Mandarin Oriental coming to Milan in 2010
Oct 9, 2007, 11:00 am
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Mandarin Oriental coming to Milan in 2010
Here's the link to the press release:
http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher...51380&start=49
Also listed here:
http://www.mandarinoriental.com/hotel/520000016.asp
http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher...51380&start=49
Also listed here:
http://www.mandarinoriental.com/hotel/520000016.asp
Last edited by christianj; Oct 9, 2007 at 11:17 am
Oct 9, 2007, 11:18 am
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I heard about this - and like the size - 104 rooms. It sounds a bit Four Seasonsish as the three 19th century buildings are set around a courtyard. The big sell will be the spa. Nice location on Via Monte di Pieta!
Oct 9, 2007, 12:06 pm
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interesting news 
i hope some of their properties with condo residences have rental programs.
looking forward to seeing the pricing on Sanya too.
i hope some of their properties with condo residences have rental programs.
looking forward to seeing the pricing on Sanya too.
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Oct 9, 2007 at 12:13 pm
Jan 26, 2011, 2:25 pm
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Does anyone have any info on this property? I found something about it opening this year in this article (dated June 2010) about restaurants. Article also lists MO Milan as opening 2011.
The market research we have done for the Milan hotel, which is due to open next year, overwhelmingly tells us that visitors go to Italy to eat Italian food and Italians themselves like to eat Italian food. So you can be certain that the food we'll be serving at the Mandarin Oriental Milan will be Italian.
Jan 26, 2011, 4:30 pm
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I visited Milan in november and last I heard from experts in Milan was that the owner of Mandarin is the same as for the upcoming W and Intercontinental and they were all being build at the same time!!! Financial crisis hit hard and now only Mandarin is being build and the others on a slower phase...
Opening end of 2011...
Opening end of 2011...
Jan 26, 2011, 5:25 pm
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Does anyone have any info on this property? I found something about it opening this year in this article (dated June 2010) about restaurants. Article also lists MO Milan as opening 2011.
Jan 26, 2011, 5:44 pm
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Jan 26, 2011, 6:49 pm
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I do find it interesting that the MO Boston's restaurant, Asana, went from an Asian-inspired cuisine to a New England-focused menu when chef Nicolas Boutin left for the Conrad Maldives property and appointed the new chef.
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Jan 27, 2011, 8:43 am
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Jan 27, 2011, 8:45 am
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Yes- MO doesn't have a real presence in Europe at the moment- also interesting to see how the Shangri-La pans out for the same reason. It is quite difficult to beat the FS Paris- also the FS Milano has excellent service so in either city it is going to be a very tough game.
Jan 27, 2011, 1:18 pm
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I think they MO will put up a good fight in both markets. The winners are the consumers with more options and competition. Is the MO still going into Moscow?
Yes- MO doesn't have a real presence in Europe at the moment- also interesting to see how the Shangri-La pans out for the same reason. It is quite difficult to beat the FS Paris- also the FS Milano has excellent service so in either city it is going to be a very tough game.
Jan 27, 2011, 7:56 pm
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Jan 28, 2011, 6:37 am
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Can we hope these new hotels result in price war, so there won't be absurd 500 EUR/night prices like in Park Hyatt Milan and Paris now?
Jan 28, 2011, 6:40 am
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We can hope- however I would say very highly unlikely. And still- at peak times like fashion week/trade fair/etc (which there are a lot of)- the hotels will comfortably be at full rack rates and also most likely full.