Mandarin Oriental to Open in Spain’s Marbella

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group will manage a resort and branded Residences at Mandarin Oriental currently under development in the enclave of Marbella, which will open in 2010. The group has now announced two hotels in Spain, and has a total portfolio of nine properties open or under development in Europe and North Africa.

Mandarin Oriental, Marbella will be located within a protected environmental area, with views of the Mediterranean, the Rock of Gibraltar and the Moroccan coastline. This 153-room property is a short drive from the Marbella downtown area and the resort of Puerto Banus.

The development will include 19 villas and 61 residential apartments which will be branded and managed as Residences at Mandarin Oriental. The hotel’s guestrooms and suites will include a presidential suite, a number of villas and duplex villa suites, all with private gardens, terraces and plunge pools.

The hotel will have seven restaurants and bars with expansive views of the surrounding region. Dining options will include a signature restaurant, all day dining venue, a MO Bar, a lobby lounge, a contemplative library lounge, an al fresco poolside grill and a signature Mandarin Oriental Cake Shop.

In keeping with the group’s spa concepts, the property will also offer The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Marbella, featuring 11 private treatment rooms, relaxation areas, significant water and heat therapies as well as a fitness centre and a swimming pool.

Other leisure facilities include a private beach club for the exclusive use of Mandarin Oriental guests, and full golfing facilities at one of the neighboring golf courses. A self-contained and state-of-the-art ‘meeting complex’ will include a grand ballroom that can accommodate 250 people and a selection of smaller function. In addition, there will be two well equipped boardrooms.