The Mandarin Oriental Tower is vying to be the next big development in the Millennium Park/New East Side/Shadow of the Prudential Buildings area. One of the few luxury property chains that hasn’t yet set their claws into downtown, the Mandarin promises a new level of mondo luxury on Stetson Street in 2009, when residents and executives will be spared schlepping a few blocks north for spa treatments and pretty desserts. more ›

When New York got went and got itself a Mandarin Oriental hotel last year, even the city renowned for indulgence and frivolous luxury took a step back and gasped: this hotel was da bomb. Featuring a killer location just steps from Central Park, as well as Asian-influenced design, prerequisite marble bathrooms and luxury sheets and the city's best spa, the Man-Or (as we just nicknamed it) redefined the superior hotel experience for the New... more ›