Published facts

30-parameter comparison table

This table puts the ten indexed casino hotels against the same published parameters. A value is shown only when it appears in the source file for that house. Where the resort does not publish a usable figure or policy, the cell reads n/p. Secondary-source values are labelled where the source quality affects interpretation.

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Thirty published parameters across the ten indexed Australian casino hotels
Parameter	Crown Melbourne	Crown Perth	Crown Sydney	The Star Gold Coast	The Star Brisbane	Wrest Point	Country Club Tasmania	Mindil Beach	Reef Hotel Casino	The Ville
State	VIC	WA	NSW	QLD	QLD	TAS	TAS	NT	QLD	QLD
City / precinct	Melbourne (Southbank)	Perth (Burswood)	Sydney (Barangaroo)	Gold Coast (Broadbeach)	Brisbane (Queen’s Wharf)	Hobart (Sandy Bay)	Launceston (Prospect Vale)	Darwin	Cairns	Townsville
Address	8 Whiteman Street, Southbank, VIC 3006	Great Eastern Highway, Burswood, Perth WA 6100	1 Barangaroo Avenue, Sydney NSW 2000	1 Casino Drive, Broadbeach QLD 4218	33 William Street, Brisbane City QLD 4000	410 Sandy Bay Rd, Hobart TAS 7005	Country Club Avenue, Prospect Vale, Tasmania 7250	Gilruth Ave, Darwin City NT 0820	35-41 Wharf Street, Cairns City QLD 4870	Sir Leslie Thiess Drive, Townsville, QLD 4810
Hotels on site	Crown Towers, Crown Metropol, Crown Promenade	Crown Towers, Crown Metropol, Crown Promenade	Crown Towers Sydney	The Star Grand, The Darling, Dorsett Gold Coast, The Star Residences	The Star Grand; Dorsett Brisbane, Rosewood and Treasury Hotel listed as future or coming soon	Tower, Water Edge/Riviera wing, Motor Inn	Resort rooms and Villas	Hotel rooms plus Resort/Lagoon rooms and suites	The Reef Hotel Casino	The Ville Resort-Casino; Ardo Hotel next door
Published room count	1,604 secondary	1,196 secondary	349 rooms, 82 apartments secondary	The Star Grand 592 secondary; Dorsett 313 high; Star Residences 210 secondary	The Star Grand 340 high	269 secondary	n/p	n/p; conflicting non-official totals	128 high	194 secondary; Ardo 132 high
Opening year / date	Permanent Southbank complex opened 8 May 1997; secondary	Opened 30 December 1985; secondary	Hotel inaugurated 28 December 2020; casino opened August 2022; secondary	Opened 22 November 1985; secondary	Staged opening began 29 August 2024	Born in 1973	1982 secondary	1983 secondary	Commenced trading 31 January 1996	1986 secondary
Room categories	Published across three hotels	Published across three hotels	Published	n/p	n/p in roster; deeper facts publish Star Grand categories	Published	Published	Published	Published medium	Published
Pools	25-metre heated pool; 27th-floor indoor pool; Promenade indoor pool	Expansive lagoon pools; resort pools	Secluded tropical pool	Dorsett outdoor heated infinity pool	Three infinity-style pools	Indoor heated pool	Indoor swimming pool	Lagoon pool; infinity pool	Rooftop pool	Splash infinity pool; Ardo Rooftop Pool
Spa	Crown Spa	Crown Spa	Crown Spa	Azure Spa & Fitness	n/p	Spa/Sauna medium	n/p	Lagoon Day Spa	n/p	Hands in Harmony day spa; Ardo Day Spa
Gym	Published for all three hotels	Fitness centre	Gym listed	Azure Spa & Fitness	n/p	Fitness Centre	Fitness Centre	Fully Equipped Fitness Centre	Fitness center	n/p
Restaurants count / list	24 listed	17 listed	10 listed	Dorsett Jin Cafe & Bar; seven restaurants by secondary source	15 Eat & Drink venues listed on QW site	5 listed	8 listed	3 listed; NT tourism says five dining experiences	4 listed	6 listed
Bars	Cocktail, restaurant, sports and entertainment bars listed	Cocktail, casual, wine and champagne bars listed	5 listed	n/p	Sports Bar, LiveWire, Cherry, Cicada Blu, Babblers, Aloria	4 listed	5 listed	5 listed	3 listed	3 listed
Theatre / showroom	Palladium 1,500 seated / 2,500 standing	Crown Theatre up to 2,260 people	n/p	Theatre 2,000 seated / 2,300 general admission secondary	Sky Deck described; no theatre capacity	The Showroom up to 330 guests	Shows listed; venue name/capacity n/p	n/p	BAR36 live-music venue; capacity n/p	n/p
Convention / event capacity	Palladium 1,500 seated / 2,500 standing; other capacities n/p	Venues listed; capacities n/p	Venues listed; capacities n/p	Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre adjacent, not on site	Ballroom seats 1,500 secondary	Tasman Room theatre 1,000; combined theatre-style up to 1,650	Spaces listed; capacities n/p	Facilities stated; figures n/p	n/p	Function spaces stated; figures n/p
Waterfront / golf	Yarra River	Swan River; Optus Stadium short walk	Sydney Harbour, Barangaroo	Broadbeach Island, next to Nerang River secondary	Brisbane River; Neville Bonner Bridge	River Derwent foreshore	Championship golf course; The Range; mini golf	Arafura Sea; private white-sand beach	Trinity Inlet	Breakwater / marina; Coral Sea views
Airport distance	Melbourne Airport approximately 22 km from city centre secondary	Perth Airport approximately 10 km east of CBD secondary	Sydney Airport 9 km south of CBD secondary	Gold Coast Airport at Bilinga; distance to Broadbeach n/p	n/p	Hobart Airport 17 km north-east of CBD secondary	Launceston Airport 15 km from city centre secondary	Darwin International Airport 8 km from city centre secondary	About 10 minutes from Cairns Airport; airport 7 km north of CBD	Townsville Airport 3.7 km west of CBD secondary
City distance	Less than a five-minute walk to Flinders St Station	Burswood 3 km from Perth CBD secondary	Barangaroo CBD waterfront	Gold Coast about 66 km / 71.4 km SSE of Brisbane CBD secondary	CBD (William Street)	Sandy Bay immediately south of Hobart CBD secondary	Prospect Vale about 7 km south-west of Launceston secondary	Near Darwin CBD secondary	Cairns city centre	350 km south of Cairns and 260 km north of the Whitsundays
Public transport	Flinders Street Station walk	Burswood train station; complimentary shuttle; taxi rank	Bus map image; Wynyard and ferries by medium source; Crown Limousine for members	n/p	n/p in roster; deeper facts list train, bus, ferry and cycling	n/p	n/p	n/p	n/p	n/p
Parking	Over 5,000 spaces; valet $85 for hotel guests	Over 4,000 bays 24/7; valet $80	Valet $100 per day; casual parking $160 per day	n/p	Carpark and coach parking listed; no rates medium	Free visitor parking	Ample free parking on site	Free On-Site Parking	Car park on-site; rates n/p	Complimentary outdoor parking; valet $15 per day
Check-in / check-out	Check-in from 3pm; check-out 11am	Check-in from 3pm; check-out 11am	n/p	Dorsett flexible check-in; fixed times n/p	n/p in roster; deeper facts: 3:00 PM / 11:00 AM	n/p	n/p	n/p	Check-in from 02:00 PM; check out up to 11:00 AM	n/p
Pet policy	n/p	n/p	n/p	n/p	n/p	n/p	n/p	n/p	Pets not allowed	n/p
Accessibility	n/p	n/p	Accessible parking via valet, subject to availability	n/p	n/p	Deluxe Accessible King; accessible rooms on request	n/p	n/p	Wheelchair accessible; accessible room	n/p
Casino floor / published scale	Venue does not publish size; licence cap snippet low confidence	Machine/table counts not published	Not published	Gaming space 6,000 m² secondary	Gaming floors comprise five per cent of precinct	Nearly 500 machines; table count n/p	Machines across two levels; count n/p	More than 600 pokies; table count n/p	Not published by venue	Over 370 gaming machines and more than 20 table games
Casino opening hours	Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week; holiday closures listed	Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week; holiday closures listed	Mon–Thu 10am–4am; Fri–Sat 10am–6am; Sun 10am–4am	n/p	n/p in roster; deeper facts state operates 24/7 with short closures	Tables and machines hours published by day	Tables and machines hours published by day	Gaming machines Monday–Sunday 8am–4am	Daily 10am–4am; holiday closures listed	Sun–Thu 9am–4am; Fri–Sat 9am–5am; holiday closures listed
Loyalty programme	Crown Rewards	Crown Rewards	Crown Rewards	n/p	n/p	Rewards Program medium	Rewards Program medium	Lucky North Club	Reef Rewards	Vantage Rewards Program
Operator / owner	Crown Melbourne Limited; subsidiary of Crown Resorts; Crown Resorts acquired by Blackstone Group in 2022	Burswood Nominees Limited; Crown Resorts group	Crown Resorts Limited; Crown Sydney licence	The Star Entertainment Group owns and operates; licence suspension deferred	Star manages for DBC owned by CTFE and FEC	Federal Group medium	Federal Group secondary	Hospitality by Delaware North	Reef Casino Trust; Reef Corporate Services Limited	Morris Group
Licence / change note	VGCCC suitable finding March 2024; fine 15 Oct 2024	WA suitability finding 8 Jul 2025	NICC suitable finding 23 Apr 2024	Special Manager extended to 30 Sep 2026; time-sensitive	Treasury Brisbane casino closed 25 Aug 2024; Star Brisbane opened 29 Aug 2024	Redevelopment 2018–2023 secondary	Golf course reopening Summer 2026/27	Former SkyCity Darwin; Delaware North purchase secondary	Accor listing under Handwritten Collection seen 2026-10-23	Ardo Hotel opened Dec 2025 secondary
Official hotel / booking URL	https://www.crownhotels.com.au/melbourne	https://www.crownhotels.com.au/perth	https://www.crownhotels.com.au/sydney	https://www.star.com.au/goldcoast	https://www.star.com.au/brisbane/	https://www.wrestpoint.com.au/accommodation	https://www.countryclubtasmania.com.au/accommodation	http://mindilbeachcasinoresort.com.au/hotel-and-resort/rooms-suites/	https://all.accor.com/hotel/2901/index.en.shtml	https://www.the-ville.com.au/
Official site	https://www.crownmelbourne.com.au/	https://www.crownperth.com.au/	https://www.crownsydney.com.au/	https://www.star.com.au/goldcoast	https://www.star.com.au/brisbane	https://www.wrestpoint.com.au/	https://www.countryclubtasmania.com.au/	https://www.mindilbeachcasinoresort.com.au/	https://www.reefcasino.com.au/	https://www.the-ville.com.au/
Awards / rating	n/p	n/p	n/p	n/p	n/p	n/p	n/p	n/p	Rating 4.6	Miss Songs multi award-winning; Marmor and Terasu chef-hatted medium

How to read the table

Each row is one parameter used elsewhere in method and weights. Each column is one of the ten houses in the index. The table is deliberately literal: a room count, opening year, theatre capacity or parking rule appears only when it is in the FACTS record for that property.

n/p means not published in the usable source set. It does not mean the facility is absent. For example, a resort may have access information or transport options in practice, but if the fetched official pages did not publish the parameter, this table records n/p. That treatment also feeds the transparency group.

Some cells carry a source note. Secondary marks Wikipedia, press or listing material. Medium marks one authoritative source or mixed support. Low marks a snippet or unverified listing. Those values are included only with the source quality visible, rather than normalised into a cleaner-looking figure.

Sorting the comparison

Use the table for specific checks, then compare the weighted outcome in scores by group. The ranking is not a simple count of ticks. The scoring model groups the parameters into hotel, leisure, dining and entertainment, access, and transparency, with separate weights.

A large resort may publish many facilities but still leave gaps on pets, accessibility, transport or convention capacity. A smaller property may publish fewer venues but give clearer check-in, parking or access details. The table shows those trade-offs before the scores compress them.

For narrower comparisons, use the parameter pages. The hotel parameters page focuses on rooms, categories, check-in, pets and accessibility. Leisure, dining and access have separate pages. Individual profiles under all ten repeat the same parameter set for one property and link to the official hotel site.