http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T04:48:39Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Macau%20Hotel%20Reviews http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/4/23/151822/749 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/mandarin_orientalmacau.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p>The Amazing Racers took a trip over to the Las Vegas of the Far East--Macau. As usual, Jaunted has the in-depth wrap-up while we focus on hotels.<p>Naturally, the big hotel pick for Macau would be the Wynn but we wanted to take a look at what else is going on over there. Surprisingly, there's a lot to choose from--Hyatt, Westin, and even a Holiday Inn. Unfortunately, we've heard a bit of complaints about Macau in general. Namely, that the air is extremely dirty and that it's got a long way to go if it wants to live up Las Vegas standards.<p> Take for instance the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/MANDARIN+ORIENTAL+MACAU/ian/141267"><b>Mandarin Oriental Macau</b></a>. A few <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g294219-d301461-r6745821-Mandarin_Oriental_Macau-Macau-m10559.html">reviewers</a> say it's not the best juliana 2007-04-23T15:32:13-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/1/29/151539/490 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/wynn_macau.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p><br> Former Portuguese colony, Macau, is emerging as one of Asia's new tourism hotspots. Gamblers can't get enough of this new Vegas, and when the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Wynn+Macau/local/7"><b>Wynn Las Vegas</b></a> clone, <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Wynn+Las+Vegas/local/182">Wynn Macau</a></b> opened last fall we figured we would be hearing plenty of tips, reviews, and scuttlebutt about the Wynn clone. <br><br> Alas, like most clones it appears that Wynn Macau is lacking a fully formed soul. Of course, it is visually stunning, just like the original and offers all the requisite luxury hardware you would expect, but it is the software that gets people griping. Early complaints we hear include, but are not limited to: the lack of a dedicated Wynn shuttle from the ferry markj 2007-01-29T15:26:14-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/1/23/101835/470 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/macau_hardrock.png" class="imgborder"/><p> Since <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/city/Macau">Macau </a> is doing everything they possibly can to recreate the Las Vegas strip on their own Cotai Strip, it's no surprise that a <a href="http://www.hardrock.com"><b>Hard Rock Hotel</b></a> will open there as part of the City of Dreams complex. What is surprising is this <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Underwater%20Hotels">Hydropolis</a> trend might have legs:<blockquote><p>The City of Dreams development is planned to feature an underwater- themed casino and four luxurious hotels, including Hard Rock Hotel, Grand Hyatt, Hyatt Regency and the Crown Towers, among other features. The development is planned to open in two phases, with the first phase (which is planned to include the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Macau), expected to be opened late 2008.</blockquote></p><p>Ok, so it's not juliana 2007-01-23T10:25:43-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/