Upon opening, the resort included a 420,000-square-foot casino, 500 gambling tables, a mall, and restaurants. The first phase of City of Dreams, including the Hard Rock Hotel and the Crown Towers, opened on June 1, 2009. Shortly before the 2009 grand opening, City of Dreams was the title sponsor for Matthew Marsh in the 2008 Macau Guia race. With construction lasting six years, City of Dreams was one of the few gaming developments in Macau to continue construction during the global financial crisis of 2008. The resort was commissioned and developed in Macau by Melco Crown Entertainment, a joint venture of Melco Resorts & Entertainment and Crown Entertainment. History 2003-2009: Construction and opening
In total the property comprises three separate casinos, four hotels, five hotel towers, around 2,270 total hotel rooms, around 30 restaurants and bars, and 175,000 square feet (16,300 m 2) of retail space. Described as a 'mega-casino' by The Guardian, in 2020 City of Dreams was the third-largest casino in the world. Built, owned and managed by Melco Resorts & Entertainment, the resort, also known as CoD or CoD Macau, opened on 1 June 2009.
Cotai, Macau - SAR, People's Republic of Chinaġ June 2009 14 years ago ( 1 June 2009)Ĭity of Dreams ( Chinese: 新濠天地, Portuguese: Cidade dos Sonhos) is a casino resort in Cotai, Macau, SAR of People's Republic of China.