Crown Towers Perth

Casino operator Crown has named Brookfield Multiplex as its preferred builder for the six-star, $568 million Crown Towers luxury hotel at Burswood.Construction of the 500-room hotel will start early next year, with the development to be completed within three years.

Brookfield Multiplex has kicked off works at the six-star, $568 million Crown Towers hotel in Burswood.

Hotel operators are sprucing up their digs to attract business as the influx of luxury hotels in Perth ramps up competition.

With the convention market in Perth showing no signs of slowing, the focus has turned to the city’s largest venues and their capacity to attract major national and international events.

Perth’s tallest hotel, Crown Towers, is on track to be completed by December next year, with Crown Resorts chief executive Barry Felstead staking the claim it will be the best resort in Australia when it’s finished.

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Perth's tourism sector is expected to receive a boost from the Ritz-Carlton & The Towers proposal at Elizabeth Quay, with national construction contractor Probuild confirming it has been appointed to undertake the project.

Talk of hotel oversupply in Perth has been exaggerated, with new higher quality projects to be a welcome alternative to older and potentially obsolete hotels in the city, an industry analyst says.

Resorts and hotels operator Crown Resorts has given the state’s hospitality sector a handy fillip, launching a recruitment drive for more than 500 employees to run the luxury Crown Towers property in Burswood.

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Crown is hoping to provide its customers with a memorable sensory experience.

Crown Towers Perth has been named Western Australia’s best deluxe accommodation hotel at an industry awards ceremony, beating the likes of COMO The Treasury and Pan Pacific Perth.

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