Morpheus

Top choice in Macau


Designed by the late Zaha Hadid, Morpheus, with 770 spacious rooms, is the flagship luxury hotel of the City of Dreams. The exoskeleton of the building has strong lines that are visible from the interior, where generous stretches of white let them speak for themselves, as in a museum. It's definitely a hotel for design freaks.

The auspicious number 'eight', rendered in a fluid form associated with Hadid, is carved into the core of the building. A dozen lifts swoosh up and down a 35m-high atrium that brings to mind a Gothic cathedral.

The Morpheus has two Alain Ducasse restaurants, among others, a pool on the 40th floor and a state-of-the-art spa featuring 'real' snow.


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