Already a bastion of luxury in the South China Sea, Macau is bolstering its summer schedule with a host of shows, spectacles and new openings. Slated for a midsummer opening, Studio City Macau will be one of Asia’s most impressive cinematically-themed leisure complexes, composed of a five-star hotel, fine dining venues and Asia’s highest Ferris wheel; Golden Eye - a big big wheel that will rise to an impressive 130 metres.
Meanwhile, adult comic aficionados will be queuing for DC Comics’ Batman Dark Flight, which is the world’s first Batman franchise digital virtual reality ride, while The House of Magic hosted by acclaimed illusionist Franz Harary will welcome an array of world famous magicians to its stage. An Ibiza-style Pacha nightclub is also due to open its doors to clubbers – similar to the recent franchise opening in Dubai.
If you’re in town to take in a show, House of Dancing Water will blow out five candles in September, having entertained more than three million theatregoers (pictured bottom). Described as ‘the world’s most spectacular water based theatre’, the stunts and acrobatics shows are sure to provide some escapist bliss, thanks to creator and production mastermind Franco Dragone. Fight fans may find their entertainment down the road at The Venetian Macao.
The Ritz-Carlton, Macau
If Las Vegas is the fight capital of the world, Macau is looking to become its eastern opponent. The Cotai Ring Club will be hosting a variety of world-class competitions throughout the summer, including white-collar boxing and Muay Thai kickboxing. The hotel requests visitors become club members to access events, but there’s no charge to sign up, which you can do online.
And there's no shortage of new hotels. The Ritz-Carlton brand has just made history with its new Macau venue – its first ever all-suite hotel. The Ritz-Carlton, Macau (above) boasts just over 250 suites, occupying the top floors of a resort complex that also includes the new JW Marriott Macau. The new hotel vows exemplary culinary offerings, with Cantonese fine dining at Lai Heen, as well as high teas and cocktails looking over the Cotai skyline at The Ritz-Carlton Café, all courtesy of executive chef, Bruno Correa.
That view is also available from the outdoor pool, while private pampering can be found at the hotel’s ESPA-branded spa. The ten treatment rooms are flanked by three spacious couples’ suites designed in a traditional Chinese and Portuguese style, befitting of the locale. Parent company Marriott has also just debuted JW Marriott Hotel Macau, which will serve as Asia’s flagship hotel, with 1,015 rooms and suites, sophisticatedly styled with views of the Galaxy Macau’s Grand Resort Deck and Cotai Macau. The hotel is home to four restaurants, including classic Cantonese cuisine in a contemporary setting at the Man Ho Chinese Restaurant.
The House of Dancing Water at The City of Dreams on the Cotai Strip