Hotel Openings - 10 Minutes News for Hoteliers - Page 178

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Preferred expands in Egypt with luxury cruise and hotel additions

🏨 Preferred Hotels & Resorts expands into Egypt, adding six Wings Encora Collection properties to its Lifestyle Collection. The new entries include Coral Sea Holiday Resort in Sharm El Sheikh and five luxury Nile cruise ships. These ships, like Mazaj MS Tamr (38 cabins) and Mazaj MS Tulip (47 cabins), highlight Preferred's delve into Egypt's luxury cruise segment. Saurabh Rai emphasizes this as a strategic expansion across the MENA region, enhancing local culture offerings.

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Hideaway Inns opens second property in New England

🏨 Hideaway Inns opened its second property in New England at Mount Snow Resort, Vermont, featuring 27 rooms. Managed by Revival Hotels, it offers communal spaces, coworking, a sauna, and mobile check-in via propriety tech. Guests access the HI Innsider Guide for local tips. CEO Saxton Sharad highlights the blend of modern design and technology. Future plans include openings in Lenox, Massachusetts (2026), Sugar Hill, New Hampshire, targeting 25+ properties in five years.

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Louvre Hotels Group renforce son ancrage dans les marchés régionaux

🏨 Louvre Hotels Group opened the Kyriad L’Isle-d’Abeau with 53 rooms, near A43 highway, L’Isle-d’Abeau station, and a commercial zone. A restaurant, in partnership with Giorgio e Basta, will open soon. Louvre has over 1,750 hotels in 70 countries, with Kyriad having more than 500 3-star hotels. New partner Jean-François Moughamian joins to expand, including a Golden Tulip in 2027 at Bourgoin-Jallieu.

Two cities, one strategy: Meininger steps up its European expansion

🏨 Denmark recorded 20 million hotel overnight stays in 2024, driven by Greater Copenhagen's international demand. MEININGER Hotels rebranded Urban House Copenhagen, a 235-room hybrid property, to MEININGER Hotel Copenhagen Vesterbro. In Madrid, MEININGER plans a 193-room hotel at Avenida del Mediterráneo 44, opening by 2027, in collaboration with BNP Paribas Real Estate and Therus Investment. Madrid sees 25 million annual overnight stays, hosting nearly 100 international events yearly, supporting MEININGER's hybrid model.

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Mountain residences: Pierre & Vacances targets higher value per key

🏖 Capella, formerly L’Hermine residence since 1967, Avoriaz, has been refurbished to 4-star standards by Pierre & Vacances. It features 30 sqm apartments for up to 4 guests, with bespoke furniture and modern amenities. This project reflects a strategy for sustainable, integrated, premium mountain residences amid rising construction costs and land scarcity. Capella aligns with Pierre & Vacances' transformation strategy toward 2030, focusing on asset quality and local partnerships for enhanced guest experiences.

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Dominus gets green light for hotel conversion in Camden

🏨 Dominus has secured approval in September 2025 to convert a telephone exchange on Judd Street, Camden, into a 240-bed hotel. Designed by Stiff + Trevillion, the project retains 80% of the building’s framework and aims for BREEAM Excellent standards. The ground floor will include a public restaurant, café, and bar. Dominus Hospitality will manage the hotel, creating over 100 jobs and launching the Camden Hospitality Academy with Springboard Charity and Hilton.

Adagio anchors, expands and elevates its presence in metropolitan markets

🏨 The Adagio Access Bordeaux Pessac aparthotel opened on November 20, 2025, in Pessac, France, becoming the third property in the region. It features studios and apartments for up to three guests, equipped for corporate travelers and long-stay guests. The site offers high-speed Wi-Fi, on-site parking, and a fitness room. Adagio, in partnership with Sergic, also includes two meeting rooms and emphasizes sustainability with energy-efficient measures and local product use. The expansion aligns with Adagio's strategic growth in Europe.

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Mövenpick to debut in the UK with countryside resort

🏨 Accor partners with Select Group to bring Mövenpick to the UK in late 2027, transforming the Old Thorns Estate in Hampshire. The 194-room property will include a championship golf course, four restaurants, a spa, and 2,500 sqm of meeting space. The ballroom will host over 500 guests. Joining Accor’s 200+ UK hotels, this renovation echoes Mövenpick’s culinary and environmental ethos. Select Group, based in Dubai, has developed over 20 million sq ft globally.

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Seven Sushi & Robata is now open in Houston, serving an all-you-can-eat menu for lunch, dinner, and late-night

🍣 Seven Sushi & Robata, launched on November 20 in Houston's Chinatown at Dun Huang Plaza, offers a 4,000 sq ft space seating 160. Guests enjoy all-you-can-eat sushi and robata with two pricing tiers: $37 for core items and $57 including premium additions. Open until midnight, the menu features both Japanese and Chinese architectural elements. Grace and Leo Xia, also known for Duck N Bao and Hongdae 33, manage the restaurant, which includes a full bar with unique cocktails.

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Chef Gavin Kaysen opens 3 new restaurants, including his first outside of Minnesota

🍴 Gavin Kaysen opened three new restaurants in three weeks. Bellecour in Edina, Minneapolis, opened on November 18, offering French-style breakfast and lunch. A North Loop Minneapolis location followed on December 6, adding bistro-style dinners. The Merchant Room, a New American brasserie, opened December 8 at Naples Beach Club, Florida. These expansions are supported by a strong team, including Alexandra Motz, pastry director, and Zachary Byers, head sommelier.

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