Canberra Capital Executive Apartments

Overnight stay in Canberra for a presentation at a breakfast seminar with a flight out in the afternoon.

I got the 7-9pm flight into Canberra from Brisbane and given it is the start of winter I was expecting it to be cold. It wasn't really, I think Brisbane was colder, but it was drizzling with rain. Not enough to wet you. just enough to be slightly annoying.

I stayed at the Capital Executive Apartments on Northbourne Avenue for $169 a night. You can book it on RatestoGo for between $149 and $189 for a '1 bedroom spa suite.'

The reception was prompt and courteous. The room was on the third (of 3) floor and was first out of the lift on the left. Wasn't too close to the elevatr motors, but was worried when I found a little packet of ear plugs in the bathroom vanity basket.

The one bedroom self contained apartment had a small living room with a kitchette, bathroom and main bedroom. There were two pull down beds in the living room.

The kitchette was clean and servicable and the plliances were new/clean. The mini bar was extrememly well stocked with snack and drinks. There was also a larger fridge which would be handy for a longer stay.

The bathroom was quite large and had a shower over spa bath. Water pressure in the shower and temperature etc was great.

The main bedroom was a good size and contained a second TV. ironing board, clothes and bag racks. The bed was firm and comfortable and I must say I slept very well.

My only whinge was that the remote control on the tellie in the main bedroom wouldn't seem to work (flat baterries?)

Overall the accommodation was good value, a little tired in appearance, but of course not luxury. The 'executive' bit in the title might be a recall of its heyday in the 90's perhaps...

Presentation was all over by 11am and with the only direct flight out of Canberra to Brisbane at 5pm, I thought I would take in a couple of Canberra spots...

The CSIRO Discovery Centre at Acton. I had made some enquiries about booking the function centre for an event, so I thought I would check it out. It has a couple of different options to cater for functions for between 40 to 170 people. There is a section that has interactive displays featuring work that the CSIRO has / is working on that was quite interesting. The book shop and cafe were pretty neat (Doctor Who would no doubt approve of the little shop...) I found a book on insects and spiders for the eldest child and a solar powered car for the youngest.