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Written by Stephanie Mikkelsen
Crown Metropol Perth sits on the eastern bank of the Swan River in Burswood, five minutes from the Perth CBD and close enough to everything that it earns its keep as a base. The resort complex runs to more than a dozen restaurants – Rockpool Bar & Grill and Nobu among them – three pools, a theatre and a casino. Most guests find the evening sorts itself without much planning. This is what to expect when you check into Crown Metropol Perth.
The dining alone justifies the trip
The Crown Perth complex holds more than a dozen restaurants, but two anchor the conversation. At Rockpool Bar & Grill, Neil Perry’s open kitchen runs a wood-fired grill and a wine cellar deep enough to lose an hour in. The entry hallway passes the beef dry-ageing rooms – glass-fronted, atmospheric, a useful preview of what’s coming.
Nobu Perth sits a few minutes’ walk away – the Japanese-Peruvian format that made Nobu Matsuhisa’s name, done well and with consistency. For something less structured, The Merrywell handles the casual end with a pub-style menu that over-delivers. Breakfast is the Atrium Buffet – daily, from 6:30am, broad enough to cover everyone at the table.
You can have a resort pool day without leaving the city
The rooms lean contemporary: oversized windows, clean lines, black-and-white palette with views across the Swan River or the resort itself. The Apartment – Crown Metropol’s top room – adds a private entryway, full kitchen, separate lounge, dining area and a walk-in rain shower, with a bath the hotel describes, accurately, as something you could swim in.
The pool complex below is a different register entirely – three pools including a kids’ waterslide area, daybeds, cabanas, and an al fresco Poolside Bar & Grill surrounded by tropical plantings. It’s resort infrastructure in a city hotel, which is the whole point for families. Book a cabana on a hot December afternoon and the question of whether to go to Cottesloe answers itself.
You’ll find a room configuration that fits
The standard rooms run a contemporary black-and-white palette with oversized windows and Swan River or resort views – well-suited to couples after a city base with some scale to it. Families get interconnecting options and direct access to the pool complex without the logistics of a separate resort stay.
At the top end, The Apartment adds a private entryway, separate lounge, full kitchen and dining area, and a walk-in rain shower with a bath large enough to actually use. It’s the configuration for anyone who wants the full Crown experience without the formality of a suite.
You’re five minutes from the CBD and closer still to the Swan River
The Burswood address puts you just across the river from Perth’s CBD – a five-minute drive or a straightforward Uber. From there, Kings Park is 10 minutes west; the Swan Valley wine country is 30 minutes north. Perth’s beaches – Cottesloe, Scarborough, City Beach – are a short drive. Crown Theatre, within the complex, runs Broadway productions and live concerts – so the evening needs no logistics beyond a short walk.
