Name: Abode Woden
Address: 10 Bowes Street, Phillip, ACT, 2606, Canberra, 2606, AU

6/10

Pleasant

02 Aug 2026

Brenda

Have stayed here before it is overall quite good but there is only one chair for two people and no clock in the room

4/10

Poor

23 Jul 2026

Amanda

Good location but wouldn't stay again. Photos through Expedia must have been taken when the property was refurbished many years ago because the reality was a very tired hotel. Chips in the joinery, no exhaust fan extremely average small TV that was problematic to operate. Dirty carpet. No parking aside from pay-to-park council parking. Free overnight but limited to four hours between 8.30 and 5.30. No block out blinds. Terrible AC. Really noisy and a horrible screech from the water system everything a neighbour used the tap.

Very disappointing stay in a tired old property that is misrepresented in online booking sites.

8/10

Excellent

15 Jul 2026

seungmo

It was reasonable place to stay.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jul 2026

Daniel

Stayed here a couple of times recently. The room itself is nice and comfortable. Location is great, very near to the Hellenic ands Southern Cross clubs and Westfield. There are a few down sides though. The shower has both times had previous guests hair - gross. Check in has been a little troublesome each time - reception is not well manned after hours, staff often out smoking or otherwise occupied. There’s always a guest having some issue dealt with. The lift is problematic and slow, either passes don’t work or need getting used to the delay. We were evacuated for false fire alarm 20 minutes after falling asleep on the most recent visit - seems their kitchens are not well ventilated and trigger the alarm regularly. Kids are traumatised. Bunk beds are very noisy at the slightest movement. Bodega at reception is welcome, for last minute supplies. Will stay again, but wife has given a final warning in the hair in the shower.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Jul 2026

Talei

Clean large room, Parking was easy and close by.

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

05 Jul 2026

Wing Yee

Easy parking. Equipped service apartment, many restaurants around. Good view

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jul 2026

Julie-Ann

Perfect stay - clean, fabulous location, reasonable price, easy and cheap parking, friendly staff!! The whole building had a fresh, clean smell as soon as you walked in the door!!
Room was warm which was appreciated on a cold Canberra winter night!
Ideal for us - 5 minute drive to Canberra Hospital, Hellenic Club across the road, Westfield practically next door!
Only negative was the shower flooded out the bathroom!! Not sure if our room may have been designed for disabled access to shower or if there was a design fault but only dry spot was on top of the toilet !!!
Despite that, we will be staying here again soon - and check the shower situation!!!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

30 Jun 2026

Michael

They upgraded my room with bunk beds.
Not sure how that’s an upgrade when i was travelling solo for business, had they gave me a lounge, then I guess that’s an upgrade.

Showers definitely needed a good clean, mould was evident

Self

8/10

Excellent

30 Jun 2026

Richard

Lovely spacious and clean room. Large modern bathroom. Liked mini kitchen with washing machine facility. Restaurant good, but a little \"canteen\" like and annoyingly smokers going outside constantly leaving door open. Only other gripe was the silly TV. I just wanted to see some \"free to air\" news. Annoying.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Jun 2026

Chris

Great location-close to public transport, restaurants and shopping.
Needed an extra pillow in the room ie 2 each. Otherwise, perfect.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Jun 2026

Loren

Travelling solo for work. Have stayed here multiple times. Really like the clean bathroom, washing machine and always a comfy warm room.

Self

8/10

Excellent

07 Jun 2026

Jennie

The restaurant staff are hopeless, forgot one of our orders. Food was nice, but small serving. We went to the bar/restaurant the first night, staff were terrible, same with the atmosphere.
In our rooms, cups and glasses were in a high cupboard that I could not reach.
Parking was fine across the road, better than I thought it would be.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2026

John

It's clean and comfortable. Stayed for work. Walking distance to Westfield shopping centre with lots of food options

Business

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jun 2026

Maree

The only think is can you please put a couple more t-bags and coffee in the rooms then I don't have to ask for more as I feel awkward asking for more or going to the foyer cupboard to help myself
everything else and breakfast was great - we were looking to have dinner at the restaurant on Saturday night but it was closes so we had to go elsewhere

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 May 2026

Sarah

Great, clean. Room a bit too warm for me. But otherwise very comfortable

Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 May 2026

Raymond

Very clean room and location was fantastic

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 May 2026

lorraine

Clean room and very comfortable bed

8/10

Excellent

14 May 2026

Hans

The room was adequate for two people, the cleanliness was a bit touch and go but generally o.k. The cafe/restaurant was good value and quite an extensive menu.
Parking is a problem in that it is a pay car park opposite the premises with a 4 hour limit from 8.30 am until 5.30 pm weekdays. Free on weekends. Overall a convenient and pleasant place to stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 May 2026

Prasad

It was a good short stay

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2026

Maxwell

Friendly and accommodating staff. Good position south of city.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 May 2026

Debbie

Staff are very helpful

Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2026

Kay

I will stay here again. Bed is comfy, staff are great and rooms are quite. Love this place.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Apr 2026

Debbie

Very nice spot to stay

10/10

Exceptional

18 Apr 2026

Heather

Staff very helpful

8/10

Excellent

17 Apr 2026

Margaret

The room was very well appointed. It was in an old excellent position. Even though the restaurant downstairs wasn’t open there was an excellent restaurant nearby. Whilst we are used to having parking on-sight and we were a bit worried about having to park in the lot across the road for security sake it worked out fine. Would definitely stay in an Abode apartment again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Apr 2026

Bryan

Excellent menu

Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Apr 2026

Fialupe Lana Satiu

Return customer. Always love staying here.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Apr 2026

Antony

Room Type: Deluxe Studio, 4th floor (upgraded from King Studio). Not too noisy. Very good value.
Nights Stayed: 6
Location: 5/5. Very close to Woden Shopping Centre (which has Coles, Woollies, Hoyts movie theatre & lots of shops) and the Hellenic Club, lots of food choices nearby.
Bedroom: 4/5. Bed was firm, very comfortable. Side tables with lamps on both sides. Room very dark at night. Limited hanging storage. Had iron & (small) ironing board.
Staff: 4/5. Good. Assisted with extending stay by two days.
Lifts: 5/5. 3 quick lifts.
Shower: 3/5. Rainfall style. Good heat but limited strength.
Laundry Facilities: 3.5/5. Combined w/machine and dryer. No clothes drying rack.
Kitchen: 3.5/5. Fine. Mini Fridge, oven, stove top and microwave, toaster and kettle. Half sized dishwasher. Limited cutlery.
General Room Conditions: 4/5. Clean. Only two chairs, one with small coffee table, the other with desk. Airconditioning was fine. Also, Expedia site said that access to a nearby Gym (at discount) was available – this is not the case, only applies for Abode Belconnen, apparently). No. 10 Restaurant on the ground floor was fine, reasonable selection of food (I only had breakfast there).

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

08 Apr 2026

Liting

Overall okay but not good value for money. The room was okay. Good to have a kitchen and washer. Amenity is good with Westfield close by.
However the property was poorly maintained. There was almost no housekeeping. They said you can only have housekeeping on every fourth day. Rubbish was out there for two days without being collected. Room was very noisy. There was a constant squeeking noise from the lifts. The lifts are very loud and shaking and need service. The TV screen kept flashing and cannot connect. The air con broke on the last night. It kept resetting itself without being able to control temperature. Wifi was very poor and keeps disconnecting. There is literally no facility in this hotel. No gym or swimming pool. Very boring. Buffet breakfast is expensive. The cafe isn't worth the money.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

06 Apr 2026

Muhammad Yousuf

very nice location to stay clean room and friendly staff

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Apr 2026

Sharon

We had a spacious twin room with kitchenette on the second floor. It was clean apart from the grout in the bathroom which needed a good scrub. The beds were comfortable but there were some plumbing noises from our apartment and others nearby that were disruptive during the night. The windows are not double glazed so traffic noise particularly from buses outside was audible until fairly late at night. We stayed on the Easter weekend and took advantage of the free parking across the road on weekends and public holidays. The hotel is just a short walk from a large shopping centre so was convenient for transport and provisions.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2026

Debbie

Help if you give CIT students a better rate

Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Apr 2026

Nicholas

The room was as expected, lack of next to bed power points for charging devices,
Shower head is a lovelly rain one but is not ideal for showering without getting hair wet and not adjustable.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2026

Bernard

I liked its position, the restaurant / breakfast cafe was great.

The property was quiet with no noise from the outside world, which was very restful.

Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Mar 2026

Trevor

VALUE FOR MONEY

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Mar 2026

Terry

Like this place because its close to CIT

4/10

Poor

16 Mar 2026

Nikolei

Dryer didn't work. Loud building noises all through the night. Uncomfortable and cheap bed.

6/10

Pleasant

15 Mar 2026

Nikolei

Dryer did not work. Old room with lots of scuffs and scratches. Missing paint. Seemed like student accommodation.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

15 Mar 2026

Nikolei

Ac made weird noises all night. After hours check in was a disaster with the reception guy not answering the phone or emails all day when I was trying to organise.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Mar 2026

William

We are return customers. Like staying here as very convenient location especially to hospital and public transport. This time stayed in room with kitchenette - excellent kitchen and laundry facilities. Thank you for the great accommodation.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Mar 2026

Christian

One night stay for business. Spacious and clean, great bar meal and close to shops.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Feb 2026

Viviane

Spacious room and very clean.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

19 Feb 2026

Graham

Not four stars by any stretch - Room cramped, only one chair, some power outlets and microwave not working (reported but not fixed), no room cleaning/towels etc on second day, shower in need of a makeover

Partner

2/10

Poor

25 Jan 2026

khalid

Bed was extremely uncomfortable. could not sit on it or sleep on it. The bed is designed wrong, the mattress is uncomfortable and the pillows are paper thin.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jan 2026

Anthony

Always clean and tidy

8/10

Excellent

18 Jan 2026

Andrew

Room facilities were basic but adequate. Reception staff seemed disinterested in guests passing by.. seemed always busy on their PCs.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2026

Julia

The room was very clean and comfortable. I really enjoyed my stay and would love to stay at this hotel again next time.

8/10

Excellent

05 Jan 2026

Stuart

Nice clean spacious room. Good amenities

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Dec 2025

Amelyn

The hotel is well located, walking distance to Westfield Woden. The rooms were spacious and had amenities like a washing machine. Staff were friendly and helpful. Only negative was perhaps the lighting... They have interesting feature lighting, but it was wired with the rest of the lights in the room affecting the mood of the room. This isn't a big deal for me, but for my husband. Otherwise, it was great. Thank you for a pleasant stay.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Dec 2025

louis

room is clean and stuff is ok.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

28 Dec 2025

Laura

Staff were not welcoming.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Dec 2025

Kirsty

No place to park

Business Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Dec 2025

Verified traveler

Yes the room was clean and the staff very friendly and helpful

10/10

Exceptional

13 Dec 2025

Felicity

the room was very nice an good spaced for 2 people.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2025

Alexandra

Really nice accommodations! With a fully self-contained studio apartment, I had everything I needed including kitchenette and laundry. At a great price, too! Staff went over and above to be kind and helpful. Parking was convenient, right across the road - and because I stayed over the weekend, free!

8/10

Excellent

30 Nov 2025

Andrew

Nice hotel Would recommend to others

Self

8/10

Excellent

09 Nov 2025

jennie

Room was spotless and staff friendly

10/10

Exceptional

04 Nov 2025

Martyna

Clean & convenient

Business

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2025

Patricia

Everything you needed was there, although I didn't use it.. washer and dryer combo is a great idea for long stays.

Business Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2025

Jordan

Our second stay! Lovely room, nice staff and friendly service.
We stayed out wedding night and anniversary. We will continue to choose Abode for our little staycations.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Nov 2025

Bradley

Was neat and tidy, room was spacious and comfortable. Water pressure in shower needs attention

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

31 Oct 2025

Prem

Hot water didn’t work. Complained the first day. They said if there are too many guests then the single water heater may not have the capacity! Second day too didn’t work. Informed the staff and they said the manager will contact. Haven’t heard back yet. Stay away.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2025

SANDEEP

Great stay

8/10

Excellent

26 Oct 2025

Win

Hotel is conveniently located with good parking adjacent. It is a popular place to stay. Our room was spacious and had a great outlook and a handy kitchenette complete with dishwasher which we used. I always unpack the dishwasher to help the staff as I dont think it's fair to do otherwise if possible. BONUS for honesty-we left a small tech headset behind accidentally and the hotel contacted us to tell us- thank you to the people concerned. Much appreciated.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Oct 2025

karen

basic room rather noisy

Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2025

paul

A very comfortable 2 night stay in Woden with easy access to shops and cafes.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2025

Yvette

Happy with stay. Asked about restaurants or cafe as the no 10 attached to the motel was closed. She only stated the Hellenic club across the road. I’m sure there would be another restaurant close by. Thanks

8/10

Excellent

20 Oct 2025

Peter

Great kitchen and clean and spacious room. Laundry in the room…very convenient

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

19 Oct 2025

Michael

Yes kitchen fully equipped

Pillows were crap

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2025

Kevin

This hotel was immaculate. Staff were friendly and efficient. Room was light and spacious, and excellent value for money.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

05 Oct 2025

Nathan

There is noise in sewage all night long, sounding like baby crying

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

29 Sep 2025

Janelle

Comfortable and convenient

Greatly location. Close to shops and restaurants. No on-site parking but there's a public parking lot opposite the hotel. Comfortable bed and good bathroom layout. Washer/dryer in the room was great. Would have liked a coffee pod machine.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Sep 2025

Dominic

Spacious Room

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2025

Paul

On the plus side it is central to all tourist spots, large room and well-equipped kitchen and comfortable king size bed.
On the minus the room only had one lounge chair but set up for 2 people and the parking was over the road at easy park with paid parking between 8.30am till 5.30pm.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

26 Sep 2025

karen

Check staff might want to be more informed about facilities to be told there is no parking and i would have to top up the meter every four hrs caused stress for no reason

Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2025

Therese

Available too ups for our tea and coffee allocation. Restaurant on premises, room serviced on day three.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Sep 2025

Alijah

A convenient economy accommodation in a conveneint spot if you have a vehicle. Unfortunately the receptionist couldnt give us any parking information and after a bit of research we discovered we could download the EasyPark app and pay a day pass for the car park across the road. The receptionist also missed out providing info on gym access. All in all they didnt seem too keen to extend information which was a bit of a shame.
Water pipes on the 1st floor where we stayed were noisy and squeaky at times.
Overall okay for the 2 nights stay we had.

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2025

Melanie

The family studio was spotless, spacious and very comfortable for 2 adults and 2 teens. Had everything we needed for an overnight stay. Excellent parking option directly across the road that was free on the weekend. Very short walk to Westfield and 15 min drive to all major attractions in Canberra. Would happily stay again.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Sep 2025

MEI YI

Room is okay

The room itself was pretty good, spacious and clean. My kids love the stay. However, our check in experience wasn’t that good. There was no one at the front desk, and we ended up waiting about 10-15 minutes for someone to check us in. The staff member seemed impatient when we asked about parking and breakfast options, and the info we were told was different from what we found on website.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Sep 2025

Maree

Bed spring made a bit of noise on left hand side up near pillow when I turned over but I slept ok

Can you put maybe 4 coffee bags (no decaf) instead of 2 please

10/10

Exceptional

15 Sep 2025

Chok Kung

Great stay in Canberra

Wonderful apartment studio, had everything that we needed included a microwave. The bed wasn't the best, too soft for my liking. Otherwise having free parking across the road on weekends is a bonus.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2025

Stuart

Good stay. Staff were great

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2025

N.

Again chosen based on budget. We’ve stayed at abode Woden many times. It’s consistent clean and reliably comfortable.
This time we went to see the Whitlams supported by the Moriarty brothers Phil & Mick (The Gadfly’s) top night!
Having had a few too many drinks post a funeral in Sydney the day before god bless the Henson Park Hotel for the wake.
We tried finding food in Woden at just after 9.30, what a joke! Woden somebody stay open a little longer please 🙏.
Anyway slurring words down the phone in a desperate attempt to get a pizza delivery. I was met with laughter ‘mate I’m in Queensland’. Poor poor pitiful me. We starved.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Aug 2025

Nidhin

clean room

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2025

Leanne

This hotel is very close to Canberra hospital, making it ideal for our frequent trips for medicals. The views aren't much but that is balanced by comfort and convenience. There is also a great cafe open all day and a pantry for picking up bits and pieces. We stay there fairly regularly and found the staff to be helpful and friendly.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2025

Karen

I really liked staying here. Clean and quiet . Beds were very comfortable !

Business Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Aug 2025

John

The property and the room was good, some of the staff were excellent but some of the others were a bit non assistant as in, only giving minimal info without saying anything.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Aug 2025

Beverly

Stayed for a week & it was a great stay. No issues at all.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2025

Viviane

Good size rooms that are well appointed

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Aug 2025

Alison

A nice Hotel

Great location. Friendly staff. Spacious rooms and great price

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Aug 2025

Michael

Nice property.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2025

Ilya

Good value hotel in Woden which is a 15 minute drive to Canberra centre

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2025

Rebecca

Always great staying here. Quiet, clean and comfortable.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Jun 2025

Belinda

Great room except heating way to high. Needed to get someone to come turn it down as not straightforward. Waiting to hear baack from them re some l9st property.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2025

Maree

All good

6/10

Pleasant

09 Jun 2025

Peter

The property was clean and quiet. However during my stay there were no dining facilities which included breakfast although this was advertised on their website. As a diabetic, I would not have booked at this hotel if I had been made aware of this on booking. Also despite numerous attempts I was unable to access the WiFi using the password I was given and no support was provided to me to sort this out. Very poor service Abode Woden, I will not be staying with you again!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2025

Rema

Close to Westfield, cafe downstairs was convenient. Property and rooms were spotlessly clean, staff helpful - gave us a late check out as our flight was in the afternoon. But room had only one chair and coffee table, so one of us had to sit on bed to have a cup of tea.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 May 2025

Peter

All good

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

27 May 2025

Diana

Not suited for elderly female
I didn't stay at the motel