City of Dreams (casino)

City of Dreams, also known as CoD or CoD Macau, is in the style of a podium with four towers: namely the Hard Rock Hotel, Crown Towers, and the Grand Hyatt Macau (2 towers). Its three-floor podium includes a mega-casino, over 200 shopping facilities and hotel guest facilities. City of Dreams has 420,000 square feet (39,000 m²) of gaming space with 450 gaming tables and 1514 machines, over 20 restaurants and bars, including one of the largest in the city.

The first phase of City of Dreams, including The Countdown Hotel (formerly Hard Rock Hotel) and Nüwa Hotel (formerly Crown Towers Hotel), opened on 1 June 2009 as Macau's second-largest casino complex.[1][2] This was followed by the opening of the two towers of Grand Hyatt Hotel in October 2009.[3]

In late November 2016, Melco Resorts & Entertainment's chairman Lawrence Ho unveiled the fifth hotel tower to be located within the City of Dreams. Named Morpheus, it was designed by Zaha Hadid Architects and opened in 2018.[4][5][6] Alain Ducasse has two restaurants in the Morpheus Hotel, the “Alain Ducasse at Morpheus”[7] and “Voyages by Alain Ducasse”.[8][9] The latter restaurant also has a bar named the "Voyages Bar by Alain Ducasse".[10]

Hard Rock Hotel was rebranded to The Countdown Hotel in 2017, while Crown Towers Hotel was rebranded to Nüwa Hotel in 2018.[11]

In 2019, Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited announced that City of Dreams will undergo a revamp of its hotel properties. The revamp includes a renovation of Nüwa Hotel, three new luxury villas at the Morpheus, and a revamp and rebrand of The Countdown Hotel to Libertine. Works are expected to be completed by 2021.[12]

Aquarium located in entrance lobby (2009)

One installation is called the Vquarium. These four video walls measure nearly 61 feet (19 m) wide and 22 feet (6.7 m) tall. It was constructed in the United States and made in several pieces for ease of transportation and for on-site installation. It weighs 11 tons (10,000 kg).

Behind each of the four sections sits a rear projector that displays images on the acrylic. Water cascades down the acrylic faces to enhance the sub-sea ocean scene that is projected on each wall. The Vquarium debuted with the opening of the complex on 1 June 2009 with larger than life mermaids that swim onscreen and into the distance at the end of the short show. The mermaid show was conceived and executed by Falcon's Treehouse.

This attraction ceased in 2018

A second installation designed to enhance the environment of the retail area features a large water sphere. The finished sphere measures 8 feet (2.4 m) in diameter. A hole in the top of the sphere allows water to be pumped through the inside of the sphere and bubble out the top before gently cascading evenly down the sides of the globe into the catch pool below.

Dancing Water Theatre

Franco Dragone Entertainment Group has created a new show entitled The House of Dancing Water at the Dancing Water Theatre designed by Pei Partnership Architects. The theatre contains one of the largest commercial pools in the world, holding approximately 3,700,000 US gallons (14,000 m³). The 270-degree theatre in the round has a central stage with a diameter of approximately 25 meters (82 ft), surrounded by sloped seating on three sides for as many as 2,000 theatre patrons including a V.I.P. section of 70 seats. The theatre arena has a 40-meter-high steel trussed space (30 meters clear) providing generous height to the show’s display of acrobatics. Thinkwell Group, a design and production firm based in Burbank, Calif., designed the audio, video and communications systems for the show.[13] The show, which incorporates various design elements such as fire, water effects, and atmospheric effects, opened on 17 September 2010.[14] "The House of Dancing Water" was the recipient of a 2012 Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement for a Live Show Spectacular.[15]

There are several shuttle bus services connecting the City of Dreams to Macau's major ports of entry and nearby resorts. These shuttle services are provided free of charge. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some services are temporarily not in operation.[17]

• City of Dreams to Border Gate
• City of Dreams to Hengqin Port
• City of Dreams to Studio City

City of Dreams is within walking distance from Cotai East Station on the Taipa section of the Macau Light Rapid Transit that serves parts of Cotai.[18]

• 420,000 square-foot casino, 450 gaming tables and 1,514 gaming machines.[19]

• Shopping: The Boulevard, 175,000 square feet (16,300 m²) of retail space spread over two levels
• Dining: Over 20 food and beverage venues
• Entertainment