Canberra Carotel Motel
Location: 170 Aspinall Street, Watson, Canberra, au
Star Rating: 3 Stars
Property Type: Motels
About this Property
Spacious Self-Contained Accommodation
Canberra Carotel Motel offers fully self-contained accommodation with two separate bedrooms, a bathroom, and a verandah. Each air-conditioned room features a balcony and a fully equipped kitchen, making it a comfortable and convenient choice for your stay.
Convenient Location
Located just a 10-minute drive from Canberra's centre, the motel is also close to major attractions such as the Australian War Memorial, Lake Burley Griffin, and Parliament House. With easy access to Questacon and Mount Majura's walking and riding tracks, there's plenty to explore nearby.
Modern Amenities
Enjoy modern amenities such as free WiFi, plasma screen TV, and tea/coffee making facilities in each room. The private bathrooms are equipped with a shower and a toilet, ensuring a comfortable and relaxing stay.
Ready to experience comfort and convenience at Canberra Carotel Motel? Book your stay now for an unforgettable trip!
Important Information
Please note that there is a 1% charge when you pay with a Visa or Mastercard credit card.
Please note that there is a 3% charge when you pay with an American Express or Diners Club credit card.
The property reserves the right to pre-authorize credit cards during peak periods.
Please note that this property is strictly nonsmoking. If evidence of smoking is found in the rooms, an additional cleaning fee may apply.
Please note that pets cannot be accommodated at this property. If evidence of pets are found in the rooms, an additional cleaning fee may apply.
Please note reception hours are as follows:
Open 7 days a week
Monday-Friday: 07.30-19.00
Saturday and Sunday: 07.30-20.00.
Closed Christmas Day.
You must request your preferred bedding configuration (where available) in the Special Requests Box at the time of booking. If you change your mind, or you don't request a specific bedding configuration, there may be an additional charge to change your bedding preference.
Policies
Check-in: 02:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Check-out: 10:00 AM
Amenities & Facilities
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Parking
- Non-smoking rooms
- Air conditioning
- Family rooms
- BBQ facilities
- Luggage storage
- Express check-in/check-out
- Safety deposit box
- Tour desk
- Facilities for disabled guests
- Private check-in/check-out
- Wheelchair accessible
- Outdoor furniture
- Staff adhere to local safety protocols
- Guest rooms disinfected between stays
- Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
- Physical distancing rules followed
- Cashless payment available
- Fire extinguishers
- First aid kit available
- Sanitized tableware & silverware
- Contactless check-in/check-out
- Invoice provided
- Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
- Smoke alarms
- Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
- Guest room sealed after cleaning
- Property cleaned by professional cleaning companies
- Physical distancing in dining areas
- Key access
- CCTV outside property
- Process in place to check health of guests
- Screens / Barriers between staff and guests for safety
- Delivered food - securely covered
- Television in common areas
- Express check-in
- Free wired internet
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Internet access
- Reception hall
- Secured parking
- Bulk dispenser for toiletries
Rooms Available
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Family Villa
This air-conditioned villa features a private balcony or patio, a fully equipped kitchen and a seating area with a TV.
Please note that there is no capacity for additional beds. The villa can accommodate a cot, but only in the living room.
Max Occupancy: 7 (6 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Seating Area
- Fan
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Kitchen
- Additional toilet
- Private entrance
- Sofa
- Dining area
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Oven
- Stovetop
- Toaster
- Cleaning products
- Terrace
- Linen
- Dining table
- Outdoor furniture
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Sofa bed
- Trash cans
- Wine glasses
- Cots
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Fire extinguisher
- Key access
- Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
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Two-Bedroom Villa
This air-conditioned villa features a private balcony, a fully equipped kitchen and a seating area with a TV. It includes parking for up to 2 cars.
Please note that the two single beds cannot create a double bed.
Max Occupancy: 7 (6 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Seating Area
- Fan
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Kitchen
- Additional toilet
- Private entrance
- Sofa
- Dining area
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Oven
- Stovetop
- Toaster
- Cleaning products
- Linen
- Dining table
- Outdoor furniture
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Sofa bed
- Trash cans
- Wine glasses
- Cots
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Fire extinguisher
- Key access
- Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
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Two-Bedroom Villa with Spa Bath
This air-conditioned villa features a spa bath and a private balcony or patio. It also has a fully equipped kitchen and a seating area with a TV.
Please note that there is no capacity for additional beds. The villa can accommodate a cot, but only in the living room.
Max Occupancy: 8 (8 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Seating Area
- Fan
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Kitchen
- Additional toilet
- Private entrance
- Sofa
- Dining area
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Oven
- Stovetop
- Toaster
- Cleaning products
- Linen
- Dining table
- Outdoor furniture
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Sofa bed
- Trash cans
- Wine glasses
- Cots
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Fire extinguisher
- Key access
- Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
Guest Reviews
- matthew (8/5): -
- Jennifer (9/5): Fantastic group getaway for Spilt Milk - Very close to EPIC for events, functional kitchen and AMAZING staff. They proactively contacted me to offer an extra night for a reduced price rather than making heaps more by pushing us to get out by the checkout time. Great setup and surprisingly quiet Nil
- Saurabh (8/5): Nice, comfortable, neat place to stay! - It is a nice clean place with all amenities to have a comfortable stay. Locks for toilet and bathroom didn’t work. So, if you are travelling with family, it is a hassle.
- Wayne (8/5): Great location, friendly staff, clean facility. - Kitchen, number of beds, location was excellent as we stayed directly opposite family residences. A couple of lights did not work as well as a switch on a double power point. I think the overall preventative maintenance on the Villa was lacking. I am of the understanding that the Carotel will not be operating by the end of 2026 as land developers will be taking over to develop multistory housing units.
- Ngan Tuyen (9/5): - Staff is very nice and lovely ❤️
- Miah (9/5): -
- Sarah (10/5): -
- Ottilia (10/5): - Lots of space and great location
- Albert (10/5): “Great place to stay! Clean, comfortable, and exactly as described. The host was responsive and the location was perfect - cleanliness none
- Mary Joy (8/5): Satisfied - House No laundry
- Emma (4/5): -
- Donald (9/5): -
- Shimi (7/5): - Affordable, great location, easy communication Floors weren't clean, kitchen cupboards were a bit dirty
- Rogel (8/5): great place - bed the light in the main bedroom was not working.
- Brenton (5/5): -
- Elizabeth (7/5): -
- Guest (7/5): - The villa was clean and had comfy beds
- Gericke (8/5): The cabin met our needs well. Thank you - It had everything we needed for a one night stay (a bit cramped for a longer stay with 7 of us!). The cabin was clean and tidy. The folders with local information and expectations were very helpful.
The heating worked well. Some found the mattresses and pillows a bit thin.
- Divya (8/5): - Overall experience was good
- Guest (7/5): -
- Tugut (7/5): -
- Guest (9/5): Amazing! - Arrived after hours and had a text message, which explained everything very clearly. The room was really good and very clean. Could not hook up to the WiFi.
- kandamkulathil kumar krishna (8/5): - Clean, spacious for a family and good location. Not enough stuff in the kitchen like plates, cups and pans specially when you stay with family and you decide to dine in the villa .
- Bobby (8/5): Good value for money - Good value of money, also good service and location (not far from CBD) It can be better with more entertainment facilities for family
- Tim (10/5): -
- Thomas & (10/5): Friendly, helpful hosts - Great option for large families with 6 bunks plus 2 fold out arm chair beds Free Wi-Fi only works outside cabin
- Alimane (1/5): -
- Clarence (8/5): -
- mark (9/5): -
- Saurabh (10/5): Good Place For Family - Great quiet place and kids had space to run around. Loved it
- Atul (8/5): - It’s good, with kitchen so we managed to cook food for young families.
- Rabin (9/5): -
- Mark (9/5): -
- Joselito (7/5): -
- Nikki (6/5): -
- John (4/5): -
- Elok (9/5): -
- Shannon (8/5): -
- Abdul (10/5): -
- Vishal (10/5): It was a great experience staying here second time. - Clean and nice Liked it.
- Robinson (1/5): Extremely Disappointing - Advertising laundry services at an additional charge and there was NO laundry service/ facilities at all. Extremely inconvenient, especially when l had chosen this place based on the advertising of this facility. And then even more inconvenient, frustrating,and disappointing after travelling over 4hrs to be told by management that l would have to travel to Dickson to be able to do my sick grandmothers washing after picking it up from the hospital.
Spa bath hair all in the bottom of bath plus only half the jets where in working order, then No hot water for others to have a shower. After advertising room for 8 people and only 2 people got to have a bath that wasn't even half full.
Half the lights in the villa didn't work.
No microwave dishes to use in the microwave.
Extremely expensive for what you got!!!
- Bina (9/5): Superb -
- Karen (7/5): Good -
- Juliana (8/5): Very good -
- Hendra (8/5): Very good -
- Ash (10/5): Exceptional - How accommodating the staff were and good communication
- Tamoor (8/5): Very good -
- Jenny (10/5): Exceptional -
- Asma (10/5): Exceptional -
- Galli (9/5): Superb - Fantastic Aircon not working it was the lady at reception said sorry no maintenance is public holidays...very very cold winter time no heater it was happening long weekend anyway charge experience. Next have bought own heater smaller. 😀
- Jessica (10/5): Exceptional - Fantastic clean, warm cabins and excellent customer service. Highly recommend!!
- Brad (6/5): Pleasant - Staff friendly In the pull out bed, we found an old wet towel in it when it was pulled out. Cleaning standards are obviously low.
Air con until was also very dirty and hadn't been cleaned in a while.
- P (6/5): Pleasant - Location is great Some of the bedding was dirty and the shower had mould. Stayed here before and not had this issue.
- Dhaliwal (9/5): Perfect - Nice location, Clean immaculate Can't say anything
- Olesya (4/5): It was very cold - Manager was very friendly and helpful Outdated, aircon doesn’t work, very cold. Sticky floors.
- Salim (1/5): Never go to this property and recommend booking.com to remove it from their list - The photos and the description of the room which we have booked, was not the same. We booked the room for 5 kids and two adults (me and my wife) and we selected the property which had two bedroom, it had only 7 single beds for kids and there was not a double bed for couples. There was no staff in the reception even before 4:00 pm when we arrived and the number they provided for us was not working. The rooms were so cold during night that my kids could not sleep.
I will never refer this property to any one and I also request booking.con to remove these types of properties from their list as they just get the money from customers without any facilities Beds, rooms, staff,
- Subash (10/5): Good family accommodation at best market price with all facilities - Spacious and excellent aircon facilities with sleeping aids and towels
- Imelda (10/5): We will book again for our next trip - The property is very clean and accessible to all. We enjoy our stay. The staff is kind. We will come back again. Thank you for accommodating us. Nothing
- Gupta (10/5): Exceptional - Every thing Nothing
- Tata (7/5): Good -
- Rachel (8/5): A very pleasant experience - Very warm and cozy It did not have laundry service
- Akol (10/5): Excellent please for Group Holiday - Everything 😊 Canberra so Cold 🥶
- Anonymous (10/5): Exceptional -
- Menaka (10/5): It was warm, small and comfortable place to stay with family. All the required basics were provided. Good value for mone - It was quiet, comfortable and in appropriate location for us. There’s nth specific that we didn’t like abt the property, it was just enough for us to spend night with family on our stopover.
- Anonymous (7/5): Good -
- Troy (8/5): - 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.
- Patti (7/5): Good - Wifi is very poor
- Ralston (4/5): Think twice before you book. - As per the facilities provided they had Laundry for additional charge, but could not find any washing machine. Since its was a weekend there was no one at the reception. When I called thee nummber provided they asked to to pay $100 as a deposit, where as I has already paid the entire amount in advance. I asked for a receipt of the $100, have not received it yet.
I booked in 2 queen beds with bunk beds, but instead received all Bunk beds. the after hours person was not able to help and was of no use. the soze of the rooms were very small as compared to the pictures.
- Wighton (9/5): Loved it - Great location and friendly staff A plug for the sink would have been handy
- Paula (7/5): Good - Quiet. Staff very nice. Few fixtures here and there needed. Eg. Half flush button missing, exhaust in bathroom missing a screw. A smudge here or there, but overall clean. Could do with a few extra pots and pans
- Warintr (10/5): Exceptional -
- Asghar (10/5): Exceptional -
- Dilip (10/5): Exceptional - Villas come with kitchen. The kitchen space was clean, spacious, and perfect for preparing quick meals. I had a great experience and would definitely book again for my next visit. Booking.com website shows got two ensuite however family villas got just one.
- Annabelle (8/5): Very good - Well appointed self contained accommodation. Lovely, quiet location close to the city centre.
Good communication and friendly team.
- Anne (10/5): Exceptional -
- Akalyaa (7/5): Good -
- Rowenna (10/5): It was really enjoyable, well maintained and clean facilities. Great location and very friendly staff. Made our stay in - Very clean and well maintained rooms that very stocked well with extra blankets and towels. Good location, just a short drive to the Parliament House and the city center. The staff we’re very friendly and welcoming I didn’t get their names but the lady that welcomed us and the guy that was there when we checked out were both so lovely. They gave us little booklets with things to do that was so helpful and made our trip so enjoyable cause we had so much on our to do list. I would’ve liked if the car park spots were marked a little more obvious to show what cabin they belonged to as on our last day we had an unpleasant experience with someone taking our parking spot and being quiet rude about it even though the car spot was big enough for 2 cars. That’s not a big deal though, some people don’t seem to have basic common sense or manners.
- Matt (7/5): Good -
- Ganga (10/5): Exceptional -
- Bilge (8/5): Very good - Some of the beds had memory foam mattresses that weren't too comfortable but weren't too horribly uncomfortable either and decent for the price we paid.
- Craig (10/5): Exceptional -
- Jayde (7/5): Good - Staff were friendly .It felt a little outdated
- Kim (8/5): Very good - It was quite and clean lovely yard
- Phil (9/5): Superb -
- Henry (10/5): Good choice - Great
- Mr (1/5): Bad -
- Victoria (7/5): Good - The staff were fantastic, very knowledgeable and assisted with maps and tips on what to see! No playground for the kids but other than that is was good
- Zubair (7/5): Good -
- Malessa (10/5): Excellent service and super super clean - Such an easy transaction considering we got in late. The Accomodation responded to our request to check in after hours very promptly and the check-in was super smooth. Nothing, it was perfect as we needed a stopover for the night was super clean and ready with the air conditioning going. We were able to go straight to bed.
- William (10/5): - 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.
- Yuliya (10/5): Exceptional - clean rooms
- Kyle (8/5): Great tidy clean and cozy accomodation will stay again -
- Asmita (10/5): Exceptional -
- Bhandari (10/5): Beautiful and quite space to share with family. - All staff were very helpful and responsive. stayed 2nd year in a row, whenever we are at Canberra, will consider same hotel.
- Tnc (6/5): Needs a lot of Maintenance - The location is quiet and parking is easy. All curtains were extremely dirty. Toilet cistern bent out of shape. Needs a lot of maintenance to be near worth what is charged.
- Jarad (9/5): Superb -
- Darai (8/5): Very good -
- Brooke (10/5): Exceptional -
- Ida (10/5): Exceptional -
- Juan (8/5): Very good -
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