Hotel Openings

🏠 Casa Cipriani is expanding to Miami with a 40-suite boutique hotel, private members’ club, and 23 residences within a 17-story oceanfront tower at 3611 Collins Avenue, representing the brand’s first foray into real estate. Architect Brandon Haw designed the Miami location, developed by 13th Floor Investments, Midtown Equities, and the Cipriani family. Sales for residences will start later this year, with groundbreaking to follow. 13th Floor Investments has been active since 2008, while the Cipriani brand originated with Harry’s Bar in Venice in 1931.

🏡 Armani Hotel Milano has joined Preferred Hotels & Resorts' Legend Collection, which comprises over 100 independent luxury hotels globally. Located on Manzoni Street 31 in Milan's fashion district, the hotel is a partnership between Giorgio Armani S.p.A. and Emaar Properties. Featuring 95 rooms and suites, the hotel offers amenities such as the Armani/Ristorante on the seventh floor, the Armani/SPA with six treatment rooms, a couple’s suite, steam and sauna rooms, a pool, and a fitness center with personal trainers. Roberta Possenti, VP of Europe for Preferred Hotels & Resorts, emphasized the hotel’s alignment with the collection's luxury and service standards.

🏨 Premier Inn Deutschland secured its 100th project in Germany, with a new 200-room hotel near Berlin's Kurfürstendamm, set to open in 2028/29. Occupying a 1,700 m² site, the six-floor building will cover 6,000 m² gross floor area. This marks the sixth Premier Inn in Berlin, contributing to over 61 hotels across Germany. The brand has invested approximately £1.1 billion, aiming for 20,000 rooms in over 30 cities.

🏖 Valor Hospitality Partners, in partnership with Links Collection, opens two new luxury UK hotels: Seaton House in Scotland near the Old Course at St Andrews and Dunluce Lodge in Northern Ireland overlooking Royal Portrush Golf Club's fourth fairway. Seaton House features 42 guest rooms, including six suites, and three junior suites with dining options by Chef Patron Roy Brett. Dunluce Lodge offers 35 luxury suites and world-class dining. Both properties aim to provide unique experiences reflective of their scenic golf landscapes and local culture.

🏬 Persepolis Investments is redeveloping a 1920s Neo-Baroque building into the SLS Madrid Infantas Residences with 33 luxury units in the Barrio de Justicia district, managed by Sorigué, to be completed in 2026. Prices average €15,000/m², with sizes ranging from 1,658 to 3,320 square feet. The project offers heritage with modern amenities like underfloor heating, Bulthaup kitchens, and marble bathrooms. Penthouses feature private terraces with city views. Residents will have access to SLS Social House amenities and be part of Accor's Live Limitless program.

🍸 Luxury hotels like Four Seasons and The Ritz-Carlton feature top cocktail bars. The Punch Room, first introduced at the London Edition in 2013, opened its Tampa, Florida location in October 2022. The Tampa Edition's Punch Room offers a new menu themed "Americas: Part 1," spanning from southern Mexico to Canada, with "Americas: Part 2" set to launch next year. Drinks incorporate traditional recipes and native ingredients, some taking days to prepare, with offerings like mole and cheese-washed tequila. Available by the glass for $22 or punch bowls for $100, the menu is presented in an illustratively detailed book. The Edition plans to expand to 30 properties by 2027, with recent openings in Tokyo, Singapore, and Riviera Maya.

🏨 Hospitality ON shared a map detailing new hotels opened globally within the last 10 days, highlighting locations, photos, and key info. The color-coded map indicates hotels that opened this week in yellow, upcoming openings announced in blue, rebranding in green, and newly signed projects in orange. The listings prioritize hotels from groups, chains, and networks.

🏦 Corinthia Hotels opened Corinthia Grand Hotel du Boulevard Bucharest, an all-suite historic property in Romania’s capital. Recently, Corinthia also acquired two hotels in Beverly Hills, California. The Bucharest hotel, located at Calea Victoriei and Elisabeta Boulevard, was inaugurated in 1873 and is a national monument. It offers 30 suites, combining traditional and modern elements. Dining options include Boulevard 73, Sass’ Restaurant & Lounge, and The Heritage Bar. The hotel features the Corinthia Spa with various wellness programs.

🏨 Radisson Hotel Group aims to open the Radisson Hotel Krefeld in 2028 as part of its European expansion, specifically targeting the DACH region. The hotel, to be situated in Krefelder Höfe, will offer 138 rooms, a restaurant, lobby bar, terrace, fitness center, a 270 m² meeting space, and 81 underground parking spaces. The area will also see the development of 245 residential units and a daycare center. Radisson entered the DACH market in 2019 with its Zurich Airport hotel, subsequently opening properties in Leipzig and Graz. Radisson's global portfolio now boasts around 200 hotels.

🏖️ Gran Marbella Resort & Beach Club, part of Iconic Luxury Hotels, opens spring 2025 along Playa del Real de Zaragoza. Featuring 137 rooms and suites with Mediterranean views, including the Royal Marbella Suite, Garden Suites, and Terrace Suites, some with private pools or Jacuzzis. Four restaurants and bars, wellness facilities, seven treatment rooms, a sauna, steam room, indoor pool, and yoga studio enhance the experience. The resort offers cultural experiences and is close to Marbella’s Old Town.