The Crown Metropol Hotel, Melbourne
Crown Metropol Melbourne, located in the heart of the city’s bustling Southbank precinct, is a striking landmark known for its unique, wave-like architectural form. Designed by the acclaimed firm Bates Smart, the hotel was envisioned as a boutique experience on a grand scale, aiming to avoid the “anonymous” feel often associated with large-scale high-rises.
The property is famous for its “sky-high” leisure facilities. Its 27th floor houses a stunning indoor pool and spa area, offering guests panoramic views of the Melbourne skyline. This level—along with the 28th-floor Skybar—provides a glamorous vantage point to take in the city lights, making it a standout feature of the Melbourne hotel scene.
Inside, the design focuses on intimacy and discovery. Rather than long, stark corridors, the layout uses curves, lighting, and curated artworks to create a sense of mystery and warmth. The guest rooms are bright and minimalist, featuring bespoke furniture and large windows that frame the urban landscape.
Being part of the massive Crown entertainment complex, you have everything from cinemas and bowling alleys to world-class dining right at your doorstep. If you want to venture further, you are just a short walk from the Yarra River promenade, the National Gallery of Victoria, and the South Wharf precinct.
It is a perfect spot for those who want to be in the center of the action. Whether you are visiting for the nearby Arts Centre or just to enjoy the vibrant Southbank nightlife, the hotel serves as a modern, high-energy base.
Expert reviews
“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.
“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.”
What guests liked
- Clean rooms
- Boutique style
- Friendly staff
- Excellent Wifi
- Top location
- Comfortable beds
Location
Recent guest reviews
31 May 2026
Good location
Location
Pool had too many people
30 May 2026
Very good
No smart tv or option to hot spot your phone
28 May 2026
It won’t be booking again in a hurry
Crown is always nice to stay at. This building in particular was nice
The price was outrageous for such late check in time and early check out times. $539 for not even 24hours, the silicon seals in the shower has could grown into them.
28 May 2026
Amazing
The customer service was brilliant, I thought our stay was excellent, our room service with our food was amazing. Very understanding.
Our luggage took a little longer from when we arrived at the hotel till when our luggage arrived in the room. It took them 45mins for our luggage to arrive.
26 May 2026
Had a lovely break away from home life. Great place to stay. Feel very refreshed
Loved the pool ar night and central location
No room service food
25 May 2026
Very clean, good views and comfortable
Comfort and clean
That I had to pay for the bottles of water
24 May 2026
Great amenities and location, staff feel untrained at many levels
The reception staff member was not well trained and just wanted to upsell at every touch point I do not think I will stay again As I was not provided the points as requested also the app does not work You group has work to do I feel !
See above
21 May 2026
A lovely stay, great location
It was so quiet and relaxing place to stay. I was given a beautiful room with a great view. Location is perfect for strolling around Melb
The breakfast is very expensive for the quality. The coffee is terrible and it doesn’t feel as luxury as it used to.
19 May 2026
The hotel is okay for up to four nights.
Good location, and the hotel is okay in principle.
The 11th floor is reached by street noise, especially at night. I haven't used the pool as it was full of hair the last time I tried.
19 May 2026
Fair enough but needs improvement
The mattress was comfortable , pool was amazing
TV didn’t have share screen , and the room is little old
19 May 2026
Great value and location
great location and amenities for a family with small children
19 May 2026
Very close to all the work venues
Location, next to Crown & plenty of food options
18 May 2026
Fabulous
Got an upgrade on the room!!! Always a nice surprise!
17 May 2026
Always enjoy staying here.
Great location
Getting a little well used
17 May 2026
Fabulous
Loved the pool looking down on Melbourne. The bed was super comfy
Nothing
15 May 2026
Beautiful room and service
Very comfortable, location is great, very clean, staff were lovely.
No complementary water :( Cabinetry where mini bar and fridge was falling apart and difficult to open and close
10 May 2026
Great but could have been better- would still come back.. Bangkok hotels are far better even though a 4 star
Pool and location Reception was good making our rooms close to each other- we had 3 rooms Spacious rooms
Didn’t have a microwave Lights too dim in toilet and bath No coffee machine/nespresso- but can still live! Crowded lifts- not all were working Wifi was too slow- grandkids couldn’t connect to play their games
10 May 2026
Nice but could be better.
How it’s in the crown complex.
Our room smelt like an ashtray upon arrival and throughout our stay!
10 May 2026
Fabulous
Everthing
9 May 2026
NIGHT BEFORE OVERSEAS TRIP
The greeting from reception was perfect. The room was great, the location was perfect
4 adults 2 mugs 4 adults 2 cups 4 adults 2 coffee bags 4 adults 2 sugars 4 adults 2 cups 4 adults 2 wine glasses Once booked staff should update room to visitors.
9 May 2026
Fun weekend with the kids
We felt comfortable in the room, and loved the pool.
The view was wasn’t great. I took my children for a special weekend in the city, but we were overlooking something that that looked like a blown up pile of dirt with random pieces of plaster and glass. People were walking on the streets and looking into the windows of our hotel and others above and below.
9 May 2026
Great weekend away with the family
The pool area for the kids, beds were comfy, and location to crown, restaurants, etc...
7 May 2026
Very good
The room was a great size with comfy beds, the pool is very large with a hot plunge pool as well. the location was perfect for my work as well as surrounding activities for entertaining.
the soap dispensers could be checked more frequently as the one in my room shower was empty, then whilst in the shower up in the male spa section was empty as well. the buffet breakfast was too expensive at $47 dollars.
7 May 2026
Enjoyed the pool facilities disappointed we didn’t accrue crown points
Proximity to south bank
The desk hadn’t been wiped down, room was a little dirty.
7 May 2026
Enjoyable m, what we were expecting
Pool is excellent
Rooms are getting a bit dated
7 May 2026
Fabulous
Nice,clean modern rooms
Nothing
7 May 2026
Great hotel. Staff always polite and friendly
Very nice facilities. Especially the pool area
We stayed 4 nights. Room wasn’t done until 5pm one day and not at all on another. Did not like dirty dishes left in passage for hours and hours.
6 May 2026
Nice relaxing stay , extra night or 2 next time.
Excellent location, clean rooms and helpful staff.
5 May 2026
Very good
Beautiful rooms, very lovely staff, amazing pool..
The rooms need power points by the beds and options for brighter lights.
5 May 2026
Awesome
Everything. Stay often , love it.
Sometimes the pool can be overcrowded but ok
5 May 2026
Once I found it, the staff were very helpful and the facilities were very good.
It was clean spacious and the bed was super comfortable.
Believe it or not, maps couldn’t find it and I got lost walking there several times.
4 May 2026
Enjoy staying at the crown when we come to Melbourne
Location was perfect for getting around and the crown has everything under one roof
4 May 2026
Enjoyable close to casino and entertainment
Location
Couldn’t connect to Kayo no smart TV
4 May 2026
Good but not great
Was nice
Not as nice as towers
4 May 2026
Very good
Breakfast and room service was nice
When I checked in and I added breakfast for 2 mornings I was disappointed that I was charged for my 2 daughters who had just turned 12 in march, online it had stated 2-12 were classified as a child not Adults. So that was disappointing
4 May 2026
It was a lovley stay
The bed was very comfortable and the room was nice and dark making it easy to enjoy a sleep in.
Unfortunutly There was alot of noise comming from the hallway and from the water pipes. The shower pressure was not the best. The in room dinning would be better with more variety or all day breakfast option. The room only accomidates one chair to enjoy in room dinning. The bed needs more than two pillows on the bed.
3 May 2026
A great stay away for my birthday with the family
For someone who has a bad back, the comfyness of the bed is very important, and the beds here are so comfortable! The buffet breakfast was also fantastic, probably the best I have had in a hotel. The staff were also amazing. Unfortunately I had a fall on way back to the room and one staff member on my floor came immediately and was very kind and caring and made sure I was okay and that I had everything I needed.
Only a couple of things were disappointing when it came to the room. On arrival, we went to make a hot drink and the tea had not been restocked from the previous guests. Plenty and coffee and sugar but no regular tea. Also in the shower, the body wash was extremely low when we arrived and on our last day, it was completely empty when we went to shower.
3 May 2026
Clean, fun and relaxing stay in a great location.
room service fast. pool was great. beds comfy, also staff extremely helpful
i couldnt figure out the aircon but that definitely couldve been user error.
3 May 2026
Very good
We enjoyed our stay at the Crown, we have been there a few times.
Disappointed that they feel it’s fine to charge my credit card for car parking when we didn’t have a car. Still waiting for refund
30 April 2026
Very convenient location!
Came for work purposes and was very convenient. The location was very good for the place we needed to get to the next day.
The only thing that was a bit questionable was an old sock under the bed that we found when getting ready to check out
30 April 2026
overall very happy
all went well
i think the price for the room was a touch high
30 April 2026
Very good
The views and everything was clean
I left my electric toothbrush and I havnt been contacted
30 April 2026
I felt the hotel was a little dated, the fridge was not clean and our couch was quite worn.
The cost of breakfast was really quite expensive considering you had to buy coffee on top.
Extra price to enjoy a coffee at breakfast
29 April 2026
It was lovely one night to stay in crown to celebrate my bday. Unforgettable night.
Clean and close to tram.
Nothing
28 April 2026
Wonderful weekend
Location, restaurants, etc
28 April 2026
A fabulous way to end our little getaway to Melbourne.
Love the pool area on 27th floor and the buffet breakfast.
That there is little security at the lift area, which is directly adjacent to the Casino. An intoxicated man entered our lift on level 1 and tried to get off at the same floor as my daughter and I. It made us feel unsafe being two females with nobody else around.
27 April 2026
Fabulous
bed and pillows super comfy, love the pool and spa area
shower corners need more scrubbing
26 April 2026
Fabulous
Great location
No phone charging ports by the beds, the shower takes a long time to heat up and is not powerful
26 April 2026
Convenient and comfortable
Crown is predictably comfortable and modern
The view was a bit disappointing, after paying more the city view. We looked over a car park
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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31 May 2026
Pleasant