QT Canberra

QT Canberra
Rydges Lakeside in January 2009
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General information
TypeHotel
AddressLondon Circuit
Town or cityCanberra
CountryAustralia
Coordinates35°17′1″S 149°7′32″E / 35.28361°S 149.12556°E / -35.28361; 149.12556
Opened22 November 1972
OwnerQT Hotels & Resorts
Technical details
Floor count18
Design and construction
Architecture firmPeddle, Thorp & Walker
Main contractorMainline
Website
www.qthotels.com

QT Canberra is a hotel in Canberra, Australia.

Construction began on the 215 room Lakeside Hotel at 1 London Circuit in 1970. Designed by Peddle, Thorp & Walker, it was built by Mainline Corporation.[1] It opened on 22 November 1972.[2][3]

The Lakeside Hotel was rebranded as Rydges Lakeside in 1995 having become part of the Rydges Hotels & Resorts chain in 1980.[4][5] It was branded as QT Canberra in 2014 after becoming part of QT Hotels & Resorts.[6]

  1. ^ Work to begin on Lakeside Hotel Canberra Times 29 October 1970 page 27
  2. ^ The Lakeside International Hotel Canberra Times 24 November 1972 page 24
  3. ^ Lakeside Hotel - 10 years old Canberra Times 21 November 1982 page 10
  4. ^ Bank buys Lakeside Canberra Times 18 July 1988 page 16
  5. ^ What's in a name? Canberra Times 11 September 1995 page 4
  6. ^ Inside the walls of the new QT Canberra hotel Canberra Times 11 April 2014