Crown Entertainment Complex – Crown Promenade Hotel
Welcome to the unforgettable and extraordinary world that is Crown. With its unique combination of opulent luxury, warm service, exciting elegance and non-stop spectacle, Crown offers you a world of entertainment.
Location: Crown is located in the heart of Melbourne's vibrant Southbank entertainment precinct. Positioned directly opposite the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), delegates can take advantage of the ease of access, whilst also being within walking distance to the Central Business District, Federation Square and many of the city's most famous arts and shopping facilities.
A World of Entertainment: Offering a world of dining and entertainment, Crown has more than 40 restaurants and bars. Guests could select from the world's most recognized Japanese restaurant brand Nobu, Neil Perry's Rockpool Bar and Grill, Bistro Guillaume, Giuseppe, Arnaldo & Sons as well as premium restaurants like Silks, Koko, the brasserie by Philippe Mouchel, Number 8 restaurant and wine bar, and Breezes, just to name a few. Crown offers around-the-clock activity and excitement. At the centre of the complex, Crown Casino is the largest and most dazzling gaming facility in the Southern Hemisphere. The western end of the Complex includes nightclubs – Club Odeon and Fusion which boast a wide range of live entertainment, with popular DJ's and bands from Melbourne, Australia and overseas. There is also a 900-seat cabaret venue – The Palms at Crown, premium retail stores such as Versace, Burberry, Louis Vuitton, Prada and a comprehensive range of entertainment facilities.
Event & Banquet Facilities: Successful events depend on experience, versatility and imagination. The Crown Entertainment Complex offers state-of-the-art event and banqueting facilities as well as full recreational and leisure facilities. Covering more than 4000 square metres, we can accommodate any function, formal or casual, grand or intimate. From gala dinners for 1500 to cocktails for 10, we are as adept at handling the details of a wedding as we are at supplying the communications needs for a business conference or product launch. With the professionalism of our team, the flexibility of our venues, the innovative capabilities of our audiovisual, lighting and staging effects, we are able to redecorate and reconfigure our rooms to suit any needs.ge of entertainment facilities.
Crown Conference Centre: Covering 1,940 square metres, the Crown Conference Centre is Melbourne's only purpose-built and fully flexible hotel conference and convention facility. This versatile facility can cater for small meetings, seminars, product launches and exhibitions, and conferences and cocktail parties. Its centre-piece, the Promenade Room, is a large pillar-less space with high ceilings and operable (removable) walls which allows seating capacity for 660 people theatre-style and a variety of configurations. The Conference Centre also has an additional ten meeting rooms of varying sizes, all featuring natural light. The facility is equipped with full audiovisual support with the latest in event technology and the services of a professional conference management team, a fully equipped Business Centre, and a spacious pre-function area complete with café, bar, registration area and cloak room.
Third Hotel Development: Crown has started construction on a new 658-room, 4.5 star hotel, which will bring the total number of hotel rooms available at the Crown Entertainment Complex to more than 1600 rooms. The new hotel site will front Clarendon Street, a short walk away from the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. Together with Crown Towers and Crown Promenade Hotel, the third Crown hotel will complement the new Convention Centre being built by the Victorian government at South Wharf. For the latest information visit www.crownmelbourne.com.au/ thirdhotel
• Crown Promenade Hotel – 8 Whiteman Street, Southbank, Victoria 3006
The award-winning Crown Promenade Hotel has 465 guestrooms, including eighteen studios and three suites, Melbourne's only purpose-built Conference Centre in a hotel, the 280-seat Mesh restaurant, the stylish Tonic Bar, and The Deck Leisure Centre, with a twenty-five metre indoor heated infinity pool, sun decks and internet café.
Through its stylish and contemporary design, guests are able to appreciate the vibrant and unique culture of Melbourne whilst enjoying the warm and relaxed surroundings that are offered by Crown Promenade Hotel. With spacious guestrooms averaging thirty-four square metres, providing panoramic views of the city, Yarra River or Port Phillip Bay, the guest experience is further enhanced by quality furnishings and finishes, and original artworks by local artists.
Awards: Crown Promenade Hotel has recently won the 2007 Australian Tourism Awards for best Deluxe Accommodation – one of the highest honours in the Australian Tourism industry.
Contact: Jayson Heron (Associate Director – Conference Sales)
Accommodation Rooms: 465
Meeting Capacity (max): 660
Total Meeting Rooms: 13
Star Rating: 4.5
MEETING AREAS
| Room | Sq(m) | Height (m) | Banquet | Cocktail | Theatre | Class Room | Cabaret | U- Shape | Board |
| Promenade Room | 541 | 5.5 | 360 | 600 | 660 | 330 | 250 | – | – |
| Promenade PI | 290 | 5.5 | 160 | 300 | 340 | 150 | 120 | 50 | – |
| Promenade P2 | 125 | 5.5 | 80 | 150 | 132 | 70 | 64 | 36 | 40 |
| Promenade P3 | 125 | 5.5 | 80 | 150 | 132 | 70 | 64 | 36 | 40 |
| M1 | 76 | 3.6 | 40 | 80 | 80 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 22 |
| M2 | 72 | 3.6 | 40 | 80 | 80 | 45 | 32 | 27 | 22 |
| M3 | 63 | 3.6 | 30 | 50 | 68 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
| M4 | 63 | 3.6 | 30 | 50 | 68 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
| M5 | 42 | 3.6 | 20 | 40 | 48 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 16 |
| M6 | 117 | 3.6 | 60 | 100 | 92 | 40 | 40 | 24 | 28 |
| M7 | 47 | 3.6 | 20 | 50 | 42 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
| M8 | 51 | 3.6 | 20 | 60 | 62 | 30 | 16 | 21 | 22 |
| M9 | 57 | 3.2 | 20 | 60 | 70 | 27 | 16 | 21 | 22 |
| M10 | 78 | 3.2 | 30 | 80 | 93 | 39 | 24 | 27 | 28 |