Hotel Openings

🏨 Located in Córdoba’s historic Jewish quarter, Spain, NH Collection Palacio de Córdoba redevelops a palatial complex into a hotel. It features 89 rooms, including 12 Junior Suites and 5 Suites. The complex includes Tablafina, an 18th-century house restaurant with 90 covers. Minor Hotels expands NH Collection into Croatia, Slovenia, and Malta. Recent openings emphasize Mediterranean and Adriatic regions, with strategic European growth driven by market demand and supply constraints.

🏖 In March 2026, Una Hotels One Catania opened a 1,700sqm urban spa in central Catania. This facility, among the city's largest, features an indoor pool, outdoor pool, Turkish bath, Finnish sauna, and more. It includes a panoramic terrace with daybeds and seven outdoor wellness suites, plus a beauty hub in partnership with Comfort Zone. The spa's launch marks the final phase of the hotel's repositioning within the Gruppo Una portfolio, Italy's largest hotel chain.

🏖 Waldorf Astoria Hotels is expanding to Park City, Utah, with the Waldorf Astoria Deer Valley Resort & Residences, debuting in 2028. The development includes 132 hotel keys and 105 residences. Located in Deer Valley's East Village, it features a 15,000-square-foot spa, multiple pools, and 11,300 square feet of event space. Architecture by Kohn Pedersen Fox and interiors by AvroKO. This is Hilton’s second project in the East Village, following Canopy by Hilton.

🗺 The luxury cruise line's Chilean property, hailed as the "world's southernmost hotel," is set to open in October 2026. Located in Chile, this new venture aims to attract travelers seeking exclusive experiences in remote destinations.

🏠 Texas, 2020: Emily and Rick Seiders opened Hideaway Round Top near Round Top, Texas, on 21 acres of land. The property, featuring a farmhouse and two cottages, accommodates 19 guests. The Seiders saved the land from a planned condominium development. Designed by Studio Seiders and Sam Burch Architect, the main farmhouse is 3,321 sq ft. A second phase, set for 2027, includes two tiny homes and a 3,409 sq ft event space.

🍴 Philippe Chow has opened in Nashville's historic Cummins Station, originally built in 1906. The interior design by //3877 features a 60-foot porcelain ginkgo leaf fixture. The restaurant includes a quartzite host stand, antique mirrored glass, lacquered burl wood, and brass elements. The Gibson Cocktail Lounge offers a Nashville-inspired musical theme with collaborative artwork between //3877 and Gibson. The design reinforces a high-end atmosphere through gold accents, plush seating, and immersive tile patterns.

🌴 SOIL Nihonbashi, designed by Kiyoaki Takeda Architects and Staple Studio, is a 14-room, 9-storey hotel located in Tokyo's Nihonbashi district. Inspired by the local culture of "alleyway gardening," its rust-red corrugated steel facade features plants propagated by residents. The hotel includes sliding windows for outdoor views, and a ground-floor pizzeria. Staple Studio also reused terracotta tiles from the bench outside for interior designs. This project is part of a larger revitalization effort in forgotten areas of Japan.

🏨 Studio Lionel Jadot transformed a former military barracks in Ghent, Belgium, into a vibrant 108-room hotel. Overseen by B2Ai, the building retains its historic architecture while integrating over 40 local designers' contributions. The design, led by Louise Michiels, emphasizes sustainability, using reclaimed materials from the original structure and local sources. Notable features include a modular bed system by OpenStructures and a reception counter crafted from old storage racks, aiming for an artist's workshop feel.

🏨 Charlap Hyman & Herrero transformed an 1883 pocketbook factory in Hudson, New York, into Pocketbook Hudson Hotel. The redesign began in 2022 and took four years, keeping the building's industrial features. The hotel includes artist commissions, a restaurant named Ambos, a nightclub, and a design space. Guest rooms feature stainless-steel bathtubs. A wellness facility is set to open in Spring 2026. The project partners include Nancy Kim and Gabriel Katz. Hudson's interest surged post-Covid-19.