Hotel Openings

🏠 La Vista Motel, a 23-room boutique property in Denver, reopened after a full restoration of its 1956 structure, led by developer Nathan Beal. The motel, on the City of Denver Historic Register, features design work from Sopher Sparn Architects and Xan Creative. Each room includes vintage-inspired decor. The on-site bar, El Piñon, offers specialty coffee and craft cocktails, operated by Weston Scott. Events are hosted regularly, enhancing its local appeal.

🏨 In August 2026, PM Hotel Group added the 24-room Quoin Hotel & Restaurant to its portfolio in Wilmington, Delaware. This boutique hotel, housed in an 1885 brownstone, features a Northern Italian restaurant, a cocktail lounge, and the city's first rooftop bar. The move strengthens PM Hotel Group’s foothold in the region, joining other properties like Hotel Du Pont and The Westin Wilmington, emphasizing unique, independent hotels.

🏨 Founded by Nicolas Saltiel, Chapitre Six offers boutique hotels in Paris, the Riviera, Barbizon, and Megève, with new locations in Courchevel and Cannes planned for December 2026 and Summer 2027. The Bus Palladium Hôtel Club in Paris, a 5-storey, 35-room hotel, retains its rock & roll legacy with a subterranean club. Highlights include the Dalí Suite and a signature Palladium 65 cocktail. Other properties feature unique designs that reflect their neighborhoods.

🏖 Hope Lodge opened in May at Loch Hope, Scotland, under Europe's largest conservation project, Wildland, led by Anders Hoch Povlsen, owner of Bestseller. The lodge is a renovated 1870s building with seven bedrooms and new additions like An Cala cabin and restored cottages. Managed by GRAS and designed by Cécile & Boyd, it emphasizes conservation with a 200-year land regeneration plan. Activities include nature immersion and luxury experiences, focusing on guest engagement and environmental awareness.

🏨 Resolute Road Hospitality completed renovations at four hotels owned by Braintree Group: Hampton Inn Bend (Oregon), Courtyard by Marriott Lehi and SpringHill Suites Lehi at Thanksgiving Point (Utah), and Hilton Garden Inn Missoula (Montana). The projects focused on guestrooms, public spaces, and amenities. Matt Kotter emphasized asset competitiveness and growth. Gary Horton highlighted collaboration for improved guest experience and operational performance. The renovations aim to enhance asset value and sustain future growth.

🌴 Kimpton opened Kimpton Quinta da Marinha in Cascais, Portugal, featuring 194 rooms, including eight suites and six signature suites. Located near Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, it's minutes from Cascais and Lisbon. The resort offers an 18-hole golf course, Natur Spa with seven treatment rooms, indoor/outdoor pools, and dining venues like FICA! and Ao Ponto. Pet-friendly, it includes yoga mats in rooms and cultural experiences. Part of IHG Hotels & Resorts’ luxury portfolio.

🏖 Radisson Hotel Group announces the opening of the Radisson Blu Hotel, Sinaia Cota 1400, Romania's first five-star mountain resort at this altitude. Located in a historic 1939 building, the 68-room hotel offers alpine accommodations, a spa, and direct access to ski slopes. The resort features 68 rooms, a 700 sq m spa, and a 122 sq m event space. Dining includes Cocon Restaurant and Tonic Bar. A third dining venue opens later this year.

🏨 In Q2 2026, China's hotel construction pipeline reached 3,588 projects with 632,256 rooms. Under construction were 2,547 projects/442,737 rooms, while 698 projects/131,854 rooms were in early planning. Upper midscale projects rose 7% to 1,287 projects/188,175 rooms, and upscale projects set a record with 1,087 projects/219,168 rooms. Renovations and conversions hit a high with 265 projects/45,733 rooms. Cities like Chengdu, Guangzhou, and Shanghai lead in projects. By year-end 2026, 1,131 hotels/161,665 rooms will open.

🏨 Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) has opened Taj Hessischer Hof Frankfurt, its first hotel in continental Europe, in summer 2023. The hotel, closed since 2020, now features 117 guestrooms and nine suites. The Bombay Brasserie seats 60 indoors and 45 outdoors. General Manager Albert Mayr and Hotel Manager Tanika Taneja aim to blend European elegance with Indian hospitality. Executive Chef Nilesh Dangwal and bar manager Emmanuel Saridakis lead the culinary offerings.

🏨 On 29 July 2026, Gisborough Hall launched the Sakura Spa in North Yorkshire, enhancing its wellness offerings. The event featured a speech by Lord Gisborough and a preview of the Koyo Restaurant. The spa includes six treatment rooms, a vitality pool, Finnish and herbal saunas, a salt steam room, and a cold plunge. Koyo Restaurant offers salads, brunch, and wellness drinks. Spa director Vicki Jackson highlighted the spa as a unique destination blending luxury with the natural world.