Luxury travellers voted Crown Towers Best Australian Hotel
Crown Towers has once again been awarded one of the highest accolades in the tourism industry, winning Australia’s premier luxury travel award as Best Australian Hotel in the Luxury Travel Magazine Gold List Awards 2007. The awards are the result of a survey conducted by Luxury Travel Magazine. Tens of thousands of their travel-savvy readers participated and nominated their best experiences to determine the World’s Best Hotels, Resorts, Spas, Cruise Lines, Golf Courses, Airlines and Destinations – a total of 22 categories in all.
Well travelled clients of Virtuoso – the most exclusive collection of elite luxury travel agents in the world and affluent clients of prestige car brand Lexus, also voted in the survey, making this one of the most comprehensive luxury travel surveys ever conducted by an Australian travel magazine.
“Our survey shows that Australians really are among the world’s best travellers and increasingly discerning when it comes to recognising true luxury and style,” said Hilary Doling, Editor in Chief of Luxury Travel Magazine.
Peter Crinis, Executive General Manager of Crown Towers commented, “We are honoured that Crown Towers has been awarded this prestigious accolade. The opinions of our guests and their continued support are very important to us. This coveted honour reinforces our guests’ confidence in our services and facilities, and is an encouragement to all our staff to whom credit should be attributed for their efforts in maintaining the highest standards of service.”
The extensive online survey was conducted between September and October this year and offered no prompts to respondents, simply allowing them to choose their three favourite luxury travel experiences in each category. The responses were tabulated electronically and the results listed in order of votes polled.
Some of the other winners included The Peninsula, Hong Kong – Best Overseas Hotel and Banyan Tree Phuket, Thailand - Best Overseas Resort. Luxury travellers voted Singapore Airlines’ first class the best and Qantas took top spot for its business class. Australia was voted the world’s Best Country.
About Crown Towers:
Designed with sophisticated opulence, Crown Towers is a rare haven of luxury located on the southern banks of Melbourne’s Yarra River in the heart of the city’s arts and leisure precincts. Distinctive in design and location, the hotel sets the benchmark for luxury accommodation in Australia, offering superior quality and an impeccable standard of customer service.
The premier hotel offers 482 spacious guestrooms including elegant suites and opulent villas, all with stunning city or bay views framed by floor to ceiling glass. Every guestroom is luxuriously appointed with a separate dressing room and generously sized marble bathroom complete with spa bath, 42” plasma television, telephone, music facilities and high-speed internet access including wireless capabilities. The luxurious villas and exclusive privileges of the Crystal Club provide the ultimate experience in world-class luxury.
Crown Towers is part of the Crown Entertainment Complex which also includes the stylish Crown Promenade Hotel, Australia’s largest state-of-the-art conferencing and banqueting facilities, the sublime Crown Spa, gymnasium, tennis courts, indoor heated swimming pool; over 40 restaurants and bars; a stylish shopping arcade; 24-hour world class casino; 14-screen cinemas, an interactive entertainment arcade and The Palms, a cabaret-style theatre venue.
In 2005, Crown Towers won the Australian Tourism Awards for Best Luxury Accommodation and was inducted into the Hall of Fame after winning the Victorian Tourism Awards for the same category over three consecutive years.
For more information, visit crowntowers.com.au.
