The Venetian Macao Resort-Hotel in Macau is pure luxury and opulence personified. I had an absolutely splendid stay there for 3nights recently: A Palatial room, terrific view (my room was on the 23rd Floor, whoa!), delicious food (plenty of multi-cuisine dishes), never-ending, beautiful shopping boulevard with the world’s best high-street & luxury brands, gondola rides and ‘The Casino’ ! I’m in the most luxurious Paradise !

  The Macau Venetian is twice the size of its namesake in Las Vegas, offering gambling, shopping, eating, and sleeping, along with faux-Renaissance decoration, built-in canals plied by crooning gondoliers. It takes luxury to a new level. It has the world’s largest casino with over a 2000 slot machines and more than 600 gaming tables open around the clock. If you are a shop-aholic/ fashionista like me it is Retail Paradise with over 350 international shops at Grand Canal Shoppes: featuring world renowned brands and the best boutiques from New York, Paris,
London and Milan.   I was absolutely bedazzled by the place and here are the pictures and highlights of my vacation there !

 

   I checked into the spacious split-level Royale Suites. These large suites include a fabulous king-sized bed, a living room/study, and a walk-in closet. Have a look at this regal bed setting, that I dived straight into to catch up on some much needed sleep, before I began my exploring of this sprawling resort.

    The room had an undoubtedly stunning view of the grand Galaxy Hotel .

    The next day I begun my eager exploring through the Grand Canal Shoppes and was greeted by blue-sky ceilings and gondolas on water. I was left speechless because it felt like I was in Venice, Italy. The ambiance was just so nice, made to look like the sidewalks of the European city, and the ceiling a perpetual mix of twilight colours. Yes, my dears, that ‘sky’ is not real, but a well-painted and well-lit ceiling. With how it was built, it seemed like we were really outside. Only this time, the sky didn’t change and it’s perpetually ‘nice weather’.

 The Gondola

   I wore this pretty floral peplum top paired with a neon pink skirt and pink belt.

   I managed to do some decent shopping too from Guess, Zara and Bershka along the way, but expect slightly higher prices here than elsewhere .

    I wore these simple fun bracelets, carried my handy Snakeskin Guess bag and donned my new favourite travelling shoes – Spiked Wedge Sneakers from Aldo , so comfortable and chic.

  The gondolas on the pristine canals, guided by serenading opera singing gondoliers, were quite a visual treat.

  There is loads of entertainment at the Venetian, I got the chance to witness and hear a fabulous orchestra playing in the middle of St. Marks Square .

   This is the Atrium connecting the casino to the mall. The shops in this particular area consists of high-end designer names, notably jewellery stores – after all, what better way to spend your winnings than splurging in some bling? Tiffany’s occupies a very nice spot, fronting the top of the escalators from the casinos.

   After a wonderful day of shopping and exploring the Venetian, It was time to get ready for dinner. I wore this silk River Island high low dress in shades of gold and pink, it deemed fit for the night out. I had to get a picture at this fabulous gold globe at the main lobby. I then headed off for diner at Café Deco, a fabulous multi cuisine restaurant at the Venetian. There are a multitude of restaurants to choose from. The next night I tried out Red Dragon Noodles for a change and quite enjoyed my meal there too.