The Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas is one of 41 super-upscale Mandarin hotels in 25 countries, one of the most chic brand names in the international hospitality business. A dozen of the hotels offer residences.
The Las Vegas property is a 47-story boutique hotel with 392 guest rooms, accessible from the Sky Lobby on the 23rd floor. Also on the lobby floor are the Mandarin Bar with an almost 360-degree view through picture windows, plus a tea lounge, the French fusion restaurant Twist, and the only meeting space on the Strip with floor-to-ceiling windows.
There are, also, the 227 residence suites you refer to, on the upper floors and accessible by an entrance separate from the hotel. We’ve been saving this question for the time when CityCenter unveiled the actual condos at Mandarin Oriental, rather than reasonable-facsimile models at the CityCenter residential-sales pavilion.
The Sky Lobby separates the hotel rooms (22nd floor and lower) from the residences (24th floor and higher); the penthouses occupy floors 41-47. Whether condo or penthouse, these units are the largest and most expensive residences at CityCenter. Prices range from $1.1 million for the 1,000-square-foot one-bedroom residences up to $7 million or so for the 4,000-square-foot three-bedroom penthouses; there are 42 penthouses, an average of six per floor.
Beyond the cost of the property, residents pay a homeowners association fee of $1,700-$2,000 a month. This buys them the use of the hotel pool, fitness center, and a residents' concierge service.
Standard for all 227 suites are hardwood floors, stainless-steel kitchen appliances, walk-in closets off the bathrooms. Options include color packages, with paint and flooring, as well as full furnishings that can cost up to $100,000. For a look at the five different floor plans (Chi, Chi Deluxe, Orient, Tian, and Dynasty) and videos of the layouts, click here, and to see a video of the actual models in the hotel, click here.
At this time, 205 of the 227 residences are under contract, 25 have closed escrow, and five are occupied by owners (we can only speculate; you'd need to ask them what it's like to actually live there). The residents, apparently, are mostly international -- Canadians, Mexicans, Asians, and Arabians.
