Crown Entertainment Complex – Crown Towers
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 Towers – 8 Whiteman Street, Southbank, Victoria 3006
The award-winning Crown Towers sets the benchmark for luxury hotels in Australia. Lavishly appointed and offering an impeccable standard of customer service and attention to detail, Crown Towers is a hotel that truly understands the meaning of opulence. All of Crown Towers' 482 luxuriously appointed oversized guest rooms have spectacular views to the city or Port Phillip Bay and feature a truly unique level of comfort and finish. For those wanting to relax, hotel guests have access to the spectacular Crown Spa. Few hotels in the world can match this level of opulence and excitement. If you're seeking luxury in Melbourne, Crown Towers is the hotel for you.
Awards: Crown Towers has recently been voted Top Hotel – Australia / Pacific at the prestigious 2007 U.S. Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards in New York.
Contact: Cathryn Bock (Director – Event Sales)
Accommodation Rooms: 482
Meeting Capacity (max): 2,500
Total Meeting Rooms: 17
Star Rating: 5
MEETING AREAS
| Area/Room Name | Area Sq.M. | Height Metres | Theatre Style | Class Room | Cocktails | Banquet |
| Palladium | 2050 | 6.8 | 2500 | 800 | 2500 | 1500 |
| Palladium A, B, C | 656 | 6.8 | 700 | 300 | 800 | 440 |
| Palladium C1 | 256 | 6.8 | 250 | 130 | 340 | 160 |
| Palladium C2 | 128 | 6.8 | 80 | 50 | 120 | 80 |
| Palladium C3 | 256 | 6.8 | 250 | 130 | 340 | 160 |
| River Room | 468 | 5.8 | 500 | 150 | 500 | 270 |
| Garden Room 1, 2, 3 | 64 | 5.0 | 50 | 20 | 40 | 40 |
| Garden Room 2 + 3 | 128 | 5.0 | 110 | 40 | 80 | 80 |
| Executive Boardroom 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | 60 | 3.0 | – | 14 | – | 12 |
| Drawing Room | 136 | 3.0 | – | – | 80 | 40 |