Crowne Plaza Geelong by IHG
Crowne Plaza Geelong Official Opening Date Announced – Geelong, Australia
Geelong's newest and largest premium hotel, Crowne Plaza Geelong, is opening on Friday 23 January 2026. Bookings are now open, ready to welcome visitors in the new year, in time for a massive summer events schedule in the region including the Festival of Sails, the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, Head of the Schoolgirls Rowing Regatta, and the IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong.
Crowne Plaza Geelong
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Located on the Geelong waterfront, the hotel features 200 guest rooms and suites, meeting and event spaces with bay views, a ground level café, level 1 restaurant and bar, 10th-floor Skybar, gym, and indoor heated swimming pool.
The Skybar will offer stunning views across the waterfront and will be a first of its kind for Geelong and regional Victoria at this height. It will also showcase the best of the region, featuring local produce, wines, craft beer, and gin from Geelong and the surrounding Bellarine Peninsula and Moorabool Valley. Accommodation options will cater to a wide range of travellers, with half of the rooms offering water views, and the remaining facing the city skyline, including several accessible rooms.