In 2009, the Las Vegas Strip opened its busy streets to the Mandarin Oriental and I was tickled millennial pink because it meant spending all my time in the sky at the Mandarin Tea Lounge. But once I found out that the Waldorf Astoria would be replacing it come August 2018, I began to make room to potentially become taken back once more only this time with the luxurious world of premium Americana luxury hospitality.
“Paired with the recently opened Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills and the brand’s recently announced properties in San Francisco and Antigua, the signing of Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas builds on the brand’s exciting trajectory and impressive growth story,” said Martin Rinck, global head of the Luxury & Lifestyle Group for Waldorf’s parent company, Hilton.
CityCenter Holdings, a partnership between MGM Resorts International and Dubai World, sold the company for $214 million to an undisclosed buyers. And while the Mandarin two months away from being completely reinvented into the Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas, there are a couple of things we at CARRA are personally excited for: what the hotel’s 23rd floor bar will look like, the helicopter rides, and spa retreats waiting ahead. Thankfully, Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas is keeping its resort non-gaming free, which is a definite rarity for a hotel on the Las Vegas Strib…in Las Vegas period.
What will become of the 12,000 square feet of meetings space, the restaurants, a two-story spa, and beverage outlets is still unknown, but we do hope the Hilton company keeps the Mandarin staff because those are a lot of people to layoff.
