The 13 Hotel has recently resumed its operations on a limited basis, with the Coloane-based property already “fully booked” until late September.
The government has confirmed the reopening of the establishment, as reported by public broadcaster TDM’s Portuguese radio service.
After years of remaining dormant amidst financial woes, the hotel is currently undergoing an extensive renovation project.
Macau News Agency (MNA) reached out to the hotel by phone and learnt that only walk-in and phone bookings are currently being accepted.
An online search on major accommodation booking sites has yielded no available results.
At present, only three restaurants are open at the hotel, while parking and chauffeur services are temporarily unavailable, MNA was told.
The 22-storey hotel was closed in February 2020 when the Covid pandemic began to dry up visitation to the city.
However, in March this year, JLL Hong Kong launched a public tendering for the opulent hotel, which was valued at HKD2.4 billion (US$310 million).
Although it boasts 199 guest rooms, 196 of which are luxurious, it is not yet known how many are now in operation.
MNA was just informed over the phone that bookings would not be accepted until at least late September.
Earlier this year, it was revealed that the operator had applied to the Macao Government Tourism Office for permission to jumpstart operations.
The project was the brainchild of flamboyant Hong Kong businessman Stephen Hung, best known for his sensational announcement in 2014 of the US$20 million purchase of 30 bespoke Rolls-Royce Phantoms, with the majority of them sold years later to boost liquidity.
It reportedly cost a whopping US$1.6 billion (MOP12.88 billion) to open in September 2018 after a series of delays caused by funding challenges.
