Red Cedars Motel
Location: Stirling Ave, Watson, Australian Capital Territory, 2602, Watson, AU
Star Rating: 2 Stars
Property Type: Motels
About this Property
Convenient Amenities
Enjoy complimentary wireless internet access, barbecue grills, and a spacious reception hall during your stay at Red Cedars Motel.
Featured Amenities
Relish in convenient services such as complimentary newspapers, luggage storage, and laundry facilities to elevate your experience.
Comfortable Rooms
Unwind in one of our 30 air-conditioned rooms equipped with modern amenities like refrigerators, coffee/tea makers, and irons/ironing boards, ensuring a cozy stay.
Immerse yourself in the charm of Canberra with a stay at Red Cedars Motel. Book now to experience convenience and comfort at its best.
Important Information
- Contactless check-out is available.
- This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).
Policies
Check-in: 02:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Check-out: 10:00 AM
Instructions: The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 8:00 PM. The front desk is staffed during limited hours.
Amenities & Facilities
- Free WiFi
- Luggage storage
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Smoke-free property
- Wheelchair accessible parking
- Free self parking
- Reception hall
- Coin laundry on site
- Wheelchair-accessible van parking
- Change of towels (on request)
- Change of bed sheets (on request)
- No elevator (single level property)
Rooms Available
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Family Room, Kitchenette (Standard kit. family)
1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed
377 sq feet
Internet - Free WiFi 50+ Mbps
Entertainment - DVD player
Food & Drink - Kitchenette with refrigerator, coffee/tea maker, and electric kettle
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, a hair dryer, and towels
Practical - Iron/ironing board and wardrobe or closet
Comfort - Fresh bed sheets (on request), fresh towels (on request), and air conditioning
Need to Know - No housekeeping
Smoking And Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Kitchenette
- Refrigerator
- DVD player
- Private bathroom
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Free WiFi
- Smoking and Non-Smoking
- Bedsheets provided
- No housekeeping
- Change of towels (on request)
- Change of bed sheets (on request)
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Standard Room, Balcony (Queen Room)
1 Queen Bed
323-sq-foot room with a balcony/patio
Internet - Free WiFi 50+ Mbps
Entertainment - DVD player
Food & Drink - Refrigerator, coffee/tea maker, and electric kettle
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, a hair dryer, and towels
Practical - Iron/ironing board and wardrobe or closet
Comfort - Fresh bed sheets (on request), fresh towels (on request), and air conditioning
Need to Know - No housekeeping
Smoking And Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- DVD player
- Private bathroom
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Free WiFi
- Balcony or patio
- Smoking and Non-Smoking
- Bedsheets provided
- No housekeeping
- Change of towels (on request)
- Change of bed sheets (on request)
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Family Room (Standard family)
1 Double Bed, 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Bunk Bed
377 sq feet
Internet - Free WiFi 50+ Mbps
Entertainment - DVD player
Food & Drink - Refrigerator, microwave, coffee/tea maker, and electric kettle
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, a hair dryer, and towels
Practical - Iron/ironing board and wardrobe or closet
Comfort - Fresh bed sheets (on request), fresh towels (on request), and air conditioning
Need to Know - No housekeeping
Smoking And Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 6 (6 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- DVD player
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Free WiFi
- Smoking and Non-Smoking
- Bedsheets provided
- No housekeeping
- Change of towels (on request)
- Change of bed sheets (on request)
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Standard Room, Balcony (Twin Room)
2 Double Beds
323-sq-foot room with a balcony/patio
Internet - Free WiFi 50+ Mbps
Entertainment - DVD player
Food & Drink - Refrigerator, coffee/tea maker, and electric kettle
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, a hair dryer, and towels
Practical - Iron/ironing board and wardrobe or closet
Comfort - Fresh bed sheets (on request), fresh towels (on request), and air conditioning
Need to Know - No housekeeping
Smoking And Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- DVD player
- Private bathroom
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Free WiFi
- Balcony or patio
- Smoking and Non-Smoking
- Bedsheets provided
- No housekeeping
- Change of towels (on request)
- Change of bed sheets (on request)
Guest Reviews
- Fotios Frank (6/5): - Rooms require a big upgrade. Curtains, carpets, beds and bed covers. The seats where clean and fresh.
- Cathy (6/5): - Clean room friendly staff great budget friendly option.
- Richard (10/5): - Cheap but reasonable
- Kerri (10/5): - Welcoming Staff. Comfortable bed. Blackout Blinds.
- Paul (10/5): - Very clean and comfortable
- Jacqueline (6/5): - Shower temperature and shower pressure None
- Khairi (10/5): - Every thing
- Paul (2/5): - No service of the amenities when we went on a day trip and arrived back around 9pn. Room had not been serviced. No fresh towels. No fresh coffee, tea, milk etc Pretty poor response from the counter when I bought it to their attention. $200 per night for a 6 person stay and no servicing. Not likely I'll be recommending the motel to anyone or be staying there again.
- Kristina (8/5): - Convenient to Canberra markets, easy to find, parking provided and clean.
- George (8/5): - two day stay. a simple room. quiet enough.
- Amy (4/5): - The location was convenient. The free wifi and air conditioning were good. We had raw chicken from the previous guest left in the fridge in our room, and there was both live and dead cockroaches in the room.
- Peter (8/5): Still producing the goods after all these years - This motel has been here for many years (I've stayed there over a decade ago). Good, basic, functioning motel. The staff are good & there's the usual range of stuff in the room. The only downside was a smell in the bathroom (which may have been coming from outside) that was there when i first arrived, but dissipated over the next few hours.
- David (8/5): - Convenient position.
- Darryl (10/5): - It is great value for money, very quiet and conveniently located.
- Lenice (8/5): - I was really quiet.
- Pratheep (10/5): - Good
- Jennifer (8/5): - Excellent shower. Walls were a bit thin. Overall a very good stay.
- Hank (6/5): - No dining on site
- Giuseppe (8/5): - Good option for a short stay
- Elisabeth (8/5): - Useful motel near where I wanted to go. The room was fine though cold at night without heating. Parking area small but I found space.
- Alan (8/5): - Easy check in. Good value
- Triet (8/5): - We had a bedroom for 2adults and 3 kids for 1 night. It was spacious enough with microwave, bowels, cutlery and fridge! Clean and tidy.
- Regina (2/5): - The beds were very uncomfortable the aircon did not work properly and the exhaust fan in the bathroom was very noisy as was the aircon. The shower was showing signs of mold.
- Sam (10/5): - Great people and a really nice place to stay
- Sam (10/5): - I liked the flexibility of adjusting and changing my work plans situation, which the Red Cedar Staff, listened and acted accordingly, thank you again for accommodating OUR SITUATION. 🙏
- Sam (10/5): - It’s were we always choose when in the A.C.T. Great Location, Great Staff, very Clean and and Value for Money, all is just So Convenient . Thank you to Maris , Wendy and Staff 🙏
- Sam (10/5): - Great place to stay , that’s why we always choose Red Cedar first .
- Sam (10/5): - 😁👌🙏
- Sam (10/5): - Great location, value for money , thanks to all the staff for accommodating our guests.
- Sam (10/5): - I will always choose red cedar 👌
- Sam (10/5): - Highly recommended 👌
- Sam (10/5): - Location, staff , convenience, value for money, and just that little understanding of changing situations, thank you all so much for accomodating our travel situation. Highly recommended 👌
- Andrew (4/5): Only if you're desperate - I had a late arrival and appreciated the motel leaving the room key in a convenient place. The bed was rock hard, paper thin walls and ceiling meant I could hear everything in adjacent rooms, mold on the bathroom ceiling, stains on room wall, towel rail broken. Shabby and badly in need of a proper refurbishment.
- Tania (10/5): - Handy for my work
- Philip (6/5): - I’ve stayed here a couple of times and it’s in a nice tree-lined street but close to Dickson, Braddon and the CBD. Unless your room is next to one occupied by especially noisy people it’s a pretty quiet area. The staff are friendly and helpful. The rooms and beds are comfortable and clean and spacious.
- Maryann (8/5): - Convenient, clean and helpful staff.
- Dean (10/5): - Spacious and clean
- Robert (8/5): - close to what we attended
- James (8/5): - Good property for a quick stay- good parking and really quite. Good outdoor areas for cigarette
- Yobert (2/5): - The room was nice but the neighbors argued all night. Staying here due to an away business trip, it was awful not being able to sleep or contact anyone from the property during the stay.
- Abner (8/5): - Clean rooms,
- Rajiv (4/5): - Was not as advertised
- Mario (10/5): - Nice place. Value for the money. Staff & service very good. Will stay again when in Canberra.
- Holly (10/5): - Friendly helpful staff, nothing too much trouble. Excellent value for money. Easy access to city centre. Highly recommend.
- Joanne (6/5): - Room was large with good storage. Bathroom need some attention. Double bed was quiet hard
- Joanne (8/5): - It was quiet, warm and affordable. Clean, good kitchenette.
- Cheryl (6/5): - Overall good
- Nicola (8/5): - .
- John (10/5): - Reasonably priced
- Cheyne (10/5): - The staff we accommodating with late check-in and the room was clean and warm when I arrived. I'd stayed there a few years back. They have really stepped up their game! I would recommend.
- Gillian (10/5): - Every thing staff perfect
- Irene (6/5): - Plenty of room for couples
- Jenny (10/5): - Great for overnight stay convenient clean and friendly
- Nimali (8/5): - Everything was very good until I saw the little cockroaches in the kitchen.
- Abhishek (10/5): - Very clean place with all facilities
- samantha (8/5): - What we needed for a quick trip. For an older hotel it was very clean, and I wasn’t expecting daily housekeeping for a 4 day stay so that was a nice surprise. Front desk were a bit rude but didn’t impact our stay.
- Kristian (10/5): - Nice and quiet place
- Verified traveler (10/5): - This is the best motel we have stayed at in a long time and we keep going back to it when in Canberra.
- Tatjana (10/5): - Easy access to the city. Basic hotel but nice kitchenette and staff were lovely
- Brendan (8/5): - Comfortable, generally clean although some mould in bathroom but awesome shower head and slept very well. Would be happy to stay again
- Anthony (10/5): - Nice rooms
- Alan (10/5): - We have stayed here numerous times as it is handy to our family nearby. Even though it looks older it is comfortable and meets our needs. The kitchenette is nice and new.
- Julie (8/5): - Great location at a low price with large room. Carpet needs replacing.
- Grant (10/5): - Good value accommodation with an easy walk to Epic/Convention centre. No complaints.
- Di (10/5): - all good
- Adeleye (8/5): - The value for money.
- Amelia (6/5): - Very practical stop over motel
- Pauline (2/5): - The location was great Broken tiles in shower unable to have showers exposed wires in the kitchen both kitchen and shower dripped The people next door were so loud we were unable to sleep and we had to leave at 5.30am due to lack of sleep Staff were polite and friendly
- Kathryn (6/5): - Quite location
- Peter (4/5): - The people next door were talking until 4 am in the morning I knocked on the door and they still kept making a noise
- Dawn (8/5): - All good
- John (10/5): - Very clean and quiet. Lots of utensils plus toaster, jug and microwave
- Ben (8/5): - The room was very clean comfortable beds enjoyed our night stay.
- Mark (8/5): - Property was neat and tidy
- John (8/5): - suited our needs admirably.
- Tjabring (8/5): - Great place for the price you pay. Easy to check in, nice comfy bed and friendly reception staff.
- Russell (6/5): - tired and average for the $
- Joan (8/5): - Early morning departing guests very noisy.
- Andrew (8/5): - Simple Motor inn, accommodated our late check in and early check out, handy location to stop on a road trip
- Mark (4/5): - Excuses for not offering Wi-Fi as a standard amenity expired a decade ago. While the property manager was kind in allowing me to check in early, she refused a move to a closer room so that I could connect to their Wi-Fi. Their router resides in the lobby and it’s signal is too weak to reach guest rooms. I patiently explained and demonstrated this, but the manager insisted it was merely weather and refused my request to change rooms. Access to internet is great for employees who sit at reception but there isn’t even a chair for hotel guests in case I were willing to sit at the check in counter to access the internet. I’ll add that I had better access to internet in remote parts of Afghanistan than I did here. This is quite unlike any hotel I’ve ever stayed at in all of Australia. It’s simply disingenuous to even list Wi-Fi as an included amenity because in a very real sense, they don’t provide it and I would have stayed elsewhere if I had known.
- Susi (8/5): - Close to everything I needed. Staff are friendly. Rooms are outdated and terrible tv channels
- Peter (8/5): - Reasonable quality in a quiet location at a good price. Friendly staff.
- John (10/5): - Great for our purpose
- Kellie (2/5): - Not recommending Red Cedar Motel, items go missing when you are not there (left on the table)... phone reception then items turn up mysteriously... will not be stay there again.
- Emma (10/5): - Great customer service and they stayed up extra for my late check in! 5/5
- Amanda (10/5): 10/10 - Tbh I looked at this place and thought it may be a little dingy but I was working close by so booked it- I LOVED my stay, the room was sparkling clean, had everything I needed in it, great location and the staff went above and beyond!!! After a big day of work, I needed a phone charger and called the after hours number, not only did the staff member go back to reception to find me a charger to borrow, she came and delivered it to my door with the biggest smile and was the epitome of friendly. I will definitely be staying here again for any further trips,
- Sharon (8/5): Stale smell in room , more friendly service better - Hi The lady was a little abrupt on check in a friendly attitude might have been nice. I was asking if there was a microwave in the room and had to wait until right at the end for the answer. Room was okay but there was a stale smoke smell in the room. Perhaps a carpet shampoo or even change if carpet.
- Victoria (8/5): - Great stay at Red Cedars while we visited friends and family in Canberra. Close to everything we needed.
- Greg (6/5): - Very ordinary
- Tracy (10/5): - Great value for money and shower was amazing. Property is old but very clean. Would definitely stay there again.
- Ian (8/5): Does the job! - Good sized room with strong shower, toaster, microwave, jug and basic cutlery and crockery.
- Michaela (8/5): - Great stay
- Verified traveler (6/5): You get what you pay for. - The room was ok it had its own kitchen, which was handy. When I initially got to my room the bed had not been made and biscuit wrappers were on the bed. I also found a half eaten biscuit on the bed.
- Derek (10/5): - Close to where we wanted to be, and easy to locate etc.
- Ross (8/5): - Friendly reception staff with quick and easy check-in/out process. Rooms and beds are basic but fine. Would stay again.
- Ian (8/5): - As it was off the highway it was quiet and convenient for our time in Canberra
- Darren (10/5): - Quite
- Dan (8/5): - Nice, basic and affordable. Lovely ladies at checkin too. No road noise, quiet area. Bed comfortable ensuite dated but functional.
- Gary (8/5): - Nice place. Would come back here if in Canberra.
- Tasanee (6/5): -
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