Review – Hotel Royal, Macau

I had previously been to Macau a couple of times on day-trips, but decided it was time to get to know the city itself a bit more, and not only the casinos, so decided to book a hotel for 2 nights. I looked around on Agoda.com for a while, and decided to book this hotel in the old part of the city, on the Macau peninsula.

• Date of stay: February 20-22, 2019
• Type of room: Royal Macau Superior King Room
• Price: HKD 740 per night

Getting to Macau I had to take my normal 3 buses from Tung Chung, first a bus from Tung Chung bus terminus to the HZMB port, then one bus from here across the Hong Kong – Macau bridge, and then a shuttle bus from the port in Macau to the ferry terminal. From the ferry terminal the hotel had a shuttle bus that ran every 30 minutes, so I quickly located this and was at the hotel just on time for normal check-in at 14:00

Check-in was completed quickly, and I was pointed in the direction of my room, which I believe was on the 7th floor. The room was fairly standard for a hotel room, bathroom to the right as I entered, small wardrobe to the left, and then the room itself.

There was a large king size bed in the centre of the room.

Then there was a tv cabinet with a large flat screen TV, and a small office desk and chair by the window.

Then there was a divan which was very comfortable.

The bathroom was in white marble, and had a miniskule bathtub and stand-up shower.

The view from the room wasn’t the greatest either, but basically what I would expect living in the town centre.

The next 2 days I spent exploring Macau, and I must say it is a city that gives me a good feeling – it is similar to what I expected, with narrow streets, rundown-looking buildings, steep hills, old colonial-era churches and some ruins, luxury casinos and hotels all packed together. But it is also surprising just how close it is to mainland China – it is literally just across a few meters or water. Below are some pictures of my exploration.

Overall the hotel was more or less as expected, for the location it was good, and a great place to stay if you want to explore old Macau and be away from the Casino-strip in Cotai.