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Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Central

Macau’s largest hotel puts groups in the center of the action

Surplus space Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Central offers 16 venue options, three of which are outdoors, making it suitable for meetings and events of all shapes and sizes.

Better in Macau Buzz is building around Macau, where the Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Central opened in 2012 on the Cotai Strip. The hotel is also part of the new Sands Cotai Central resort complex, which, along with two other hotels, offers more than 20 restaurants, 100-plus shops, and two casinos.

Macau — a UNESCO World Heritage Site in an exotic setting overlooking the South China Sea, whose centuries of history as a former Portuguese colony offer a rich cul- ture — is filled with opportunities for explora- tion and tourism. And with the recent rise of the Cotai Strip, a resort city that mimics The Strip in Las Vegas, gargantuan convention and casino hotels like the Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Central offer groups a compre- hensive, turnkey experience that puts them at the center of one of Asia’s most up-and- coming destinations. Part of the Sands Cotai Central resort

complex, Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Cen- tral is the world’s largest Starwood hotel, with 3,896 guest rooms and more than 214,000 square feet of flexible meeting and event space. The pillar-free, 52,646-square-foot

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Kashgar Grand Ballroom is ideal for banquet- style events of up to 4,000 guests, and the space can also be divided into 16 smaller rooms for meetings and breakout sessions. Six junior ballrooms, as well as access to three additional junior ballrooms in the Sands Cotai Central complex, can accommo- date all types of events, from a theater-style presentation for 5,265 guests to an intimate boardroom meeting for 12. For cocktail receptions, special events

under the stars, relaxed barbecue-style lunches, or festive pool parties complete with live music, the resort’s three outdoor pools offer an expansive deck area totaling close to 130,000 square feet. Also available are a series of event themes that can be tailored to any kind of group function, from spa breaks to “The Heritage Soul of Macau”

dinner, which features traditional Portuguese fare and folk dancing. Beyond the guest rooms and meeting

spaces, Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Cen- tral has restaurants and amenities aplenty. The Shine Spa, the brand’s largest in the Asia-Pacific region, offers 15 treatment rooms, including larger spaces ideal for groups. And the hotel’s three signature restaurants fea- ture authentic, local dining experiences, from guests cooking their own seafood “hotpot” right at their table at Xin to convenient all-day, market-style spreads at Feast.

For more information: Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Central — sheratonmacao.com

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