Galaxy Macau is the newest casino / destination resort located at the Cotai Strip along with big players Venetian Macau (by Las Vegas Sands) and City of Dreams (by Crown Limited).Costing USD1.9 billion, the resort was opened officially in 15 May 2011.
As there were special stay offers from their website, we managed to book a room at Galaxy Macau at approximately SGD240 per night.
The trip to Galaxy Macau from Hong Kong
The tickets cost HKD151 each, but touters will approach you when you reach the ferry terminal to sell you cheaper tickets. We bought ours from a travel agent located there at HKD140 each.
The yellow sticker indicates your seat number, which the staff will allocate to you when you check-in. Ms K wanted to sit nearer to the front of the ferry to minimise the rocking, and the staff gave us the first row seats!
The ferry has quite a large seat capacity, and there were not a lot of passengers onboard on a Thursday morning.
I bought my own drink from 7-11 before boarding the ferry. This was my medicine to prevent seasick onboard!
The tv screen onboard the ferry is already starting to hypnotise you into casino mode.
Welcome to Macau!
We finally spotted the Galaxy shuttle service counter - it's like finding a needle in a haystack.
The Galaxy shuttle buses are represented by their gold colour.
The lobby and public area
The shuttle bus from the ferry terminal will drop you off at the main lobby, which definitely makes a grand statement once you enter. Welcome to the Galaxy Macau!
The Galaxy Macau uses the peacock tail feather as their main theme, so you can find many pieces with the peacock tail feather motiff throughout the establishment.
Just couldn't resist taking more shots of the spectacular lobby!
I secretly took a shot of the Galaxy Ambassadors, whom can be found walking around the Galaxy Macau. The minimum height requirement for these Ambassadors are 1.72m! on top of that, everybody seems to be wearing 5 inches heels! The Ambassadors come from all across Asia, with Philippines being the main source.
We went to the check-in area, which was already very crowded around 1pm. As we couldn't check in until 3pm, we decided to explore the Galaxy and to add more shots to my Galaxy Macau collection.
This is the lamp piece at the centre of the check-in area. I realised recently that these types of chandelier lamps are very popular. Anyone knows where I can get my hands on a few?
The various flower arrangements are all done tastefully.
At stipulated times, the a 3 meter fortune diamond will rise from behind the waterfalls.
The various flower arrangements are all done tastefully.
you will get a surprise here and there at different times... so don't miss out on the fun!
stand a chance to win a Ferrari!
The wishing crystals, located at the second lobby offer you blessings and good fortune. The second lobby is also the place to take all the shuttle services.
The shuttle service directory - Galaxy must be one of the hotels who offer the most shuttle services to various places!
This is the place where you take the shuttle services - just outside the crystal lobby.
You will find directional maps of the place. This place is so huge, you can get lost in it!
The Grand Resort Deck
We went out to have a look at the Grand Resort Deck where guests can relax under the lush tropical palms and soaring trees. You can also have a great view of Galaxy from the deck.
Flowing waters surround the great architecture. As per the chinese saying: Water is fortune - water is a must for the casino business to bring them fortune.
There was also a Japanese garden at the deck. Flowers are not in bloom at the season, otherwise it could have been a beautiful sight!
We had looked forward to see the widely talked about world’s largest skytop wave pool, with 1.5-meter high waves and 2000 sq meters of white sands, but to our disappointment, it was closed for maintenance from January to March. It would be the best period for maintenance due to the dropping temperature.
Although there was wave pool, there is another swimming pool at the deck. It is also a heated swimming pool, as the temperature was quite chilly at about 12deg during our visit.
There are also various activities available for adults and children. This is a towel origami lesson at the Garden Pavilion.
The Room
Finally it was time to check-in to our long awaited room!
This elegant sofa welcomes you the first thing you step out of the elevator.
We booked the Galaxy room, which is 44 square meters of luxury.
We were given the room with a fabulous view of the Pearl River and Macau Tower.
The lounging sofa in the room - I just love the lime green colour which matches with the overall room concept.
View from the other end of the room. Open concept bathrooms are very popular nowadays.
The bathroom is huge as well! This is just half of it, the other is the shower and bidet area.
There are a lot of small details in the room and these are the 4 items I love in the room - especially the silver cups and the clock.
View of Galaxy Macau at night
If you liked the palace-inspired design of Galaxy Macau, wait till you catch their view at night time. The Galaxy at night is even more stunning!
The main entrance
View of the 2 towers. On the left is the east wing, which houses the Galaxy Macau hotel, and on the right, the west wing which houses Hotel Okura and Banyan Tree.
There is also another separate entrance dedicated for Galaxy VIPs.
Entrance to the East Square, which houses the Galaxy Cinemas.
The Grand Resort Deck
We went out to have a look at the Grand Resort Deck where guests can relax under the lush tropical palms and soaring trees. You can also have a great view of Galaxy from the deck.
We had looked forward to see the widely talked about world’s largest skytop wave pool, with 1.5-meter high waves and 2000 sq meters of white sands, but to our disappointment, it was closed for maintenance from January to March. It would be the best period for maintenance due to the dropping temperature.
Although there was wave pool, there is another swimming pool at the deck. It is also a heated swimming pool, as the temperature was quite chilly at about 12deg during our visit.
There are also various activities available for adults and children. This is a towel origami lesson at the Garden Pavilion.
The Room
Finally it was time to check-in to our long awaited room!
This elegant sofa welcomes you the first thing you step out of the elevator.
We booked the Galaxy room, which is 44 square meters of luxury.
We were given the room with a fabulous view of the Pearl River and Macau Tower.
The lounging sofa in the room - I just love the lime green colour which matches with the overall room concept.
View from the other end of the room. Open concept bathrooms are very popular nowadays.
The bathroom is huge as well! This is just half of it, the other is the shower and bidet area.
There are a lot of small details in the room and these are the 4 items I love in the room - especially the silver cups and the clock.
View of Galaxy Macau at night
If you liked the palace-inspired design of Galaxy Macau, wait till you catch their view at night time. The Galaxy at night is even more stunning!
The main entrance
View of the 2 towers. On the left is the east wing, which houses the Galaxy Macau hotel, and on the right, the west wing which houses Hotel Okura and Banyan Tree.
Entrance to the East Square, which houses the Galaxy Cinemas.
The East Square is also the area where guests can take the shuttle bus. I've tried to combine the 2 photos into 1 to give you a better view of the whole place.
If you look closely, you can find City of Dreams at the back. In fact, the Venetian and City of Dreams are just a stone's throw away from Galaxy.
The Galaxy Macau houses 3 hotels within the resort - the 1500 room Galaxy Hotel, 410 room Hotel Okura as well as 238 suites Banyan Tree.
It is currently the newest casino development in the Cotai Strip, but soon the new Sands Cotai Central (金沙城中心) will take over to become with newest property with largest number of rooms in Macau, at approximately 6000 rooms from their 4 properties - Conrad (600), Holiday Inn (1400), Sheraton (2000) & Sheraton Towers (2000). Coming in at 2nd is the Venetian Macau with 3000 rooms and tied in 3rd is Galaxy and City of Dreams with 2200 rooms each.
The Sands Cotai Central is slated to open sometime in 2012, and I would be so looking forward to my next trip to Macau!
The Galaxy Macau houses 3 hotels within the resort - the 1500 room Galaxy Hotel, 410 room Hotel Okura as well as 238 suites Banyan Tree.
It is currently the newest casino development in the Cotai Strip, but soon the new Sands Cotai Central (金沙城中心) will take over to become with newest property with largest number of rooms in Macau, at approximately 6000 rooms from their 4 properties - Conrad (600), Holiday Inn (1400), Sheraton (2000) & Sheraton Towers (2000). Coming in at 2nd is the Venetian Macau with 3000 rooms and tied in 3rd is Galaxy and City of Dreams with 2200 rooms each.
The Sands Cotai Central is slated to open sometime in 2012, and I would be so looking forward to my next trip to Macau!
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