Hotel Openings

🏨 Six Senses made its UK debut in London at the former Whiteley’s department store. The hotel occupies a quarter of the building, featuring 109 rooms and suites, 14 branded residences, and offers modern British dining. It includes a 2,300 m² wellness facility with London’s first magnesium pool and cryotherapy spaces. The space is designed to attract pollinators with green roofs. The hotel joins Six Senses hotels in Rome and Kyoto, offering urban sanctuaries.

🏨 In March 2026, Dominus Hospitality unveiled the leadership team for The Derby London City, part of Hilton's Curio Collection. The hotel, opening this month near the Tower of London, is led by GM William Hunter, with 15 years in Hilton London. Key roles include Dimitri Liske as head chef, Edward Field as sales director, and Ramona Bocca as revenue director. The hotel features a "Treasury Wall" and hosts a monthly local art market.

🍝 Samyukta Nair, in April 2026, at MIKO Mei Fair in a Georgian townhouse, launches a Thai restaurant with Chef Soonthorn Apaipat. Seating 50 guests, it features a private dining room for eight. The menu, inspired by KOYN Thai, explores Thai flavors from Isaan to the South. It emphasizes fire-led cooking using a robata-style grill, blending freshness, heat, and balance in a unique culinary journey.

🍳 Celebrated chef Tom Simmons opened a new restaurant, Lofft, in Cardiff on Saturday 14 February, exactly six years after launching his first restaurant, Thomas by Tom Simmons, in Pontcanna. Located upstairs at Thomas The Brasserie, Lofft offers a chef-led counter experience every Wednesday to Saturday, seating 12 guests at £110 per person. Guests enjoy an immersive dining experience, interacting with chefs and watching Executive Chef Tom Peters prepare dishes in an open kitchen.

🏨 Hotel Indigo Turks & Caicos Grace Bay has opened, marking IHG Hotels & Resorts' first property in the islands. Managed by Lighthouse Hotel Management, this 56-room hotel is 15 minutes from Providenciales International Airport. It offers contemporary guestrooms, an infinity courtyard pool, and dining at Il Forno and Brango. Guests enjoy amenities like cruiser bicycles, beach services, and water sports. General Manager Mark Illingworth highlights the hotel's cultural connection and exceptional hospitality.

🏨 In 2025, Marriott International achieved a record 94 signed deals in the Caribbean and Latin America (CALA), adding 10,461 rooms—a 40% increase in transactions and over 30% in rooms from 2024. By year-end, Marriott expanded to 555 properties with over 95,000 rooms in 37 countries. Notable openings include luxury Ritz-Carlton Reserves in Costa Rica and Mexico. The midscale City Express by Marriott brand signed 28 deals for 3,188 rooms, marking expansions into new regions like Brazil and Argentina.

🏔 Utah's Sundance Mountain Resort has launched the 63-room Inn at Sundance Mountain Resort, a ski-in/ski-out hotel at the Outlaw Express lift base. Designed by Bull Stockwell Allen, the property features two wings linked by a footbridge over the North Fork Provo River. Interiors by Fettle incorporate Native heritage and 1970s-80s rustic elements. Communal spaces include the Living Room lounge and an art gallery, showcasing Tony Foster's “Watercolour Diaries from the Green River.”

🏖️ Lodge at Blue Sky unveils Residences at Blue Sky in Park City, Utah, across 4,000 acres. Eighteen Farm Estate Lots (3-8 acres), thirteen Farmhouses (1-acre, 4-5 bedrooms), and sixteen Crescent Lodge Villas (2-3 bedrooms) offer integrated mountain living. All residences are managed by Auberge with access to the Lodge’s amenities and Crescent Club. Designed by AJC Architects and Rose Ink Workshop, residences emphasize biophilic elements and organic materials. Owners can join the rental program for hotel-style living.