The Keminski Yangon as seen from the entrance to Bank Street
With over 120 years of experience, Europe’s oldest luxury hotel group needs no introduction.
In what is arguably one of their most ambitious projects yet, the Kempinski plans to transform Rangoon’s colonial-era, former Police Commissioner’s Office into a 219 room five-star hotel with no expense spared. Think the Mandarin Oriental Bangkok, Raffles Singapore and Peninsula Hong Kong and you’ll quickly get an idea of the style and standard of hotel we’re talking.
With the soft opening slated for July this year, the property is still a long way off completion, but that doesn’t stop us from wanting to step inside to take a closer look.
Below you’ll find a selection of images, all taken on a recent hard hat inspection, which we hope will help to give you a better idea of what’s in store. One thing’s for sure, it’ll be interesting to look back at these when the build’s complete as we’re sure it will look very different.
The Kempinski’s grand main entrance, complete with stone carved murals and three-metre tall brass doors.
The Kempinski is working hard to retain and showcase as many original features as possible.
Looking back at the brass doors from the top of the staircase leading to the welcome lobby – there’s even talks of a vintage barber shop opening in this area.
Painters prime the walls and ceilings of Kempinski Yangon’s entrance lobby – it will look a lot brighter than this when finished.
The sun shines through into the Brasserie’s atrium. We get the impression the Kempinski intend for this to become the number one high tea set venue in town.
The interior of The Brasserie dining area; the design feels similar in style to the The Authors’ Lounge at the Mandarin Oriental Bangkok.
Exposed steel beams manufactured by Dorman Long, a British company originally based in Middlesborough.
We’re grateful that Kempinski got here in time – if it wasn’t for their acquisition of this building, it’s likely we would have need to say goodbye to the wealth of original period features for good.
A taste of things to come – a mock up version of the Deluxe Room with a king sized bed. This particular room opened up onto a private balcony with a view of the famed Strand Road.
What is soon to become the number one swimming pool (with a view) in the whole of Myanmar.
The view from Kempinski Yangon’s eventual roof top bar (looking left towards the Port Authority building).
The view from Kempinski Yangon’s eventual roof top bar (looking right towards Chinatown).
Heritage combined with state of the art technology – these Carrier-branded air-conditioning system achieves superior cooling efficiency with minimal moving parts.
Although the soft opening has been tentatively confirmed for July, the grand opening of the Kempinski Yangon is unlikely to happen until the end of the year. Only then will we be able to appreciate this architectural delight in its full glory.
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