HONGDE PHOTOGRAPHY © HONGDE PHOTOGRAPHY © SIX SENSES THE SMART GUIDE CAPITAL GAINS From top: a balcony of a suite at Six Senses Rome; “yukhoe” (a raw meat dish) at Mandarin Oriental Mayfair, London Richard Rogers. Located in Knightsbridge, the 60-room property will be outfitted by a roll call of prestigious designers – including Alexandra Champalimaud, André Fu, Pierre Yves Rochon, Rémi Tessier, and Patricia Urquiola – and will be home to a restaurant by Jean-Georges Vongerichten and a subterranean spa and pool. Elsewhere, the city’s prominence has been raised a notch further with the debut of some exciting luxury brands from The Peninsula (peninsula. com) to Raffles (raffles.com). The former is perched in prime location on Hyde Park Corner in the heart of Belgravia. Designed by British firm Hopkins Architects, the 190- room newly built hotel takes luxury to the next level with a host of exciting collaborations that includes interiors by architect Peter Marino, staff uniforms by fashion designer Jenny Packham, a bespoke fragrance for the hotel’s inroom bath products by Timothy Han, and a rooftop restaurant overseen by Michelin-starred chef Claude Bosi. The muchanticipated Raffles at The OWO will also finally open its doors. A project many years in the making, the 120 -room hotel occupies the landmark Grade II* listed former Old War Office on Whitehall. Alongside 85 Raffles branded residences, there will be no less than 12 restaurants and bars and a sprawling spa with an indoor pool. Another new international brand to debut in the city, Six Senses (sixsenses.com) will launch in the former Whiteleys department store in Bayswater with 110 rooms and 14 branded residences alongside a host of facilities including, of course, an expansive wellness offering. Soho, meanwhile, will welcome Broadwick Soho (broadwicksoho.com), an eclectic residential-style 57-room bolthole designed by Martin Brudnizki to also include a cosy Sicilian-inspired restaurant and a wraparound rooftop bar and terrace. Over in Mayfair, Mandarin Oriental (mandarinoriental.com) will open its second outpost in the city on Hanover Square with 50 rooms and 80 residences – the most exclusive private homes in the city – which will all have access to the hotel’s facilities including a fitness and wellness centre and an indoor pool. Also in Mayfair, 1 Hotels (1hotels.com) will debut its UK flagship property overlooking Green Park. Featuring 181 rooms, the hotel’s sustainability ethos will weave its way throughout, from its design that uses natural materials from Britain and Ireland, to a restaurant helmed by Michelinstar chef Tom Sellers, which will use seasonal and locally sourced organic ingredients. ITALIAN ICONS Home to some of the world’s most incredible architecture and works of art, not to mention its gastronomy, it’s no surprise that Italy is a bucket-list European destination, with millions of tourists visiting each year. Boosting the country’s already thriving hotel scene – which includes icons such as Il San Pietro di Positano, Lake Como’s Grand Hotel Tremezzo, and Hotel Il Pellicano – is a slew 20 NetJets
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