Five Mandarin Oriental
<http://www.mandarinoriental.com> hotels were recently awarded the prestigious
2009 Forbes Five Star Spa Award out of only 13 hotels worldwide. Mandarin
Oriental hotels in New York, Miami and Hong Kong, who had been awarded in
previous years, were joined this year by The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong
Kong and Mandarin Oriental, Boston. In addition Mandarin Oriental Washington DC
was honoured as a Forbes Four Star Spa.
These awards are further confirmation that Mandarin Oriental spas are continuing
to set the bar in terms of design and service, and have been added to a growing
list of trophies that have been won throughout the year. In the US, Spa
Magazine's Silver Sage Awards for Best Spas 2009 went to Mandarin Oriental, New
York (for north and north east USA), Mandarin Oriental, Miami (for south and
south east USA), Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong (for the Far East) and Mandarin
Oriental, Bangkok (for south east Asia).
In addition, AsiaSpa Magazine recently honoured Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
with the Baccarat AsiaSpa Award for best therapist team and placed Mandarin
Oriental, Sanya as the Best New Spa of the Year for Asia. Mandarin Oriental
Hotel Group was also honoured for the fourth time as Best Wellness & Spa Group
in the Asia Pacific Crystal Awards that salutes the best in the industry, while
The Landmark Mandarin Oriental was awarded Best Hotel Spa.
Andrew Gibson, Group Director of Spa, said, "We are delighted to have been
honoured by so many awards, which are testament to the hard work and consistency
of our spa teams around the world. The launch of Mandarin Oriental's signature
treatments and brand of products this year has helped to underline our spa
philosophy of delivering authentic and holistic experiences. We also remaining
focused on providing a consistent level of service excellence to our guests."
Mandarin Oriental spas are also open to non-residents providing the ideal venue
in which to experience superb therapeutic massages and excellent skin care
programmes.
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Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is the award-winning owner and operator of some of
the world's most prestigious hotels, resorts and residences. Mandarin Oriental
now operates, or has under development, 41 hotels representing over 10,000 rooms
in 25 countries, with 17 hotels in Asia, 14 in The Americas and 10 in Europe and
North Africa. In addition, the Group operates, or has under development, 13
Residences at Mandarin Oriental, connected to the Group's properties.
Photography of Mandarin Oriental is available to download, in high and low
resolution, in the Photo Library
<http://www.mandarinoriental.com/about_mo/media/photo_gallery/> of our Media
section, at www.mandarinoriental.com <http://www.mandarinoriental.com>.
