It’s said the late Karl Lagerfeld, the ponytailed designer behind Chanel and Fendi, never visited the site of The Karl Lagerfeld, a five-star hotel located at Grand Lisboa Palace Resort Macau. Still the multitalented designer masterminded the whole project and had started working on the interior of the property before his death in February 2019.

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His likeness is everywhere – his profile is inventively comprised of more than a thousand keys on the wall behind reception, and also adorns individual room key cards. The five-star resort features chinoiserie motifs throughout, while The Book Lounge houses 4,000 reads selected by the late designer’s bookshop Librairie 7L.

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Part of the legendary Raffles brand – which includes historic properties such as the Raffles Singapore, and luxurious European hotels such as Le Royal Monceau in Paris and the recently opened Raffles London at The Owo – the Macau outpost features around 450 lavishly decorated suites.

The most luxurious hotel in the Galaxy complex, the property boasts a glitzy interior where extravagances like crystal chandeliers and Italian marble sculptures combine with Eastern elements such as peacock motifs. What truly sets it apart from many other luxury properties in Macau though is a lobby full of plants and natural light.

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With 700 rooms and suites, this is the brand’s largest hotel anywhere. It particularly stands out with its selection of commissioned artworks that speak to Macau’s East-meets-West identity, including Macau Steps, a multisensory staircase where guests can watch over 100 videos about the city’s past and present.

Food is one of Macau’s biggest lures and you’ll find plenty to enjoy at Andaz Kitchen, helmed by the charming executive chef Andre Lai, who is behind delectable dishes inspired by his native Portugal as well as recipes handed down by his Cantonese father, also a chef.

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Little touches such as a shoeshine service, British-themed gift shops and a number of sculptures peppered throughout the hotel – including a “bobby” (Victorian-era policeman), a queen’s guardsman, Shakespeare, a beefeater and a bowler-hatted London gentleman – are constant reminders of Britain.