Mandarin Oriental
The brand-new Mandarin Oriental teeters high above Columbus Circle between the 35th and 54th floors of the Time Warner Center affords unparalleled views over Central Park and the towering skyscrapers of New York.
Mandarin Oriental, an oasis of urban calm
The Big Apple is a churning cauldron of ethnic and cultural diversity, a city of extremes. On the other hand, the Mandarin Oriental is an oasis of urban calm. Its bedrooms and suites are designed in a sophisticated and glamorous oriental style, credit for which must go to designer Tony Chi (of ultra-chic Mobar fame). The 207 metre-square Presidential Suite is the Mandarin's crowning glory - and, incidentally, reputed to be the most expensive suite in the entire United States.
The suite Spa, ultimate destination
The Mandarin Spa Suite is the ultimate destination for those who wish to flee the stress of urban life. Nothing could be farther from the madding crowd. And nothing is calculated to put a guest more at ease than the Spa's "Time Rituals", personalised treatments that encompass all the senses. Bamboo floors, natural stone, therapeutic colours, Chinese furnishings and Japanese rice paper complement the Mandarin Oriental's overall architectonic and interior design features and immediately induce a sense of harmony and peace.
A different feeling...
The time-honoured rituals involves a plant-extract massage accompanied by Tibetan chimes to cleanse and purify mind and body, followed by a comprehensive assault on the five senses using essential oils, chromotherapy, infusions, soft chanting and pain-free exfoliation. The entire treatment lasts about one and a half hour, after which the guest feels at peace with the world and, in some strange way, different.
Outside, the New York nightlife beckons and the eye is inexorably drawn to the thousand and one stars that symbolise the pulsating energy of this vibrant city.
The Big Apple is a churning cauldron of ethnic and cultural diversity, a city of extremes. On the other hand, the Mandarin Oriental is an oasis of urban calm. Its bedrooms and suites are designed in a sophisticated and glamorous oriental style, credit for which must go to designer Tony Chi (of ultra-chic Mobar fame). The 207 metre-square Presidential Suite is the Mandarin's crowning glory - and, incidentally, reputed to be the most expensive suite in the entire United States.
The suite Spa, ultimate destination
The Mandarin Spa Suite is the ultimate destination for those who wish to flee the stress of urban life. Nothing could be farther from the madding crowd. And nothing is calculated to put a guest more at ease than the Spa's "Time Rituals", personalised treatments that encompass all the senses. Bamboo floors, natural stone, therapeutic colours, Chinese furnishings and Japanese rice paper complement the Mandarin Oriental's overall architectonic and interior design features and immediately induce a sense of harmony and peace.
A different feeling...
The time-honoured rituals involves a plant-extract massage accompanied by Tibetan chimes to cleanse and purify mind and body, followed by a comprehensive assault on the five senses using essential oils, chromotherapy, infusions, soft chanting and pain-free exfoliation. The entire treatment lasts about one and a half hour, after which the guest feels at peace with the world and, in some strange way, different.
Outside, the New York nightlife beckons and the eye is inexorably drawn to the thousand and one stars that symbolise the pulsating energy of this vibrant city.
Janvier 2009
