CAPITAL IDEAS
Driving into Canberra is like entering an architect’s drawing. Everything is placed as designed. Happily, this blueprint is changing and hotels have been leading the way to make the ACT warmer and more tempting.
From the minute you enter the Modernist lobby of () in Kingston, you feel relaxed.and are projected onto a big screen, recycled timber lines the high ceilings and complimentary bicycles are lined up for leisurely rides around the city. Our double family suite is laid out like a well-organised apartment with heart. Photography by local artists adorns the walls and the adjoining kids’ ‘cubby room’ thrills them with bean chairs, bunk beds and an Xbox. We have booked a Weekend In Canberra package, which includes tickets to the Monet exhibition at the (), cocktails, dinner and free wifi. We indulge in a pizza night at Agostinis, the pumping Italian restaurant just off the lobby. Snuggled into our leopardskin booth we devour the Gamberi pizza with prawns, cherry tomatoes, chilli, parsley and fior di latte, accompanied by a bottle of local Collector Wines shiraz.
