Development and construction Architecture firm
Aedas was the lead architect for all Las Vegas Sands projects on the Cotai Strip. The firm employed local companies for developing, coordinating and implementing the design. In February 2006, Las Vegas Sands announced a deal with Starwood Hotels to operate two hotel towers in the complex under their
Sheraton Hotels brand and a third hotel tower under their luxury
St. Regis Hotels brand. Construction of the project was slowed and complicated in part by government restrictions on how many foreign workers could be hired in the labor-starved territory. According to the main contractor: "Work started in 2006 but the project went through a period of suspension due to the
2008 financial crisis. During this period, work on the project came to a complete stop and it was quite a challenge to restart the project. Staff had to be recruited and contractors engaged. Over 130 contractors were involved in the project. The imported labour quota restrictions have also been challenging." and
InterContinental Hotels to replace Shangri-La and brand over 1,800 rooms at Cotai site 5 and 6 under Hilton's luxury
Conrad Hotels brand and InterContinental's
Holiday Inn brand. In addition, on 5 August 2011 the company also announced that the resort complex would officially be named Sands Cotai Central. The resort would include over 6,000 rooms and suites, two casinos, more than of meeting space, and 11 food and beverage establishments. It would total of gaming area and of non-gaming facilities. On 18 January 2016, the Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Central was upgraded to the brand's premium Sheraton Grand tier and renamed
Sheraton Grand Macao Hotel, Cotai Central.
Rebranding In 2017, Las Vegas Sands announced plans to renovate Sands Cotai Central with a
London theme and rebrand it as
The Londoner Macao, due to disappointing results at the property. The Holiday Inn Macao at Cotal Central closed in 2019 and was overhauled and rebranded as The Londoner Hotel with half the number of rooms, and the "Cotai Central" branding was dropped from the St. Regis, Conrad and Sheraton hotels. The entire complex was officially rebranded The Londoner Macao on 8 February 2021, when the first phase of the renovated property celebrated its grand opening. Later phases, progressively completed throughout 2021, includes the Suites by
David Beckham situated at the top two floors of The Londoner Hotel, a 370-room Londoner Court, a re-themed and expanded Shoppes at Londoner, and the 6000-seat Londoner Arena. Later phases of the rebranding also saw the completion of the
Houses of Parliament facade, a life-sized
Big Ben, and a Changing of The Guard show held at the Crystal Palace atrium. The resort's overall redesign was completed in May 2023 and was marked with a celebration attended by David Beckham, with performances by pianist
Lang Lang, Hong Kong pop singer
G.E.M., Chinese musical theater performer
Ayanga and English singer
Jamie Cullum. In 2024, the two hotel towers under Sheraton branding closed and were renovated, with their 4000 rooms reduced to 2405 rooms, due to the conversion of many rooms into suites. The Sheraton had just 360 suites, while the new property will have 1500 suites. It will be launched under Marriott's Luxury Collection brand as the
Londoner Grand, A Luxury Collection Hotel in fall 2024, with one tower, while the second tower will reopen in 2025. The Londoner Grand Casino is being renovated at the same time. == Hotels in The Londoner Macao ==