Hotel Openings

🏨 Mandarin Oriental will manage and rebrand San Clemente Palace Hotel in Venice as Mandarin Oriental, Venice by April 2026. Situated on a five-hectare private island, it's an eight-minute boat ride from San Marco Square. The hotel, housed in 900-year-old monastery buildings, includes a 12th-century church. Renovations, led by Albion Nord, will begin after its November 2025 closure, adding 136 rooms and amenities like a spa, pool, tennis and paddle courts, and four dining venues.

💻 "The Reed," operated by H World International under the Zleep brand, will use sustainable wooden modular technology and aim for DGNB certification. Located near Wollmatingen train station, it offers excellent transport links. Investors can purchase hotel apartments starting at €195,500 with a 4% annual return, featuring a 20-year lease and two five-year extensions. Zleep's expansion includes recent openings in Frankfurt and future projects in Hamburg, Leipzig, and Göppingen. Construction in Konstanz is ongoing.

🏨 Hilton New York Fashion District, located in Manhattan's Fashion District, has completed a full renovation of its 280-room hotel. The updates include fashion-inspired guestrooms, meeting spaces called “Haute Hub” and “Runway,” and modern amenities like a fitness center and free Wi-Fi. The renovation was managed by Aimbridge Hospitality and designed by Gensler, overseen by Denise Pickles. The hotel is near the Fashion Institute of Technology, Penn Station, and Madison Square Garden.

🌊 The Ambassador Hotel of Waikiki, operated by Highgate, is the first Hawaii property to join Hilton's Tapestry Collection. Located at Waikiki's gateway, the 368-room hotel features ocean views and mid-century design. It offers unique accommodations like lofted bunk-bed suites. Guests enjoy amenities like Waikiki Swim & Social Club, a fitness center, and local meals at Favorite Son. Hilton Honors members benefit from rates starting at $159. Special offers include 25% off for Hawai‘i residents and 5,000 points for three-night stays.

🏨 Nobu Hospitality plans a new development in Kraków, Poland, featuring a hotel, restaurant, and the first Nobu Residences in Eastern Europe, near the historic Old Town. The project includes 100 hotel rooms, 80 residences, a cultural district, and various amenities like a rooftop pool and fitness center. The cultural district will have a theatre, cinema, recording studio, and art gallery. This follows the Nobu Hotel Warsaw, opened in 2020, representing a new urbanism model.