New Places & Additional European Expansions
The Mandarin Oriental Lodge Group has confirmed plans for a brand new resort in Rome, Italy. The luxurious property is scheduled to open in 2026 within the coronary heart of Rome. The resort will probably be housed in ten Nineteenth-century villas, surrounded by lush landscaped gardens, steps away from town’s main sights and archaeological websites. Providing serene views of the gardens or town’s landmarks, the villas will accommodate 108 guestrooms and suites with interiors curated by award-winning French design duo Gilles & Boissier who’ve beforehand labored on Baccarat Lodge in New York, Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid and The Lana Dubai.
Learn Extra: Mandarin Oriental Opens in Milan
The resort’s facilities will embody six eating places and bars together with Al fresco eating and The Mandarin Bar that will probably be situated on an expansive rooftop terrace, offering gorgeous views of town. Concerning the facet of wellness and leisure, The Spa at Mandarin Oriental will embody massive indoor and outside swimming pools nestled amidst the fantastically landscaped gardens. There may even be six therapy rooms, one VIP therapy suite, thermal rooms, and a devoted sundeck. The resort will probably be situated between lots of Rome’s cultural heritage websites and premium retail places together with Through Veneto, the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain, the Roman Discussion board, and the Piazza Navona.
Learn Extra: Martin Schnider on the Magic of the Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur
Roman Competitors
This can be a strategic transfer for the multinational hospitality and administration group, and strengthens its positioning in Italy (and Europe) as a go-to journey vacation spot for bespoke experiences and luxurious lodging. The Rome-based resort extension will increase the Group’s Italian portfolio to 5; complementing its current properties in Milan and Lake Como, in addition to the latest bulletins of Cortina and Porto Cervo. The Mandarin Oriental, Rome will stand in opposition to Rome’s current prime luxurious accommodations which embody the Bvlgari Lodge Rome, the Lodge Eden Rome, Lodge de Russie (Rocco Forte) and the Lodge de la Ville. Luxurious accommodations which might be at present underneath development and scheduled for opening in Rome that might present additional competitors for the group embody the Corinthia Rome (2024), Rosewood Lodges (2025), 4 Seasons Lodge Rome (2027), Grand Lodge de la Minerve (Orient-Categorical) and Lodge Romeo.
The information comes as Mandarin Oriental opens a second resort in London and debuts its first property in Oman. In June 2024 alone, the Mandarin Oriental celebrated the opening of Mandarin Oriental Mayfair, London on Hanover Sq. whereas in Oman’s Shatti Al-Qurum, The Mandarin Oriental, Muscat welcomed friends to its newest property within the coronary heart of town. The Mandarin Oriental, Muscat has 103 visitor rooms and 47 suites and as reported by BusinessTraveller, the inside furnishings utilised regionally sourced, pure supplies together with Desert Rose marble and Ashwood, alongside different parts impressed by Omani landscapes and tradition, together with a “Kuma”-inspired mattress backboard usual to resemble the normal Omani hat and brass lanterns impressed by the “Khanjar”, Omani daggers. Mandarin Oriental Mayfair, London then again sees 50 guestrooms and suites, 77 personal residences, Chef Akira Again’s debut London restaurant, two bars, and a spa.
Sustainability Innovation
In a transfer in direction of optimistic sustainability initiatives, the Mandarin Oriental has set itself the objective of decreasing meals waste at its accommodations by 50 p.c by 2030. In accordance with stories from Journey Information Asia, the Mandarin Oriental has put ahead plans to put in “Winnow’s meals waste know-how” throughout all its accommodations by the top of 2025. In a primary for the corporate, the report states that 4 of the group’s accommodations have been testing the know-how — Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong; Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London; Mandarin Oriental, Miami; and Mandarin Oriental Jumeirah, Dubai. The end result has seen a median discount in meals waste of 36 p.c (or 66 tonnes) and an annualised web financial savings of USD 207,000 and a discount of 289 tonnes in CO2 emissions.
Designed to require minimal interplay, the Winnow system consists of a digicam, a sensible scale and a pill. The digicam, that includes laptop imaginative and prescient educated to establish over 600 meals objects, routinely identifies waste as it’s thrown away. The load and price of the meals discarded is then immediately calculated and displayed. The Winnow know-how carried out in Mandarin Oriental’s kitchens allows workers to seamlessly observe precisely what wastage happens all through their manufacturing stream within the hopes of enabling kitchens to save lots of between two to eight p.c on meals prices.
With a lift in its “inexperienced” credentials and a number of plans for growth that spotlight a various geopolitical portfolio, the Mandarin Oriental Group is properly on its technique to cementing its place as a world contender within the luxurious resort business.
For extra on the most recent in luxurious resort reads, click on right here.