East HotelvsMercure Canberra
Both properties are highly recommended by professional travelers. Overall, East Hotel ranks significantly higher than Mercure Canberra. East Hotel comes in at #2 in Canberra with praise from 4 reviews including Oyster, Rough Guide and Lonely Planet.
East Hotel
 Rough Guide
 The Telegraph
 Oyster
 Lonely Planet
69 Canberra Avenue, Canberra 2604
From $129/night
- Bar/Lounge
 - Free Internet
 - Laundry Service
 - Concierge
 - Laundy Room
 - Restaurant
 
 "A stylish new addition to Canberra’s hotel scene, East is in a good location near Kingston and Manuka shops and restaurants." 
8.0
 "East Hotel is a quirky, modern boutique hotel in one of Canberra's more sophisticated districts." Full review
Upscale
 "Near Canberra's Parliamentary Triangle, the four-pearl East Hotel is a hip boutique property with a buzz." Full review
Top choice
 "Straddling the divide between boutique and business, East offers stylishly executed spaces and smile-inducing extras such as free lollies and design magazines for loan in the lobby." Full review
Mercure Canberra
 DK Eyewitness
 Rough Guide
 Lonely Planet
Ainslie & Limestone Avenue, Canberra 2618  
From $86/night
- Pet Friendly
 - Bar/Lounge
 - Free Internet
 - Room Service
 - Laundry Service
 - Concierge
 
 "Close to the War Memorial, the National Gallery of Australia and the city centre... Offers peaceful formal gardens, a cocktail bar, wheelchair access and a mixture of room styles and prices." 
 "Close to the War Memorial... the hotel has been modernized without compromising the heritage feel of the original building." 
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 "The main wing of this busy business hotel occupies a 1927 National Trust–listed building very close to the War Memorial." Full review