What you’re also getting is an intimate, expensively furnished interior, courtesy of Tokyo-based design studio Curiosity who created the public spaces including the spa, and London-based Indigo who worked on the 50 guestrooms and 77 private residences, the latter located in a connecting 11-storey block.
Every little detail has been thought through, whether it’s the figure-flattering yukata bathrobes, Natura Bisse soaps, or black make-up hand towels (so, you don’t leave unsightly mascara and foundation stains on the white towels). Another winning feature which I’ve only ever seen done properly in the Park Hyatt Paris-Vendome is the oversized mirror in the shower – so necessary for shaving, or for examining one’s pores whilst scrubbing.
Everyone is tight-lipped about how much money was spent on creating the hotel, but you can bet it was a pretty penny. Just the green Ming marble alone in the lobby and staircase leading down to the bar and restaurant should give you a hint. In the guestrooms, de Gournay silk wallpaper, hand-painted with magnolia blossoms set off the white and gold porcelain leaves of the chandeliers, and the discrete satin brass and bronze accents.
Meanwhile, the basement spa offers suitably indulgent diversions, not least a fabulous 25m lap pool mood-lit with candle-like wall sconces, three vitality pools, and £300 (US$388; S$512) body and face treatments.
