:Draft:One&Only Resorts
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One&Only Resorts was founded by Sol Kerzner in 2002 as a subsidiary of his Kerzner International brand. Their first resort, One&Only Le Touessrok, was a renovation of Le Touessrok, which had been in Mauritius since 1975.{{cite web |author= |date=2002-12-04 |title=Kerzner properties to fly 'One & Only' flag |url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Kerzner-properties-to-fly-One-Only-flag |website=travelweekly.com |publisher=Northstar Travel Media LLC. |access-date=2025-04-16}}{{cite web |author= |date=2022-03-22 |title=Shangri-La Le Touessrok or how to live a memorable experience in Mauritius |url=https://www.luxe-infinity.com/en/vacances-voyages/hotels-luxe-palaces/shangri-la-le-touessrok-ou-comment-vivre-une-experience-memorable-a-maurice/ |website=luxe-infinity.com |publisher=Luxe Infinity |access-date=2025-04-16}} One&Only Reethi Rah was built in the Maldives in 2005, and was One&Only’s first purpose-built property.{{cite web |last=Mills |first=Simon |title=One&Only's portfolio of ultra-luxury escapes reaches out to new horizons |url=https://www.wallpaper.com/travel/restaurants/linden-los-angeles-review |website=wallpaper.com |publisher=Future plc |access-date=2025-04-16}}
Properties
There are currently 14 One&Only properties in 9 countries around the globe:
- One&Only Le Saint Géran
- One&Only Palmilla, Los Cabos
- One&Only Royal Mirage, Dubai
- One&Only The Palm, Dubai
- One&Only Reethi Rah
- One&Only Aesthesis Athens
- One&Only Desaru Coast
- One&Only Mandarina
- One&Only Portonovi, Montenegro
- One&Only Gorilla’s Nest, Rwanda
- One&Only Nyungwe House, Rwanda
- One&Only Cape Town, South Africa
- One&Only One Za'abeel
- One&Only Kéa Island{{cite web |author= |date=2025 |title=ONE&ONLY RESORTS |url=https://www.oneandonlyresorts.com/hotels-resorts |website=oneandonlyresorts.com |publisher=Kerzner International Limited |access-date=2025-04-16}}
Five of these resorts opened in the 2020s.{{cite web |last=Williams |first=DeMarco |date=2020-02-18 |title=Meet The Man Behind One&Only's Five-Star Triumphs |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestravelguide/2020/02/18/meet-the-man-behind-oneonlys-five-star-triumphs/ |website=Forbes |access-date=2025-04-16}}
One&Only’s previous properties include their first resort, One&Only Le Touessrok, One&Only Kanuhura, and One&Only Ocean Club. The Le Touessrok and Kanuhura properties were transferred to Sun Resorts Limited (a different Kerzner International Subsidiary),{{cite web |last=Wachman |first=Richard |date=2007-04-07 |title=Sol checks out of Le Touessrok partnership |url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/2007/apr/08/business.theobserver |website=theguardian.com |publisher=Guardian News & Media Limited |access-date=2025-04-16}} and The Ocean Club was sold to Access Industries/Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.{{cite web |last=Coolidge |first=Carrie |date=2017-12-04 |title=Four Seasons Takes Over Management of The Ocean Club on Paradise Island |url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/carriecoolidge/2017/12/04/four-seasons-takes-over-management-of-the-ocean-club-on-paradise-island/ |website= Forbes |access-date=2025-04-16}}
Leadership & Future
Following the death of Sol Kerzner in 2020, Philippe Zuber was appointed to the CEO position and he set a cap of 35 One&Only locations for the future. There are 5 unannounced projects currently in development.{{cite web |last=Rasmussen |first=Aaron |date=Winter 2022 |title=Philippe Zuber Reveals the Magic Behind One&Only Resorts |url=https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/philippe-zuber-game-changer/ |website=graziamagazine.com |publisher=Reworld Media US Inc. |access-date=2025-04-16}} The announced projects in development are One&Only Moonlight Basin, Montana (Opening 2025), One&Only Antigua (Opening 2027), and One&Only Papagayo.{{cite web |author= |date=2022-01-12 |title=One&Only abrirá un hotelazo en el golfo de Papagayo |url=https://www.traveler.es/articulos/nuevo-hotel-costa-rica-one-and-only-golfo-papagayo |website=traveler.es |publisher=Condé Nast |access-date=2025-04-18}}
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