Combing the best of three internationally renowned hotel brands – Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts, Okura Hotels & Resorts and Galaxy Hotels – Galaxy Macau officially opened its doors to over 20,000 guests on May 15. Officiated by Tung Chee-hwa, Fernando Chui Sai On, Edmund Ho and Chang Yuxing, the opening ceremony was hosted by Lui Che Woo and Francis Lui, chairman and vice chairman of Galaxy Entertainment Group respectively. Over 3,000 other VIPs witnessed the grand opening.
Lui Che Woo was confident about the resort’s potential. “By integrating traditional Asian culture with Western management style, we have created a business model with ‘World Class, Asian Heart’ that will drive the success of our signature property, Galaxy Macau, and help realize Macau’s vast potential as a tourism destination”, he says, “[with the provision of] holiday features that have not previously been offered in the market. We believe this will help attract more visitors from different countries, extend their staying period in the city and create a more diversified destination choice for local, Asian and international travellers”.
Offering a total of 2,200 five-star rooms, suites and villas, the integrated resort accounts for nearly 12% of Macau’s current room total and 20% of the city’s five-star capacity. In addition to a 350-ton white sand beach, a 4,000-square-meter skytop wave pool and the 3,400-square-meter Banyan Tree spa, the sprawling HK$14.9 billion property features more than 50 international food and beverage outlets, as well as numerous gardens and private cabanas.
With its extensive in-house entertainment, Galaxy Macau ensures that ‘ennui’ is absent from its vocabulary. China Rouge, the soon-to-be-open hybrid private membership club, performance theatre, bar and restaurant, was conceptualized by Hong Kong designer Alan Chan and evokes a modern vision of 1930s Shanghai. Galaxy Macau has also announced plans for a 9-screen multi-function cinema theatre, slated to be opened by the end of this year.
