The US$1.1 billion hotel Morpheus at the City of Dreams (COD) complex in Cotai is targeted to open on June 15 with a casino floor to tap the premium mass market as there won’t be junket operators to bring in high-rollers, Melco Resorts & Entertainment Chairman and CEO Lawrence Ho Yau-lung said yesterday.
Ho made the announcement during a press conference at Grand Hyatt at City of Dreams, prior to a media tour of Morpheus, which was designed by award-winning British architect Zaha Hadid, known as the “Queen of the Curve”, who died in March 2016.
Ho said that the hotel, which would complete the final phase of the COD complex in Cotai, was currently undergoing government inspections for the granting of its licences, adding that he expected to open the hotel on June 15.
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited Chairman and CEO Lawrence Ho Yau-lung speaks during an interview session for local media at City of Dreams’ Grand Hyatt hotel yesterday.
Photos: Iong Tat Choi
This photo taken yesterday shows the external view of the free-form exoskeleton-bound Morpheus at Melco’s City of Dreams complex in Cotai.
