East Hotel
Highlights
- Experience contemporary comfort in well-equipped rooms at East Hotel, perfect for a restful stay in Canberra.
- Enjoy the vibrant atmosphere between Kingston and Manuka, making it easy to explore local dining and entertainment.
- Relax in specially appointed kid studios, designed to accommodate families travelling with younger ones.
- Benefit from top-notch customer service and stylish design, earning East Hotel a number one rating on TripAdvisor in Canberra.
Convenient and contemporary, welcoming and well-equipped, East Hotel is a perfect place to rest your head during a visit to Canberra. Situated between the vibrant hubs of Kingston and Manuka, East Hotel has everything you need to make the most of your stay. The specially appointed kid studios are a particular favourite for those travelling with younger ones in tow.
With the perfect blend of designer cool, comfort and top-notch customer service, East has gained an impressive reputation as a hotel of both style and substance.
East Hotel is rated number one on TripAdvisor in Canberra and is an award winner of the Best Suite / Apartment Hotel in the ACT AHA state awards in opening in 2012, and has won the Best Suite Apartment Hotel Nationally 5 times including 2020/21.
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Accreditations
- Assisted Walking Qualified
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Quality Tourism Accreditation
- Australian Hotels Association
- Australian Tourism Export Council
- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
- The Accessible Group Pty Ltd
Features
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
Hearing
Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
- Uses floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
- Uses non-slip tiles in the bathroom or slip resistant matting
- Grab rails in the bathroom
- Seating in common areas including reception area
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- Step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
- Step free access to the conference or function room
- Lifts with enough space for people using a mobility aid to enter and turn around to use the lift buttons. Buttons are at accessible height.
- Doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy).
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
- A shower curtain (no door).
- Grabrails provided adjacent to the toilet.
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