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🏨 Chatsworth Escapes has opened The Hide hotel with 25 rooms on the Chatsworth Estate in the Peak District, offering affordable accommodation. Inspired by moorland cabins, the hotel features reclaimed materials, local art, and furnishings. Guests enjoy access to 35,000 acres, activities like fishing and golf, and can dine on-site with locally sourced ingredients. Opening aligns with Chatsworth events, including art exhibitions and Christmas festivities starting November 8.

🏨 Netherlands-based hotel brand CityHub, in partnership with Kohler and von Bargen, will enter the German market by redeveloping the former Hotel Pacific in Hamburg into a 110-room site. This marks CityHub's fifth European location and first hotel conversion. Doubling the building's capacity from 52 units, the hotel will be situated between St Pauli and Sternschanze. Construction begins in 2025, targeting opening in 2027. CityHub also operates in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Copenhagen, and Reykjavik.

🏖 Ennismore plans to open its first Middle East lifestyle all-inclusive resort, SO/ Ras Al Khaimah, on Al Marjan Island in November 2025. The 257-room property will feature five restaurants, a cocktail bar, and event facilities for up to 345 guests. Ras Al Khaimah recorded 1.28 million visitors in 2024, up 12% from 2023, and aims for 3.5 million by 2030. Ennismore operates over 60 resorts globally, representing 25,000 rooms.

💼 The Savoy Hotel in London completed the first phase of a £45 million refurbishment of its guestrooms and suites ahead of schedule. Beginning in August 2024, Edgewater Contracts led the project, blending Edwardian and Art Deco restoration with modern design, including a new river balcony suite. The second phase starts in January 2026, ending December 2026. 50 chandeliers and original features were preserved, with bespoke joinery from Edgewater's 40,000 sq ft facility.

🏨 Aksaya Estates Limited aims to open a Courtyard by Marriott at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi by 2027. This development will feature 180 rooms, two restaurants, bars, a rooftop fitness center, a swimming pool, and event spaces. The property has achieved preliminary EDGE Advanced Certification for sustainability. This will be Aksaya's second Marriott-branded hotel in Kenya, following the Sankara Nairobi. Marriott manages over 9,600 properties globally.

🏨 Down Hall Hotel, Spa and Estate expanded its wellness facilities by launching The Barn Spa, an 1,800 sq ft retreat within its 110-acre grounds on the Essex–Hertfordshire border. It features five treatment rooms and an outdoor relaxation terrace. Operating in partnership with Bramley, treatments use vegan, cruelty-free products. Signature offerings include the Selenite Crystal Body Massage and Rejuvenate Ritual. The spa aims to attract diverse guests, including families and expectant mothers, with various day packages available.