The luxe Baccarat Accommodations model is including a Maldives property to its portfolio, however do not assume it stops there by way of growth for the model — or for its siblings, 1 Accommodations and Treehouse Accommodations.
Baccarat Accommodations & Residences Maldives is slated to open in 2027, mother or father firm SH Accommodations & Resorts introduced this month. The resort, only a 30-minute boat journey from Male’s Velana Worldwide Airport (MLE), is predicted to span 5 islands within the South Male Atoll.
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The resort will embody a lagoon and reef system and have greater than 50 resort villas and 53 non-public residences on the market. Villas will vary from one- to three-bedroom choices, every with a non-public pool. There are additionally extra secluded getaways deliberate, like six- and seven-bedroom non-public mansions and eight- and nine-bedroom choices on non-public islands.
It is an opulent step ahead for the resort incarnation of the 260-year-old crystal model — not that the luxe crystal wanted any glow-ups.
“In crafting this extraordinary retreat, we intention not simply to create a spot to remain, however to curate an expertise that celebrates the essence of luxurious residing with the breathtaking backdrop of the Maldives,” Starwood Capital Group (the mother or father firm of SH Accommodations & Resorts) CEO Barry Sternlicht stated in a press release.
Whereas 2027 continues to be a methods out, there are some particulars on the amenity entrance for the upcoming Baccarat resort. The Maldivian venue will function specialty eating places “run by among the world’s high cooks,” luxurious retail, a Baccarat-themed crystal backyard, an out of doors cinema, an artwork gallery and occasion area, a nine-hole golf course, tennis courts, fishing excursions, and snorkeling.
A deliberate spa is predicted to incorporate remedies that vary from massages to facials to hydrotherapy circuits within the wellness area’s plunge swimming pools. Yoga pavilions and a health club will even be included within the wellness venue.
“We’re shaping a brand new identification in an already outstanding area, and we’re assured that this property will outline final luxurious within the Maldives,” SH Accommodations & Resorts CEO Raul Leal stated in a press release.
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SH Accommodations on a development streak
The Maldivian growth arrives as SH Accommodations throttles ahead on vital development throughout all three of its main manufacturers: Baccarat, 1 Accommodations and Treehouse Accommodations.
Baccarat serves as SH’s ultraluxury model, whereas 1 Accommodations caters to the luxurious way of life crowd craving a bit extra by way of nightlife at a resort. Treehouse is the corporate’s most sustainability-forward model.
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“The fantastic thing about this platform is the three manufacturers are actually various,” Leal instructed TPG earlier this yr in an interview on the Americas Lodging Funding Summit in Los Angeles. “There’s completely one thing totally different supplied to every client base.”
Upcoming developments for Baccarat embrace areas in Miami; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Dubai; and Rome. Future 1 Accommodations areas embrace Paris; Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; Austin; Copenhagen; Riyadh; Seattle; Crete, Greece; Melbourne, Australia; and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
The subsequent cities for Treehouse Accommodations embrace Manchester, England; Silicon Valley and Miami within the U.S.; Riyadh; and Adelaide, Australia.
Starwood Capital’s Sternlicht is greatest recognized within the resort orbit for being the highest boss at Starwood Accommodations & Resorts and being the brains behind such improvements as W Accommodations in its heyday in addition to the Westin Heavenly Mattress (modeled after a mattress at Sternlicht’s then-home in Connecticut).
However he is additionally recognized for his precision and cautious eye for element — thus, it is doubtless SH is not going to flood the world with a whole lot of Baccarat Accommodations or 1 Accommodations.
“We do wish to hold these manufacturers fairly pure for what their ethos is,” Leal stated earlier than including: “It is potential we may carry one other model beneath the umbrella.”
As for what that future model could be?
“I do assume in all probability the resort sector wants a bit bit extra redefining within the luxurious area and never simply in faraway locations just like the Maldives,” Leal stated. “I believe that is the area that we will be wanting into rather a lot.”
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