The Parisian Macao

Decorated with a half-scale Eiffel Tower and surrounded by a meticulously landscaped park, The Parisian Macao makes you feel like you’re in the center of Paris. It’s not until you gaze around and are met with the towering, almost Vegas-like collection of modern hotels and resorts that you realize you aren’t in the City of Light. Despite the casino, the waterpark and the nearly 3,000 rooms, the interior evokes a different ambiance. The lobby is opulently decorated with a free-flowing fountain, while marble balconies line the circular-shaped room that’s capped off with a beautifully painted ceiling gilded and framed in gold. It’s more Versailles than Paris, but the French inspiration is not overlooked in any of the details. Even though the main spaces are very King Louis XIV, the room décor and the restaurants are actually far more modern — think contemporary carpets, classic furnishings, smart TVs and glass-topped tables. The restaurants skew more international with an Asian flair, like Lotus Palace serving traditional Chinese fare like rice sheet rolls with barbecued pork, Café Express specializing in grab-and-go dumplings and dim sum and Le Sourire blending both French and Vietnamese cuisines.