It is located in the suburb of Yarralumla, near Lake Burley Griffin and Parliament House.

It was followed shortly after (in 1926) by the Hotel Kurrajong, located on the other side of the central axis of the Parliamentary Triangle.

[4] When James Scullin became Prime Minister in 1929, he refused to live in The Lodge, the official residence of the Prime Minister, and he and his wife lived at the Hotel Canberra during parliamentary sessions, and at their home in Melbourne at other times.

Between 1976 and 1984 it was used as an annexe for Parliament House, providing office space for parliamentary staff.

[7] The Hyatt Hotel Canberra has been owned by Thailand-based conglomerate TCC Group, which purchased the building for AU $80 million in 2008.