Mandarin Oriental to
Open Luxury Resort and
Residences in Costa Rica
Mandarin Oriental Hotel
Group last week
announced that it will
manage a new luxurious
beach resort and branded
Residences at Playa
Manzanillo, in
Guanacaste, on Costa
Rica’s northern Pacific
coast.
The 130-room resort will
open in 2009.
For Mandarin Oriental,
Costa Rica will be the
cornerstone of an
exclusive 538-acre gated
golf and residential
development, Rancho
Manzanillo, which will
feature branded Mandarin
Oriental residences,
beach and golf villas,
and exclusive private
homes.
The stunning retreat
will offer an array of
leisure activities, from
the 18-hole Fred Couples
Signature Championship
golf course, to exotic
wildlife viewing from
the property’s 200 acres
of protected tropical
dry forest, home to some
of world’s most diverse
flora and fauna.
The resort’s natural
beach, lined with
coconut palms, will also
provide the perfect
backdrop for active
watersports or total
relaxation.
Mandarin Oriental Costa
Rica will be built on a
spectacular coastal
ridge, nearly 60 meters
above sea level, with
inland views of the
tropical forest jungle
and stunning bay views
across the azure waters
of the bay at Papagayo
and the Pacific Ocean.
The guestrooms and
suites will be amongst
the largest in the
region, each designed
with exquisite
interiors, using native
exotic woods and stone,
and incorporating
seamless technology and
superior entertainment
systems.
Among the hotel’s
speciality suites are
“Tree House Suites,”
designed apart from the
hotel main building, and
set below selected
trees, affording a
one-of-a-kind
accommodation experience
amidst the gentle canopy
of the region’s famous
Guanacaste trees.
Guests will be presented
with a wide choice of
contemporary dining
experiences, from three
exceptional restaurants,
a lounge and three bars.
The bay side beach club
restaurant, pool bar and
grill will command
spectacular views over
the water. Banquet and
conference facilities
will also be ideally
suited for intimate
meetings and private
functions.
The comprehensive
20,000-square-foot spa
will feature 14
state-of-the-art
treatment rooms offering
holistic rejuvenation
and relaxation in a
pristine natural
setting. Incorporating
the most comprehensive
range of holistic
wellness treatments in
Costa Rica, The Spa at
Mandarin Oriental will
feature life-enhancing
signature programmes
that are exclusive to
the Group as well as
traditional water and
heat therapies. A
sophisticated fitness
centre, tennis courts
and a series of
multi-level outdoor
swimming pools will also
be available. The golf
pro-shop on property
will provide all the
equipment required for
play on the Championship
golf course.
The overall Rancho
Manzanillo project is
owned by by Corporacion
Domaro, S.A. and
Inversiones Costa Azul
del Pacifico, S.A. and
is being developed by
T.F. Stone Companies of
Dallas. The Dallas-based
firm HKS, Inc. has been
appointed as architects
for the resort, and SWA
Architects of Dallas
will create the
landscape design. The
international firm
Wilson & Associates is
developing the hotel’s
interior design. Hotel
development services
will be provided by
Global Resort
Development, Inc. also
of Dallas.
“We are delighted to be
bringing Mandarin
Oriental’s legendary
hospitality to one of
the world’s most
naturally beautiful
destinations. We look
forward to creating
Costa Rica’s most
luxurious retreat that
will fit harmoniously
into the environment and
offer guests an
unparalleled leisure
experience,” said
Edouard Ettedgui, Group
Chief Executive of
Mandarin Oriental.
“We are very pleased to
be working with Mandarin
Oriental on the
development of this
prestigious project,”
said Tommy F. Stone, a
principal of Corporacion
Domaro, S.A. and its
development partner.
"When Mandarin Oriental
opens its doors at
Rancho Manzanillo in
late 2009, this
exclusive resort will
become the premier
leisure destination in
Latin America,” Stone
concluded.
Mandarin Oriental Costa
Rica is a 25 minute
drive from the Daniel
Oduber
International Airport (LIR)
in Liberia. The airport
receives flights from
around the world, from
key gateway cities such
as London, Toronto, Los
Angeles, Atlanta, Miami,
Dallas and Houston. The
property is also
accessible by yacht.
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