OLIMS HOTEL, CANBERRA appears to be quite a reasonable three star hotel. The staff are pleasant and helpful. Rooms are clean and have the usual facilities. There is an attractive courtyard which many rooms, including the one I had, overlook. The bistro is no better or worse than many of this type and anyone expecting more should head off into... more

I stayed here for 1 night on a business trip in October 2009. This is an older style property (established in 1940's or 1950's I guess) and you can see that it's dated from the building facade. I could also tell from the "thin walls" - a guest in the next room had a loud coughing fit at 6 am... more

From the moment we arrived for our five night stay we found the staff to be friendly, helpful and courtious. We used the Bar and Bistro area and found the experience enjoyable, the facilities clean and relaxing. We found the Hotel well situated for what we had in mind to do. more

We originally stayed in a 3star hotel in Sydney for 3 days then moved here afterwards. It was like walking into a different dimension. The facilities, staff, rooms etc were of a great standard. It was a pleasure speaking to the staff. We were very impressed and would not hesitate to stay here again. more

Stayed here for 2 nights in May for business. Got a good value deal including breakfast, and opted to upgrade to a hot breakfast on my second morning (well worth it). it was a short walk to Civic, and close to the War Memorial. The room was very spacious....unbelievably so. The Bed was comfortable, the bathroom, though perhaps a little... more

The good: - This hotel has a bit of character and history (an appropriate makeover could take advantage of this), - Reasonably close to city and attractions, - Rooms quite spacious, - Nice courtyards, - Continental breakfast included fairly good. The not so good: - Bathroom dated. - Although reno's have been done and in a reasonably nice modern style,... more

I find myself in Canberra a lot these days, so I thought it was time to cut loose and try a different hotel. Having read the mixed reviews for Olims I booked a room and braced myself for the worst. The young fellow at check in was very pleasant and helpful and was pleased to announce that I would be... more

I stayed at the Olims hotel over the weekend in July and have to comment on this fabulous old world hotel! My partner and I were coming to canberra for the weekend for a special romatic getaway, but wanted to be near the city centre. A friend recommended the Olims so we called direct and made a booking directly through... more

I booked at last minute so I missed out on the best price but after much debating on what hotel would be the best to stay at I chose the Olims due to the close location to a conference at the Australian War Memorial and also the city. I thought the hotel was clean, quite, comfortable, staff were friendly and... more