Wynn Macau

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Wynn Macau
永利澳門 (Yue Chinese)
Location , Macau, Special administrative regions of China
Address Rua Cidade de Sintra, NAPE
Opening date6 September 2006; 18 years ago (6 September 2006)
ThemeLife imitating art
No. of rooms1,008 (594 in Wynn tower, 414 in Encore at Wynn Macau)
Total gaming space25,400 square metres (273,000 sq ft)
Notable restaurantsGolden Flower
Mizumi
Restorante il Teatro
Wing Lei
Casino typeLand-Based
American-styled casino
OwnerWynn Resorts Limited, Wynn Macau Limited
Renovated in2014 (Guestrooms and Suites)
Website[1]
Wynn Macau
Traditional Chinese永利澳門
Simplified Chinese永利澳门
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYǒnglì Àomén
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingwing5 lei6 ou3 mun4*2

Wynn Macau (Chinese: 永利澳門) is a luxury hotel and casino resort in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China with two towers containing a total of 1,008 rooms and suites, approximately 25,400 square metres (273,000 sq ft) of casino space, over 5,500 square metres (59,000 sq ft) of retail space, eight casual and fine dining restaurants, two spas, a salon and a pool.[1]

Wynn Macau is operated by international resort developer Wynn Resorts.[2]

Wynn Macau opened on 6 September 2006 and its second tower, Encore, opened on 21 April 2010.[3]

History

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Wynn Hotel and Casino, Macau, at night.
Encore at Wynn Macau.
A carved ceiling representing the signs of the Zodiac

Wynn Macau opened to the public on 6 September 2006.[4]

In December 2007, Wynn Macau completed an expansion, adding more gaming space and additional food and beverage and retail shops.[4]

Awards and Ratings

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In 2009, Wynn Macau received its first Five-Star award by Forbes.[4], Wynn Macau is currently ranked amongst the top 25 hotels worldwide.[5][6][7]

Second Tower Expansion

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On 21 April 2010, the company opened Encore at Wynn Macau,[4][8] an all-suite boutique hotel, which is fully integrated into the existing operations at Wynn Macau similar to Encore Las Vegas.[9] Encore Macau has 410 suites, including 41 Grand Salon Suites, bringing the total number of rooms at Wynn Macau to 1,008.[10][4][8]

Cotai

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Wynn's land reserve in Cotai

On 1 May 2012, Wynn Macau received approval from the Macau government for its Cotai land concession, paving the way for Wynn Macau to break ground on the 21-hectare (51-acre) site.[11]

Wynn Macau Limited acquired a group of Jiaqing period (1796-1820) porcelain vases at a Christie's London auction on 7 July 2011. The vases were purchased for £8 million ($12.8 million). "We are delighted to return works of this extraordinary quality to the city of Macau and the People’s Republic of China," Roger Thomas, executive vice president of Design for Wynn Design and Development, said after the sale.[12]

The Qing dynasty vases were on display at Wynn Palace and a sixteenth-century Louis XIV Beauvais Chinoiserie tapestry of 'The Emperor on a Journey,' is on display at Wynn Macau. Other art at Wynn Macau includes a Louis Rigal drawing, Macanese silk embroidery, a Louis XIV silk tapestry, two cloisonné camels, and Ming Dynasty statuary.[13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER AND THE FIRST HALF OF FISCAL 2017" (PDF).
  2. ^ Kester, Jennifer. "Forbes Travel Guide Reveals Its 2017 Star Award Winners". Forbes.
  3. ^ "Corporate Profile". Wynn Macau Limited. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e Wynn Macau. "Corporate Profile". Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Las Vegas Luxury: Wynn Resorts Breaks Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Record". Forbes.
  6. ^ "Hotels Digest". www.hotelsdigest.org.
  7. ^ "World's Best Luxury Hotels". www.top25hotels.com.
  8. ^ a b "Encore at Wynn Macau Opens Today". Multivu.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  9. ^ "Wynn Macau Prices Hong Kong IPO at the Top of the Range LAS VEGAS-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Sep. 30, 2009". Phx.corporate-ir.net. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  10. ^ "Steve Wynn on Encore Macau & Wynn Cotai – Macao and Cotai Strip Travel Blog". MacauTripping.com. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  11. ^ Wynn Macau Receives Approval for Cotai Development BUSINESS. online.wsj.com. 1 May 2012.
  12. ^ Casino Mogul Wynn Buys $12.8 Million Chinese Vases for Resort Bloomberg. By Scott Reyburn. 8 July 2011.
  13. ^ Wynn returns Chinese antique treasures Macau Daily Times. 28 October 2011 10:24:00
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