Novotel Canberra
Highlights
- Unwind in spacious rooms designed for comfort, ensuring a restful stay in the heart of Canberra.
- Savour modern Australian cuisine at First Edition Canberra, showcasing local wines and craft beers for a true taste experience.
- Take a dip in the indoor heated pool, providing a refreshing escape regardless of the season.
- Explore top attractions like the National Gallery of Australia, all within easy reach for a convenient city adventure.
Guests travelling on business or visiting for leisure can find the ideal base in Novotel Canberra. Centrally located, Novotel Canberra provides easy access to top attractions, including the Australian Institute of Sport, Questacon, the National Gallery of Australia, Parliament House, Stromlo Forrest Park and Canberra Stadium.
Unwind at Novotel Canberra, with premium leisure facilities in the heart of the city. Relax in spacious rooms designed for comfort and equipped with everything you need for a pleasant stay. Take a dip in the indoor heated pool, relax in the spa, and dine like a local at their Restaurant and Bar, First Edition Canberra, showcasing local wines, craft beers and modern Australian cuisine.
Providing excellent access to Canberra and its surrounds, Novotel Canberra is within easy reach of Canberra’s best restaurants, bars and shops. Within 200 metres walking distance to Canberra city public transport hub and limited underground parking. Travelling is easy from Novotel Canberra.
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Accreditations
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Quality Tourism Accreditation
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Sustainable Tourism Certification by Ecotourism Australia
- Accor Hotel group (Include subsidiaries)
- Association of Australian Convention Bureaux Inc.
- Australian Hotels Association
- Meetings and Events Australia
Features
Activities
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Employs people with disabilities.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
- Website meets <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/" target="_blank">WCAG 2.0</a> accessibility standards
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)
- Grab rails in the bathroom
- Seating in common areas including reception area
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- 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.
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
- Wheelchair access to spa/gym.
- Portable commode chairs are available.
- At least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high).
- Step free access to room (Entrance to the room wheelchair accessible with step free greater than 5mm or has a doorway threshold ramp not exceeding 1:8 for 450mm length).
- A lever handle on the door (easier to use).
- Enough space for a wheelchair to move around three sides of a double king sized bed (A pathway of 1200mm minimum width is required for wheelchair access).
- A wheelchair accessible bathroom (Entrance to bathroom must have step free greater than 5mm or a doorway threshold ramp not exceeding 1:8 for 450mm. Bathrooms dimensions must be no less than 2000mm X 2500mm. Have a hobless (step free) shower recess. Shower recess must have at least 1100 x 1100mm clear area for wheelchair access (no door). Have a slip resistant fold down seat or fixed seat in shower .Seat must be at least 900mm long.).
- A lever handle on bathroom door.
- A shower curtain (no door).
- Grabrails in shower recess (can be removable and height adjustable).
- A handheld shower hose (should be at least 1500mm long).
- Allows space around toilet for a wheelchair (A space of at least 900mm width beside the toilet pan and 1200mm clearance in front of the toilet pan is required).
- Grabrails provided adjacent to the toilet.
Allergies and intolerances
Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.
- Staff are trained to respond to allergic reactions.
- Complies with The Food Authority requirements for allergy management in food preparation.
- Equipment to respond to anaphylactic shock such as epi–pens and defibrillator.
- Toiletries which are chemical and fragrance free (if requested).
- Linen that is chemical and fragrance free (if requested).