Venetian Hotel - Macau
Posted by breading in Accommodation, Hotels, Macau, Traveling Tips, Useful Links 101 on 10 3rd, 2009
I’ve been to Macau several times for work and pleasure and I must say the hotels are awesome. Not only are they priced right. .they have such huge and magnificent rooms - almost majestic .. and really huge. The office furniture in the study are specially ordered and each room themed differently.
Staying at the Venetian in Macau cost us like $250USD .. but it was worth every penny. The Royale Suite that we were in was huge..!!!! the king size bed was very nice and soft. Then they have the living room with couch to watch your tv on .. with LCD screens .. executive work area.. for those who are there for business. Of course, high speed internet at no extra cost or the all in one fax machine with printer and copier too. The mini bar was fully stocked. We were in for a good start when I entered the huge reception counter.
An awesome and huge bathroom and dressing room - unlike the hotels in Japan.
Huge area for brushing and washing up.
The staff are friendly.. although they seems to have an awful time understanding us.. .and with what little mandarin i knew.. i was just glad .. they didn’t give up on us. The Venetian Macau reminds me of Las Vegas.. and of course it is no surprised.. because i heard the owners are the same. With 3000 suites to offer to their hotel guests.. and many programs and event.. and spa, gym and even a kid’s club - for those bringing the whole family. They also have 5 chinese restaurants in house - several Western delights and of course a Portugese restaurant too - 2 japanese restaurants and many entertainment within the hotel. Truth be told, one don’t even need to get out of the hotel for anything. But of course, we need to explore the outside - just a word of caution .. to be weary when you are buying jewellery or silk - most of them are faked.
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Posted by breading in China, Macau, Places Of Interest, Things Must Do, Traveling Tips, Vacations on 10 22nd, 2008
They didn’t have this bridge .. when I visited Macau, but Macau has definitely changed alot. They didn’t have the airport either then .. or was it no flight..?? but we took a ferry across .. and it was choppy. Macau is very much like mini - Las Vegas. Every hotel that you stay in .. has a casino, be it small one or a big one, there is one. I was in Macau for 3 days, so i really didn’t get to see alot of Macau. Almost everyone speaks in Cantonese but the people there are most Portuguese descendant. Alot of historical building.. and it does remind me alot of Madrid and the night time Macau .. is glitzy..!
One thing for sure is you have to be very carefully with buying “jewelry” like Jade because even me being an Asian.. was cheated into buying a fake “jade”. Other than this bad incident, I’ll have to say .. that it was quite pleasant to be in Macau. I was in Macau in April, so it was quite hot..but muggy.
Of course we have to visit the St Paul’s Cathedral, that was destroyed by fire and this was what was left on it. Remember the famous “Shanghai Beach” ..??? yes.. this was where it was filmed, where Chou Yun Fatt rolled down the 100 steps of the cathedral.
There were loads of Portuguese restaurants.. but nothing beats those “tai pai tong” street vendors with tables and stools.. for the best wanton noodles.. and some duck. The Hotel we stayed in was grand.. and the rooms were huge. And very much like Vegas .. it was cheap too. Lisboa hotel is in the casino strip .. and with 12 restaurants in the hotel itself, one do not need to really go out of the hotel for anything. But that would be another story to tell. For those who are planning to go to Macau, why not try the newly opened Venetian Macao, opened in 2007. I wasn’t there.. but I had friends in the press and the hotel industry who were invited for the soft opening and gala dinner. The Venetian Macao is an expensive and ambitious project spearheaded by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation.
