Ever since the completion of the Rosewood and Banyan Tree, this resort has always needed to either:
A) Reduce rates by 50% or
B) Totally rebuild the place so that every room has a private plunge pool and also expand the size of that tiny thing they call a main pool by like 5X.
Obviously, B is impossible at this point and while A is possible, I can't imagine that the Mandarin group would agree to it. So, despite what is being said on the Mandarin website, it will clearly reopen as another (lesser) brand.
I don't understand why anyone would elect to go to the MO when they can go to the BT or Rosewood for about the same amount of money. No wonder the average occupancy rate of the place was under 20%.
Who knows, maybe it'll become an extension of that horrible Fairmont next door.