The St. Regis Macao Set to Open This Summer
- brittanypanter
- 2015年3月11日
- 讀畢需時 3 分鐘
Photo: Artists' rendering of The St. Regis Macao
At a media event last night attendees were given a sneak preview of The St. Regis Macao, unveiling some artists’ impressions of the glamorous property, including the dining facilities, the entrance and the accommodation, which will include 400 lavishly decorated rooms and suites ranging from 53 to 477 square meters.
Josef Dolp is the managing director of the new hotel (as well as the Sheraton Macao) and he is convinced the St. Regis Macao “... is set to become the most talked about hotel in Macau.” Perhaps because of some of the more lavish offerings, such as the signature butler service the hotel will offer which, it is claimed, will bring “virtually every request and whim to brilliant fruition.” Bold words and ones we will be happy to test.
The hotel will feature two restaurants, one of which will offer five different dining concepts (although details of the concepts and the other restaurant are still to be finalized) and of course a bar that will offer a daily champagne service and tea service as well as a customized Bloody Mary. Why a Bloody Mary you ask, well the original cocktail, the Red Snapper, was invented in 1934 by a bartender at The St. Regis New York’s King Cole Bar and the chain has a tradition of creating a customized version for every property. Details of the Macau Mary are yet to be revealed, although we hope it doesn’t veer too far from the delicious original. Recipes across the globe vary greatly from the sublime to the ridiculous, depending on your tastes. At the St. Regis Bali Resort they have the Bali Mary that contains jicama (a Mexican “turnip” that is popular in Sout East Asia and resembles raw potato or pear but apparently tastes sweet and starchy and has an apple-like quality) cucumber and brown sugar found, The Great Wall Bloody Mary uses Tsingtao up at The St. Regis Beijing; and the delicious sounding Shogun Mary at The St. Regis Osaka uses wasabi, yuzu and gin.
Exclusive to The St. Regis brand is the Iridium Spa. Dating back to the late 1930s when the first spa opened in the St. Regis New York, treatments are tailored to the guests “elemental” needs, which has a similar philosophy to Shina Spa at the neighboring Sheraton (read our review here). The Iridium Spa Macao will be located on the 38th floor (perhaps not as impressive as Shenzhen’s Iridium Spa which is located on the 75th floor) but will offer a great view of the Cotai Strip nonetheless. The property will also feature an expansive pool deck with private cabanas and alfresco dining and bar options.
There will be nine meeting spaces of varying capacities, with the largest being the Astor Ballroom at nearly 6,500 square feet. There will be a corridor from the St. Regis meeting space to the Sheraton to facilitate meetings and events across the two hotels.
The brand has some real history, with the first St. Regis property being founded in 1904 in New York City. The founder, Colonel John Jacob Astor IV, died on The Titanic and so Astor’s son inherited the fledgling brand. After several changes in ownership, it was purchased by Sheraton Hotels in the sixties. After Starwood Hotels bought Sheraton in the late nineties, they decided to use the prestigious St. Regis name to launch a new brand of luxury hotels worldwide. There are now over 30 hotels and resorts worldwide with another dozen set to open in the next decade, about half of which are slated for China, including the St. Regis Zhuhai which is set to open its waterfront location in the central business district next summer. The Macau opening is scheduled to open in the third quarter of this year, which will make it the 36th property worldwide.
