and the lease was taken over by "Hotel Canberra Ltd", a subsidiary of Tooheys, a Sydney-based brewery. In 1974 the lease was not renewed and the hotel was shut down. Between 1976 and 1984 it was used as an annexe for Parliament House, providing office space for parliamentary staff. The hotel was designated as part of the National Estate by the federal government in 1980, shortly before a project began in 1982 to restore the hotel to its former glory and extend it in sympathetic style. After several years of troubles with the backers, Hyatt Hotels re-opened Hotel Canberra on 23 July 1988 as the new Hyatt Hotel Canberra, at the time the only international five-star hotel in Canberra. On 30 September 1998 , the building was added to the Interim Heritage Places Register of the Australian Capital Territory Heritage Register. See also Hyatt Hotels References Further reading Gugler, Ann, (1994). Builders of Canberra 1909-1929. Gugler, Ann, (1997). Westlake One of the Vanished Suburbs of Canberra. External links National Library of Australia - Records of Hotel Canberra Hyatt Hotel Canberra website Hotels in the Australian Capital Territory Buildings and structures in Canberra Hyatt Hotels and Resorts John Smith Murdoch buildings Australian Capital Territory Heritage Register