Hotel Openings

📌 Savannah Convention Center Authority and Hilton have started construction on the 444-room Signia by Hilton Savannah, set to open in mid-2028. This hotel, located on Savannah's riverfront campus, will be the headquarters for the Savannah Convention Center. The project boasts over 34,000 square feet of meeting space, a 13,000-square-foot ballroom, and five food and beverage outlets. It highlights Hilton's expanding presence, following the 2024 opening of Signia by Hilton Atlanta.

🏖 In November, Crafted is opening Crafted at Powdermills in Sussex, in a refurbished Georgian country house with 55 rooms, a pub, restaurant, cocktail bar, and more. Mews will power the property, offering effortless integration. Chris King emphasizes user-friendliness, while Matt Welle highlights nature-focused hospitality. Powdermills' opening is part of Crafted's expansion plan. Mews, serving 12,500 customers in 85 countries, has raised $410m to innovate hospitality.

🏨 In October 2024, The Feathers hotel in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, reopened following a multi-million-pound renovation led by AGC BTR. Now part of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World network, which comprises over 620 properties in 90+ countries, the 23-room hotel sits near Blenheim Palace on the Cotswolds edge. The refurbishment used local materials and Cotswolds-inspired colors, enhancing its appeal to international visitors and highlighting Woodstock in the luxury travel market.

🏨 Faraway Hotels plans to expand to Sag Harbor, New York, and Jackson Hole, Wyoming, with openings scheduled for summer 2026. Sag Harbor will feature a 67-room Faraway Sag Harbor, redeveloping the historic Baron’s Cove hotel, including landscaped gardens and a restaurant named Zagara. Jackson Hole will host the Faraway Jackson Hole, transforming the former Snake River Lodge & Spa with new guest rooms and a cocktail bar named Surehand. Both locations highlight design and local character.

🏨 Zleep Hotel Hamburg Volkspark opened near Hamburg’s Volksparkstadion and Barclays Arena. With 204 rooms and digital check-in, it emphasizes Danish design. Steigenberger Hotels GmbH's CEO, Dr. Stephan Hungeling, highlights its expansion in Hamburg with seven hotels. The hotel offers parking, bicycle spaces, a lounge, and a snack bar. Eidelstedt S-Bahn station is a 10-minute walk, and the A7 motorway is 3 minutes by car. This is the second Zleep hotel in Germany after Frankfurt-Kelsterbach, with more locations planned.

🏨 Nobu Hospitality plans to open Nobu Hotel and Restaurant Nashville along the Cumberland River in the East Bank district. Featuring 120 rooms and suites by Foster + Partners, it will include a Nobu restaurant, event spaces, a fitness center, spa, and a rooftop pool with skyline views. Partnering with Oracle, the hotel aims to complement Nashville’s culture and culinary scene. Located near downtown, it provides easy access to Broadway, Nissan Stadium, and more.

🏨 Hilton has launched Outset Collection, its 25th brand and eighth in the lifestyle portfolio, with openings starting later this year. Bookings begin in November for more than 60 properties in the US and Canada, with potential for over 500 locations. Outset targets upscale, independent hotel experiences, including sites in Moab, Utah, and Chicago. In Q2 2025, conversions were over one-third of Hilton's new openings. Hilton's luxury and lifestyle portfolios now encompass 1,000 hotels worldwide.

📍 IHG Hotels & Resorts, in collaboration with ALVA Capital, is launching its first Candlewood Suites in Reykjavik, Iceland, marking IHG's debut in the country. Over the next 3-5 years, up to 500 rooms will be developed across Iceland, including Holiday Inn Express and Garner hotels. The Reykjavik hotel, located in Hlíðar, will offer 53 units with kitchens, gyms, and a 24-hour market. IHG operates over 410 hotels globally, with 192 more planned. ALVA Capital, founded in 2012, focuses on real estate.