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#1036
Updates:
New in Helsinki: Hotel St. George by Kämp Collection Hotels
Please see:
http://www.luxurytraveladvisor.com/h...lection-hotels
and...
Oetker Collection’s New Sao Paulo Hotel to Open Doors in May [2017]
Please see:
http://www.luxurytraveladvisor.com/h...open-doors-may
It's good to know.
Cheers & Safe Travels. ^
New in Helsinki: Hotel St. George by Kämp Collection Hotels
Please see:
http://www.luxurytraveladvisor.com/h...lection-hotels
and...
Oetker Collection’s New Sao Paulo Hotel to Open Doors in May [2017]
Please see:
http://www.luxurytraveladvisor.com/h...open-doors-may
It's good to know.
Cheers & Safe Travels. ^
#1037
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hotelsmag.com/Industry/News/Details/70711
elusive indeed, thankfully there is this forum !
I have been chief editor at HOTELS for more than 22 of the 50 years we have celebrated throughout this year.
...at the end of the day it always comes back to hiring the right people to deliver intuitive service. It will remain elusive and the holy grail of success. Service should remain king; if not, heaven help us all.
...at the end of the day it always comes back to hiring the right people to deliver intuitive service. It will remain elusive and the holy grail of success. Service should remain king; if not, heaven help us all.
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Jan 29, 2017 at 9:58 am
#1038
Landmark Mandarin Oriental launches The Apartment Suite
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https://www.businesstraveller.com/ac...artment-suite/
Cheers & Safe Travels. ^
The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong has unveiled the first of two new suite offerings it plans to introduce in 2017.
Located on the top floor and designed in the style of a luxury apartment, The Apartment Suite comprises 139 sqm of accommodation space created by Hong Kong architect Joyce Wong.
Located on the top floor and designed in the style of a luxury apartment, The Apartment Suite comprises 139 sqm of accommodation space created by Hong Kong architect Joyce Wong.
https://www.businesstraveller.com/ac...artment-suite/
Cheers & Safe Travels. ^
#1039
Mandarin Oriental to open new Honolulu hotel
Please see:
http://www.hotelmanagement.net/devel...honolulu-hotel
Cheers & Safe Travels. ^
Hong Kong-based Mandarian Oriental Hotel Group is coming back to Hawaii as part of a partnership with Salem Partners, a Los Angeles-based investment bank and wealth management firm. The two companies will open a 36-story mixed-use tower across from Honolulu's Hawaii Convention Center in early 2020.
The 232-unit Manaolana Place project will include 125 hotel rooms and 107 residences. The 400-foot-high mixed-use project will be located near a new rail transit station in Honolulu.
When it opens, this hotel will be the first hotel under the Mandarin Oriental brand in Hawaii since 2006, when The Kahala Hotel & Resort was rebranded as an independent property.
The 232-unit Manaolana Place project will include 125 hotel rooms and 107 residences. The 400-foot-high mixed-use project will be located near a new rail transit station in Honolulu.
When it opens, this hotel will be the first hotel under the Mandarin Oriental brand in Hawaii since 2006, when The Kahala Hotel & Resort was rebranded as an independent property.
http://www.hotelmanagement.net/devel...honolulu-hotel
Cheers & Safe Travels. ^
#1040
Join Date: Nov 2007
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Mandarin Oriental to open new Honolulu hotel
Please see:
http://www.hotelmanagement.net/devel...honolulu-hotel
Cheers & Safe Travels. ^
Please see:
http://www.hotelmanagement.net/devel...honolulu-hotel
Cheers & Safe Travels. ^
#1043
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new RC and MO HNL are not located on beach
optimistic timing considering current photo? (hotel/villas at bottom)
as i suspected, reuters more accurate than most articles >
reuters.com/article/lvmh-meraas-dubai-idUSL8N0XO35U20150427
(even if they do not include any other of the many bvlgari dubai residences in hotel inventory)
as i suspected, reuters more accurate than most articles >
reuters.com/article/lvmh-meraas-dubai-idUSL8N0XO35U20150427
said Ursini, adding the hotel's 20 beachside villas will help average room rates become "by far the highest in the market".
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Feb 27, 2017 at 12:34 pm
#1044
Join Date: Nov 2007
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How far away are they? Is this a big deal for these two hotels? Sounds like they're geared for the business travelers than the leisure travelers.
Is Rosewood still opening in Baha Mar now?
Is Rosewood still opening in Baha Mar now?
Last edited by Shangri-La; Feb 26, 2017 at 2:32 pm
#1045
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Europe
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Curious if Bulgari Dubai will be able to sustain these rates in the long run. Their Bali resort started promising but is nowhere near competition these days. For design and service reasons, mostly. Bulgari seems to excel in cities, their concept is not very suitable for resort environments. Wonder how they will market the Dubai property. Who owns Bulgari Dubai?
The worst thing about Bulgari is its proximity to FS Dubai, which now has not much sea view left. I wonder about noise from Jumeirah Bay Island and its restaurants there as well, could be an issue. Undoubtedly FS is in the middle of everything now more than ever before, but not really a calm resort.
The worst thing about Bulgari is its proximity to FS Dubai, which now has not much sea view left. I wonder about noise from Jumeirah Bay Island and its restaurants there as well, could be an issue. Undoubtedly FS is in the middle of everything now more than ever before, but not really a calm resort.
#1046
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bvlgari is 16.5% villas (nothing similar in dubai) with only 101 additional rooms & suites. hypothetically if the bvlgari villas were $9K, they would match burj al arab's low season maximum average, by themselves (the 20 villas), without the 101 rooms & suites
bvlgari bali never well regarded here, nor original milan
pretty well regarded london is a franchise (could be why)
new RC HNL (hotel) is 100% residences, building 2nd tower
halekulani tiny beach https://www.bing.com/maps?osid=29c8f...=2&form=S00027
interesting that owner of rosewood corporate acquired baha mar development
1000-room casino GH + 700-room GH (total 1800 rooms now)
300-room SLS (potentially starwood/marriott?)
200-room Rosewood
tribune242.com/news/2017/jan/24/baha-mar-finishes-grand-hyatt-deal/
bummer, FS NY got rid of 2 studio suites on 50th floor (had floor to ceiling windows)
combined 2 of them plus 6 tower rooms on that floor into a new 3BR 4,300ft2 suite
good news - FS anguilla and hoi an rates havent gotten crazy yet (beachfront villas)
bvlgari bali never well regarded here, nor original milan
pretty well regarded london is a franchise (could be why)
new RC HNL (hotel) is 100% residences, building 2nd tower
halekulani tiny beach https://www.bing.com/maps?osid=29c8f...=2&form=S00027
interesting that owner of rosewood corporate acquired baha mar development
1000-room casino GH + 700-room GH (total 1800 rooms now)
300-room SLS (potentially starwood/marriott?)
200-room Rosewood
tribune242.com/news/2017/jan/24/baha-mar-finishes-grand-hyatt-deal/
He confirmed that Rosewood, which is owned by CTFE, and SLS Lux remained as Baha Mar’s other two operator brands, with their properties expected to open in December 2017.
combined 2 of them plus 6 tower rooms on that floor into a new 3BR 4,300ft2 suite
good news - FS anguilla and hoi an rates havent gotten crazy yet (beachfront villas)
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Mar 21, 2017 at 9:12 pm
#1049
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#1050
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Gallivanter's reporting on Twitter now legendary GM Amanda Hyndman leaving MO Bangkok and retiring to Scotland. Speechless. Khun Kurt made The Oriental what it is today, La Grande Dame, but out of all GMs Amanda Hyndman perfected it and brought it into 21st century. She arrived with standards slipping after Jan Goessing's cost cutting galore and fixed every single problem. Hats off! Needless to say the property as it is now is in its prime, who will follow? It will be an achievement for the new GM coming in to even uphold the status quo.