

Family

This hotel offers a 'Family Experience' package that includes accommodation in an oversized suite, complimentary kids' activities, a kids' tent, activity packs, popcorn, and family board games. Children under five eat free, and there's access to a gym, spa, sauna, and indoor pool.

Romantic

Hotel Realm offers luxurious suites with options for rose petal turndown service, chocolates, and wine. The state-of-the-art gym, spa, sauna, and indoor pool provide a relaxing and romantic escape.

Pool

Hotel Realm is a luxury hotel that offers an indoor pool. It also provides free WiFi and is located near the airport.

Indoor Pool

Free Wi-Fi

Hotel Realm offers complimentary Wi-Fi, along with luxurious accommodations and premium amenities such as Smart TVs and Nespresso coffee machines. It is conveniently located near national attractions and provides facilities catering to various needs, including virtual serviced offices and fine dining.

Business

Hotel Realm is part of the Realm Precinct, which provides access to eateries, bars, a gym and a spa. It also gives complimentary access to Evo Health Club, which has a heated lap pool, hydrotherapy spa and sauna, as well as spin and boxing classes.

Parking

As part of the Realm Precinct, guests have access to over 800 parking spaces across the precinct's buildings, offering considerable parking availability.

Accessible

Hotel Realm offers 6 accessible rooms with key features such as an accessible toilet seat, fixed grab bars, on-site disabled parking, room under the bed for a hoist, step-free access, and a step-free shower. The accessible room includes a king-size bed and an adjoining living room space.

Gym

Guests enjoy complimentary access to the renowned Hale Gym and EVO Health Club within the precinct. These facilities offer leading-edge Technogym equipment, a 25-metre indoor heated lap pool, sauna, steam room, hydrotherapy spa, and diverse group classes.

5 Star

Located next to the Parliamentary Triangle, Hotel Realm is within walking distance to national icons including Parliament House, the National Gallery of Australia, and the National Library of Australia. It offers luxurious accommodation and facilities catering to every need, including virtual serviced offices, fine and casual dining, lounge bars, a wholefoods café, hair salon, health club and day spa.

Indoor Pool

This 5-star hotel features a range of wellness facilities, including an indoor pool. It is centrally located and offers a luxurious experience with a focus on guest comfort and convenience.

Yoga

Room Types

King Room - Realm This room includes complimentary WiFi and movies on demand. It also includes 1 king-sized bed, luxury bathroom amenities and a Nespresso coffee machine with coffee pods. There is a Smart TV, writing desk, direct dial telephone, plush bathrobes with slippers, a hairdryer, ironing facilities, a minibar, Chromecast and 24-hour room service. There is a digital concierge and complimentary national newspapers.

One-Bedroom Suite - RealmThis suite includes complimentary WiFi and movies on demand. It also includes 1 king-sized bed, luxury bathroom amenities and a Nespresso coffee machine with coffee pods. There is a Smart TV, writing desk, direct dial telephone, plush bathrobes with slippers, a hairdryer, ironing facilities, a minibar, Chromecast and 24-hour room service. There is a digital concierge and complimentary national newspapers.

Atrium Two-Bedroom ApartmentThis 2-bedroom apartment offers a living area, aTV, a kitchen and a balcony. Both bedrooms have separate bathrooms with a shower.

Family Interconnecting RoomThis two bedroom features a kitchenette with washer dryer, dishwasher, an oven and a microwave. Seating area, writing desk, bathrobes, slippers and hairdryer.

Deluxe King RoomOffering free toiletries and bathrobes, this double room includes a private bathroom with a walk-in shower, a hairdryer and slippers. The spacious air-conditioned double room offers a flat-screen TV with streaming services, soundproof walls, a minibar, a tea and coffee maker as well as an inner courtyard view.

Deluxe King SuiteThis spacious suite consists of 1 living room, 1 separate bedroom and 1 bathroom with a walk-in shower and free toiletries. Guests can make meals in the kitchenette that is equipped with a refrigerator, a dishwasher, kitchenware and a microwave. The air-conditioned suite provides a flat-screen TV with streaming services, a washing machine, soundproof walls, a minibar as well as an inner courtyard view. The unit offers 1 bed.

Deluxe Family SuiteOffering free toiletries and bathrobes, this family room includes a private bathroom with a walk-in shower, a bath and a hairdryer. The well-equipped kitchenette has a refrigerator, a dishwasher, kitchenware and a microwave. The spacious air-conditioned family room offers a flat-screen TV with streaming services, a washing machine, soundproof walls, a minibar as well as an inner courtyard view.

Guest Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Review Summaries

Location

Hotel Realm is a great choice for travelers looking for a conveniently located hotel in Canberra. The location of the hotel is highly convenient and central, making it easy to get around to all the main cultural sights and restaurants. The hotel is perfectly located in the Parliamentary Triangle, which is great for those looking to be close to Parliament House, the National Gallery and Kingston. Additionally, the hotel is in close proximity to Manuka, which has some great cafes and restaurants. Guests have raved about the hotel's great location and many have stayed here for years due to its ideal spot. The hotel offers plenty of parking and is very clean, making it a fantastic value for the reasonable price. The frontline staff is lovely and always willing to help make your stay even better. Overall, Hotel Realm offers a superb location that guests love and will continue to come back to.

Breakfast

The breakfast at Hotel Realm received mixed reviews from guests with some calling it limited and disappointing, while others found it fantastic and delicious. Seating arrangements were mentioned as being disorganized and haphazard, but some guests enjoyed the à la carte menu and the fact that breakfast was cooked fresh to order. The coffee was particularly praised as excellent. Some guests were overcharged for the inclusive breakfast and a few found the food to be average or unchanging for a five-star hotel. However, others thought the breakfast and dinner menus were magnificent and affordable. The breakfast restaurant was said to need more staff to avoid delays and disorderly service. Overall, while opinions varied, many guests found the breakfast to be a nice addition to their stay.

Dinner

When it comes to dining options at the Hotel Realm, guests had mixed experiences. Some reviewers were impressed with the breakfast and dinner menus, describing them as magnificent and affordable. The selection of restaurants on site was also praised with multiple guests calling them excellent. However, there were some negative comments about the restaurant management, including skipped orders and closed restaurants on a Monday night which left guests with limited options. Unfortunately, a few guests found the food to be terrible and not worth the money. While dining options were noted to be a little limited, the majority of guests had a positive experience with the restaurants at Hotel Realm. For those who preferred to dine in their rooms, a few guests had negative comments about the room service evening meal.

Rooms

Hotel Realm offers beautiful and spacious rooms that are immaculately clean and well-appointed. Guests rave about the comfortable beds, good-sized rooms and excellent amenities, including well-equipped kitchens and laundry facilities. The hotel's ambience is modern and stylish with lots of natural light throughout the rooms. Most rooms are large and convenient with lovely balconies and top-notch facilities. While some guests complain of frayed bed sheets, sticky floors and poorly maintained furniture, the majority of reviews praise the hotel's outstanding building and great team running it. Overall, Hotel Realm is perfect for travelers seeking comfortable, clean and spacious accommodations with top-quality amenities.

Beds

If you want to sleep like a baby at night during your stay in Canberra, you might want to consider checking in at Hotel Realm. The beds here are a definite highlight with guests describing them as 'super comfy', 'amazing' and 'extremely soft'. The rooms are also generously-sized, providing ample space for you to get a good night's sleep. Unfortunately, there were a few negative comments about the beds being too soft or uncomfortable, but these seem to be the exception rather than the rule. Overall, guests were pleased with the comfortable, quiet rooms and the great size of the beds. If you prefer firm pillows though, you might want to bring your own as some guests found the provided ones too hard. Just be aware that some of the rooms can get a bit warm at night, despite adjustments to the heating. Nevertheless, the comfortable beds alone might make a stay at Hotel Realm worth it.

Cleanliness

Hotel Realm boasts a very clean and modern environment with many guests commenting on the cleanliness of the hotel. Guests have noted that the rooms are spacious and immaculate with a lovely cleaning service and great customer service skills. The whole hotel is so clean and the common areas are reasonably clean. However, some guests have pointed out issues with poor housekeeping services with one guest experiencing poor cleaning and towel change services throughout their entire stay. Some guests also reported dirty rooms with dust, stains, mould and build-up of grime in some areas that were not as clean as one would expect. Despite these issues, most guests have commented positively on the cleanliness and comfortability of their stay, along with friendly and helpful staff.

Staff

Hotel Realm's staff is known for being exceptional with perfect, fantastic and wonderful service from warm and welcoming team members. Guests frequently describe the staff as friendly and helpful, as well as professional, efficient and accommodating. A few guests encountered disorganized check-ins or unnecessary intrusions to their rooms, but for the most part, guests recount a pleasant experience with superb staff ranging from receptionists to restaurant servers. Some guests even raved about the exceptional customer service they received and how well their needs were taken care of. Overall, Hotel Realm's staff is a highlight of the guest experience.

Spa

If you're looking for a luxurious spa experience during your stay in Canberra, look no further than Hotel Realm. Guests have raved about the spa facilities with many complimenting the warm and inviting atmosphere. While there were some reports that certain facilities were not available, guests still had plenty of positive things to say about the options that were open. Families also appreciate that the spa and pool area is welcoming to children. Whether you prefer to relax in a steam room or get your heart pumping in the gym, the spa and wellness offerings at this hotel are top-notch. Plus, for those looking to truly indulge, treat yourself to a spa suite complete with a spa bath - guests have called it "incredible". The only downside? Some guests wished that the spa facilities opened earlier and stayed open later. Overall, Hotel Realm's spa, gym and pool were described as "wonderful" and "first class" - a must on your Canberra itinerary.

Gym

Hotel Realm boasts wonderful fitness facilities that guests have highly praised in their reviews. The gym is well-equipped and world-class, while the heated pool and spa were also highly commended. However, some guests have noted that the pool and gym have limited hours, closing as early as 5 pm or on weekend evenings, making it unusable for some guests. Despite this, guests were still impressed by the first-class gym, pool and spa. Some have also commented on the lack of music in the gym, although this didn't detract from their overall positive experience.

Pool

The pool at Hotel Realm has received mixed reviews from guests. Some guests were disappointed that the advertised pool was not available for use and that booking a slot to use the pool was inconvenient. However, others enjoyed the heated pool and found the hidrojet bath to be a highlight. The pool and spa were especially enjoyable for children, but limited hours of operation made it difficult for some to use. Overall, the gym, pool and spa were highly praised by some guests and described as world-class. Despite some negative reviews, the pool is a nice addition to the hotel, though it is privately run and requires separate payment to access.

Parking

Looking for a hotel with convenient and hassle-free parking? Look no further than Hotel Realm! Guests praise the free on-site parking that comes with their stay, as well as the ease of access to both the hotel and parking area. Some even noted that the special room rate they booked included a free underground car park, making their stay even more affordable. Plus with plenty of parking available and secure, undercover options, you won't have to worry about finding a spot or the safety of your vehicle during your stay. Don't settle for basic and poor form - choose Hotel Realm for a stress-free and enjoyable trip to Canberra.

Family

Looking for a hotel that is great for the whole family? Look no further than Hotel Realm in Canberra! Despite a few setbacks like a malfunctioning TV and some inconvenience with timing, the hotel's spacious rooms are perfect for families with kids. And the best part? Kids absolutely love the pool and spa! Although some guests were disappointed they couldn't use the advertised pool, others found it a great place to relax and have fun with family. On top of that, Hotel Realm even hosted a reception for one family's daughter, making it a great spot for different family members to stay together during their visit. So plan your next family vacation at Hotel Realm - it's the perfect place to create unforgettable memories with your loved ones.

5 Star

If you're looking for a luxury hotel in Canberra, Hotel Realm is definitely worth considering. While some guests expressed disappointment that it didn't quite meet their expectations for a 5-star property, the majority found the facilities and services to be exceptional, from the comfortable rooms to the superb dining options. The hotel's customer service also receives high marks from guests, who appreciate the attention to detail and friendly staff. While there were some issues with the breakfast not being included for some guests, overall Hotel Realm proves to be an excellent choice for a stay in the Canberra area.

Luxury

The Hotel Realm is a luxurious and elegant accommodation option that is perfect for those looking for a bit of indulgence during their stay. Despite some minor details not quite matching the high price tag, guests have raved about the overall experience with many describing it as absolutely amazing, gorgeous and beautiful. It's a boutique hotel that feels both international and comfortable with outstanding facilities and great dining options. Book a suite at this beautiful luxury hotel for a stay where everything is at your fingertips - it's the perfect place to get away and indulge in some much-needed relaxation.

FAQ

Yes, Hotel Realm has pool(s) that belong to one or more of the following categories: Indoor Pool.

Yes, a spa is available at Hotel Realm.

No, Hotel Realm doesn't allow dogs.

Yes, parking facilities are available at Hotel Realm.

Yes, Hotel Realm has a gym.

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