MGM Macau (Peninsula)
The original MGM resort on the Macau peninsula, built around an open-air-style atrium and now home to the new Poly MGM Museum.
MGM Macau opened in 2007 on the peninsula waterfront, well before its larger sibling MGM Cotai. Its centrepiece is the Grande Praça, a covered plaza designed to feel like an open-air Portuguese-Mediterranean square, complete with a painted sky ceiling — open 24 hours and free to visit.
What to do there
- Grande Praça — the resort's signature covered plaza, open daily, free to walk through and often decorated seasonally (Lunar New Year and Christmas displays are a particular highlight).
- Poly MGM Museum — a newer addition pairing traditional Chinese intangible-cultural-heritage crafts with immersive technology-driven displays; see our travel news and museums guide for more.
- Casino floor — 21+ with photo ID required.
- Waterfront location — on the peninsula's NAPE district, within reach of the peninsula's nightlife strip and a short taxi from Senado Square.
| Area | Macau Peninsula, NAPE waterfront |
|---|---|
| Known for | Grande Praça atrium, the new Poly MGM Museum |
| Not to be confused with | MGM Cotai — the newer, larger Cotai resort with The Spectacle dome |
Which MGM should you visit?
Staying on the peninsula? MGM Macau's Grande Praça and the new museum are an easy, free stop. Want the glass-dome art installation instead? That's MGM Cotai on the Cotai Strip.
FAQ
Is MGM Macau the same as MGM Cotai?
No — MGM Macau is the original resort on the peninsula; MGM Cotai is the newer, larger resort on the Cotai Strip.
What is the Grande Praça?
MGM Macau's covered plaza, designed to feel like an open-air Mediterranean square with a painted sky ceiling — free to visit, open 24 hours.