Standard Apartment, 1 Bedroom | Private kitchen | Fridge, microwave

Reviews of Canberra Accommodation Centre

2 out of 5
Canberra Accommodation Centre
210 Northbourne Ave, Braddon, ACT

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 58 out of 191 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 68 out of 191 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 26 out of 191 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 20 out of 191 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 19 out of 191 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Dann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Enough for what you need to stay the night if you are up and about during the day
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Team CAC on Apr 24, 2024
Thank you for providing such positive feedback. We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay, and we hope to continue exceeding your expectations in the future.

4/10 Poor

Mel

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our stay but it wasn’t value for money. If it was cheaper we’d be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Sam - Canberra Accom. Centre on Apr 2, 2024
Hi Mel!Thank you for sharing your thoughts, and we're thrilled to hear you enjoyed your stay! We understand the importance of value for money, and can assure you that we've already squeezed our prices tighter than a jar of pickles at a pickle festival. But fear not, we're always on the lookout for ways to sprinkle a little extra magic into our offerings. So, while we can't promise to drop our prices to the level of finding loose change in the couch cushions, we'll keep striving to make your next stay even more affordable. We hope to welcome you back soon!

8/10 Good

Yuan

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It is a good economic stayed for single. Friendly staff and convenient location.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Team CAC on Apr 21, 2024
Thank you for sharing your experience with us, Yuan! We're glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay, and we hope to welcome you back soon. Best regards

8/10 Good

Kelvyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed my stay here, it was quiet and the people who work there were all very friendly. It's student accomodation which brought me back to my university days, however everything was expected, the location is central and for the price it is an easy stay!
Response from Team CAC on Apr 2, 2024
Thank you, Kelvyn, for your feedback! We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay here with us. We hope to see you again.

6/10 Okay

Anuradha

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Team CAC on Apr 2, 2024
We appreciate your time in giving us your rating and also take this opportunity to thank you for staying with us. We look forward to hosting you again.

10/10 Excellent

JD

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location for a short stay in Canberra, staff and other guests were lovely and right by light rail. Was very impressed. The only thing would be I wish there were fans or aircon in the rooms as it was quite hot
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Sam - Canberra Accom. Centre on Mar 13, 2024
Thanks for the feedback JD, we really appreciate it and are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us. Airconditioning is certainly something we're currently looking into!

10/10 Excellent

Frederick, Westbury

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed there before, the week before and if passing through Canberra again would like to stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Sam - Canberra Accom. Centre on Mar 7, 2024
Thanks so much for your feedback Frederick! Don't forget to book with us direct next time and we're happy to offer a discount. Look forward to having you stay with us again soon!

2/10 Terrible

Thomas

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very dirty and poor staff
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from CAC Team on Mar 4, 2024
Hello Thomas,Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback regarding your recent stay with us. We sincerely apologise for the disappointment you experienced with the cleanliness of our facilities and the level of service provided by our staff. We will definitely look into these and hopefully have the opportunity to welcome you back for a more positive experience. Thank you again for bringing these issues to our attention. We appreciate your valuable feedback as it helps us to continually improve our services.Warm regards,

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service
Good base, poor reception service
Good base for the night, however staff at reception would benefit from some customer service training. FYI no aircon, however they can provide tower fans.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Sam - Canberra Accom. Centre on Feb 27, 2024
Thanks for the feedback!

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
right on tram line, very clean, basic, comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Sam - Canberra Accom. Centre on Feb 27, 2024
Thanks for the feedback Peter, we hope to see you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

YA-CHING

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Sam - Canberra Accom. Centre on Feb 27, 2024
Thank you Ya-Ching, we hope you enjoyed your stay with us!

10/10 Excellent

Roger B

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Value and Safety are Excellent
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Team CAC on Feb 4, 2024
Thank you, Roger, for the perfect 5 out of 5 rating.

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Reasonable price, right at tram stop, well maintained, very clean, very comfortable bed. Basic accommodation in convenient location
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Team CAC on Jan 27, 2024
Thank you so much for the fantastic 10/10 review, Peter! We're delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us. Your feedback means a lot, and we hope to welcome you back soon.

10/10 Excellent

Roger B

Liked: Amenities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Team CAC on Jan 27, 2024
Dear Guest,Thank you for choosing to stay with us and for providing us with your feedback and a 5-star rating. We take great pride in providing our guests with exceptional service and amenities. We look forward to seeing you soon.

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place. Very cheap but great location. Mildly run down but not beyond what youd expect of student accommodation
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Team CAC on Jan 18, 2024
Thank you so much for the fantastic 10/10 review, Jeremy! We're delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us. Your feedback means a lot, and we hope to welcome you back soon.

8/10 Good

om

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Team CAC on Jan 18, 2024
Thank you sincerely for sharing your feedback. We look forward to having you again in the future!

8/10 Good

Catherine

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Pretty much as you’d expect in this price range.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Team CAC on Jan 18, 2024
Thank you sincerely for sharing your feedback. We look forward to having you again in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Johno

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Team CAC on Dec 18, 2023
Dear guest,Thank you for choosing to stay with us and for providing us with your feedback and a 5-star rating. We take great pride in providing our guests with exceptional service and amenities. We look forward to seeing you soon.

10/10 Excellent

Terence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Team CAC on Dec 18, 2023
We sincerely appreciate your stay with us and thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback and a 5-star rating. We take great pride in providing exceptional service and we're thrilled to know that our efforts have been recognized. We look forward to hosting you again and providing you with another memorable experience.

8/10 Good

Darren

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Team CAC on Dec 18, 2023
We extend our sincere appreciation to you for selecting our establishment as your place of residence. Your feedback is invaluable to us and we are grateful for your kind words and 4-star rating. We look forward to the pleasure of serving you again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Francis

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice and warm
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Team CAC on Nov 29, 2023
Hi there, we really appreciate your time in giving us your feedback and for the 5-star rating. Thank you for choosing your stay with us and we hope to see you again.

4/10 Poor

Phillip

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Team CAC on Feb 4, 2024
Hello Phillip, our sincere apology that we did not satisfy your expectations. If there's anything in particular that you would like to mention, kindly let us know so that we can improve and make your future stay with us a comfortable one. Sorry again.

2/10 Terrible

William

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Unsafe and very substandard. There was someone who went rough and atarted to break up windows and glasses in the property. I can't believe accommodations like these are allowed to operate in Australia. It is very tiny, no air condition, and felt like a prison cell. Do not book accommodation with this facility.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Sam - Canberra Accom. Centre on Nov 21, 2023
Hi William, We're very sorry that another guests actions impacted your stay but hope you can understand that we are unable to control individuals behavior. The guest you refer to breaking glasses was removed by authorities. Regarding your mention of the rooms being tiny and not having air conditioning, we encourage you in future to read the advertisement booking booking budget accommodation. If you had viewed our website in detail, along with any third party website listings, you would have seen that we do not pretend to be anything other than budget accommodation. Next time, perhaps you'll consider something other than the budget option and stay in one of our self contained apartments.

10/10 Excellent

Belinda

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Affordable and clean
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Team CAC on Nov 21, 2023
Hello Belinda,Thank you so much for your comment and thank you for staying with us. We look forward to seeing you again. Cheers!

8/10 Good

Kim

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The accommodation is reasonably comfortable, but since this is shared showers, toilet and kitchenette the behaviour of other residents impacts on the stay with dishes left in the sink, insufficient bowls. Recently added boom gates and pay-parking to parking area which is frustrating to use.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from CAC on Nov 2, 2023
We appreciate your time here and leaving the feedback. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience you had during your stay here, and the parking is free for the hotel guests. Since we are activating the boom gates for the very first time we anticipated difficulties while using them, so we hope you can understand regarding boom gates. Thank you!

8/10 Good

Maree

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Easy to go to where I needed.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023
Response from CAC on Nov 1, 2023
We appreciate your time here and leaving the feedback. We would love to see you here again next time.

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023
Response from CAC on Nov 1, 2023
We appreciate your time here and leaving the feedback. We would love to see you here again next time.

8/10 Good

Ron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from CAC on Oct 29, 2023
We appreciate your time here and leaving the feedback. We would love to see you here again next time.

6/10 Okay

AHUVA

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from CAC on Nov 15, 2023
We appreciate your stay here and for the feedback. We sincerely apologize if we are not able to meet your expectations.

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
If you are looking for a cheap, basic accomodation then this is perfect. Friendly staff, very clean rooms and quiet. Would recommend this if you're on a budget or happy with the simple life.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from CAC on Oct 27, 2023
Thank you for your kind words. We appreciate your time here and leaving the feedback. We would love to see you here again next time.

8/10 Good

Maree

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
People who comment no this or that. Need to look. I had 3 powerpoints available. Everything was clean, in fact towels were better quality than other far more expensive places I've stayed at. Yes you hear road noise guess what its on one of the main traffic routes, its what makes it walkable and easy to get to Canberra cbd.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Sam - Canberra Accom. Centre on Oct 20, 2023
Hi Maree, thank you, we are so appreciative of your honest review. We do indeed have 3 powerpoints available in the rooms (some have a few more) however some of our guests seem to be unable to locate them. Our location does have some road noise, but as you have mentioned, being on Northbourne Avenue which is an arterial road in the CBD, comes with its road noise challenges. We hope you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again in the future!

6/10 Okay

Bianca

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from CAC on Oct 13, 2023
We appreciate your time here and for the feedback. We would love to see you again next time.

8/10 Good

Diana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Given this is budget accommodation, the facilities are very good. All staff I dealt with were helpful and friendly. Unfortunately the air temperature varied from 3 degrees to 25 degrees during my stay and the hotel was extremely warm all the time.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from JD on Sep 17, 2023
Thank you for staying with us and taking the time to leave feedback! As it was cold during the night and early morning we had to keep the central heating ON. Hopefully, on your next stay here, the temperature inside the room will be excellent if not you can always ask a fan from the reception.

8/10 Good

Eden

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from CAC on Oct 4, 2023
We appreciate your time here and leaving the feedback. We would love to see you here again next time.

6/10 Okay

Jong Phil

Business traveler
Not much interesting to stay another time from my experience
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from JD on Sep 10, 2023
We appreciate your time with us!

10/10 Excellent

Louise

Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2023
Response from CAC on Oct 4, 2023
We appreciate your stay with us and for the generous rating. We would love to see you here next time.

6/10 Okay

Stephanie

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from JD on Sep 18, 2023
Hi Stephanie,Thank you for staying with us and for the feedback! We would appreciate it even more if you could elaborate in detail on why you rated us 3 STARS.

8/10 Good

Nick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from JD on Aug 29, 2023
We appreciate your time with us and your feedback.

6/10 Okay

Elliott

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was nowhere near as nice as advertised but the staff were lovely. Shared kitchen only had a microwave and fridge and the room had no effort shown with trying to keep it nice with stains and pint scratches everywhere. Cheapest accomidation in Canberra and you get what you pay for
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from JD on Aug 20, 2023
Hi Elliott,Apology for not meeting your expectations and thanks for taking your time for the feedback, we will try our best to improve the facilities. Thank you for staying with us!

10/10 Excellent

Bob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from JD on Aug 20, 2023
Thank you for staying with us and taking time to leave feedback!

8/10 Good

Tatiana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good value for money. The building is conveniently located near the center, and easy to find. Simple room with a clean shared bathroom and kitchenette. Good for a short-period stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from JD on Aug 14, 2023
Thanks for staying with us. We appreciate your feedbacks!

8/10 Good

Oleksandr

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Convenient location, not expensive, quiet)
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from JD on Aug 10, 2023
Hi Oleksandr, thank you for staying with us. We hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Tallon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
excellent value for money
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from JD on Aug 6, 2023
Thank you for staying with us!

2/10 Terrible

Eloise

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from JD on Sep 1, 2023
Hello EloiseYour opinion is crucial for us to improve our service, therefore it would be wonderful if you could go into more detail regarding the 1 STAR review. The employees at the front desk or the after-hours staff may always be contacted if you are not satisfied with the accommodation or service you received the following time. We always do our utmost to ensure that our guests are comfortable and satisfied. A one-star rating alone, without any more details, looks even more ludicrous and pointless. Thank you!

8/10 Good

Braden

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's extremely good value for money - it's old university forms which are definitely showing their age, but if you're just needing a place to sleep this is perfect. Shared bathrooms are very clean and toiletries are provided in the bathroom (pump soap, shampoo, etc). A towel and face washer are provided in your room. The beds are very comfortable. Free parking on site. My only complaint would be they seem to deactivate the room keys around 9am despite check out not being until 10am. I was caught out on my first visit when I went for a shower at 9:30am and couldn't get back in the room (needed to head down to reception who were helpful in reactivating the room key for me), this time I overheard a few people in the hallway locked out of their rooms at 9am. I have never encountered a hotel that disables room keys before check out. The area around the property isn't anything particularly special, the light rail runs past so if you're using public transport it's convenient. There's always share scooters parked at the doors and Ubers quite often sit in the carpark and wait so you'll get a ride super quick.
Response from JD on Aug 6, 2023
Dear Braden,We would like to apologise for the inconvenience caused due to the room key issue, we are happy to offer you 10% discount if you happen to book with us again. To clarify, the key is set to deactivate after 10AM but it seems the clock timing on the doorknob/card reader seems to be running little ahead of the actual time which is why the lock is not reading the key after 9AM. We have fixed this issue now and thank you for staying with us. Regards,Reception, CAC

8/10 Good

Pauline

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from JD on Jul 30, 2023
Thank you for staying with us.

4/10 Poor

JI

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
the sealing of window is not properly! we can feel wind in when window closes
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from JD on Jul 30, 2023
Apology for the inconvenience, we will make sure to assign you in a better room next time and will offer 10% discount on your next reservation. Thank you for staying with us.

2/10 Terrible

Andrew

Traveled with group, Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Uncomfortable beds, no hygiene or cleanliness.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from JD on Jul 30, 2023
Apology for all the inconveniences you went through, we will aim to improve our services and cleanliness. If you booked with us again next time, we will offer you 10% discount. Thank you for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ideal student accommodation but suited this old guy.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from JD on Jul 30, 2023
Thank you for the generous rating and thank you for staying with us.

8/10 Good

Chelsea

Business traveler, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great affordable accommodation with the easiest check-in even though we arrived at 11pm and check-out was easy too staff were kind and helpful. Room was tidy and facilities were handy as well. The view of the city was really nice and the room was warm. Overall very good experience.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from JD on Jul 30, 2023
Gald you had a good time here, we will try to do better next time and thank you for staying with us.