Hyatt Hotel Canberra — A Park Hyatt Hotel

Why we love it

Canberra never tries too hard, and neither does its most romantic address. Built in the 1920s on Commonwealth Avenue, the heritage-listed Hyatt Hotel Canberra unfolds through low white façades, red-tiled roofs, elegant interiors and courtyards tucked between its wings. It feels less like checking into a city hotel and more like being let in on a very well-kept secret.

For your wedding

• The Lavender Courtyard – private, romantic and framed by Art Deco architecture: vows beneath the open sky, champagne as the afternoon light moves across the garden.

• The Ambassador Courtyard – opens directly onto the Canberra Room, so ceremony, drinks and dinner flow without asking guests to move.

• The Federation Ballroom – the grand gesture: 504 square metres, high ceilings and room for up to 340 seated or 600 for cocktails.

• The Centenary Ballroom – fireplaces, warm colour and a polished dance floor, for candlelight and black tie. Up to 150 seated or 220 for cocktails.

• The whole weekend in one place – get ready upstairs, celebrate downstairs, and take the lift home. An in-house wedding specialist and menus designed with the executive chef using regional produce.

Seen in everAFTER

We shot our own editorial here, The Capital Affair, with gowns by Raffaele Ciuca, tailoring by Anthony Squires, photography by Blumenthal Photography and film by Soda Films.