Mandarin Oriental Palace is newly opened

Luzern/Hongkong , October 2022

The exclusive Hotel Mandarin Oriental Palace in Lucerne has celebrated its reopening. It had undergone a comprehensive and costly renovation over the course of three years.

The five-star hotel Mandarin Oriental Palace from the Belle Epoque has been open again since the end of September. It was closed for five years. After three years of extensive renovation work, guests can now stay again in this exclusive house on the shore of Lake Lucerne.

According to a press release , the mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli attended the ceremonial reopening, as did the general manager of the hotel, Christian Wildhaber, and the Chinese ambassador, Shi Ting Wang. Also present were Lucerne City Councilor Franziska Bitzi and high-ranking representatives of the Hong Kong-based Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group , which operates the hotel.

The owner is the Chinese entrepreneur Yunfeng Gao. The representative house, built in 1906, is also intended to attract the important group of Asian travelers. According to the operators, the hotel is "well on the way to becoming Lucerne's most exclusive place".

The Mandarin Oriental Palace was renovated and furnished by Iwan Bühler Architects from Lucerne and the London interior architects Jestico Whiles in coordination with the monument protection. It features 136 guest rooms, including 48 of the city's largest suites, as well as a spa and function rooms. It also houses four restaurants and bars under the direction of Michelin-starred chef Gilad Peled.

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