My Beautiful Escape to Luxury
July 22nd, 2026 by
MaryJane
I was overdue for a night away
Booked a luxurious Deluxe Villa for myself at the dazzling Crown Towers.
Valet parking whisked away my bags and I went to the private Crystal Club to check in.
Afternoon tea was served while I waited for my room to be prepared.
Delightful experience at the Crystal Club, it has its own chefs and puts on quite a spread for afternoon tea, dinner & breakfast.
The lounge is decorated with grand leather chairs and curved corner booths, a dining room & terrace. It's all very sparkly, and the staff & service are impeccable.
Chilled Champagne waiting on the bar for me to arrive, some koko black chocolates delivered by housekeeping, I miss the old Cacao chocolates in the wooden box.
Throughout my stay I had about 3 baths in the spa, it really is absolutely perfect in the villas, giving a little more room to splash.
Robes, slippers, my own butler and a far stretching view I enjoyed the comfort of my villa very much.
Dinner at the Conservatory could not compete with the Crystal Club offerings.
Pre Dinner Canapes were much more filling than I had expected, so by the time I made it to the dinner reservations I really just wanted dessert.
Excited by what seemed like dozens of mini cake & dessert options, it was disappointing as each one tasted stale.
I opted to finish early and meet my photographer.
After a rather fun shoot, I took bath number 1, and watched some television from the tub. I think Crown and perhaps one of the Hyatt hotels are the only ones in Melbourne with TV next to the bath, which I personally adore!
Couldn't sleep so I decided to go down to the casino and try my luck, it was not with me so had a little fun and headed back to my villa, how many times have I mentioned villa so far? ;)
Another bath, I was starting to feel a little peckish, one of the draw cards for Crown was 24hour room service, which they do not actually have any more.
Last orders at 11pm, it was 2am, so I helped myself to the lovely fruit bowl they provided with a juicy kiwi fruit.
Snoozed in the very comfortable king bed, they do have wonderfully comfortable beds there.
Breakfast was in the Crystal Club & again incredible, I didn't get to try every thing but there was just so much, beautiful cups of fruit salad, breakfast puddings, freshly squeezed juices, smoothies, and of course the regular A La Carte options from the kitchen available.
Just enough time to visit the pool for a little swim, found the spa part of the pool was a few jets, not a traditional hot tub, but the mild jets were nice.
Checkout was easy, I was sad to go, but also glad to get back home.
Sometimes you just have to treat yourself.
Life is unpredictable, enjoy as much of it as you can when you can!
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