i stayed at the Rio Hotel last december and did not make an advance internet booking. it was kind of a spur
of the moment thing so i went to the shun tak centre and bought a 1 night package with one of the
travel agencies there. cost me 600+ HKD for 1 night, excluding ferry tickets and breakfast. you probably
will get a better rate from the websites like asiatravel etc.
quality-wise, i can't comment on how Rio will match up to the other Macau hotels as it was the only Macau
hotel i ever stayed at. but the room given to me was huge and comfortable enough for me. i think for 600HKD
it was quite alright.
for hotels in the mainland, brothers could give the following website a look. it has hotel listings for
all the 'major' cities for punters like us
www.ctrip.com
it would be useful for non-mando/canto readers/speakers as it is one of the few websites specialising in
mainland hotels with a very good english version. particularly useful for first-timers wanting to visit the
mainland. not sure about the competitiveness of prices listed though, likely to be marginally more expensive
than booking through other sources i suppose.
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