Hotel Openings

📍 Palazzo Donà Giovannelli, Venice, restoration by architect Aline Asmar d’Amman, maintains historic features while adding modern amenities. The hotel has 47 rooms and is centrally located near Rialto Market and the Grand Canal. It features a gastronomic restaurant accessible by private boat and a Wagon Bar, inspired by rail travel. The venue includes spaces like the Vittoria Ballroom, emphasizing Venetian culture. It's part of Orient Express's brand expansion, offering an immersive experience.

🏨 Talaia Hotel & Spa Biarritz MGallery Collection opened in July 2025 on the Basque Coast, offering 149 rooms, including 8 suites, and a Cinq Mondes spa. The interior, designed by Jean-Philippe Nuel, integrates Basque elements. Features include a revamped rooftop terrace, a restaurant by Chef Éric Frechon, and new fitness and surf facilities. Previously Radisson Blu, it now joins Accor's MGallery, promising unique local experiences and community support initiatives.

🍴 Longbow Venues will open "The Charleston" in Bakewell in early 2026, investing £2.5 million in renovating a Grade II-listed building. This venue, featuring 160 seats and a courtyard for 90 more, will offer an immersive 1920s-style experience with live jazz, a private dining room, and an extensive menu. Creator Rob Hattersley aims to revive a local landmark, creating 60 new jobs, with recruitment starting summer 2025.

🍴 Herts Pubs Company launched The Cock, a refurbished 16th-century inn in Hitchin, on July 25th. With 450 years of history, it features a 46-cover dining room and a 15-cover private area. Operations Manager Adam Msetfi oversees the project, while Head Chef Alex Corley brings expertise from renowned restaurants. The menu emphasizes British suppliers, offering dishes like sirloin of aged beef and poached trout. Open Wednesday to Sunday, it also offers a Sunday roast menu and craft drinks.

🏨 NH Collection expanded in Italy, opening a new hotel in Palermo on Via Vittorio Emanuele. Housed in the historic 86-room Palazzo Sitano, it blends Baroque architecture with modern amenities like a fitness club and sauna. Positioned near landmarks like Piazza Marina, it caters to leisure and business travelers. The hotel includes a restaurant serving Sicilian dishes and event space for up to 56 people. This opening reinforces NH Collection's presence in Italy's rich historical landscape.

🏖 Rosewood makes its alpine debut with a new hotel in Courchevel's Jardin Alpin, offering 51 rooms and suites. This property, transforming a former site with designer Tristan Auer, integrates with the French Alps. Features include boutiques, ski rentals, a spa, dining terrace, children’s club, lounge bar, and smoking room. Following openings in Crete and Munich, this is Rosewood's second property in France, emphasizing European expansion.

🍳 Sirrah, a 120-seat restaurant, opened on July 15 in New York City’s Meatpacking District. Led by Ryan Harris and Phil Zelonky of September Hospitality, it offers a four-course menu for $75, focusing on steak-frites. With consulting chef Cody Pruitt, it features a maximalist design with two bars and a private dining room. Guests choose from entrées like hangar steak or branzino, complemented by sauces and sides. An extra 28-ounce steak is available for $25 per person.

🍴 Stephen Starr’s restaurant group returned to Atlantic City, N.J., opening two new concepts at Ocean Casino Resort last week after exiting in 2020. Located on the lobby level, Sunny’s offers a menu with prices from $16 to $29, while Chez Frites provides a prix-fixe menu at $49-$56. Starr Restaurants, based in Philadelphia, operates 40 venues across several major cities and previously closed its Atlantic City outpost in 2020.

🏨 Dieter Müller, founder of Motel One, is expanding globally, focusing on Europe and the U.S., including cities like Paris, Madrid, and New York. Thirty new locations are planned. Motel One's growth involves new builds and acquisitions, keeping rates competitive starting at €100. A key recent opening is Motel One Paris-Porte de Versailles. PAI Partners now holds an 80% stake, fueling expansion in the UK, Portugal, and beyond.

🍽 Walkabout Hospitality Group opened Flamant, a European bistro and cocktail bar, on June 10 at Granite Park, Plano, Texas. It seats 52 indoors and 68 on the patio. This marks the third concept after Rye and Apothecary in Dallas. Flamant features a menu by Tanner Agar and chef Taylor Rause, with items like “faux gras” and a wood-fired wagyu burger. The bar is open until 1 a.m on weekends, showcasing creative cocktails like the Octopus’ Garden.