Hotel Openings

🏨 Berlin, Germany, December 11, 2025 – Le Clay, opening in Lavaux, Switzerland, summer 2026, partners with Shiji for a fully integrated digital experience. The 35-hectare estate includes 105 rooms, 2 restaurants, and wellness facilities. Shiji’s ecosystem offers seamless operations with Daylight PMS, Infrasys POS, and more. Le Clay is the first of four hotels by Seiler Constantin, aiming for an experiential luxury approach with European-based support and cloud architecture. Reservations open late spring 2026.

🏨 Four Seasons and Catuaí Asset are set to launch the Four Seasons Hotel Rio de Janeiro at Leblon in 2029. Located on Leblon beach, the hotel will host about 120 rooms and suites with Atlantic Ocean views. The existing structure, Hotel Marina Palace, will undergo a full renovation. This luxury destination, 30 minutes from Galeão International Airport, will feature culinary venues, a rooftop bar, a signature restaurant, and a spa. The hotel enhances the evolving Leblon neighborhood.

📍 The Zetter is expanding with a 68-room hotel in Bloomsbury, London, opening March 2026. Situated in six interconnecting Georgian townhouses near Russell Square, designed by James Thurstan Waterworth, the hotel will offer amenities like The Parlour, The Orangery, and a gym with outdoor yoga space. The Zetter Bloomsbury is the brand's third London location, alongside its Marylebone and Clerkenwell sites.

🏖 Mövenpick Resort & Spa Bintan Lagoon will open in Q1 2026 on Bintan's northern coast, Indonesia. Just a ferry ride from Singapore, the resort features 420 rooms and suites, including 52 Premium Terrace Rooms. It offers six dining concepts, a beach club, spa, pools, sports courts, and a Recreation Village. The event space includes a 900 sqm Grand Ballroom and 1,100 sqm across 12 function rooms. Guests can access two championship golf courses by Jack Nicklaus and Ian Baker-Finch.

📚 Sofitel's Le Petit Prince Kids Club, inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's tale, opens at Sofitel Krabi, Thailand. Spanning 175 sqm, the club features Creative, Move, Rest, and Immersive Areas, utilizing sustainable materials. Since 2011, Sofitel's initiatives have supported young generations, including donations of €3 per night to the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Youth Foundation. Sofitel Krabi's broader enhancement, including Signature Rooms, completes in Q4 2026.

🏖 Who? ANTA Hotel Bali Canggu, part of Radisson Individuals. When? Opening announced, no specific date. Where? Canggu, Bali, Indonesia. What? 116 serviced apartments, including studios and one-bedroom, catering to digital nomads and long-stay travellers. How? Features include terraces, private pools, co-working spaces, rooftop bars, dining, and wellness facilities. Radisson Hotel Group aims to expand in leisure markets. They operate three hotels in Indonesia with 579 keys and have three properties under development with 405 keys.

🏨 Aleph Hospitality and Hilton, in partnership with AREA Investment and Real Estate, will open an 84-key Tapestry Collection by Hilton hotel in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, by 2027. This will be the first of its kind in Dammam and Aleph’s third Tapestry under management. Hilton has over 100 hotels operating or planned in Saudi Arabia. The project, featuring design direction from Sonia Ashoor, aims to enhance Dammam’s upscale hospitality landscape.

📈 Aimbridge Hospitality EMEA outperformed market benchmarks in 2025 with a gross operating profit index of 101.8 from January to September, surpassing competitors in England and Wales. The payroll cost per occupied room index reached 126.5 in Q3. Aimbridge added 10 properties, including Hyatt Place and Hyatt House Leeds, and Radisson Red London Twickenham. New sales strategies and data-driven investments boosted performance. President David Anderson emphasizes continued support and adaptability.

🏨 Sheraton Grand London Park Lane in Mayfair reopened its Palm Court Lounge and Bar after a major renovation, unveiling 1920s-inspired interiors by Areen Design. The historic venue, which opened in 1927, retains its Art Deco charm with features like a stained-glass dome and a brass-edged marble bar. Live piano performances occur Thursday to Sunday. Head pastry chef Biju Joshwa introduced a new afternoon tea menu, while revised cocktails nod to Mayfair's interwar era. The hotel prepares for its centenary in 2027.