The late Karl Lagerfeld’s most ambitious hospitality project, a lavish 271-room luxury hotel in Macao, will open officially in June with a multiday celebration.

The project was initially unveiled in 2014, but its opening was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.

It comes onstream as affluent Chinese resume traveling following the lifting of the country’s zero-COVID-19 policy — and amid heightened interest in all things Lagerfeld, fanned by the upcoming opening of the Costume Institute’s spring fashion exhibition dedicated to him on the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Latest York.

The Karl Lagerfeld is a component of the Grand Lisboa Palace luxury development spearheaded by Sociedade de Jogos de Macau, or SJM, the gaming concessionaire that also created Palazzo Versace Macau for its resort destination in Cotai.

Situated in a 20-story tower, the five-star Lagerfeld hotel was entirely designed by the late German designer, who blended classic Chinese designs with contemporary Western aesthetics. Amongst amenities are a lounge full of 4,000 books, an indoor swimming pool, and a Mesa Restaurant by renowned Portuguese chef José Avillez.

Rooms and suites are spacious, spanning from 650 square feet to three,750 square feet, with headboards on king-size beds inspired by Chinese coins, and vases handmade in Jingdezhen, which has been a middle of porcelain production for greater than 1,700 years.

Artistic touches within the hotel include Terzani chandeliers, and sculptures by artists Jean-Michel Othoniel and Marcel Wanders.

A self-professed fan of hotel living, Lagerfeld told WWD back in 2014 that his personal preferences would mark the Macao project.

“You already know, Gabrielle Chanel at all times said, ‘I only make dresses I’d wear.’ And I make only rooms where I would love to sleep. It’s so simple as that,” he said on the time.

Lagerfeld himself initiated his signature brand’s thrust into hospitality, and his interior design concepts include lobbies for Toronto and Miami condominium projects.

The brand has marched further into lifestyle territory: In 2021, it unveiled a licensing partnership with Vanity Group, based in Sydney, for exclusive Karl Lagerfeld hair care and skincare amenities for high-end hotels all over the world. It also secured an agreement with Spanish developer Sierra Blanca Estates to develop luxury villas in Marbella.

Earlier this month, it launched a luxury furniture line and homewares range. The Karl Lagerfeld Maison collection was created in collaboration with Matteo Nunziati, known for his interior designs for luxury hotels and residential projects in destinations including Italy, the Middle East and the U.S., as reported.

Details of the hotel’s grand-opening celebrations are still under wraps. The hotel is accepting international bookings from April 29, with room rates listed on the web site starting at about 530 euros.