Mercure Hotel Canberra is a hotel in Canberra, Australia.[1] It opened in 1927. It is operated by Accor. The building has 2 floors. It stands about 2.4 km from the centre of Canberra.[3]

Overview

Mercure Hotel Canberra, historically known as the Hotel Ainslie and Olims is a historic, four-star hotel located in the inner Canberra suburb of Braddon, Australian Capital Territory. It is the closest major hotel to the Australian War Memorial and is located on Limestone Avenue. The Hotel Ainslie has been listed on the Australian Institute of Architects' Register of Significant Twentieth Century Architecture since 1984 due to its significance as a rare late example of English Arts and Crafts architecture and was previously listed in the now defunct Register of the National Estate.

From “Mercure Hotel Canberra” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

The hotel opened in 1927. The building has 2 floors. [1]

Location

Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 2.4 km from the centre of Canberra. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Canberra Airport (CBR), about 6 km from the centre of Canberra.[4]

It is one of 29 hotels in and around Canberra recorded in Wikidata, 3 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Innpedia also lists 7 chain-operated properties there. Of the 3 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Hotel Canberra, opened in 1924. See Hotels in Canberra.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

See also

References

  1. ^ Mercure Hotel Canberra (Q17013365). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Mercure Hotel Canberra. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-07-17.
  3. ^ Canberra (Q3114). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Canberra. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.