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Canberra Carotel Motel

Canberra - ACT · Australia

170 Aspinall Street, WatsonView location

8.2/10Excellent70 Reviews
Cleanliness8.4/108.4
Service8.8/108.8
Comfort7.6/107.6
Condition7.6/107.6
Neighborhood8.0/108.0
Amenities8.4/108.4
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About Canberra Carotel Motel

The 3-star Canberra Carotel Motel offers comfort and convenience whether you're on business or holiday in Canberra. The hotel has everything you need for a comfortable stay. Free Wi-Fi in all rooms, daily housekeeping, laundromat, wheelchair accessible, facilities for disabled guests are just some of the facilities on offer.

All rooms are designed and decorated to make guests feel right at home, and some rooms come with television LCD/plasma screen, internet access – wireless (complimentary), whirlpool bathtub, non smoking rooms, air conditioning.

Take a break from a long day and make use of golf course (within 3 km), outdoor pool, children's playground, pool (kids), garden. Friendly staff, great facilities and close proximity to all that Canberra has to offer are three great reasons you should stay at Canberra Carotel Motel.

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With a stay at Canberra Carotel Motel in Canberra (Watson), you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Australian National University and Canberra Centre. Make yourself at home in one of the 23 guestrooms, featuring kitchenettes with refrigerators and ovens.

LCD televisions with digital programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Conveniences include safes and microwaves, and housekeeping is provided on a limited basis. Featured amenities include luggage storage, laundry facilities, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.

Popular amenities

Free WiFi
Parking available
Concierge
Laundry
Entertainment
Smoking areas
Accessible facilities

Check-in and check-out

Check-in from 2:00 PM
Check-in until 11:00 PM
Check-out until 10:00 AM
Minimum check-in age 18

Hotel policies

No rollaway/extra beds available No elevators Noise-free rooms not guaranteed Professional property host/manager Pets not allowed Service animals are allowed Service animals are exempt from fees/restrictions

Cleaning and safety

Sanitization
Property uses a professional cleaning service Contactless check-in is available Contactless check-out is available
Essential Travel
Essential workers only - NO

Important information

  • You need to know
    • The property is professionally cleaned.
    • Contactless check-in and contactless check-out are available.
  • Special Instructions
    The front desk is open during the following times:
    • Monday - Friday: 7:30 AM - 7:30 PM
    If you are planning to arrive after 9:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property. For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Reception is closed on Christmas Day.
  • Instructions
    • Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
    • Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
    • Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
    • This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
    • Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
    • Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit
    • This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room
    • This property is professionally cleaned
    • Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
  • Minimal age
    18
  • Optional fees
    • Crib (infant bed) fee: AUD 30.00 per stay
    • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge

    The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

  • Spoken Language

    English

Nearby attractions

EPIC 2 km / 1.3 mi
Goorooyarroo Nature Reserve 3.1 km / 1.9 mi
Netball ACT 3.9 km / 2.4 mi
Mount Majura 4.5 km / 2.8 mi
National Hockey Centre 4.6 km / 2.9 mi
Sakyamuni Buddhist Centre 5.9 km / 3.7 mi
Corroboree Park 6.2 km / 3.8 mi
Wattle Park Uniting Church 6.5 km / 4 mi
Mount Majura Vineyard 6.7 km / 4.2 mi
Canberra Contemporary Art Space 8 km / 5 mi
Australian War Memorial 8.1 km / 5 mi
Australian National University 8.4 km / 5.2 mi
Glebe Park 8.4 km / 5.2 mi
Canberra Centre 8.5 km / 5.3 mi

Hotel facilities & services

Services and fees can vary. Check the selected room details and hotel policies before booking.

  • hotel
  • Wheelchair-accessible
  • Car parkExtra charge
  • Wi-fiExtra charge
  • Laundry serviceExtra charge
  • Hotel safeExtra charge
  • GardenExtra charge
  • Luggage roomExtra charge
  • BBQ facilities
  • Smoking areaExtra charge
  • Spa centreExtra charge
  • Non-smoking establishmentExtra charge
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  • GolfExtra charge
  • Golf practice facilityExtra charge
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Room types

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Guest reviews

What other guests saying about Canberra Carotel Motel

8.2
Excellent
70 Reviews
Cleanliness
8.4 /10
Service
8.8 /10
Comfort
7.6 /10
Condition
7.6 /10
Neighborhood
8.0 /10
Amenities
8.4 /10
50 reviews shown
8/10
Excellent
31 Dec 2025
Lynn
Thank you very much.
Staff were friendly and helpful.
Business_and_leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
27 Dec 2025
lingjiang
Clean rooms, lovely environment.
Leisure Family_with_children
10/10
Exceptional
15 Sep 2025
Saurabh

Good Place For Family

Great quiet place and kids had space to run around. Loved it
Friends_and_family Family
8/10
Excellent
14 Sep 2025
Atul
It’s good, with kitchen so we managed to cook food for young families.
Leisure Family_with_children
8/10
Excellent
09 Jun 2025
Troy
Neat, tidy & plenty of space, great shower. Our cabin was lovely & warm when we entered as the staff had turned the heater on prior to our arrival which was very appreciated as the weather was freezing.
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
17 Mar 2025
William
Love this place for a family, plenty of room for the kids and nice quiet environment to sit on the balcony at night. Also love the birds all visiting of the morning.
Leisure Family_with_children
8/10
Excellent
22 Feb 2025
Eldho
Very good stay for family
Leisure Family_with_children
8/10
Excellent
09 Feb 2025
Ali
We enjoyed our stay at Canberra Carotel Motel. I highly recommend this place. The below suggestions are to help make it even better.

The stove needs to be replaced as some burners didn’t work and the others weren’t working well.
Also, Wifi quality was low and if we didn’t have enough mobile coverage, we would have had a tough time.
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
26 Jan 2025
Rebecca
Everything was really good. We were very happy. Would stay there again
Leisure Family
4/10
Poor
15 Sep 2024
Arjay
Rooms are not cleaned properly. I accidentally drop my phone under the bed, I moved the to get it and was shocked to what I found. Rubbish and accumulated dust that looks like never been vaccum for a while. Sad to say but it's very disappointing.
Leisure Family
8/10
Excellent
10 Jul 2024
Cynthia
A good family friendly hotel.
Leisure Family_with_children
10/10
Exceptional
05 Jul 2023
EBBYSON
Everything thing was good
10/10
Exceptional
06 Oct 2022
Noddy
The place was perfect for our family stay. It was spacious and clean. the staff were really helpful for things to do
Leisure Family_with_children
10/10
Exceptional
27 Sep 2022
david
neat
Business Friends
10/10
Exceptional
22 Sep 2022
Sarah-jane
Great property for a big family.
10/10
Exceptional
04 Sep 2022
Abigail

Clean and cosy

Clean and cosy place , quite and friendly greeting
Friends_and_family Friends
10/10
Exceptional
01 Sep 2022
Belinda
Good for comfortable, reasonably priced stay.
Neat, clean, suitable for large family.
Leisure Family
8/10
Excellent
18 Feb 2022
Mandy
Great place just outside the main centre. Quiet location. Roomy cabin with spa. Plenty of bed spaces for 3 adults and 3 children. Kids were disappointed there was no pool though. Could do with laundry facilities too.
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
19 Jun 2021
Verified traveler
Very friendly and come very quickly when the light blows
Leisure Family_with_children
8/10
Excellent
11 Apr 2021
Verified traveler
Neat and tidy and a good find for the price
Business Friends
6/10
Pleasant
25 Nov 2020
Verified traveler
The service and spa were great, but the bed was very worn so it sloped uncomfortably to one side which made sleeping difficult.
Friends_and_family Partner
10/10
Exceptional
26 Jan 2020
Verified traveler
Nice quiet area. Good shops just down the road with groceries, nice cafe and takeaway. Lovely staff! They gave us a family pass to the dinosaur museum, the kids loved it. Thank you!
Friends_and_family Family_with_children
8/10
Excellent
14 Oct 2019
Verified traveler
Good value for a large family (7 of us) Not far from most attractions in Canberra. Self contained kept the costs down and shops were not too far away. Good parking. Twin shower great when bathing little ones. Little bit cramped for 7 but you don't spend much time there anyway so not really a problem. Area was quiet at night. Only small criticism, kitchen needed a few items e.g plastic bowls, plates and cups (Ikea type) New toaster as it didn't fit in bread slices and a 4 slice one would be great) Knives needed sharpening. Linen was plentiful and clean. Overall we were happy with our accommodation and will stay again on our next visit to Canberra
Leisure Family_with_children
8/10
Excellent
02 Oct 2019
Verified traveler
Was a great spot for a short term stay...bit further out of the city but with uber made it easy to get to the football
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
21 Jul 2019
Verified traveler
Excellent property for our family of four. Very clean and well located to be close to all that Canberra has to offer. A true home away from home experience.
Friends_and_family Family_with_children
10/10
Exceptional
10 Jul 2019
Verified traveler
The cabin was in great condition: very clean, plenty of blankets and heating for the cold weather.
The staff were friendly and helpful.
Leisure Family
8/10
Excellent
03 Jun 2019
Verified traveler
Very abliging staff clean and comfortable accommodation.
Business_and_leisure Family_with_children
8/10
Excellent
02 Feb 2019
Verified traveler
Very convenient location and comfortable accommodation. This is our second stay and recommended for families.
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
13 Jan 2019
Verified traveler
It was very well presented and had a great feel. Easy access and close to Dickson for shopping.
Leisure Family_with_children
10/10
Exceptional
11 Jan 2019
Verified traveler
Good for a large family and a short stay. Economic but also convenience
Leisure Family
8/10
Excellent
17 Aug 2018
sharad

Value for money \n

Value for money
Good communication fromthe management
I arrived at the property at 11:30 pm but my check in was smooth .
6/10
Pleasant
29 Jul 2018
Verified traveler
Well organised. Family villa with peace and left alone.
10/10
Exceptional
17 Jun 2018
Verified traveler
Was great we loved it had a wonderful weekend at this place
8/10
Excellent
22 Feb 2018
Al, and 3 boys

Not a five star

The Carotel is adequate that’s it, nothing fancy no extras not even what it says on the website. The worst thing about it is no pool as advertised, and the gas cooker can only be lit with great effort, you have to kneel on the floor to use the oven. The best thing about the Carotel is the staff, from reception to caretaker you get ultra friendly and super halfull. Be careful with the Wotif website I ended up paying $64 more than quoted. It is useful place to stay but don’t expect the Savoy.
6/10
Pleasant
20 Feb 2018
Verified traveler

Good for a short stay

Tiny rooms , tiny beds the flat we stayed in wasn’t great but the shower was really good it had a kitchen with adequate utensils but I was glad to get out of there after two nights
6/10
Pleasant
05 Feb 2018
Michael
Much depleted from its past, still good value stay.
Family
6/10
Pleasant
15 Jan 2018
james

Untidy grounds

Outside housecleaning very poor. Cigarette butts and rubbish outside cabin. No garden just high weeds. Unsatisfactory bedding for adults in cabin.
10/10
Exceptional
01 Dec 2017
ilija

Comfortable.

A very comfortable stay
6/10
Pleasant
20 Nov 2017
Verified traveler

Comfortable and Clean

The website needs to be updated, the entry has moved. There was no laundromat available. However, the beds were comfortable and room was clean. The place is being renovated and I hope a Children’s Play Area will be in the plans.
6/10
Pleasant
12 Oct 2017
Verified traveler

Holidiay Cabin

While the tariff was very reasonable, the complex is undergoing complete renovation involving the demolition of many obsolete cabins, making the surrounds depressing. Our cabin required some basic maintenance (leaking taps, dead light bulb, etc) and there were cockroaches in evidence.
The Office Assistant was very nice and most obliging..
Family
8/10
Excellent
07 Oct 2017
David

You get what you pay for.

This is a consistently clean, easy, pleasant experience. Stayed here 3 times. The price is great, location nice a close to the city/attractions of Canberra. Everything could be better but so what. It is always clean. The beds are ok. The space s fine. It’s not noisy. As an overnighter it’s perfectly fine. The staff are always polite and helpful. We had a few on working items - tv, light, exhaust fan. The staff were good about sorting them out. It’s not a 5star hotel - it’s a great, reasonably priced place for a family to stay. Thanks guys.
8/10
Excellent
05 Oct 2017
M.

Happy Customer....

Great accommodation for our little family...well priced and just far enough out of the city centre to escape the hustle and bustle...but travelling to activities and points of interest was only between 15 to 45 minutes depending on location...Cabin was clean and tidy, staff were very friendly and overall an excellent base camp for our needs....!!!
8/10
Excellent
06 Jul 2017
Verified traveler
Room was tidy, clean and quiet, close to everything in Canberra staff friendly and helpful.will go back again
8/10
Excellent
03 Jul 2017
Ellen Patricia

Great motel but NO wifi even though advertised.

Everything was good at this hotel BUT I am getting very tired of those hotels/motesl that advertise Wifi but is not useable when connecting. This is happening more and more. Either they should advertise and provide wifi or not advertise it at all. If they advertised wifi but cannot guarantee it they should say so.












Motel itself was good BUT I am getting very tired of thosehotel and
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Family
10/10
Exceptional
01 Jul 2017
Tracy

Fantastic accommodation

wonderful accommodation, roomy, clean a real jome away from home.
10/10
Exceptional
27 Jun 2017
Verified traveler

Very Pleased With Stay

We had a very comfortable stay. As a family of 5 the room was very spacious. Plenty of room for kids. Heating was great. We were toasty warm. Greeted by very pleasant staff. Room was very clean and tidy. Will certainly be happy to stay there again.
10/10
Exceptional
09 Jun 2017
Maria

Best for groups with own transport

For a large family like us, staying here is always the choice. We booked two large family cabins for our group of 20. Cabins are large enough to accommodate 10 people at a time with enough room to move around. Clean and comfortable. Grounds are spacious and quiet, away from the city. Best for groups on a budget who are in Canberra for the tourist attractions! Having your own car is amust though as it is a few kms from the town centre.
Family
8/10
Excellent
16 May 2017
Hai
The room is clean but the air conditioning is noisy when it is running
4/10
Poor
30 Apr 2017
Verified traveler

Don't get your hopes up.

I guess that I should go easy on this hotel - after all, it is what it is. Budget hotel rooms as part of a caravan park. Still, for $105.00 a night, my expectations were for a little more. To be fair, it wasn't terrible, but extremely dated. I found it noisy - especially with trucks flying through the park at 6.30am on a Saturday. I could hear our room neighbours giggling away at 2.30am. Not the fault of the hotel, but clearly very thin walls. The shop is extremely well stocked, but it is a fair way from anything if you don't have transport. I was also not aware that the room wouldn't be serviced (we had a two night stay), so had to get fresh towels, shampoo and conditioner from the office.
10/10
Exceptional
30 Apr 2017
Verified traveler
clean and comfortable bed ...........................................................................................................

good place to stay in Canberra














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Canberra Carotel Motel
170 Aspinall Street, Watson, Canberra, Australia

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