You'll have no end of sightseeing choices in Acton. Australian National University is a great place to kick off here, but there are loads of other worthwhile attractions to consider. Parliament House, Australian War Memorial, and National Museum of Australia are close to the modern university and will round out your day nicely.
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Nishi Apartments Eco Living By Ovolo
Canberra City Centre
per person
Sep 14 - Sep 17
found 3 hours ago
Roundtrip non-stop flight included
Honolulu (HNL) to Canberra (CBR)
8.6/10 Excellent! (384 reviews)
Overall, quite a nice and modern hotel. Friendly staff. Good food. However, we stayed in the apartments and there is NO AIR-CONDITIONING! The room was constantly hot and stuffy even in the middle of winter. We were told to open doors and windows to cool the room, which at this price point is outrageous. Very disappointing.
Reviewed on Jul 27, 2025
Adina Serviced Apartments Canberra James Court
Braddon
per person
Sep 14 - Sep 17
found 3 hours ago
Roundtrip non-stop flight included
Honolulu (HNL) to Canberra (CBR)
8.4/10 Very Good! (1,704 reviews)
Easy to locate, lovely staff and lobby.
One toilet did not work when we arrived, this was fixed. I then listened to 2 toilets all night on and off with the cistern filling all the time.
We had fire alarms going off around 9.30pm and had to evacuate the motel, no real directions from staff as we all congregated in the driveway and watched the fire department arrive, again didn’t hear anything, but went back inside with everyone else.
No co ordination from staff to get everyone back to our rooms
Bed was hard as a rock, lounge old and dirty and uncomfortable.
Bathroom old, cracks in the walls, paint peeling
Reviewed on Jul 9, 2025
Ovolo Nishi
Canberra City Centre
per person
Sep 14 - Sep 17
found 3 hours ago
Roundtrip non-stop flight included
Honolulu (HNL) to Canberra (CBR)
8.6/10 Excellent! (1,003 reviews)
Stay was ok staff were lovely at check in but didn’t think this was a 5 star that people raved over. We stayed in the meandering room. No sports stations on the tv, facilities were low and wasn’t what we felt people raved about.
Reviewed on Jul 27, 2025
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National Film & Sound Archive
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City Hill
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Deco Hotel
214 Northbourne Avenue, Braddon, Braddon, ACT
Avenue Hotel Canberra
80 Northbourne Avenue, Braddon, ACT
The Sebel Canberra Civic
197 LONDON CIRCUIT, Canberra, ACT
Novotel Canberra
65 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra, ACT
Crowne Plaza Canberra by IHG
1 Binara Street, Canberra, ACT
QT Canberra
1 London Circuit, Canberra, ACT
Pavilion on Northbourne
242 Northbourne Avenue, Dickson, ACT
Madison Capital Executive Apartments
108 Northbourne Ave, Braddon, ACT
Meriton Suites Canberra
40 Allara Street, Canberra, ACT
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Best time to go to Australian National University
Visitor numbers around Australian National University is generally unchanged in popularity throughout the year. The best time to visit Australian National University can depend on the weather and when visitor numbers rise and fall. The hottest average temperature around Australian National University falls in January, when visitor numbers are slightly high and weather is mostly sunny with light rain. The coolest average temperature around Australian National University falls in July, visitor numbers are slightly high and weather is mostly sunny with no rain.
 Calendar Month |  Temperature |  Precipitation |  Cloudiness |  Occupancy |  Pricing |
| January | 69.3°F (20.7°C) | Light Rain | Mostly Sunny | Slightly High | Average |
| February | 66.6°F (19.2°C) | Light Rain | Mostly Sunny | Slightly High | Average |
| March | 62.4°F (16.9°C) | Light Rain | Mostly Sunny | Slightly Low | Average |
| April | 55.6°F (13.1°C) | No Rain (Dry) | Mostly Sunny | Average | Slightly High |
| May | 47.8°F (8.8°C) | No Rain (Dry) | Mostly Sunny | Slightly Low | Slightly Low |
| June | 43.7°F (6.5°C) | Light Rain | Mostly Sunny | Average | Average |
| July | 42.1°F (5.6°C) | No Rain (Dry) | Mostly Sunny | Slightly High | Slightly High |
| August | 43.5°F (6.4°C) | Light Rain | Mostly Sunny | Average | Slightly Low |
| September | 48.9°F (9.4°C) | Light Rain | Mostly Sunny | Average | Slightly High |
| October | 54.7°F (12.6°C) | Light Rain | Mostly Sunny | Slightly Low | Average |
| November | 60.4°F (15.8°C) | Light Rain | Mostly Sunny | Average | Average |
| December | 64.9°F (18.3°C) | Light Rain | Mostly Sunny | Average | Slightly Low |