Hotel Openings

🍷 Ad Gefrin Anglo-Saxon Museum and Distillery in Wooler, Northumberland, launches Bēodern for evening dining on 21st March 2025, marking its second anniversary. Head Chef Olivier Borja, with 30+ years of experience including Michelin-starred restaurants, introduces an a la carte menu featuring local ingredients, like Homemade Game Terrine and Mackerel Escabeche. Bēodern sources from local suppliers such as Particularly Good Potatoes and Doddington Dairy. It offers dinner Thursday to Saturday, and lunch daily, including a standout Sunday Lunch. Reservations are now open.

🏖 Rosewood Hotels & Resorts launched Rosewood Miyakojima in Japan, presenting 55 rooms and four dining options, including NAGI and MAAS restaurants. The resort highlights Ryukyu culture with local materials like Ryukyu limestone and offers an infinity pool, Asaya Spa treatments, and martial arts lessons. Studio Piet Boon designed the property, emphasizing harmony with the local environment. Later in 2025, CHOMA restaurant will open, serving traditional Japanese cuisine. Families can engage in Rose Buds and Rosewood Explorers programs for cultural activities.

🎭 Fritz’s Adventure is set to open its new location in The Colony, Texas, on April 2, replicating its Branson, Mo. site, which has been operational for nine years. The indoor and outdoor entertainment venue spans over 100,000 square feet, featuring a zipline course, ropes course, climbing walls, treehouses, slides, and tunnels. Park entry varies between $19-$25, with food items like pizza and sandwiches priced up to $20.99. The original Fritz’s Adventure opened in 2016 and the new site continues the spirit of adventure and family fun.

🏦 The Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel in Madrid, reopened after a two-year restoration, transitioning from its previous identity as The Westin Palace. Located in the UNESCO-listed Paisaje de la Luz, near cultural attractions like the Prado Museum, it offers 470 redesigned guestrooms. Ruiz Larrea Arquitectura restored the hotel’s 1912 façade and features like the stained glass dome. The interior, by Lázaro Rosa-Violán, nods to guests like Picasso and Hemingway, with elements such as hand-painted wallpapers and bathroom mosaics inspired by local landmarks. La Cúpula restaurant and 27 Club bar add to the guest experience with curated art, historical elements, and signature dishes.

🏨 The Medlock, a new 401-room hotel by Radisson Hotel Group, is slated to open in late 2026 in Manchester as part of Manchester City Football Club's £300 million expansion of the Etihad Campus. Under Radisson Blu, it will cater to sports fans, concertgoers, and business travelers near Etihad Stadium and Co-op Live, the UK's largest indoor arena. It will feature suites, deluxe rooms, a luxury penthouse, dining options, a roof walk, museum experience, and office space. Valor Hospitality will operate The Medlock, joining Radisson's global portfolio of 1,520 hotels.

🏠 In April 2025, SLS Hotels & Residences will debut its first European property, SLS Barcelona, in the Port Fòrum district. The design, by AIME Studios, Avroko, and Rockwell Group, mimics Mediterranean waves. The hotel offers 471 rooms and suites with private balconies or terraces. It introduces six dining and nightlife venues, including an all-day restaurant, tapas bar, rooftop pool bar, cocktail bar, lobby bar, and exclusive pool bar. An 800m² ballroom, eight event spaces, and dedicated events lobby cater to various events. Guests can enjoy three pools, wellness center, and an upcoming luxury spa. SLS Barcelona is near cultural highlights like the Primavera Sound festival.

🏨 Marriott International celebrated a milestone year in 2024, achieving 291 hotel signings across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), leading to a 7% net increase in rooms. Notable properties include Fairfield by Marriott Copenhagen Nordhavn in Europe, expansions by Luxury Collection Hotels in Munich and Nice, Moxy Hotels entering Spain and Luxembourg, and W Prague. The EMEA development pipeline reached 596 properties with 104,731 rooms, a 10% growth from the previous year, with 45% of new signings as conversions. Over 80 hotels are in the luxury segment pipeline, including 26 new luxury hotel contracts, 50 signings for Autograph Collection, Tribute Portfolio, and Marriott Hotels, and 39 in the select segment. The company's residential portfolio in EMEA grew to 72 locations with 11 new branded residential projects. Marriott debuted in Angola and Senegal, and introduced the Ritz-Carlton Reserve to Saudi Arabia.

🏖 The Cove Eleuthera in the Bahamas, owned by Tanzerra Resorts, completed a full-property renovation in late 2024. The final Phase III included updates to the infinity pool terrace, dining and lounge areas, a fire pit, beachfront furnishings, landscaping, and pathways. Two new communal areas were introduced: a library and an entry pergola. BAR Architects & Interiors led the renovation, with the resort now encompassing 40 acres and offering 22 rooms, between two private beach coves, all emphasizing tranquility and island living.

🏌️ In Norwalk, Connecticut, HEI Hotels & Resorts acquired Tapatio Springs Hill Country Resort in Boerne, Texas, expanding their portfolio to over 100 properties. The resort, established in 1981, offers 111 rooms, 13,200 square feet of meeting space, two F&B outlets, a pool, and an 18-hole golf course. L&R Hotels owns the property, and Troon will now manage the golf operations. HEI aims to enhance the resort's performance and recognition, particularly in Texas.

🏖 Ennismore set to launch Mondrian Maldives in 2026 on Kuredhivaru Island in Noonu Atoll. Initially operating as Kuredhivaru Resort & Spa, the transition retains bookings on ALL.com and Accor’s loyalty program ALL. The resort will feature 105 villas with private pools, including 30 beach pool villas, 72 overwater pool villas, and three-bedroom beach pool residences. Amenities include a luxury spa, fitness center, sports facilities, a diving center, multiple pools, a kids’ club, and 4 dining venues. Mondrian has properties in Los Angeles, Miami, Doha, Mexico City, and Ibiza, with expansions to Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Tulum, and Australia’s Gold Coast.