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Hard Rock Macau's Got A Fancy Rock And Roll Suite

Where: City of Dreams, Estrada do Istmo, Cotai, Macau, China

If you're a fan of Asian pop music then you're bound to know that Hong Kong singer Jacky Cheung is quite a star – they even call him the "God of Songs" in that part of the world. Knowing that, the fact that there's now a Jacky Cheung Rock Star Suite at Macau's Hard Rock Hotel is pretty cool news.

Even if you don't know too much about Jacky Cheung, you'll learn plenty by staying in his suite. You'll be greeted by a video of Jacky explaining both the elements of design in the room and his favorite spots to visit in Macau. The room itself includes plenty of Jacky Cheung memorabilia, including his own white baby grand piano, a microphone, gloves and a CD of his favorite songs. Oh, and there are life-size photos of Jacky Cheung in concert on the walls. On second thoughts, if you don't know him, staying in this room could be a little freaky.

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Can Wynn Hotels' Luxury Shops Survive the Recession?

Where: Rua Cidade de Sintra, Nape, Macau

"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.

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

Where: Rua Cidade de Sintra, Nape, Macau

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 off the main drag, and further down the main street you'll find the newcomers MGM Grand and the Wynn along with the old Hotel Lisboa. At one moment you'll be strolling down a cobblestone alley and licking gelato, and the next you're throwing dice a few hundred feet away from a Chanel boutique.

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Hotel Opening Rates :: Four Seasons Macau for $335 a Night

Where: Estrada da Baía de N. Senhora da Esperança, S/N , Taipa, Macau, China

We originally thought the Four Seasons Macau wouldn't be opening until October but this newest addition to the Cotai Strip is now open for business after soft-opening yesterday.

Room rates for stays Sunday-Thursday start at around $335. Room rates over the weekends are a little higher at around $385. See? It is just like Vegas.

Now, what's next for Macau? A heck of a lot:

Hotels are due to be built belonging to the Sheraton, St. Regis, Hilton, Traders, Conrad, Raffles, Swiss Hotel, Intercontinental, Holiday Inn, Cosmopolitan Fairmont and Shangri-La hotel chains, which will be in operation in 2010 with a total of 20,000 rooms.