Mandarin Oriental, Miami
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Mandarin Oriental, Miami is a hotel located on Brickell Key
in Miami, Florida
, overlooking Biscayne Bay
. The 326-room waterfront hotel opened in November 2000 and is managed by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. In addition to the 295 guestrooms and 31 suites, the hotel operates the restaurants Azul and Café Sambal, the Lobby Lounge and M-Bar. Additional hotel features include a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star spa, private beach, sushi and pool bar, and events facilities.
, a 44 acre (17.8 ha), man-made island, looking onto Biscayne Bay. The island was built in 1943 and today is home to numerous commercial and residential buildings. Due to the lack of natural beach along the island’s edge, Mandarin Oriental, Miami brought in 260 tons of white sand from Lake Welles in Orlando
to build the hotel’s private beach.
in Florida. The facility spans 15000 square feet (1,393.5 m²) across three floors of the hotel and contains 17 treatment rooms, six of which are VIP suites with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Biscayne Bay. The spa offers a range of treatments from massages to Traditional Chinese Medicine
Signature therapies. In addition to the treatments, the spa offers Pilates
, yoga
, T'ai chi, Qigong
and belly dancing classes as well.
Brickell Key
Brickell Key is a man-made island of the mainland Brickell neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. Also called Claughton Island, the neighborhood is just east of Downtown Miami and the Miami River.-History:...
in Miami, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, overlooking Biscayne Bay
Biscayne Bay
Biscayne Bay is a lagoon that is approximately 35 miles long and up to 8 miles wide located on the Atlantic coast of South Florida, United States. It is usually divided for purposes of discussion and analysis into three parts: North Bay, Central Bay, and South Bay. Its area is...
. The 326-room waterfront hotel opened in November 2000 and is managed by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. In addition to the 295 guestrooms and 31 suites, the hotel operates the restaurants Azul and Café Sambal, the Lobby Lounge and M-Bar. Additional hotel features include a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star spa, private beach, sushi and pool bar, and events facilities.
Location
Mandarin Oriental, Miami is located on the southern tip of Brickell KeyBrickell Key
Brickell Key is a man-made island of the mainland Brickell neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. Also called Claughton Island, the neighborhood is just east of Downtown Miami and the Miami River.-History:...
, a 44 acre (17.8 ha), man-made island, looking onto Biscayne Bay. The island was built in 1943 and today is home to numerous commercial and residential buildings. Due to the lack of natural beach along the island’s edge, Mandarin Oriental, Miami brought in 260 tons of white sand from Lake Welles in Orlando
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
to build the hotel’s private beach.
The hotel
The hotel contains 295 guestrooms and 31 suites with balconies and terraces overlooking Biscayne Bay, the Atlantic Ocean and Miami skyline. In addition to the 326 guestrooms, the hotel operates two restaurants, a bar and lounge, as well as a Five-Star spa, private beach, sushi and pool bar, and 15000 sq ft (1,393.5 m) of events facilities.The Spa
The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Miami is the only Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star spaSpa
The term spa is associated with water treatment which is also known as balneotherapy. Spa towns or spa resorts typically offer various health treatments. The belief in the curative powers of mineral waters goes back to prehistoric times. Such practices have been popular worldwide, but are...
in Florida. The facility spans 15000 square feet (1,393.5 m²) across three floors of the hotel and contains 17 treatment rooms, six of which are VIP suites with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Biscayne Bay. The spa offers a range of treatments from massages to Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of medicine practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage , exercise , and dietary therapy...
Signature therapies. In addition to the treatments, the spa offers Pilates
Pilates
Pilates is a physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates in Germany, the UK and the USA. As of 2005, there were 11 million people practicing the discipline regularly and 14,000 instructors in the United States....
, yoga
Yoga
Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India. The goal of yoga, or of the person practicing yoga, is the attainment of a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility while meditating on Supersoul...
, T'ai chi, Qigong
Qigong
Qigong or chi kung is a practice of aligning breath, movement, and awareness for exercise, healing, and meditation...
and belly dancing classes as well.
Restaurants and bars
- Azul: the hotel’s signature restaurant serves international cuisine with Asian influences overlooking Biscayne Bay
- Café Sambal: all-day dining restaurant with waterfront terrace offers modern Asian cuisine and sushi bar
- M-Bar: martini and champagne bar with a menu of over 250 martinis
Additional services and facilities
- Oasis Beach Club: a 20000 square feet (1,858.1 m²) private white sand beach overlooking Biscayne Bay with day beds, an infinity-edge swimming pool and jacuzzi, spa cabanas and sushi & pool bar
- Meeting & event space: 15000 square feet (1,393.5 m²) of conference and banquet space, with multiple meeting rooms and a 7900 square feet (733.9 m²) ballroom
- Shanghai Tang: located at the lobby level is a retail outlet of Shanghai TangShanghai TangShanghai Tang is an international clothing chain company, founded in 1994 by Hong Kong businessman David Tang Wing Cheung and now controlled by Richemont.David Tang claimed that Shanghai Tang is a Chinese label that set out to rejuvenate Chinese fashion...
, the international clothing and accessory company
Awards
- The only spa in Florida to receive the Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Award for 2010 (Forbes Travel Guide 2010)
- Conde Nast Traveler’s 2010 “Gold List” of World’s Best Places to Stay (Condé Nast TravelerCondé Nast TravelerCondé Nast Traveler is a US magazine published by Condé Nast. It has its origins in a mailing sent out by the Diners Club club beginning in 1953, listing locations that would take the card. It began taking advertising in 1955. In order to attract more advertisers, it became a full-fledged magazine,...
Gold List, January 2010) - World’s Best Business Hotels in Miami (Travel + LeisureTravel + LeisureTravel + Leisure is a travel magazine based in New York City, New York. Published 12 times a year, it has 4.8 million readers, according to its corporate media kit. It is put out by American Express Publishing Corporation, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Express Company led by...
Guide to The World’s Best Hotels, January 2009) - No. 9 in Top 10 US Hotels, No. 13 in Top 20 US Business Hotels, No. 5 in Top 10 US Spas (Reader’s Choice Platinum List, Celebrated Living, Summer 2009)
- The Spa recognized as No. 4 in The Americas & No. 15 in The World’s Top 25 (Readers’ Spa Awards 2009, Condé Nast Traveller UK Spa Awards, February 2009)
- Azul restaurant selected No. 1 Mediterranean cuisine in Miami/South Florida, No. 1 in Brickell Key and Downtown Area, No. 1 Trendy Destination (Zagat SurveyZagat SurveyZagat Survey was established by Tim and Nina Zagat in 1979 as a way to collect and correlate the ratings of restaurants by diners. For their first guide, covering New York City, the Zagats surveyed their friends. As of 2005, the Zagat Survey included 70 cities, with reviews based on the input of...
, 2009) - “Best Wine Service” award for Azul restaurant in the magazine’s special Restaurant issue (Miami Magazine, August 2009)
- No. 1 Best Urban Hotel, No. 1 Best Hotel Spa, No. 1 Best Hotel Restaurant for Azul, No. 1 Best Asian for Café Sambal, No. 2 Best Romantic Getaway, No. 2 Most Romantic Restaurant for Azul (Readers’ Choice South Florida’s Finest survey – Best of South Florida, Miami Herald, May 17, 2009)
Trivia
- Brickell KeyBrickell KeyBrickell Key is a man-made island of the mainland Brickell neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. Also called Claughton Island, the neighborhood is just east of Downtown Miami and the Miami River.-History:...
, also known as Claughton Island, is a man-made, 44 acre (17.8 ha) island in Biscayne BayBiscayne BayBiscayne Bay is a lagoon that is approximately 35 miles long and up to 8 miles wide located on the Atlantic coast of South Florida, United States. It is usually divided for purposes of discussion and analysis into three parts: North Bay, Central Bay, and South Bay. Its area is...
built in 1943 - 260 tons of sand was hauled down from Lake Welles in OrlandoOrlando, FloridaOrlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
to build the hotel’s private beach - The hotel’s curved architecture reflects Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group’s signature fan logo
- The hotel’s unique fan depicts a Chinese social gathering with an azul blue background and ivory sticks (Circa 19th Century)
- The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Miami is the only spa in Florida and one of 13 spas in the United States to have been awarded the Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Award
- Azul restaurant serves one of the few HennessyHennessyJas Hennessy & Co., or more simply Hennessy, is a world-leading cognac house with headquarters in Cognac, France. Today, the company of Jas Hennessy & Co...
Timeless Cognacs produced in 1998, which sells for USD 450 a shot
See also
- Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
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- Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok
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