We booked this hotel because it was the closest to the ferry terminal, but it turned out to be a great stay. It's around 15 minutes' walk to the other main casinos, and the old part of town. Taxis are really cheap and we got taxis to and from the casinos on the Cotai Strip.

Rooms are spacious with a comfortable bed - the bathroom is quite small but very nice and clean. Staff are helpful. There's a casino but we preferred the ones in and around the Grand Lisboa. There is a cafe in the hotel lobby which serves pastries, fruit and coffee which was nice. We paid to have the buffet breakfast every day of our stay which was a reasonable price, and had a variety of options. I'd recommend doing this as it saves walking all the way into the main town to find somewhere to eat in the mornings.

We don't usually order room service when on holiday as we prefer to try the local restaurants, but on the first night we were tired so decided to try it. I have to say that not only is it the cheapest room service menu I've ever come across, but also by far the best food. We had the Singapore noodles and a beef noodle dish, and both were delicious - even if you're not usually a fan of room service I'd really recommend it!

In terms of eating out, the best place we found was Restaurant Litoral, on Rua do Almirante Sergio. It was a little hard to find - we walked to the old town square, took a left then walked back down the parallel street, but that probably wasn't the easiest route. Our guidebook recommended it as serving the best Portuguese and Macanese food in Macau. We had the pork with saffron rice, which was delicious. We didn't get there until nearly 10pm so were about the last people there, but if you were planning on going at 7/8pm I'd advise booking.

The other great place we found was Lord Stow's Bakery in Coloane, near the town square. It's British-owned and does the best Portuguese custard tarts ('natas'). We had to wait a while for a table at lunch time but it was well worth it.

Enjoy your trip to Macau - we had a brilliant time.

Excellent service. When the porter found out that it was our first visit to Macau, he whipped out a map and spent 10 minutes telling us all the attractions we could visit during our stay. The price is reasonable, the room is huge, the place is clean, and the buffet breakfast was decent. If I do go visit Macau again, I would definitely book Casa Real again.

The hotel is very welcoming, with very large and comfortable rooms. It's the nearest of the hotels to the ferry terminal linking to Hong Kong, and due to the compact size of Macau, any of the Casinos can be reached by a 5 minute taxi ride. We walked to the main casino area of the north island (Grand Lisboa) in about 15 minutes, and the beautiful historic town centre is a further 10 minutes stroll.

The hotel is fairly priced with particular good value room service options and really tasty Portuguese egg tarts in the lobby. However the casino is worth missing as it just resembles a converted conference room with little atmosphere. There really are many much better places to lose a few chips in Macau!