The ACT Government has confirmed that 'staycation' packages are not banned in Canberra.
In a marketing email to prospective guests, one hotel, Hotel Realm, said:"To our locals, we understand the pressures of living and working from home."The hotel is also offering 24-hour room service and in-room exercise sessions.
"If you do need to go out for essential reasons, like shopping, exercising, for medical reasons or to work, please limit the amount of interaction you have with other people."Chief Minister Andrew Barr spent much of the week urging Canberrans to stay at home — especially over coming Easter break — but said today that going to a hotel could still be"within the health guidelines".
"Similarly, a staycation might be appropriate in the context of respite, and a little bit of a break for people.
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