1. Crown Casino Melbourne Australia
2. Crown Casino Melbourne

Guests at Crown Towers Melbourne have access to the restaurants, cinemas, nightclubs, bars and shopping within the Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex. Crown Spa offers a range of facials, massages, beauty treatments and therapies. It also has a 30 yards heated indoor pool, steam room, sun terraces and a fully equipped fitness centre. Silks, Melbourne: See 351 unbiased reviews of Silks, rated 3.5 of 5 on Tripadvisor and ranked #639 of 4,805 restaurants in Melbourne.

8 Whiteman Street,3006Melbourne

Rising above Melbourne’s vibrant Southbank precinct, Crown Towers offers spacious luxury rooms with views of the city or Port Phillip Bay. Each room features original artworks and marble bathrooms.

Each room includes a large plasma-screen TV with laptop video-on-demand system, an iPod docking station, and a separate dressing room. The city and bay views are framed by floor-to-ceiling windows.

Guests at Crown Towers Melbourne have access to the restaurants, cinemas, nightclubs, bars and shopping within the Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex.

Crown Spa offers a range of facials, massages, beauty treatments and therapies. It also has a 25 m heated indoor pool, steam room, sun terraces and a fully equipped fitness centre.

Located on the southern bank of the Yarra River, Crown Towers is a 10-minute walk from Flinders Street Station.

Rooms: 9

Facilities of Crown Towers Melbourne

Activities

• Bowling
• Live music/performance

• Live sport events (broadcast)

Food & Drink

• Restaurant
• Room service
• Bar

• Breakfast in the room
• Snack bar

• Special diet menus (on request)
• Kid meals

Crown Casino Melbourne Australia

Pool and wellness

• Sauna
• Fitness centre
• Spa and wellness centre

• Massage
• Indoor pool (all year)

• Heated pool
• Shallow end
• Swimming Pool

Transport

• Car hire

• Shuttle service (additional charge)

Reception services

• 24-hour front desk
• Newspapers
• Express check-in/check-out
• Currency exchange

• Tour desk
• Ticket service
• Luggage storage

• ATM/cash machine on site
• Concierge service

Entertainment and family services

• Casino
• Nightclub/DJ

• Evening entertainment

• Children television networks

Cleaning services

• Laundry
• Dry cleaning
• Ironing service

• Shoeshine
• Trouser press

• Daily housekeeping

Business facilities

• Meeting/banquet facilities
• Business centre

• Fax/photocopying

Shops

• Barber/beauty shop
• Gift shop

• Shops (on site)

Miscellaneous

• Non-smoking rooms
• Facilities for disabled guests
• Family rooms
• VIP room facilities

• Bridal suite
• Lift
• Soundproof rooms

• Heating
• Air conditioning
• Designated smoking area

Safety & security

• Safety deposit box
• 24-hour security
• Security alarm

• Smoke alarms
• CCTV in common areas

• CCTV outside property
• Fire extinguishers

Safety features

• Staff follow all safety protocols as directed by local authorities
• Hand sanitizer in guest accommodation and key areas
• Process in place to check health of guests

• First aid kit available
• Access to health care professionals

• Thermometers for guests provided by property
• Face masks for guests available

Physical distancing

• Cashless payment available
• Physical distancing rules followed

• Mobile app for room service

• Screens or physical barriers placed between staff and guests in appropriate areas

Cleanliness & disinfecting

• Use of cleaning chemicals that are effective against Coronavirus
• Linens, towels and laundry washed in accordance with local authority guidelines
• Guest accommodation is disinfected between stays

• Guest accommodation sealed after cleaning
• Property is cleaned by professional cleaning companies

• Guests have the option to cancel any cleaning services for their accommodation during their stay

Food & drink safety

• Physical distancing in dining areas
• Food can be delivered to guest accommodation

• All plates, cutlery, glasses and other tableware have been sanitized

• Breakfast takeaway containers
• Delivered food is securely covered

Internet

WiFi is available in the hotel rooms and is free of charge.

Parking

Public parking is possible on site (reservation is not needed) and costs AUD 60 per day.

Policies of Crown Towers Melbourne

These are general hotel policies for Crown Towers Melbourne. As they may vary per room type; please also check the room conditions.

Check-in

From 14:00 hours

Check-out

Until 11:00 hours

Cancellation / Prepayment

Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to property type.

Children and extra beds

Free!Up to three children under 18 years stay free of charge when using existing beds.

There is no capacity for extra beds in the room.

The maximum number of total guests in a room is 4.

There is no capacity for cots in the room.

Pets

Pets are not allowed.

Accepted credit cards

• Mastercard
• Visa
• Bankcard
• UnionPay credit card
• Eftpos
• JCB
• Diners Club
• American Express

The property reserves the right to pre-authorise credit cards prior to arrival.

Important information

Crown Casino Melbourne

Please note that there is a 1.2% charge when you pay with a credit card.
Hotel registration and check in is available only to guests who are not prohibited from entering the hotel, are 18 years of age or over, and are recorded on the reservation at the time of booking.
You must show a valid photo ID upon check in. This will be recorded by the property.
For guests paying with cash, EFTPOS or debit card, upon check-in a payment for accommodation is required in full (if not prepaid in advance), plus an additional $200 per night is required as security for any incidental costs, including damage associated with the room.
If staying in a premium room type, an additional credit card pre-authorisation of $500 per night, not exceeding $2,000 for bookings of more than 4 nights is required as security for any incidental costs, including damage associated with the room.
In all other room types, an additional credit card pre-authorisation of $100 per night is required as security for any incidental costs, including damage associated with the room.
Purchases made throughout the stay must be paid for when ordered.

The Mid-Autumn festival is celebrated once a year by Chinese people around the world. Typically, it’s a time of merry making and get-together with lots of food.

There are several legends as to why this festival is celebrated. The most popular story is the tragic romance of Chang’e and Hou Yi. Once upon a time, there were 10 suns in the sky, Hou Yi being a sharpshooter with his bow and arrow was tasked with shooting down the suns. When he had shot all 9 suns (he left one to be the sun), he was rewarded with an elixir of immortality. Not wanting to leave his love Chang’e behind, he did not go on to take the elixir. However, Hou Yi had an apprentice who was clouded by greed and wanted the elixir of immortality for himself. One day, when Hou Yi was out hunting, this apprentice tried to steal the elixir for himself. Chang’e rather than let this apprentice take the elixir, took it herself and flew to the moon. When Hou Yi returned he was devastated and began worshipping the moon by providing cakes, sweets and sacrifices to his wife on the moon.

Having grown up in Malaysia, I was brought up with a different Mid-Autumn festival legend, the Mooncake festival legend. During the Han uprising against the Mongols at the end of the Yuan dynasty, messages were concealed in mooncakes by the Han Chinese to arrange a rebel uprising on the Mid-Autumn day.

Whatever the legend is surrounding the Mid-Autumn festival (15th day of the Chinese Lunar Calendar), you can be assured that there is much food, laughter, lanterns and general happiness in the atmosphere. This year, the Mid Autumn festival falls on Thursday 19th September, 2013.

A couple of weeks ago, a few bloggers including The Boy and I were invited to a mini Mid-Autumn Festival at Silks in Crown Casino. To celebrate this year’s ‘Mid-Autumn’ festival, Silks will be having a special banquet menu to coincide with Crown Casino’s inaugural Mooncake Festival from the 9th-22nd of September, 2013.

We had never dined at Crown’s Silks Restaurant before, so it was a privileged experience for us to experience Chinese fine dining in Australia. Silks also recently appointed 2 Michelin starred chef, Tsang Chiu King as their new Executive Chef.

It was also quite funny to see how we were all transfixed with the gold and glamour of the cutlery set out in front of us including the double pair of chopsticks (one for communal and one for personal eating).

The meal started off with a bang with Steamed Scallop and vermicelli with garlic, Double boiled chicken consommé with dried scallop and mushroom and a Giant coral trout enrobed in minced shrimp.

The scallop dish was rich and flavoursome. The garlic hit was well balanced and not overpowering. The soup was brilliant! My favourite dish of the night had to be the Giant Coral Trout and Shrimp dish. It was such a technical dish and I was so in awe of it. The only thing was that the description of the fish dish had be in giggles (I am such a child).

We then moved on to heartier fare. We had the Sautéed lobster in black bean sauce and pine nuts. A more glamorous version of the usual chicken and black bean sauce.

Whilst everyone gushed on how beautiful their Diced beef tenderloin with mixed mushrooms in gravy sauce was, I wasn’t left out! I had my version with tender slices of pork instead. It was so good.

The beef dish was The Boy’s favourite from the night.

We also had a Chicken Fried Rice in XO Sauce.

For desserts, I have to admit, I was not looking forward to. All my life growing up, I had come to the decision that I am not an Asian desserts kind of girl.

However, as to not be rude, I decided to taste the Sweetened Walnut Soup with dumplings and the Double Egg Yolk mooncake.

Thank goodness I did! I had a life changing experience. This was definitely the case with the mooncake. You see my friends, I’d never grown to like moon cakes. That night, something clicked in my head and I fell in love with it. It was so astonishing for me that when I told Madam Mummy the next day, she wanted to know where her real daughter had gone as she’d been trying for years to get me to like Asian desserts.

It was such a delicious banquet and it certainly reminded me of every family gathering I’ve experienced growing up during festivals such as the Mid-Autumn festival. Food was excellent and the service was superb.

For other recaps to this memorable dinner, please visit:

Food Made With Love
Gourmet Chick
I’m So Hungree
Off The Spork
Poppet’s Window
Second Helping

[Ms I-Hua & The Boy attended as guests of Silks Restaurant and Media Moguls]

*Disclaimer: All food ratings & review are purely based on my own experiences and how I feel about the service, food and quality at the time of visit

Food/ Cuisine: Chinese
Dining Style: Restaurant

Opening Hours:
Lunch: Monday to Sunday, 12:00pm to 2:30pm
Dinner: Sunday to Thursday, 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Dinner: Friday & Saturday, 6:00pm to 10:30pm

Address:
Level 1, Crown Towers
Crown Casino
8 Whiteman Street
Southbank VIC 3006

Tel:(03) 9292 6888

Website: http://www.crownmelbourne.com.au/silks

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