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The Banyan Tree Macau Opens, Boasts Private Pools Inside the Rooms

JetSetCD — 2011-09-13T17:15:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/BTMac.jpg" class="top"> And this is one of the lowest category rooms In case there was any doubt about Macau being a huge hotel hot spot, a new five-star Banyan Tree has just opened in a massive complex which will also eventually be joined by the Hotel Okura Macau. It's part of the Galaxy Macau complex, but that doesn't mean it's going to be all giant, corporate hotel or anything. We're talking Banyan Tree here, which means all rooms (246 of them) are suites, some with private indoor "relaxation pools," the hotel isn't calling itself a hotel, but a "resort." Macau's high-class casinos regularly bring in more moolah than Las Vegas these days, and it only makes sense that the accommodations

The Hotel Okura Macau Will Be Bonkers, With a Rooftop Wave Pool and More

JetSetCD — 2011-01-06T16:45:20-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/OkuraMacau.jpg" class="top"> Remember <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/8/115715/3345/hotels/Making+a+Pilgrimage+to+the+Macau+Clone+of+Vegas%27+Wynn+Hotel">that time</a> we went to Macau? Yeah it feels like forever ago, mainly because Macau is opening new hotels so freaking rapidly that we've a list so long to check out, it's overwhelming. And today we can add one more for later this year: the Hotel Okura Macau. Whereas American tourists and other very foreign foreigners to Macau will opt for properties like the Wynn/Encore, Hard Rock Hotel, Four Seasons or the just-opened new Mandarin Oriental, the Okura will target those coming over for a good time from Japan and other parts of Asia. The flagship Okura, after all, is a legendary hotel in the center of Tokyoone which we <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/11/5/155659/884/hotels/The_Lobby_of_the_Hotel_Okura_Tokyo_A_Time_Capsule_of_1960s_Modern_Design">fell in love with</a>

The New Mandarin Oriental Macau is Now Open, but You Can't Gamble There

JetSetCD — 2010-08-03T09:31:16-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/Mandarin_Oriental_Macau.jpg" class="top"> Going to gamble or eat a Portuguese egg tart in Macau anytime soon? Perhaps you should swing by the new jewel on the waterfront, the just-opened <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Mandarin+Oriental+Macau/ian/351734">Mandarin Oriental Macau</a>. With 213 rooms and suites in the hotel, this hotel in the Las Vegas of the East is ready to give others a run for their money. In particular, this baby sits very very close to the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/8/115715/3345/hotels/Making_a_Pilgrimage_to_the_Macau_Clone_of_Vegas_Wynn_Hotel">Wynn Macau</a>, which we visited early last year. At the time we also passed by the only Mandarin Oriental Macau at the time, which is now simply the "old one." The new tower has souped up hotel technology, beyond awesome views over the water and to Macau's space needle,

Can Wynn Hotels' Luxury Shops Survive the Recession?

JetSetCD — 2009-03-05T12:35:36-05:00

"I went to the Wynn and all I got was this stupid T-shirt." Without a doubt, this is being heard more often around Vegas as merrymakers head to the city of spending without as much cash. On our last excursion, we opted for a case of mints shaped like the hotel rather than an overpriced T-shirt.

So how will the glut of luxury shops at the Wynns in Las Vegas and Macau get through the bad economy? We're going to guess group therapy.

Making a Pilgrimage to the Macau Clone of Vegas' Wynn Hotel

JetSetCD — 2009-02-09T12:58:48-05:00

<![CDATA[<embed src="http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1321361467" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=10462523001&playerId=1321361467&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="400" height="300" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed> We are totally still in Hong Kong, and if there's one huge benefit to staying longer than a week in a new city, it's the opportunity for side trips. Tempted by the possibility of more passport stamps and a ride on a jet catamaran ferry, we hightailed it out to Macau, a former Portuguese property which now turns out both gambling addicts and heavenly egg tarts. After about $15 USD and a comfortable 40-minute ride out in the South China sea from Hong Kong's downtown port, we headed ashore to what has become the Las Vegas of the East; The Sands Casino towers is a behemoth sitting right