The exclusive management group last week unveiled plans for The Aayu Mumbai, a 42-suite luxury hotel and setting for India's first restaurants by the world's most decorated chef Joël Robuchon, and culinary star Hide Yamamoto. The property is scheduled to open in Dec. 2013. The Aayu Mumbai will claim the top five floors of Kohinoor Square's Central Tower, the tallest commercial building in the city.
The all-suite hotel overlooks historic Shivaji Park and offers views of the Arabian Sea to the west, and the island mainland to the east.
Spread over a 5-acre parcel of land and towering 203 metres above the Dadar area of Mumbai, Sandeep Shikre & Associates (SSA Architects) in Mumbai and US-based GKK Works collaborated to design the 50-storey Kohinoor Square complex of office, commercial, retail and residential space that is poised to dramatically redefine the skyline of India's most populous city.
Interior designer Jaya Ibrahim, who previously partnered with GHM on The Legian Bali, The Chedi Muscat and The Nam Hai Hoi An, will lend his award-winning aesthetic to The Aayu's spaces, including its 42 suites ranging in size from 65 to 155 square metres.
Joël Robuchon, named 'Chef of the Century' by the Gault Millau guide and the only chef to be awarded 28 Michelin stars, will open his 8th L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon at The AayuMumbai. Serving contemporary French cuisine with artistic flair, L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon will also feature a tea lo