W Hotels To Open in Macau Studio City

Written on August 10, 2007 by Macau

Starwood has announced plans for a new W Hotel in Macau that is scheduled to open in early 2009.

This new-build W hotel will be located within the Macau Studio City complex, situated on Cotai, an area earmarked by the Macau government to become one of the main gaming, entertainment and resort developments in the Special Administrative Region. W Macau Studio City will make its debut offering 563 guest rooms.

W continues to extend beyond the boundaries of everyday travel, offering a magical mix of sexy destinations and sublime design,” said Ross Klein, president of Starwood’s Luxury Brands Group. “W Macau marks our fourth property in China and promises to offer extraordinary experiences at every turn through the brand’s key lifestyle elements of provocative spaces, delightful indulgences and experiential surprises. From the Maldives to Milan, Hoboken to Hong Kong, W Hotels continues to go global as the influential and innovative lifestyle authority and we are proud to make Macau a W destination.”

Starwood has also recently announced it will open a 4,000-room Sheraton Macau Hotel, a 460-room St. Regis Hotel and over 400 St. Regis Residences on the strip in 2008 and 2009, respectively.

W Macau Studio City will feature 563 rooms and suites, all outfitted with the W signature bed, plasma television and wireless Internet access. The W brand’s signature Living Room will offer a lounge-like atmosphere and other facilities will include a signature restaurant, W Cafe’, a Sweat workout facility, approximately 11,000 square feet of meeting space, and an outdoor heated pool.

“Macau Studio City brings together the best hotel partners in the world and we are excited to partner with Starwood to bring the W to Macau,” said Peter Lam, co-chairman of Macau Studio City. “Our vision is to create a must-see, must-stay and must-return destination for leisure and business travelers around the world. Along with other hotel partners — not to mention the arrival of the Playboy Mansion Macau — I firmly believe that Macau Studio City will be an experience that visitors will want to return again and again.”