My Apartment in Macau
Pictures of my new apartment in Taipa, China (SAR). This is the view from my living room windows. Just over the river there you can see mainland China.
Taipa is the island next to Macau. My island of Taipa has a large expat community (lots of Westerners) so it’s very comfortable and not much of a culture shock. I have two large grocery stores within a 30 second walk and plenty of great restaurants - Italian, Mexican, Portuguese, Thai, American, Indian, Chinese and French.
I can get a bowl of noodles and chicken for about two dollars around the corner, or Pizza Hut is on the corner.
Next to my apartment is a public park with fish ponds, gardens and walkways. It’s very beautiful. I’m on a high floor so the view is fantastic. It’s a two bedroom. The second bedroom will be my music studio and also has a wide open view of the city. My favorite part of this apartment is the studio room with the view. Studio also has a flat screen tv on the wall and a wide work counter already built in.
Dining room. My apartment had a professional designer create it. To me it looks a little Moroccan, not quite sure. But I dig it.
The living room during the day. Lots of light through the bay windows.
The main entry way. Tile floors throughout. My maid likes it because it’s easy to clean.
A flat screen HD tv with 5.1 surround system hardwired into the walls. I’ve got my XBox already hooked up and friends have gotten me movies from across the border.
The master bedroom. Each room has at least 6-10 different lighting fixtures that are very well designed for different moods. In the master bedroom there is a sitting area that overlooks Taipa.
The kitchen. Most Chinese apartments have very small kitchens. This is a little more Western in style. Has a window that overlooks the city.
The security guard working hard late at night.
I like this lady better. She always says good morning and tries to teach me Chinese. I’m not doing very well so far. Also, when she’s at the front counter she’s usually actually awake which is a nice bonus.
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April 23rd, 2008 at 1:24 am
Let me get this straight - you get a view AND a maid???
Heh, big guy, it’s time you started praying for ME.
grumble..mutter…nobody ever tells me anything..and now I’m too old to join the circus
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:47 am
The apartment looks beautiful. What is the name of the apartment? And what would the rental be?
April 23rd, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Prices have gone up a lot in the last year in Taipa because so many Westerners (Venetian casino workers) have come to town. Currently this runs around $1300 a month - a year ago it might have been $600.
May 8th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
That looks like a great apartment, Conrad! Very comfortable, enjoy!
June 20th, 2008 at 3:27 am
What currency are you talking there?
and what building is this? i need to start looking for a place and that part of Taipa is exactly the ‘taipa’ place i would like to rent.
June 20th, 2008 at 10:19 am
Currency is MOP (Patacas). This is in the Flower City area next between Kingsville and the stores Park ‘n Shop and Fortress. Now is a good time to rent - there’s a little slump. When I got here there was a large group of us all looking for apartments at the same time so prices jumped a little. A local real estate agent just told me a couple days ago that the market has “stabilized”.
Next year there are many more waves of groups coming in…
It’s very easy to get taxi’s in Macau - so don’t rule out living on Macau island. My friends that live on Coloane were able to get driver’s licenses easily and all bought cars (you can get a used car for 10,000 MOP Patacas - about 1300 dollars US).
There are several new buildings also almost finished with construction.