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The Crown Metropol Hotel, Melbourne

8 Whiteman St, Southbank VIC 3006, Australia (show on map)

Expert reviews

New York Times review:

“The Crown Metropol Melbourne, situated in a gleaming tower, has 658 luxurious rooms and sweeping views from the 27th-floor infinity pool.”

Featured in New York Times’ 36 Hours in Melbourne.

Telegraph review:

“An urban oasis in Southbank, one of Melbourne’s busiest travel and business precincts. The hotel is imbued with a stylish, intimate atmosphere, all the facilities you’ll ever need and comfortable, design-conscious rooms.”

Guest rating

This an aggregated customer review rating of The Crown Metropol Hotel, Melbourne. We have taken customer review ratings from hotel booking sites, search engines, the official hotel website and other travel platforms. This is the average of all those ratings. We only list places that have a customer review rating of at least 4.0 out of 5.0

4.5 out of 5.0

Ranked 11th in Melbourne

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All you need to know

This five-star hotel is located at 8 Whiteman Street in the Southbank district of the city. The hotel offers luxury and stylish accommodation options for visitors in Melbourne while some of the rooms in the hotel offer a great view of the city.

Crown Metropol offers spacious room options such as Luxe King Room, Luxe Twin Room, Urban Luxe and Loft. Other accommodation options in the hotel offer VIP facilities and access as well as a view of the city; the Luxe King Room with City View and Luxe King Room with Club Lounge Access.

The hotel is located in an excellent location; it offers a closeness to the city’s most famous and interesting places. Crown Metropol is also located close to major transport stations and systems, making it the ideal base to set off on an adventure into the city.

The Crown Entertainment Complex is located right next to the hotel while the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre is located directly opposite the hotel. The iconic Eureka Tower is situated just 750 m away from the hotel.

The popular Southern Cross Station is about 1km away from the hotel while the closest airport to the hotel is the Melbourne Airport which is 20 km away.

Rooms in the hotel are fitted with standard amenities such as free Wi-Fi for high-speed internet access, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, air conditioning and a comfy sofa. The rooms also come with a private bathroom with thoughtful touches such as free toiletries and bathroom slippers.

 

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Recent guest reviews

3.5
Jacob

15 March 2026

Stylish and not too alienating

The style was comfortable

The pool was full of kids

4.0
Melissa

13 March 2026

Long wait for check in and delayed refund of deposir

Good location and great price. Need more gluten free and vegan options

More vegan and gluten free options

4.0
Felicity

9 March 2026

Premium rates charged don’t match the service.

Location

Customer service booking was ordinary. Everything seems to be a problem from trying to get two beds in a room, to room service dinner (slow), to getting your car up from valet. Charging extra for a coffee at breakfast when you’re paying $1200 a night is so stingy. So many better five star hotels in Melb with superior friendly service.

4.5
Michelle

9 March 2026

Great location and comfortable stay - will definitely stay again!

The room was really spacious and the hotel is in a fantastic location. Really comfortable. The check in and check out process made it really easy! We would definitely stay here again next time we are in Melbourne.

4.5
Paulo

7 March 2026

Fabulous

Comfortable bed and great room service coffee

Nothing

4.5
Ian

7 March 2026

Would have loved to have had a longer stay.

A lovely size room

We were disappointed that we didn’t receive a bottle of wine

3.5
Dean

7 March 2026

Pleasant

Loved the location, loved the pool, loved the bed, loved the food

It felt like we were just a number, not a valid guest. We advise it was our anniversary, we didn't even get a happy anniversary, or even a cheap bottle of wine or even a note saying happy anniversary on it like you do everywhere else,we did request if you can do a little something on the time of the booking so was a little disappointing.

4.5
Kylie

6 March 2026

Great stay great location staff were wonderful

Great location friendly staff clean and comfortable.loved the pool area

If I could think of something I believe the pillows were too fluffy and my head felt flat and the pillow was covering my face

4.5
Beck

3 March 2026

Relaxing and needed

Convenience and staff were lovely

Bathroom, toilet could have a new seat

4.0
Rice

3 March 2026

Very good

Very convenient and was able to check in early

Lots of people on drugs being a pest

4.5
Debra

2 March 2026

As we had never stayed before we did not know what to expect. We had an absolute ball

Bed comfy. Location great

pillows bit soft

4.5
Shireen

28 February 2026

Had a great staycation with the kids. Loved the hotel and location

Loved the comfy beds and kids loved the pool!

4.0
Belinda

27 February 2026

Comfortable and fair price

We loved the room size

The pillows were not very comfortable

4.0
Semsedinovski

27 February 2026

Very good

The room

The phone microphone going on

4.5
Karen

26 February 2026

Comfortable

The beds are extremely comfortable

Have to pay to stream movies

4.0
Angie

24 February 2026

Good stay

Location & restaurant

The bathroom design has opening on the side wall. The corner walll is open.

3.5
Harold

21 February 2026

Very good

Stayed here many times. Nice room. First time we received a corner room.

Booked a high level city view but only city view was if you looked left out the window. So not exactly what we paid for.

4.0
Lauren

21 February 2026

Very good

I couldn't stream to the tv

3.5
Liv1996

21 February 2026

Overall a great stay, very clean and comfortable.

Beds were comfy and room was very clean, good amount of towels and glasses.

It was a bit awkward when it came to the bathroom as the toilet/shower glass is partially see through, which may be fine for a couple however I was travelling with my brother, sister-in-law and niece, causing us to have to take longer time to get ready for an event we were attending as there also were not many other alternative mirrors or power points while also working with dimmed lighting.

4.5
Sam

20 February 2026

Fabulous

Location was great

In the morning everyone had the same checkout time so we had to wait about 15-20 min for our car which was in valet parking.

3.5
Moses

18 February 2026

Good overally

Location

Not cleaning rooms daily

4.0
Addison

18 February 2026

Very good

Value for money location

Upgraded to high room.with city view but view consisted of the car park

4.0
Brad

17 February 2026

Always a good experience

Location is great Room size was excellent

Starting to look old needs a revamp Can’t believe the toilet seat is not soft closing , shower head very average

4.5
Cai

16 February 2026

Overall great experience

Overall experience was great, the beds were very comfortable and the staff even more so, the bathroom layout took a bit getting used to but it helped with bonding with my partner

the pool is a bit mediocre, wished there was more facilities, and I understand it is an extra cost but when it comes to paying for the rooms, would’ve hoped that breakfast would be included with that type of pricing

4.0
Kara

16 February 2026

Memorable will be back

The pool is beautiful, beds comfortable and staff are lovely

I wish they had earlier check-in 3 pm is a little late

4.5
Josh

15 February 2026

Fabulous

Clean and friendly

Nothing

3.5
Carmel

15 February 2026

I would write the day 6 1/2

Close the function that we needed to

Checkout was at 12 o’clock we asked for towels. The towels came at 11 o’clock and it was four of us to have a shower. I asked for an extended checkout time. They said no 12 was the latest that we could stay wasn’t happy without even though it was our fault that they took more than half an hour to 40 minutes to bring the towels.

3.5
Shaydon

15 February 2026

Hit and miss...

Room had a great layout . Great vibe. Great location Very comfortable.

For the price , movies had to be rented Breakfast should of been included in price also

4.5
Danielle

14 February 2026

Fabulous

Room size excellent. Location perfect for staying around this area of the city. Food abd entertainment at your feet

Pillows! Way to soft ...

3.5
Avelino

14 February 2026

It was good, but there are lots of room for improvement. The shower has moulds , the toilet seat is not clean.

Ambience and location

Great atmosphere

4.5
Patricia

14 February 2026

Fabulous

We love the location and the layer and the comfortability of the loft

Nothing

4.0
Daniel

12 February 2026

Very good

Great pool and view

it was a big let down to not be able to cast phone onto TV and in room movie options were very limited, everything was amazing but that was a big let down would definitely question if I should book there again because of this limited entertainment options

4.5
Michael

11 February 2026

Fabulous

Location The bed and rooms are great

Sometimes the room was slow to be cleaned or forgotten

3.5
Ellen

10 February 2026

Pleasant

Location to convention centre

Rooms don’t have separate bathrooms and have glass doors

4.5
Reynaldo

10 February 2026

Fabulous

We like the pool.

There are some crumbs in the bedroom, it bit old and need to update the facilities.

3.5
Dhanushka

10 February 2026

Overall OK

Bed was good. I was charged extra $62 for bay view room which was not exited. Didn't use the pool. Breakfast was not worth for $43.

I was there with my wife for her birthday but, no extra offers or upgrade room for free.

3.5
Kailee

10 February 2026

Good stay - careful of unexplained charges.

Love Crown - always a reliable stay

My most recent stay I was charged at reception on arrival as normal, however 6 days later we received another invoice to charge us for the full amount again as well as a soda, when we never opened the minibar to begin with and the drinks we did bring into the room, were ones we had purchased externally at the IGA across the road.

3.5
Jayde

9 February 2026

It was beautiful

The facility’s were great

I feel it is probably overpriced & it only costs so much because of the name it has

4.5
Jarrod

8 February 2026

Very happy

Great location, comfy beds and pillows. Staff were very helpful and friendly. View from the pool is amazing!

When I did the pre checkout form and entered a leaving time the valet doesn't seem to be notified to have the car ready for same time.

4.0
Kirstyn

8 February 2026

It was a nice stay. Somethings could do with upgrading for the price. I didn’t like there was no cups and plates to make

That it was in crown making it easy to access everything within crown.

I think for the money we paid I expected the room to be a little more fancy.

4.5
Amy

7 February 2026

Fantastic central location

The staff, location and the view at night time from your room is fantastic.

Being really picky here as it was a great stay. We’re both not a fan of squishy pillows, but there were others there in the room we could have used. We were only staying for one night so we didn’t bother changing them over, but if we were there longer, we would have requested them to be changed.

4.5
Valentina

7 February 2026

We enjoyed our stay at this hotel.

Great location, beautiful room and great view.

The bar fridge was too full and couldn’t store any other drinks. I am not a big fan of alcohol and soft drinks.

4.5
Kim

6 February 2026

Fabulous

The bed was amazing.

Wish the movie were a bit cheaper,pillow need to be replaced.

3.5
Sapan

5 February 2026

Great location.

Great location, fantastic spread for brekki, comfortable beds great stay.

The swimming pool was crowded, should have some dedicated lanes for swimming.

3.5
Finnegan

3 February 2026

Crown Towers for our stay. Disappointed with cleanliness of the bathroom and no entertainment via tv

We were upgraded to the Crown Towers which was lovely

Crown Towers - Cleanliness of the bathroom and shower, mould in the bathroom. Hair in the shower. Disappointing for a 5 star hotel I had to call and request more towels- supplied enough for 3 yet four guests booked. Disappointed that for the cost of the room no TV streaming services or movies included for the children. We received these option in a lesser rated motel for free.

3.5
Mikala

1 February 2026

Great location, but just an average and outdated hotel charging $$

Location

Check in staff had no interest in checking us in, in fact they completely ignored us.

4.0
Maryam

30 January 2026

We liked it

We enjoyed the property. It was clean and the staff were friendly.

The swimming pool was smaller and busier than expected. Additionally, I had added a note in my reservation that we are coming to the hotel for our daughter’s birthday. We expexted a happy boirthday note or a small cupcake (which doesn’t cost that much) on our arrival. This request was a common one ( I believe that was the readon that in the booking page we were asked if we are attending for any special ocarion) and could make my daughter a very special one, but was not considered by the hotel.

3.5
Sachie

29 January 2026

Pleasant

Comfortable luxury room

No smart TV options

4.5
Sheridan

28 January 2026

Fabulous

Just the beds werent super comfy and pillows were so thin, they seem to deflate when stacked and we woke with sore necks. everything else was fab!

4.5
Charlie

28 January 2026

Beautifully clean and modern - the best location in the cbd

Modern, clean, great facilities and a good location

Hotel facilities

Food & Drink

  • - Restaurant
  • - Bar
  • - Breakfast in the room
  • - Special diet menus (on request)
  • - Wine/champagne (additional charge)

General

  • - Room service
  • - Non-smoking rooms
  • - Facilities for disabled guests
  • - Family rooms
  • - Lift
  • - Safety deposit box
  • - Heating
  • - Non-smoking throughout
  • - Air conditioning
  • - Designated smoking area

Reception services

  • - 24-hour front desk
  • - Express check-in/check-out
  • - Currency exchange
  • - Tour desk
  • - Luggage storage
  • - ATM/cash machine on site
  • - Concierge service
  • - Invoice provided

Activities

  • - Fitness centre
  • - Casino
  • - Bowling (additional charge)
  • - Mini golf (additional charge)
  • - Indoor pool
  • - Indoor pool (all year)
  • - Nightclub/DJ (additional charge)
  • - Evening entertainment (additional charge)
  • - Fitness
  • - Live music/performance (additional charge)
  • - Live sport events (broadcast)

Cleaning services

  • - Laundry (additional charge)
  • - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
  • - Ironing service (additional charge)
  • - Trouser press (additional charge)
  • - Daily housekeeping

Parking

  • - Parking garage

Pool and wellness

  • - Pool with view
  • - Heated pool
  • - Shallow end
  • - Sun loungers or beach chairs
  • - Swimming pool
  • - Swimming pool

Miscellaneous

  • - 24-hour security
  • - Key card access
  • - Smoke alarms
  • - CCTV in common areas
  • - CCTV outside property
  • - Fire extinguishers
  • - Breakfast takeaway containers
  • - Delivered food is securely covered
  • - Access to health care professionals
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