Just as Hong Kong has the Mandarin Oriental and The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, so London now has two MO hotels, becoming only the second city with that distinction. The new-build Mandarin Oriental Mayfair opened on June 3, complementing the luxury group’s grande dame in the British capital, the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park. “Both The Landmark and Mandarin Oriental Mayfair offer a more intimate, boutique style of hotel to their sister properties, with a more contemporary design,” says general manager Susanne Hatje.
Hatje believes the hotel will attract a similar clientele to The Landmark, of which she was the launch general manager in 2009. “From her experience launching The Landmark, Susanne understands well how the Mandarin Oriental brand can be translated from glamorous heritage to intimate and modern,” Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group’s chief operating officer, Christoph Mares, said. Hatje points out that while the two Hong Kong hotels are both in Central, this latest property takes the Mandarin Oriental into another district of London.
The Mayfair hotel sits on Hanover Square, 1.5km (1 mile) from its sister, around the corner from Bond Street with its designer fashion boutiques, and Savile Row, renowned for its tailors, and with many art galleries within walking distance. “We anticipate attracting a slightly younger demographic than at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park who desire to be in the heart of the city, close to art, culture and design,” says the group�.
