Ouvertures d’hôtels

🏕 Starhotels acquired Hermitage Hotel & Resort in Forte dei Marmi, Italy, marking its first resort addition to the luxury Starhotels Collezione. The hotel, founded in the 1970s by the Maschietto family and later renovated by architect Vittorio Maschietto, will join Starhotels Collezione by the end of summer 2025. The resort features 59 rooms and suites, a restaurant, a large pool, and a vegetable garden, reinforcing Starhotels' presence in Italy's luxury hospitality sector.

🏡 Starhotels, an Italian hotel group, announced the acquisition of Hermitage Hotel & Resort in Forte dei Marmi, adding the first resort to the Starhotels Collezione. Founded in the 1970s by the Maschietto family, the eco-friendly Hermitage Hotel & Resort, located in the heart of Versilia, features 59 rooms and suites, a fine-dining restaurant, a pool, and a kitchen garden. The hotel will join Starhotels Collezione at the end of the summer 2025 season, signaling the group's expansion into the resort sector and strengthening its luxury market presence in Italy.

```html 🏠 1.75 Paris expands with "Le Charme" in Butte-aux-Cailles, the third in its collection following La Trêve and La Source. Le Charme offers a contemporary urban lifestyle in a former garage, with 42 rooms designed for business and leisure, a two-level restaurant featuring a monumental bar, and decor by artist Philippe Baudelocque. This new establishment embodies the chic simplicity and vibrant spirit of the 1.75 Paris brand. ```

🏨 Puneet Chhatwal, CEO of The Indian Hotels Company, signed a management contract with Suresh Nanda, president of Claridges Hotels Pvt, for their New Delhi hotel, initiating the "Claridges Collection" luxury brand. Suresh Nanda has owned the Claridges Hotel in New Delhi since 2003 and also owns Vivanta Surajkund and Taj Hotel Dubai. IHCL plans to include Taj Connemara in Chennai and the under-renovation Blue Diamond in Pune in the collection. Chhatwal aims to create a luxury chain of at least 20 establishments by 2030, targeting independent Indian hotel owners to join the collection.

🍸 In Paris' Quartier latin, the boutique hotel inspired by Alexandre Dumas' travels, the Bar 1802, offers a rum experience with 1,600 different labels, making it the first in France and second globally dedicated to rum—a nod to Dumas’ family history of rum production in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti). Managed by experts Donovan Chouari and Paul-Antoine Herbet, the cocktail menu features surprising elements and original containers, such as the signature "Bois" served in a typical Lappish bowl. The ambiance is quiet during the day, with options for feutré lovers, and livelier after 10 PM.

🏨 Hospitality ON lists newly opened hotels worldwide within the last 10 days, including those under group brands and voluntary chains. The provided map marks locations in yellow for hotels opened this week, blue for announced openings later in the year, green for rebranded hotels reopened this week, and orange for hotel projects signed this week, set to open in the future.

🏙 On April 16, 2025, Loews Hotels & Co, in partnership with Universal Orlando Resort, launched the Universal Helios Grand Hotel, featuring 500 Mediterranean-inspired rooms. This marks Orlando's largest expansion with three new hotels inaugurated that year. Alex Tisch, President & CEO of Loews Hotels & Co, sees it as a milestone in their partnership with Universal. The hotel offers a resort-style pool, private cabanas, a rooftop bar with park views, direct access to Epic Universe, and early park admission for guests with tickets.

🏡 Marriott Bonvoy inaugurated Muir, a Luxury Collection Hotel, in Halifax, enhancing The Luxury Collection's presence in Atlantic Canada. Designed by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects, developed and operated by The Armour Group Limited, Muir features 109 elegant rooms and suites with custom furniture, local artwork, and spectacular Atlantic Ocean views. Emphasizing Halifax's maritime history, it offers a contemporary interpretation of luxury and hospitality. Drift, the signature restaurant, offers a revised local gastronomy with stunning harbor views.

🏖️ Waldorf Astoria Turks and Caicos Dellis Cay, managed and branded by Hilton, is set to open in 2028, marking the brand's first presence in the archipelago. The luxury resort aims to redefine luxury hospitality in the region. Located on Dellis Cay, a private island with minimal development, it is a 25-minute boat ride from Providenciales. The resort will feature 175 units, including 62 hotel rooms and suites, with over 5 kilometers of pristine beachfront.

🏕 Attitude Group's Matemwe Attitude, an eco-friendly 4-star adult-only hotel, is set to open in Zanzibar's peaceful northeast coast in November 2025. The hotel will feature 74 light-filled villas, each with a pool, outdoor space, and Swahili cultural decor. Guests can immerse in local experiences such as traditional dhow sailing and natural spa treatments using regional ingredients.