▁parliament arian ▁Ben ▁Ch if ley ▁res ided ▁at ▁the ▁hotel ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 0 - 1 9 5 1 ▁while ▁in ▁Can ber ra . ▁When ▁serving ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Australia , ▁the ▁mod est ▁Ch if ley ▁chose ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁hotel ▁his ▁official ▁residence ▁rather ▁than ▁The ▁L odge . ▁After ▁decl ining ▁an ▁inv itation ▁to ▁attend ▁a ▁J ub ile e ▁Ball ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁since ▁Federation ▁the ▁nearby ▁Kings ▁Hall , ▁during ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁he ▁suffered ▁a ▁fatal ▁heart ▁attack ▁while ▁in ▁his ▁room ▁at ▁the ▁hotel . ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁the ▁Can ber ra ▁Community ▁Hospital , ▁attempts ▁to ▁rev ive ▁Ch if ley ▁were ▁un success ful . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁guest ▁numbers ▁had ▁decl ined ▁and ▁the ▁hotel ▁was ▁closed , ▁re used ▁as ▁offices ▁for ▁Parliament ary ▁staff . ▁The ▁A CT ▁Government ▁signed ▁a ▁ 5 0 - year ▁le ase ▁on ▁the ▁building ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁re open ing ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁hotel ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁re open ing , ▁the ▁A CT ▁Government ▁established ▁the ▁Australian ▁International ▁Hotel ▁School , ▁with ▁the ▁campus ▁based ▁at ▁Hotel ▁Kur raj ong ▁offering ▁acc red ited ▁gradu ate ▁qual ifications ▁special izing ▁in ▁hospital ity ▁and ▁hotel ▁management , ▁operating ▁alongside ▁the ▁hotel .