Hotel Openings

🏗️ Wyld Oaks, a 215-acre mixed-use project in Apopka, Florida, began in 2024 and is set to complete by summer 2028. It will feature two hotels, a full-service emergency room, 300,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, 4,000 residential units, and Wyld Green, an outdoor entertainment venue. COO Taylor Edwards noted the hotels cater to business, medical travelers, and lifestyle enthusiasts, enhancing the area's demand. The project aims to boost weekday hotel occupancy by integrating varied attractions.

🏨 IHG Hotels & Resorts and Harilela Group, a Hong Kong-based company, signed a deal to add three Hari Hotels (85-room The Hari London, 210-room The Hari Hong Kong, and 324-room The Hari Singapore) to IHG's Vignette Collection. This expands their partnership to six hotels across Asia and Europe. Vignette Collection now boasts over 80 hotels, aiming for 100 in its first decade. The Hari Hotels offer luxury experiences with unique charm.

🏨 Phoenix, Arizona — Plans are underway to transform a 19-story office tower at Arizona Center into a 340-room JW Marriott hotel. This adaptive reuse project will feature a resort-style pool, 15,000 sq ft of meeting space, and proximity to the Phoenix Convention Center, which generated over 351,000 room nights and $454 million in visitor spending in 2025. The development addresses a gap in luxury hospitality in Phoenix, the fifth-largest U.S. city.

📍 IHG Hotels and Resorts has signed a three-hotel agreement with Harilela Group to integrate The Hari London into its Vignette Collection, expanding the brand to Singapore, London, and Hong Kong. This collaboration, evolving over 50 years, now encompasses six hotels. Vignette Collection aims to exceed 100 properties globally within its first decade, with more than 80 open or in the pipeline. The deal enhances IHG's luxury and lifestyle portfolio and supports The Hari's international expansion.

🍴 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.