Lifestyle Hotels' All-Inclusive Bet

Ennismore bets Mondrian can do all-inclusive without losing itself

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Ennismore built its name on boutique brands like Mondrian and Hoxton — the opposite of a buffet-and-wristband all-inclusive. Now it's betting those same brands can carry the format upmarket. When Mondrian's first all-inclusive resort opens in Cancun later this year, it'll test whether a lifestyle brand can go all-inclusive without losing what makes it a lifestyle brand.

Deputy Group CEO Phil Zrihen told Skift not every brand fits, but Mondrian's "malleable" identity works. The bigger question: can Ennismore thrive in a category where RIU, Barceló, and Sandals have dominated?

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