The Cotai Strip — Attraction in Cotai Landfill Zone

It has been interesting watching the gaps in space fill up the Cotai Strip over the past 10 years. No longer does the Venetian Macao stick out like a lone pillar amongst an empty skyline. With the addition of numerous other mega-properties, the Cotai Strip is now resembling the famous Strip in Las Vegas.

In the past few years, several major hotel-casinos have popped up along the Strip, providing numerous hotel rooms, new restaurants, casinos and entertainment for guests to enjoy. Studio City and Parisian opened up a couple years ago and really helped extend the Strip beyond Four Seasons. Studio City gave us an interesting facade embedded ferris wheel while the Parisian's Eiffel Tower gives the Strip its first mega structure like what you can find in Vegas.

Then came along Wynn Palace with its Bellagio like Performance Lake as well as a cable car ride. Yes, that's right, a good and proper cable car ride that circles the lake. Nice! Steve brought over some important pieces of his art collection from Vegas with the opening of the Wynn Palace as well.

Now, MGM Cotai has opened across the street from Wynn Palace with its cleverly designed stack-of-blocks like building and its impressive atrium experience called the Spectacle. In future effort to bring Vegas to Cotai, the Janice Wong MGM has opened with a chocolate fountain that very much reminds one of the similar attraction at Bellagio.

Up next will be City of Dream's much anticipated Morpheus (mid 2018), which will be the world's first exoskeleton high rise building. This futuristically designed building is very impressive from the outside and we are all eager to get inside to see what the interior later this year. The future Alain Ducasse restaurants that are being touted for Morpheus have many licking their lips in anticipation as well.

Beyond the MGM Cotai and Wynn Palace, you can see the future of the Cotai Strip area in the Grand Lisboa Palace (late 2019), which is under construction but starting to take recognisable shape and form. The long delayed opening of The Thirteen at the far end of what could be considered the Cotai Strip, nearer to Coloane Village should finally make its grand opening in the next few months as well.

Further down the line, Galaxy Phase III and IV will begin in 2019 and there is a round of hotel rebranding and modifications that seem to be in the pipeline for the next couple of years as well. Look for the Cotai Strip to continue to expand, develop and evolve in coming years! It is already unrecognisable compared to just 5 years ago! Let's see what the next five years...

The Cotai Strip comes alive in the evening, transforming into a vibrant spectacle of lights and energy. As we strolled along the boulevard, the dazzling displays from the luxurious resorts and casinos created a mesmerizing atmosphere. Each property has its own unique charm, with stunning architecture and elaborate designs that make for great photo opportunities.

The variety of dining and entertainment options is impressive, offering everything from high-end restaurants to lively bars. Street performers and musicians add to the festive vibe, making it an enjoyable experience for visitors of all ages.

Overall, the Cotai Strip in the evening is a must-visit for anyone in Macau. It’s a fantastic blend of glamour and excitement that captures the essence of this dynamic destination. While you're in Macau, I recommend setting aside an...

I completed my daily 10k steps at Avenida de Cotai at 8 in the morning. So cool and clean. Along the road I saw leafy & huge monstera plants, beautiful indeed no scorching in front of Venetian & I was astonished in front of Londoner very sweet smelling coming from sampaguita flowers covering certain parts of the ground. Studio City where we stayed , very entertaining for my Gen Z & me Gen X, Pop Mart, Snoopy store , Don donki , Statbucks , Mc Do , Coach , Jeweley stores , Toy story characters greeted us & more heading to W Hotel.Great place to stay , shop, walk & very informative place for us. We enjoyed our 2 nights 3 days stay here. TYSM Macau🫶 not just a gambling hub but a place to shop , eat , exercise , sleep and relax from work in the...