The full verdict on Crown Towers Perth

A verdict without stars has to earn its keep in the detail, so this page is long. I have broken it into the parts of a stay that actually decide whether a hotel was worth the money: the room you sleep in, the bathroom you start the day in, the facilities you came for, the people and hours that keep it running, the location, and the bill at the end. Each part ends with what I would tell a friend.

1. The building and its pedigree

Crown Towers Perth opened in December 2016. Crown's own launch release, dated 28 June 2016, names the people behind it: the Melbourne practice Bates Smart for the public spaces, interior architect Michael Fiebrich for the 500 guest rooms, suites and villas, Blainey North for the spa and the Crystal Club, and Hassell for the multi-tiered pool area. Construction started in 2014 and took the Crown Perth complex to around 1,200 rooms in total. Wikipedia, which I treat as a secondary source, adds that Multiplex built it.

That pedigree matters less to a guest than what it produced, but it explains the consistency. The room pages read like a single brief applied carefully: the same marble desks, the same deep baths with screens set into the wall, the same tablet that runs lights, curtains and temperature. You are not gambling on an older wing or a tired floor here — it is one building, designed at one time.

What I would tell a friend: it is a coherent, purpose-built luxury hotel, not a refurbished casino annexe.

2. Space

This is the tower's strongest card. The four entry categories — Deluxe King, Deluxe Twin, Premier King and Premier Twin — are all listed at 47 m². The Studio is 55 m², the Executive Suite 82 m², the Premier Club View Suite 105 m² and the Deluxe Villa 102 m². Crown describes the Deluxe rooms as "designed to create the feeling of being in a suite", and the furniture list backs it up: a chaise lounge, a marble writing desk with two chairs, a separate seating corner by the window.

The twin rooms take up to four people in two queen beds. That makes the Deluxe Twin, on paper, one of the more sensible family rooms in Perth's luxury bracket, because you are not paying for a suite just to fit two children in.

What I would tell a friend: do not upgrade for space unless you need a separate living room. The base rooms are already big.

3. Bathrooms

Every one of the eight standard categories — from Deluxe to Villa — includes a deep soaking bath with an in-built television and a separate shower. Most add double vanities. The Studio and Executive Suite switch to a freestanding tub; the club suite and Villa add a powder room so visitors do not walk through your bathroom. Toiletries are a custom Crown Towers range in the standard rooms and Ferragamo in the Villa.

What I would tell a friend: the bathroom is a reason to book this hotel over a newer city-centre one with a walk-in shower only.

4. The view question

Here is the first catch. Crown promises "panoramic views over the Swan River and city skyline" for the Premier King and "unobstructed views" for the Premier Twin. The Deluxe rooms' descriptions mention floor-to-ceiling windows and light, but no river and no skyline. If the view is part of why you are coming — and from Burswood the city skyline across the water is the view — the Premier rooms are the ones to ask for, because the Deluxe page simply makes no promise.

The Studio lists river and skyline views and two walls of glass; the Premier Club View Suite promises "uninterrupted" views; the Villa, on the top floors, mentions city and sunset views. The Executive Suite's page does not make a view claim either way.

What I would tell a friend: if you want the skyline, pay for Premier. It is the one upgrade I would make.

5. The pool and the spa

The pool area is the other headline. Crown describes a multi-tiered space of expansive lagoon pools and private cabanas with poolside dining. The secluded part, called The Enclave, has cabanas with access to a private pool, an indoor lounge, a television, a host and a complimentary fruit or cheese platter. The 2016 release described it as cabanas and a cocktail bar around a circular infinity pool.

The catch is that the lounging furniture is hired, not handed out. Crown's facilities menu — which I downloaded on 1 November 2026 — lists a poolside daybed at $195 for a half day Monday to Thursday and $375 from Friday to Sunday and on public and school holidays. An Enclave cabana runs from $275 midweek to $715 for a full weekend day. Hire is limited to registered Crown Towers guests and Crown Spa Club members, and leisure items are for adults 18 and over. The full breakdown is on the pool page.

Crown Spa sits inside the tower and is open to outside guests as well as residents. Its aqua retreat has sauna, steam room, rain shower and a vitality pool, and it is complimentary with a treatment of an hour or longer. Children under 16 are not allowed in, including the aqua retreat. The fitness centre was described as complimentary for hotel guests when the tower opened.

What I would tell a friend: the pool is excellent value if you are happy on a standard lounger midweek; it gets expensive on a summer Saturday.

6. Service hours and policies

The front desk runs 24 hours, and in-room dining is available around the clock (at a charge). Check-in is from 3pm; if your room is not ready, the desk stores your luggage and calls or texts when it is. Check-out is at 11am. The policy that will annoy the most people is late check-out: Crown says it is not available on Friday, Saturday or Sunday, during school holidays, during special events, or when the hotels are busy — and otherwise may be available for a fee by calling the reservations line.

Rooms include a dedicated concierge, a Nespresso machine with pods and complimentary wireless internet; connecting rooms are listed on request for the Deluxe King, Deluxe Twin, the club suite and the Villa. Turndown is listed for the club suite and the Villa; it is not on the standard room lists. The Villa adds a 24-hour butler and a daily pressing service for two garments.

What I would tell a friend: plan a Sunday as if you are leaving at 11. If you want the afternoon, book the pool or the spa rather than counting on the room.

7. Location

Burswood is a peninsula on the Swan River east of the CBD. Wikipedia puts the old Burswood Island site about three kilometres from the city centre. The practical consequences: Optus Stadium is close — Crown says 15 to 20 minutes on foot — and Crown Theatre is inside the complex. The city is reachable on foot over the Causeway or the Matagarup pedestrian bridge, according to the Burswood Park Board, or by train from Burswood station, which Crown links with a free shuttle bus. It is not a hotel you step out of into shopping streets.

On stadium event days Crown asks guests to plan ahead and warns of road restrictions; one of its free car parks, P8, is not available on those days. I cover that properly on the stadium nights page.

What I would tell a friend: perfect for a match, a show or a pool weekend; second-best for a sightseeing city break.

8. The bill

I do not print room rates because they move daily and I would rather not publish a number that is wrong by Tuesday. What I can do is list the extras Crown publishes, as they stood when I read them on 1 November 2026: valet parking for the three Crown hotels at $80; Crystal Club access at $145 per adult and $75 per child aged 4 to 12, unless your room includes it; pool daybeds, in-pool lounges, orbits and cabanas by the half or full day; and weekend surcharges at some Crown venues of 10% on Saturdays, 15% on Sundays and 20% on public holidays. Late check-out, where available, is also a paid extra.

Some things are free: three public car parks (P3, P6 and P8), the shuttle to Burswood station, EV charging while you are parked at the Crown Towers valet, P1 Undercroft or P2 Multi-Level car parks, wireless internet, and the aqua retreat with a long enough spa treatment.

What I would tell a friend: budget for the room you want plus one extra — usually either valet or the view upgrade.

9. What Crown does not tell you

I keep a list of what a guest would reasonably want to know and cannot find on the official pages. For Crown Towers it currently includes: which floors the standard rooms are on (the only floors stated are the Crystal Club on level 15 and the Villas on the "top floors"); the opening hours of the indoor pool; and a pet policy. I have written a separate notebook entry on those gaps and on the few places where Crown's own pages contradict each other.

The verdict

Crown Towers Perth is a very good hotel that is easiest to recommend on its fundamentals: big rooms, serious bathrooms, a proper resort pool and round-the-clock service. It is harder to recommend to someone who wants everything included, who needs a late Sunday check-out, or who wants to walk to the city's shops. If I were booking, I would take a Premier King or Premier Twin for the river view, stay midweek if I could, and use the money saved on weekend surcharges for one good dinner.

Before you book, confirm the current rate, inclusions and cancellation terms on Crown's official site.Official site: crownperth.com.au ↗