The Powerhouse is the only hotel in Armidale to offer luxurious rooms & facilities and unsurpassed attentive service. Guests are pleasantly surprised to experience cosmopolitan style & service in a regional area. We open 24 hours a day so our guests know that we are always available to assist with their requirements.
Azka Restaurant, Wine & Tapas Bar is renowned for being the only place in Armidale to offer all day dining and is open from 6.30am till late every day. All seasonal menus focus on fresh, local New England produce & room service is even available 24 hours.
We also offer our valued guests two loyalty programs:
Choice Privileges allows members to earn free nights at over 5,500 Choice Hotels worldwide, earn airline rewards for hotel stays and receive in-hotel benefits.
Privilege Card is an exclusive Powerhouse dining program for members that offers discounts such as Buy 1 lunch, get 1 free, 10% dinner discount & free room hire.
Just 10 minutes' walk from Armidale's city centre, Rydges Armidale features a wine and tapas bar and a restaurant. Its stylish, classic rooms offer luxurious furnishings, a marble bathroom and state-of-the-art entertainment facilities.
Rydges Armidale is 10 minutes’ drive from Armidale Airport. Equestrian Fields is just 600 metres away.
Each air-conditioned room at Rydges Armidale includes a coffee pod machine, rainfall shower & a work desk with free WiFi internet access.
The cosmopolitan Azka Restaurant, open for breakfast 7 days and dinner Monday - Saturday, offers a selection of Mediterranean inspired dishes with the finest seasonal produce from the New England region. Special dietary requirements can be accommodated.
The intimate Wine and Tapas Bar offers an array of tapas dishes and extensive drinks menu that was awarded a 2 Glass rating in Australia's 2020 Wine List of the Year Awards.
Guests have access to a laundry. There is a large conference room available, room service and manned reception desk from Monday to Saturday 7am to 10 pm and Sunday 7 am to 9 pm. Rydges Armidale received the 2021 Trip Advisor Travellers' Choice Award for both the hotel and restaurant.