Hong Kong, China – Reported by Elite Traveler, the private jet lifestyle magazine
Paying tribute to the November 2012 release of the latest in the 007 film collection Skyfall, as well as the 50th anniversary of Ian Fleming’s James Bond, Britain’s most debonair and dapper gentleman, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London is keeping a GoldenEye on its male visitors this autumn.
To embrace every male’s inner spy The Spa at Mandarin Oriental is delighted to announce the launch of the new men’s treatment by leading grooming gurus Refinery, by Aromatherapy Associates. Designed to offer simple, yet effective, shave and skincare solutions for the discerning man, The Essential Facial is a deeply cleansing and brightening facial, incorporating a deep cleanse, tone, extraction (when necessary) and mask application. The treatment finishes with a pressure point facial massage that encourages lymphatic drainage around the eye area, helping to reduce puffiness. The Essential Facial is priced at $200 for 50 minutes.
If you like your nightlife shaken, not stirred, the Mandarin Bar, the place to see and be seen at the center of Knightsbridge, serves up the Mayfair Martini. Priced at $29, the Mayfair Martini is composed of Jensen’s Bermondsey Gin with Cabernet Franc Ice-wine and given a dry/herbal edge with a single sage leaf, served shaken (not stirred).
If you’re hoping to become a international man of mystery then you better look the part. Thankfully a stay at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park promises the ultimate experience for the quintessential stylish gentleman. Located in the heart of the fashionable boutiques of Knightsbridge and parallel to Royal Hyde Park, the hotel is ideal for jogging, shopping or even swimming in The Serpentine for triple M’s (modern Mandarin men).
See you there, Mr. Bond.