Venetian, Macau

[Simmo!]

I'm having a bit of a problem with my Bluetooth but here's three shots I managed to get over so far.

Two of reception, one of the "Grand Shoppes", one of the "Royale" room I was in. Actually the room one is a stock shot as mine came out too dark - but it was pretty much identical.

[Mousey]

Oooooo... Very nice!

[spearmaster]

LOL, was wondering about that room shot - but can confirm that the room looked exactly like that, as that was what mine looked like.

[chuchu59]

Simmo/Spear,

How much did these rooms cost?

[chuchu59]

Simmo,

I thought you quit gambling when I saw your name in Green. oops! It was another kinda green though and the same as Max so I think this is only for mods. When I invited Spear for dinner, he told me you were losing your ### but it seems that your fortunes have reversed with you getting a royal flush. I never did well at the VP machines in the casinos and the best that I got was a full house. Never played too much of that anyway.

[jetset]

Thanks for the interesting shots of the Macau Venetian, Simmo - very pronounced echoes of the Las Vegas Venetian there - that has to be one of the most comfortable and spectacular hotels I've ever stayed in.

Now - how did the gambling go????

[spearmaster]

The cost of a room will vary greatly depending on how full the casino is. I believe Simmo got his at a pre-opening promotional rate, something like HK$1100 per night... mine was in the region of HK$1800 per night, and anyone trying to book that week at a late stage was being quoted at least HK$2900 per night.

With that being said - unless you have good reason to stay at the Venetian, I'd opt for some of the choices in town - even the Wynn isn't as expensive as the Venetian, and personally the rooms at the StarWorld are my favorite.

Do keep in mind that there is currently nothing to do outside the Venetian - on the other hand, in town there are other things to do right on your doorstep. On the other hand, the Venetian is so huge that there really IS no reason to set foot outside unless you need your daily dose of sun.

Jetset - Simmo won, Spearmaster lost. End of story... LOL... the only thing I won was a dinner - Simmo lost on a double or bust bet on the last MGS tourney we took part in before he left for Macau.

Chuchu - next time we plan everything in advance, either we go to HK, or you come to Macau, or both. I might be over again this weekend so if you're interested in a meal, that might be a good time. We'll see if we can patch Simmo in by hologram or something

[Simmo!]

Originally Posted by spearmaster

LOL, was wondering about that room shot - but can confirm that the room looked exactly like that, as that was what mine looked like.

Originally Posted by chuchu59

Simmo/Spear,

How much did these rooms cost?

Room was exactly like that and paid HK$1088 per night Mon - Thu (£65 / USD130) and HK$1800 for the Friday. As Spear said, it was a special "Opening" offer booked back in August.

Originally Posted by jetset

Now - how did the gambling go????

Until the Royal Flush jackpot for HK$32,000, pretty crap That covered my trip pretty much thankfully.

The Venetian Macau is pretty much a mirror image of the Vegas one, but quite a bit larger.

[jetset]

WTG, Simmo

[AlohaHawaii]

Heres my trip from Singapore to Macau/Zhuhai/Panyu from 9th jan to 14th Jan 2009.

Whilst in macau I both stayed in Venetian as well as Lisboa Hotel. Henceforth my post here to share with members some of the valuable infomations.

In Spore, I book the airticket from tigerairways.com from spore to macau, its a budget airline and the air ticket is free to and fro and I only paid for the airport tax which was $200 (spore dollars). For those who wish to travel to South east asia, you may wish to know that if you book early thru tigerairways.com, usually the airtickets are free and you only have to pay just for the airport taxes. If its not free, the tickets are very cheap too, usually as cheap as $30-$50 spore dollars per way.

On my first day in macau, I stayed in Lisboa Hotel, a 5 star hotel located in the heart of Macau. The bath room is attached with a SPA. The best part is I got it free too, I got it whilst I was still in Spore, the normal charge of the room is about SG$200 per night. I heard from my friend that the first casino is located in Lisboa. The location of Lisboa is superb because it is surrounded by shops, pubs, nightclubs, people, etc...... , very busy and I love it because you will never be bored. the casinos inside Grand Lisboa is very big, 3 floors with free live shows inside the casino. Take note that the things in Macau is not very cheap and the food is terrible. However the surroundings and weather is very nice.

On my 2nd day, I proceeded to Panyu, a town about 1.5 hrs from Macau.
Friends, if you are in macau, a place you must visit is Panyu because there is a sichuan restaurant here that serve the best food on Earth! Panyu is a very busy and crowded city about 1.5hrs Journey from macau. In Panyu, you will find all things very very dirt cheap and good for example, I bought 1 kg of oranges for only RMB$2 (or us25cents per kilo). I also bought 5 vcd for only RMB$5 per piece (or us70 cents per piece), I also bought very good quality very warm winter clothings for just only rmb$300 (US$35). To go to Panyu, you need to pass thru the Macau custom to Zhuhai and take a bus from Zhuhai to a hotel in Panyu called "Panyu Hotel",www.panyuhotel.com, the Journey cost RMB$60 (US$8) and it takes only 1.5hrs to reach Panyu Hotel from Zhuhai. Of course in Zhuhai u may wish to roam around as this place is filled with shopping areas, also cheap but Panyu is cheaper.

In Panyu, I went to a sichuan restaurant, the tel number is 84819858, very near to Panyu Hotel, next to a overhead bridge and we ordered 2 crabs, prawns, soup, vegetables, drinks, and rice for 5 adults. Cost us only RMB$300 (US$40). All the food is very very delicious, very unique and my 2 sisters and nephews told me that its the best food that they have ever tasted! Singapore is a food paradise but even then, we cant find any food better than in Panyu.

On the 3rd day, i returned back to Macau and together with my sisters and nephews, we stayed in Venetian. Very big room as they are suites which cost us Singapore$350 per day. However we have 5 people staying inside so its not so costly if divided by 5. Venetian is a very grand hotel with a very grand casino at level 1 only. For baccarat lovers, the minimum stakes is HK$200. Again, just like in Lisboa, there are many pretty and young chicks inside the casinos seeking for customers. If you see some youngs girls wearing very sexy modern clothings walking around, chances they are chicks.

We stayed in venetian for 3 days b4 going back to Singapore. I dont have much to complain about Venetian because if I need to go to a crowded place, all I need is to take a taxi and taxis are every where but quite expensive but as usual, I will just "reclaim" it back from the casino tables )