Gus' Place will reopen in the new hotel in Garema Place in early 2027

The Canberra Times

Canberra institution Gus' Place will reopen in 2027. The late night cafe closed in late 2024 when the building it was in was demolished to make way for the new hotel. Developer Tony Pan made the announcement at the topping out ceremony on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.

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00:00This is the view you could be looking at as you sip a cocktail at the new hotel in Garima

00:05Place. But most Canberians will be more excited by what's happening on the bottom floor.

00:10TP Dynamics founder Tony Pan has announced that Gus's place will be returning to the site when

00:15it reopens in 2027. Probably the older I get, the more I respect the heritage. You know,

00:21it's our memory. It's a lot of people's memory. It's very important for the community. We

00:27understand with respect and it's coming back. The announcement was made at the Topping Out

00:31ceremony on Tuesday, January 20. As you can see from Garima Place, we've got a number of

00:38major projects underway to improve the area. But this hotel will be a real anchor and focal point

00:44for this part of Canberra. It's a fantastic investment, not only in our city's tourism and

00:51hospitality industry, but in the renewal of our CBD. The hotel is expected to open by March 2027,

00:59with construction mostly completed by the end of 2026.

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