Mandarin Oriental Exceptional Homes has expanded its private holiday-home collection to 43 properties across 18 destinations, according to the company. The expansion extends a luxury hospitality service model beyond the group’s conventional hotels.
In its announcement on 9 October 2026, Mandarin Oriental identified Lopud in Croatia and Porto Heli in Greece as first-time destinations for the brand. It also highlighted new collection locations in Florence, Chianti, Sardinia and Marbella, alongside growth in existing markets.
Mandarin Oriental Exceptional Homes expands its reach
The properties are individually and privately owned. The offer combines accommodation with concierge support, private chef services, daily housekeeping and amenities, making service delivery central to the proposition.
Among the destinations highlighted is Lopud, where LOPUD 1483 occupies a restored 15th-century Franciscan monastery. The Porto Heli offer includes Vanikiba, while Tuscany features properties around Florence and Chianti.
The service challenge behind a larger collection
For hospitality businesses, the interest lies in how a recognisable service standard can be delivered across homes that differ in layout, location and ownership. A shared brand promise does not remove the need for property-specific operating arrangements.
Housekeeping access, kitchen facilities, maintenance response and the availability of local suppliers all need consideration in a private-home model. These are operational questions raised by the format, rather than performance findings about this particular collection.
A larger geographical footprint also makes the handover between booking, pre-arrival planning and the local team especially important. The guest experience begins before arrival, when preferences and practical requirements must be translated into something that can be delivered at the chosen home.
Portfolio scale needs careful interpretation
Counting homes is useful for tracking the collection’s reach, but it is not equivalent to counting hotel rooms. Different properties can accommodate different party sizes and require different levels of service support. Portfolio totals alone do not establish revenue, occupancy or operating profitability.
The announcement does not provide comparable operating results for the new additions. The next question for the business is therefore how successfully the enlarged collection can maintain its service proposition as it reaches more destinations, rather than simply how many properties it lists.
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Mandarin Oriental, 9 October 2026.
Image credit: dronepicr via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Archive destination photograph, resized and compressed.
