Hotel Openings

🍴 Chef Janelle Romeo has opened Twin Isle, a fast-casual Caribbean-inspired restaurant in East Austin. Twin Isle occupies 800 sq. ft. with eight indoor seats and a patio, launching earlier this month. The menu features customizable bowls and family-style dishes, including Aloo Pie, Oxtail Fries, and Rip + Dip Roti. Roti wraps and sandwiches like the Oxtail Sandwich and Bake + Shark are offered. Seasonal specials include curry crab and dumplings and Trini barbecue.

🏨 Opened in March 2025 in Twentynine Palms, California, Hotel Wren is a reimagined 1940s lodge near Joshua Tree National Park. Owner Jessica Pell, founder of Manola Studio, preserved the 12-room property's historic character while adding elements like hand-painted tiles and a desert-inspired color scheme. Guests often come from Los Angeles, driving 2.5 hours. The hotel offers vintage deadstock fabrics, hand-picked decor, curated readings on nature, and custom millwork by Nik Gelormino. A mural by Kim Swift adorns the space.

🏨 Limelight Boulder, the first hotel in partnership with the University of Colorado Boulder, has opened. Located in Boulder, this 252-room hotel, designed by WATG and Meyer Davis, is the largest all-electric hotel in the U.S. and aims for LEED Gold certification. With art curated by Eaton Fine Art, the hotel features a 15,000-square-foot ballroom, a rooftop pool, and F&B options like Ajax Tavern and Crepe Therapy Café. Future openings are planned in Mammoth, CA, and Charleston, SC.

🍴 In San Diego, California, the Sheraton San Diego Resort unveils Shorelight, a new restaurant in the Bay Tower overlooking San Diego Bay and northern Coronado Island. With coastal-themed interiors, Shorelight offers a menu that transitions from breakfast to dinner featuring items like omelettes, Caesar salads, spicy tuna crudo, and tiramisu. The restaurant aims to provide a relaxed, home-like dining experience, blending fresh, flavorful dishes with breathtaking views.

🏠 Kerzner International, Nolan Reynolds International, and the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) are collaborating to open a One&Only resort in Hudson Valley, New York, by 2028. Set on a 21-acre site at CIA's Hyde Park campus, it will feature 61 accommodations, including cabins and suites, and a Longevity Hub by Clinique La Prairie. The One&Only Private Homes collection will offer exclusive residences with chef’s kitchens. This follows the November opening of One&Only Moonlight Basin in Montana.

🏨 LivAway Suites, within the first 12 months, sold over 100,000 room nights, marking a major milestone. The brand launched with eight hotels and 14 more under development. Recent openings are in Draper, Utah; Renton, Washington; and Portland, Maine. By 2026, plans include 10 new hotels across Arizona, Texas, Virginia, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, and Florida, aiming for over 30 properties. CEO Mike Nielson emphasizes the growing demand for extended-stay accommodations.

🏨 The Francis Hotel in Bath will reveal its refurbished 98 rooms in November, following a £14 million redesign by 3DReid, who previously worked on Gleneagles and Cameron House. Originally Georgian townhouses, the hotel was transformed in 1884. Updates include modern amenities and a new restaurant, Emberwood, which opened in May. By 2026, a thermal spa will be added. The project repositions the hotel as a townhouse destination, blending heritage with contemporary hospitality.

🏨 Travelodge acquires two hotels in Burton-upon-Trent and Glasgow Cumbernauld, adding 125 rooms under 25-year leases. The Burton-upon-Trent hotel offers 68 rooms with on-site parking and a Bar Café near the town center. Glasgow Cumbernauld features 57 rooms off the M80. Part of a multi-million-pound rebrand, Travelodge focuses on sustainable growth without new construction. Operating over 600 hotels, it plans to expand in 300 UK locations. Tony O’Brien highlights the strategy's rapid and sustainable hotel delivery.

🏨 Drury Hotels will open its newest property, the Drury Plaza Hotel Tampa Brandon, in Brandon, Florida, accepting reservations from September 2026 onward. This will be their sixth hotel in Florida and third in four years. The hotel features 210 rooms, 2,500 sq ft of meeting space, and amenities like free breakfast, Wi-Fi, and an outdoor pool. Part of Drury’s expansion in Florida, it will employ 65 staff. The Meetings with More program caters up to 300 attendees.