First China Property Spearheads Rosewood Hotels &
Resorts' Asia Expansion
DALLAS, June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The 279-room Rosewood
Beijing will open Summer 2013 as the first China property for
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts(R), spearheading its ambitious Asia
expansion plans. The hotel will be located in the central business
Chaoyang District, opposite the iconic CCTV Tower.
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Designed by Melbourne-based Bar Studio, the ultra-luxury property
will represent a number of firsts for both Rosewood Hotels &
Resorts and Beijing.
"Guests will see A Sense of Place(R) -- our guiding philosophy to
reflect and celebrate each location's culture, history and
geography -- exquisitely expressed in Rosewood Beijing," says Radha
Arora, president, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts. "Contemporary and
warm, homelike and refined, energetic and serene -- all these
aspects will be incorporated into the hotel's design and
ethos."
The hotel will offer more landscaped outdoor space than any other
Beijing luxury hotel, with terraces, gardens and balconies
integrated into the design of many of the restaurants, spa,
recreational facilities, meeting and function areas. Bangkok-based
P Landscape, acclaimed for its resort landscaping, will apply the
same sensibilities in this urban hotel.
With their residential-style layouts and floorplans, guestrooms
will be designed to evoke sensations of luxury apartment living
and, at 538 square feet (50 square meters), they will be amongst
the largest in the city. The wide proportion of the rooms will
allow maximum window aspect, enhanced by window seats. Natural
finishes and textural overlays, spacious bathrooms and walk-in
closets, and non-traditional, residential components and
accessories with subtle Oriental overtones, will complete the
sophisticated, homelike surroundings.
Seven restaurants and lounges will serve authentic international
cuisines amidst innovative design style. For example, the Chinese
restaurant will feature a casual and contemporary lower floor
restaurant as well as nine private dining suites on the floor
above. The spacious dining suites -- up to 1,200 square feet (110
square meters) in size -- will be designed for exclusivity and
luxury, including dining area, separate lounge, cloak room, and
outdoor terrace.
The Rosewood Sense(R) spa brand, featuring treatments reflecting
the location's cultural and natural environment, will make its
first appearance in Asia and be accompanied by another Rosewood
first: five spa suites designed for overnight stays. Complementary
recreational facilities will include an indoor swimming pool, gym
and yoga studio.
An exclusive access lounge will be a spacious venue with an open
kitchen, free-standing bar, Internet corner, boardroom and outdoor
terrace.
Meeting and function space will total almost 33,000 square feet
(3,048 square meters.) This will include a pillar-less ballroom of
8,252 square feet (767 square meters) featuring an adjacent outdoor
garden for weddings and other special occasions.
The Pavilion -- residential-style meeting and function space --
will be a first for the group and debut a signature of all future
Asia Rosewood properties. Occupying the Rosewood Beijing annex, The
Pavilion will include two combinable areas for memorable events,
with dining spaces, bar, lounges and show kitchens -- all finished
and accessorized as in an elegant private home.
Mr. Marc Brugger has been appointed managing director of Rosewood
Beijing. A Swiss native who speaks five languages, Mr. Brugger
brings 20 years luxury hotel experience to his new
role.
Rosewood Beijing is the precursor to fast-paced Asia growth
targeted to add 10 properties in operation or in the pipeline in
the region to Rosewood's portfolio within five years.
Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Rosewood Hotels
& Resorts(R) manages one-of-a-kind luxury properties in the
world's most desired destinations. Rosewood properties embrace the
company's A Sense of Place(R) philosophy, reflecting the history,
architecture, scale and sensibilities of the destination. The
Rosewood collection includes some of the most legendary hotels and
resorts in the world, including Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek(R)
in Dallas, The Carlyle in New York, Rosewood Little Dix Bay on
Virgin Gorda, as well as contemporary classics such as Rosewood
Sand Hill(R) in California, Rosewood San Miguel de Allende(R) in
Mexico, and Rosewood Tucker's Point in Bermuda. Rosewood also
offers Sense(R) spa -- featuring treatments reflective of the
location's culture and natural environment -- available exclusively
at select properties. For more information, please visit
www.rosewoodhotels.com
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