In the 1950s and 1960s, it was one of the best hotels in the whole of the Soviet Union, where the first cocktails in the country were served. L'Hotel Rigathe Latvian capital's meeting place for the intelligentsia, rebuilt in the 1950s after being totally demolished during the Second World War, has entered a new era in last October under the leadership of Kempinski luxury group. Situated just opposite the opera house and close to the Unesco-listed city centre, the hotel's facilities include 141 rooms and its interiors. This opening heralds other prestigious developments for the Swiss-born brand. A Dubaiafter his legendary Mall of the Emirates and its resort on Palm JumeirahKempsinki will open in Spring 2018 a new luxury hotel, again on the artificial Palm archipelago. In addition to its 389 rooms and suitesthe Emerald Palace will offer six restaurants - including 'Mix', the only one in the Emirates to be supervised by Alain Ducasse -There's also a huge Cinq Mondes spa and a cinema. Not far from there, at MuscatIn the capital of the Sultanate of Oman, Kempinski is also planning a resort stretching along two kilometres of beach, housed in the Al Mouj marina, for early next year. On the programme: 310 rooms and suitesall with private poolsThere are 70 long-stay residences and an 18-hole golf course designed by Greg Norman.
