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Mandarin Oriental announces standalone Mansions-branded residences for Abu Dhabi

Mandarin Oriental has announced a standalone residence brand, Mansions, which will debut at Emirates Palace, Mandarin Oriental Mansions, Abu Dhabi, in 2029. The creation of a new residence brand marks the expansion of the group’s global portfolio of residence offerings, which until now have fallen under the Mandarin Oriental Residences brand. Laurent Kleitman, group chief executive of Mandarin Oriental, said: “Abu Dhabi continues to distinguish itself internationally through the depth of its cultural identity, the quality of its hospitality, and
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Wellness care hospital opens in Vilnius with innovative spa and hospitality concept

Lithuanian care operator Addere Care has launched a “wellness care hospital” in Vilnius. It's the company’s second Lithuanian site, following a hospital in Trakai, but the first to offer professional medical care in a spa resort environment. The new 4,400sq m facility has been developed within a reconstructed former hotel. It features 160 rooms and a day care centre that can accommodate up to 12 patients at a time. The site has treatment areas, communal spaces that resemble spa resort
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All-inclusive eco-wellness development Auko to open near Vietnam’s Son Doong caves

Auko, an all-inclusive development, is opening in Phong Nha in Vietnam in Q3 2026, with a series of 30 tented eco-lodges and wellness hospitality operations by Lumina Wellbeing. Van Phu Real Estate Development JSC owns the property, which is set along the Son River in the UNESCO-listed landscape of Phong Nha–Ke Bang National Park. The site borders the world’s largest cave system by volume (38.5 million cubic metres), the Son Doong caves.  Guests will be invited to switch off their
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Four Seasons’ Naples Beach Club opens 2,800sq m Sanctuary spa inspired by indigenous Calusa people

Naples Beach Club, a Four Seasons Resort, has opened a 2,800sq m spa called The Sanctuary, with the design and concept inspired by the Native American people that populated Florida’s Southwest coast – the Calusa. The spa, which is set across three levels, was created by Champalimaud Design and uses a layered palette of natural materials, soft textures and luminous light to echo Naples’ shoreline. The reception features a hand-painted tile mural created in collaboration with an artisan workshop in
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Orient Express Corinthian to host Ocean Rebirth wellness retreat in collaboration with Guerlain

Orient Express Sailing Yachts and beauty house Guerlain have announced that the newly launched luxury yacht, Orient Express Corinthian, will host a fourteen-day wellness retreat called Ocean Rebirth. Orient Express is part of Accor Group’s collection of luxury brands. In 2024, luxury goods conglomerate LVMH entered into a strategic partnership to grow the Orient Express brand. Accor and cruise liner developer Chantiers de l’Atlantique have since created sailing yachts Orient Express Corinthian and the upcoming Orient Express Olympian (due to
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MCR is planning a luxury hotel for London's BT Tower

Hotel owner-operator MCR Hotels is inviting the public to provide feedback on development plans for London’s iconic BT Tower as a luxury hotel and mixed use project. Public access to the tower – for the first time in 50 years – will also be part of the scheme. In February 2024, British telecommunications company BT Group sold the BT Tower for £275 million (US$347 million, €321.3 million) to MCR Hotels. MCR is a US-based hotel owner-operator with a US$50 billion
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The reception features a Karel Teige collage artwork

Tina Norden

Tina Norden

"We have created an approach which is playful, provocative but also functional"

Conran and Partners’ Tina Norden on playing with colour at Prague’s newly redesigned Hotel Maximilian
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The design of Little Pine was inspired by a “simple mid-century Scandinavian ski house”

Interview: Moby, musician and restaurateur

Moby believes public spaces 
should be designed to make 
people feel happy and comfortable

"Comfort is not always photogenic"

Architects must not forget the people who use their buildings
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Euphoria Retreat, Greece

Experience the euphoria retreat

"Come to Euphoria Retreat if you’re looking for a full health-boost, you’ll leave feeling completely rejuvenated"

Wellbeing Escapes and Well Home have partnered to bring you this special offer for the Euphoria Retreat in Greece
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The old PE department has been transformed into Spa Chanterelle

Interview: Bill Bensley

Bill Bensley's latest resort project is on the site of a former university

"In this very competitive world of hospitality design it’s paramount that everything we do is original"

The inspiration behind his new Vietnam resort
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The buildings are orientated so that they provide views but avoid direct sunlight for much of the day

Interview: Building in paradise

Project architect Humberto Plaza

"You can feel God here. When I first saw the site, it felt like heaven on earth. I fell instantly in love with it "

Designing an eco hotel for the Galapagos Islands that allowed the stunning natural surroundings to take centre stage while minimising its impact on the land presented its own unique set of challenges, Ecuadorian architect Humberto Plaza tells Kathryn Hudson
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One of Starck’s guestrooms

Interview: Lenny Kravitz & Philippe Starck

Kravitz and Starck worked on the project

"A cheeky interpretation of luxury hospitality"

Collaborate on the W Las Vegas
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Dragon’s Eye

Into the wild

The legend-inspired cabins popping up across Wales
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