Monday, September 29, 2008

Mandarin Oriental

Observations:
  • grilling on the roof deck sounds awesome.
  • isn't the name Mandarin Oriental redundant?
Back Bay's tower of wealth -- Luxury Mandarin to open next week
  • When the Mandarin Oriental, Boston, a $300 million luxury hotel and residential complex, opens next week, the city will see an overt expression of wealth like it's never seen before.
  • Each unit, each floor, is unique, requiring massive amounts of steel to support the 12-foot ceilings and expansive rooms unsullied by beams and pillars. Twelve units are connected to private roof decks via personal elevators. There, owners can order from the hotel's room service steaks or seafood prepared for grilling, and have housekeeping clean it up when they're done.
  • And the owners? They include Robert Epstein, a managing partner of the Boston Celtics; Charles K. "Chad" Gifford, the former chief operating officer of FleetBoston Financial Corp and auto magnate Herb Chambers.

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