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Expects to double boutique hotel portfolio
Luxury resort and hotel group GHM expects to double its portfolio in the next four years, with the launch of boutique properties in China, Switzerland, India and the United Arab Emirates.
GHM hotels combine “contemporary design with local architectural elements,” says Hans Jenni, who co-founded the company with Amanresorts’ Adrian Zecha in 1992. The group’s expansion plans include the following developments:
*The 36-key Chedi Club Suzhou in China, which is being constructed on three floors of the city’s tallest building. The property is slated to open in late 2012 or early 2013.
*The 169-room Chedi Andermatt ski resort in Switzerland, which will include 119 luxury apartments and residences, an apres ski bar, a wine-and-cigar library, a private outdoor skating rink, a restaurant, and a bar and lounge. It will open in winter 2013.
*A 32-villa property in Kona, Hawaii. The development, which is a collaboration with architect Tadao Ando, will be built on top of a hardened lava flow and will feature planes of exposed concrete and a topographically sensitive foundation.
The Singapore-based company’s current properties include The Setai South Beach in Miami, The Chedi Muscat in Oman and The Legion Bali in Indonesia.
GHM has also launched Ahn Luh, a new hotel brand in China that was created in collaboration with the country’s largest tourism group and a real estate developer. The brand’s first two properties will open in two or three years. Additionally, a deal was made with partners in the United Arab Emirates to open the Chedi Khorfakkan in Sharjah. Other development agreements are also in planning stages for Cuba and Brazil.
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