[Tuesday, April 26] MGM is proud to announce that the Company has harvested a total of seven Forbes Travel Guide’s Five-Star Awards for 2022. This remarkable achievement once again manifests the Company’s position as a leader in the hospitality industry and its commitment in offering guests the finest service and resort amenities.
On top of attaining Forbes Travel Guide’s Five-Star recognitions for MGM MACAU and the spa concept Tria at both MGM MACAU and MGM COTAI for the seventh and third consecutive year respectively, this year the Company has garnered four new Five-Star Awards between both properties: the Emerald Tower, the Skyloftsand Sichuanese restaurant Five Foot Road at MGM COTAI, and Cantonese restaurant Imperial Court at MGM MACAU.
Hubert Wang, President & Chief Operating Officer of MGM said, “The hospitality industry has been undergoing unprecedented times in the past two years, and we believe the best way to respond to the situation is to make ourselves stronger. In MGM, we keep on pushing boundaries in the pursuit of service excellence, and our endeavors have paid off with four more Forbes Travel Guide’s Five-Star Awards, outperforming ourselves with more than double of our achievements in 2021. These four new accomplishments exemplifies that both MGM MACAU and MGM COTAI are delivering the highest standards in hospitality as well as offering the most memorable total experience with its accommodation, spa and dining concepts. All of these are testament not only to our team’s passion and dedication, but also our unity and resilience, and most important of all, our capability to go beyond the expectations that guests aspire for on their next trip.”
The first-time Forbes Travel Guide’s Five-Star Award winner Emerald Tower of MGM COTAI fuses modern luxury with Eastern and Western cultural elements. The 547 guest rooms including suites and villas all embrace traditional Chinese cultures while also highlighting the art of minimalism in contemporary casual elegance. Also located in MGM COTAI, the Skylofts, a unique loft-style accommodation located atop the resort’s M Tower, features one-of-a-kind design elements inspired by New York City’s lofts. It reimagines exceptional moments for the most discerning guests through its unique facilities, impeccable services and multi-sensory experience, making it the new haven of modern luxurious hospitality.
Five Foot Road at MGM COTAI, one of MGM’s two new Forbes Travel Guide’s Five-Star rated restaurants, is a unique dining concept that delivers the most authentic Sichuanese delicacies that bring flavors beyond fiery and hot. The other new Forbes Travel Guide’s Five-Star awardee Imperial Court, redefines Cantonese cuisine with handcrafted authentic dishes fusing the old and the new, using only the freshest seasonal ingredients.
With its Five-Star honor from Forbes Travel Guide for the seventh year, MGM MACAU has approximately 600 guest rooms and suites and boasts a number of distinguishing features and world class facilities, including the iconic European-inspired Grande Praça, seven signature restaurants and bars, as well as venues ideal for a diverse type of events. The two spas at both MGM hotels – Tria at MGM MACAU and MGM COTAI, also earned Five-Star ratings for three consecutive years. Both feature a unique and exclusive spa concept focusing on tailor-made treatments that help heal the mind, body and soul of guests.
MGM received the following 2022 Forbes Travel Guide’s Five-Star Awards:
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About MGM
MGM is an abbreviation for MGM China Holdings Limited (HKEx: 2282) and is a leading developer, owner and operator of gaming and lodging resorts in the Greater China region. We are the holding company of MGM Grand Paradise, SA which holds one of the six gaming concessions/subconcessions to run casino games in Macau. MGM Grand Paradise, SA owns and operates MGM MACAU, the award-winning premium integrated resort located on the Macau Peninsula and MGM COTAI, a contemporary luxury integrated resort in Cotai, which opened in early 2018 and more than doubles our presence in Macau.
MGM MACAU is a Forbes Five-Star luxury integrated resort inspired by the arts with every element of the resort infused with creativity and style. MGM MACAU has approximately 600 guest rooms and suites and boasts a number of distinguishing features, including the architecturally stunning European-inspired Grande Praça, housed under a soaring glass ceiling. MGM MACAU’s world class facilities include the MGM Art Space, dedicating over 5,000 square feet to display authentic works of art, conference and event facilities, spa, and seven signature restaurants and bars to fulfill any gastronomic craving. Our property is conveniently located on the Macau Peninsula and is directly connected to the luxury retail shopping complex, One Central.
MGM COTAI is the latest integrated resort of MGM in China. Designed as the “jewelry box” of Cotai, it offers approximately 1,400 hotel rooms and suites, Asia’s first dynamic theater, meeting space, high end spa, retail offerings and food and beverage outlets as well as the first international Mansion at MGM for the ultimate luxury experience. The Spectacle at MGM COTAI becomes the record holder of the largest free-span gridshell glazed roof (self-supporting) on January 19, 2019, making it the first architectural and structural GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for Macau, China. MGM COTAI is being developed to drive greater product diversification and bring more advanced and innovative forms of entertainment to Macau as it grows as a global tourist destination. MGM COTAI is the only mega complex and hotel in Macau to gain three-star certification in both Green Building Design and Operation Label, as well as the first hotel in the Greater Bay Area and second in Greater China to receive the certifications.
MGM China Holdings Limited is majority owned by MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), one of the world's leading global hospitality companies, operating a portfolio of destination resort brands including Bellagio, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and The Mirage.
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MGM
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MGM
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