3 Macau hotels to blow slot machine winnings on
Macau hotels come every bit as over-the-top as one would hope from a gambling capital. From emergency spa sessions to round-the-clock private butlers, here are three of the most extravagant experiences that can be had in Macau.
Wynn Macau's Sky Suites: winning views, even when you're taking a dunkSky Suite, Wynn Macau
Macau’s 24th floor sky suite is a room with a (helluva) view.
Recently voted "best sea view" by The Hurun Report, China’s authority on all things moneyed, guests staying at the two-bedroom sky suite get an unobstructed vista of the North China Sea and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. And if guests don’t feel sufficiently spoiled by the view, there’s the in-room spa and 24-hour private butler service to make up for it.
VIPs staying at any of Wynn’s 20 two-bedroom suites will have a private butler scrambling to serve their every outlandish need, including last minute 50-minute helicopter trips from Hong Kong to Macau, according to Wynn Macau.
The two bedroom suites go for HK$35,000 a night. www.wynnmacau.com
Villa, MGM Grand Macau
Glittering golden rooms, Saint Louis chandeliers, private chefs and butlers ... MGM Grand Macau’s 24 private villas are perfect for anyone loaded enough to think they’re royalty.
By invitation only, the biggest duplex villa boasts up to 540 square meters of glamorous space and includes a VIP elevator access from the hotel lobby, an in-house karaoke lounge, a private pantry, and secret entrances for staff.
That’s royal treatment fit for star guests such as Andy Lau, Michelle Yeoh, Jean Todt and Prince Robert of Luxembourg.
By invitation only. www.mgmgrandmacau.com
Postcard-pretty: Sofitel Macau at Ponte 16 Mansion at Sofitel, Sofitel Macau at Ponte 16
One of the most romantic Macau hotels, Sofitel Macau’s 262 square meters of colonial-style mansion is the setting for a getaway most couples can only dream of.
The hotel’s “Blanc Romance” mansion is done completely in white and peppered with white suede sofas, mirrors and crystals for ladies with secret Barbie complexes. The “Black Galaxy” house maxes out on exotic glamour by a black and sapphire blue décor perfect for a sexy romp.
Opened this year in February, Sofitel’s 19 color-themed mansions are all equipped with a private lobby and entrance, a giant en-suite jacuzzi and sky showers.
Ponte 16 is also building a shrine to Michael Jackson, recently acquiring 10 memorabilia of the late King of Pop, including the moonwalk glove.
Rack rates range from HK$12,500 to HK$ 26,500, although the rooms are currently under special offer at HK$8,888 a night. www.ponte16.com
Complete the experience
Luxe Macau hotels are just the beginning of the millionaire experience. Complete it by having lunch at Robuchon a Galera -- celebrity chef Joel Robuchon's Michelin three-star Asian outpost serves up Heaven for diners' taste buds. The impeccably executed modern Gallic cuisine makes dining an art form. Staff is charming, knowledgeable, and elegantly irons out any potential customer mishaps, from toppled wine bottles to last-minute requests for a birthday surprise. www.restaurants-joel-robuchon.com
Then move on to a dinner party at The Eight at the Grand Lisboa for glammed-up Cantonese cuisine. The Michelin one-star restaurant offers luscious Cantonese delicacies like steamed crab claw with egg white and crispy chicken with pomelo, in whimsical surrounds that includes walls with cascading fountains and giant goldfish projected on the floor. www.grandlisboa.com
Ferries are for plebs
To truly pose as Hong Kong and Macau's moneyed gambling elite, eschew the crowds at the Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal and opt for Sky Shuttle's HK$2,000 helicopter rides instead. Some 54 flights depart every day at 30 minute intervals, and make the journey home to Hong Kong from Macau hotels in 16 minutes flat. www.skyshuttlehk.com
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