Located on the National Circuit in Barton, only a short walk from the new Parliament House, the Hotel Kurrajong is an iconic heritage boutique hotel whose origins go back to the birth of Canberra as the nation’s capital and whose corridors are steeped in Canberra’s political history.

Designed in 1924 by the Commonwealth’s Chief Architect, John Smith Murdoch, who also designed the Parliament House and the Hotel Canberra (now the Park Hyatt), the Hotel Kurrajong is a fine example of early Commonwealth architecture, influenced by the Prairie style of architects Frank Lloyd Wright and, visionary planner of Canberra, Walter Burley Griffin.

The hotel has retained many of its finest historic architectural features including the pavilions, deep verandahs and radiating courtyards typical of John Murdoch’s designs and has also recreated authentic design features such as the Cubist frieze in the lobby copied from original wallpaper discovered during renovations.