Groundwork is now underway at the site of Crystalbrook Collection’s latest new-build hotel in Canberra, in line with its targeted opening of early 2027.
The group this week announced the hotel – located opposite the Canberra Centre on Garema Place – will be named Crystalbrook Aurora, in reference to “a new dawn” and “a fresh chapter for Canberra’s hospitality scene”.
The 10-storey hotel will feature 225 rooms and suites, a rooftop European restaurant, ground floor dining and luxury retail offerings, meeting and event spaces, and a dedicated wellness precinct including Crystalbrook’s signature Eléme Day Spa, sauna, pool, and gym facilities.
“As we continue to expand Crystalbrook Collection’s national footprint, Canberra represents both a strategic investment and an opportunity to help shape the next era of Australian hospitality,” said Crystalbrook Collection CEO, Geoff York.
“With visitor expenditure in the ACT reaching $3.6 billion in the year to December 2024, and projected to reach $5 billion by 2030, Canberra remains a significant tourism market.
“Alongside our local partners, TP Dynamics, led by Tony Pan, we’re proud to be delivering a hospitality offering that supports the city’s long-term growth, providing new world-class dining, meeting, and event spaces for both visitors and the local community.”
Crystalbrook Collection said the hotel design draws from Canberra’s architectural heritage and civic style – with its curved facade a nod to the nearby parliamentary buildings.
The interiors pay tribute to the influence of Marion Mahony Griffin, one of the world’s first licensed female architects who, alongside her husband and collaborator, Walter Burley Griffin, helped shape Canberra’s unique integration of natural landscape and concrete architecture.
“Her pioneering spirit is reflected in the hotel’s light-filled central skylight atrium and abundant greenery, seamlessly blending indoors and outdoors,” according to Crystalbrook.
“Crystalbrook Aurora’s identity reveal and development progress marks an exciting next chapter in our Canberra journey,” said Crystalbrook Collection Founder, Ghassan Aboud.
“This project reflects our commitment to investing in high-growth, culturally significant locations and delivering properties that reflect the future of responsible luxury.”
Canberran developer and TP Dynamics Founder, Tony Pan, said Crystalbrook Aurora is set to become a new landmark on the city skyline.
“We are incredibly proud of our partnership with Crystalbrook Collection and together we are delighted to build a legacy for the city as part of central Canberra’s revitalisation,” Pan said.
In line with the group’s sustainability standards, Crystalbrook Aurora will contribute to group-wide targets across emissions, energy, water, and waste.