Macau: Louis XIII Hotel now just named “The 13”

The 13 Bedrooms which so far has had no customers

Artists impression of the interior of the hotel

The much anticipated opening of The Louis XIII Hotel in Macau will now not happen as the owners have now switched names of the luxury hotel to just “The 13” and the owning company name will switch from originally called Louis XIII Holdings Ltd to the shorter 13 Holdings Ltd it was announced to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange where they are listed.

Many observers believed that the luxury hotel which is said to cost $7 million a room to build with a total spend of $1.4 billion was to have a casino, however currently the owners have now down played this opportunity in recent announcements and have so far not asked any of the current concession holders of gaming tables to partner up to be allowed to have gambling, so it looks most likely to open later this year without a gambling area.

One gaming consultant who works in Macau who did not want to be named said that it seems the owners want to see if they can go it alone without gambling and see how they fair, if things do not work out they can always apply after the opening for a casino.

Staff