Hotel Openings

🍴 Honeyshade, an all-day rooftop restaurant, is set to open mid-September above Central Park Hotel in Bayswater, located on Queenborough Terrace. It will feature a British brasserie menu with Levantine influences. This launch is part of Bayswater's regeneration, near Hyde Park and Kensington Palace. The venue includes a garden pavilion, outdoor terrace, and private dining room. Equipped with a stone oven and open-flame grill, it will serve breakfast, lunch, dinner, and cocktails. Founder Paul Sarlas aims for genuine hospitality and neighborhood integration.

📍 The Imperial Hotel in Bloomsbury reopened after a decade-long redevelopment, featuring 357 redesigned rooms overlooking Russell Square. Originally opened in 1905, the hotel was rebuilt in 1970 and now boasts a rooftop bar, ground-floor restaurant, gym, and wellness terrace. Sustainability was emphasized, with materials donated through Clean Conscience. The reopening, marked by a ceremony with Cherie Anne Stephenson, signals a shift towards a lifestyle-led destination in central London.

🏨 Last year, the Madera Fernandez family introduced twin refuges on an 800-hectare Menorcan estate. Vestige Son Ermità and Vestige Binidufà each have 11 rooms, offering a blend of hilltop and valley experiences. Restored by Vestige Estudio, the design utilizes local materials like limestone and reclaimed wood. Guests can explore trails, enjoy a plant-led restaurant, Mesura, and access wellness facilities. Located in Illes Balears, Spain, the stay costs from €650 per night for two, including breakfast.

🏠 Hye the Store, launched by Hyeyoung Hwang last June in Copenhagen’s Nordhavn, showcases Asian craft and creativity. The boutique features works from 15 South Korean artists, including Taesoo Kim and Artbo Studio. Hye's collection focuses on functional beauty, integrating Korean and Japanese objects into European daily life. Soon, Hye will release original designs like placemats and coasters made from traditional Korean fabrics. Located at Århusgade 128H, the store embodies a bridge between cultures through craft.

🏨 Atlantic Suites Hotel in Guyana will rebrand as a Hyatt Regency by 2028, in a $50 million project. Situated six miles from Eugene F. Correia International Airport, the current facility offers 80 rooms and shares amenities with Pegasus Hotel, including 36,000 sq ft of event space. The future 240-room Hyatt Regency Georgetown Guyana will feature a pedestrian bridge, restaurant, rooftop bar, and join the World of Hyatt loyalty program. Hyatt Place Georgetown will add 136 rooms this year.

🏨 Ontario, California—By late fall 2026, the Ontario Airport Hotel & Conference Center will rebrand as Hyatt Regency Ontario, featuring over 22,000 square feet of redesigned meeting spaces by Gensler. Inspired by the Monarch butterfly and Southern California's landscape, the design emphasizes sustainability with materials such as FSC-certified wood and low VOC options. Culinary offerings will include Mediterranean cuisines with a farm-to-table emphasis. The transformation aims to support focus and creativity in meeting environments.

🏨 Set in a 250-acre historic estate in New York’s Hudson Valley, Troutbeck has been a retreat since 1765. Recently, four new guest cottages and a gatehouse were added, designed by Stonehill Taylor, respecting the landscape by minimizing site disturbance. Interiors by Champalimaud Design offer a connection to nature with operable windows and vibrant colors. The estate preserves its literary and cultural history, once hosting figures like Mark Twain and Ralph Waldo Emerson.

🏨 Travelodge, in partnership with Uplift Developments Ltd, is set to build a six-storey, 132-room hotel in Abbey Wood, south-east London, near Abbey Wood railway station. This project is part of the area's regeneration as defined in the London Plan. The hotel aims to support local business and leisure travel to locations like Canary Wharf, creating new employment opportunities. Abbey Wood's Elizabeth Line offers rapid transit to Canary Wharf (10 mins), Liverpool Street (16 mins), and Bond Street (23 mins).

🏨 OTH Hotels Resorts expands its East Coast presence with the addition of Heritage Hotel & Conference Center in Southbury, CT, and DoubleTree by Hilton Binghamton in NY. These two properties add 370 rooms and over 33,000 sq. ft. of meeting space. Heritage Hotel offers 163 rooms, a 2,500 sq. ft. amphitheater, and a golf course. DoubleTree features 207 rooms and overlooks the Chenango River. OTH manages operations, boosting its Northeast portfolio.

🏨 Mexican owner Carlos Zaragoza transformed El Cortés in Mexico City, a blend of old and new, over three years with local artisans. Located in Roma Norte, it features 15 romantic rooms and the Signature Suite 103 with a balcony. Lotti, on the ground floor, offers inventive dishes by Swiss chef Luc Liebster. El Cortés, at C.Colima 235, Roma Norte, combines style with heritage. Its thoughtful design creates a homely ambiance.