My husband and I stayed at the Realm during the June long weekend. Yes, the hotel is a bit bunker-like in its decorating style and yes, it could do with a bit more glitz and glamour if that's your taste, but for heavens' sake, is that how we rate hotels - on personal decorating style?!!! We received first class service... more

The hotel is obviously state of the art, new and fresh. The staff were exceptionally friendly and well trained. The formalities were quick and easy. The room was clean and spotless. Well appointed with all the usual to be expected from a 5 star. I have stayed a lot of different places. The Realm was sterile and devoid of character.... more

The weekend of the 2020 Summit was a good time to be in Canberra, so we took the opportunity of star spotting, staying at the new Realm in Barton as seen in the SMH the fortnight prior. Reception was understaffed when I arrived at 4pm, with several people trying to register. Only 1 staff member initially. Very pleasant person, only... more

This hotel is less than a year old, stying in very modern in keeping with a lot of the buildings in Canberra. Well received at reception checked in less than 5 minutes. The location is great for tourism close the National Gallery, old and new Parliament houses. We stayed over the weekend for pleasure but I could see how the... more

My advice to anyone looking at these reviews and considering a stay at Hotel Realm is to look at the profiles of people giving (suspiciously similar) rave reviews. Almost all joined on one day and haven't been back to this website since. This hotel is not value for money. Hideously overpriced, they seem to have taken a cheap shortcut on... more

There were a lot of little things about the hotel that were not quite right. On there own it wouldn’t matter but as there were quite a lot it got annoying. You could tell it was a new hotel that still needs to work out the bugs. There was no TV guide to tell you what channels were what. While... more

Stayed in an executive floor suite and was very very impressed with the room, facilities and quality of the finishes. My room had a stellar bathroom and a clever and very stylish little kitchen. Two flat screen TVs and some serious lighting technology make this a pretty good experience for those used to the hotels in Sydney or Melbourne. The... more

We stayed here for just one night during our honeymoon tour of Australia. It broke up the trip from Sydney down to Melbourne. This is probably the most luxurious hotel we've ever stayed in. It's brand new as well We were on the Executive Floor, which had complimentary canapes and drinks in a room directly opposite ours. Handy! It also... more

I booked into the Realm for a business trip on the recommendation of a client, and was pleased with the choice. The location is convenient and close to Kingston and Manuka restaurants and cafes. The reception staff were sweet and helpful but perhaps not quite at the level of professionalism one usually expects at a 5 star hotel. I was... more