Mandarin Oriental, Miami is located on the southern tip of Brickell Key, a, 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, More than 3,500 Visitors Participate in Real Estate Finance Conference.
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 of events facilities.
The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Miami is the only Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star spa in Florida. The facility spans 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.
Restaurants and Bars
Azul: the hotel's signature restaurant serves international cuisine with Asian influences overlooking Biscayne Bay
La Mar: Peruvian restaurant from Gaston Acurio.
MO Bar + Lounge: waterfront bar serving handcrafted cocktails overlooking Biscayne Bay and the Miami skyline
Additional services and facilities
Oasis Beach Club: a 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: of conference and banquet space, with multiple meeting rooms and a ballroom
Shanghai Tang: located at the lobby level is a retail outlet of Shanghai Tang, the international clothing and accessory company
Awards
The only spa in Florida to receive the Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Award for 2010
Conde Nast Traveler's 2010 “Gold List” of World's Best Places to Stay
World's Best Business Hotels in Miami
No. 9 in Top 10 US Hotels, No. 13 in Top 20 US Business Hotels, No. 5 in Top 10 US Spas
The Spa recognized as No. 4 in The Americas & No. 15 in The World's Top 25
Azul restaurant selected No. 1 Mediterranean cuisine in Miami/South Florida, No. 1 in Brickell Key and Downtown Area, No. 1 Trendy Destination
“Best Wine Service” award for Azul restaurant in the magazine's special Restaurant issue
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
Trivia
Brickell Key, also known as Claughton Island, is a man-made, island in Biscayne Bay built in 1943
260 tons of sand was hauled down from Lake Welles in Orlando to build the hotel's private beach
The hotel's unique fan depicts a Chinese social gathering with an azul blue background and ivory sticks
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 fewHennessy Timeless Cognacs produced in 1998, which sells for US$450 a shot
