Denis Stackeusky

🏠 Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group reopens three seasonal resorts in Europe this April: Lago di Como (Italy), Bodrum (Turkey), and Costa Navarino (Greece). Lago di Como features CO.MO Bar & Bistrot redesign and L~ARIA restaurant, along with the largest floating outdoor pool on Lake Como. Bodrum offers private accommodations, the Blue Beach Club & Bar, Hakkasan restaurant, and a spa with sea views. Costa Navarino introduces two new villas with private pools and spa rooms, Greek cuisine at Oliviera, and activities including golf and cultural site visits. The group also plans to open Mandarin Oriental Punta Negra, Mallorca in 2026.

🏡 Orient Express launched its first hotel in Rome, Orient Express La Minerva, situated at Piazza della Minerva 69, near the Pantheon. Architect Hugo Toro redesigned the 17th-century palazzo, including 93 rooms and 36 suites. Partnered with Arsenale Group, this follows La Dolce Vita Orient Express and precedes Venice's Orient Express Palazzo Donà Giovannelli. The hotel boasts unique interior designs and custom furniture, with suites like the Stendhal Suite. Facilities include five venues, the largest being Olimpo Ballroom at 165 sqm. Coming soon are rooftop dining venue Gigi Rigolatto in May 2025 and Mimi Kakushi, a restaurant with Japanese-Western fusion, following a Dubai original named Best Bar in Middle East & Africa in 2024.

🏨 Drury Hotels opened its new Drury Plaza Hotel North Charleston in North Charleston, S.C., featuring 252 guestrooms and suites, and more than 3,600 square feet of meeting space. Located less than 10 miles from downtown Charleston and Daniel Island, and three miles from Charleston International Airport. The hotel provides amenities like complimentary breakfast, evening snacks, Wi-Fi, parking, a pool, spa, 24-hour fitness center, and The Kitchen + Bar. It employs 70 people and offers a Meetings with More program for event planners. Drury Hotels now has over 150 hotels across 27 states.

🏡 Sina Hotels won a €43-million tender to renovate Galleria Ciro Fontana in Milan, expanding Sina The Gray with 30 additional rooms, a wellness center, and a new restaurant. Post-2027 renovation, the hotel's room count will exceed 52. The 1958-founded hotel chain, with 11 luxury properties, is overseen by Bernabò Bocca. Architect Guido Ciompi will lead the project, increasing hotel space by over 21,500 square feet and adding amenities like a spa, fitness center, and panoramic restaurant.

🏨 Hotel Indigo Auckland, a 225-room establishment, has opened in New Zealand, featuring heritage-listed and new construction. The hotel showcases local artistry and includes a dining outlet, Bistro Saine, led by executive chef Yutak Son. Occupying 27 floors of a 41-story tower, the hotel offers a gym and is near Auckland's business and entertainment hubs. This marks IHG brand's first foray into New Zealand and the fifth Hotel Indigo in Australasia.