Ouvertures d’hôtels

🏦 Machefert Group entered safeguard proceedings in early 2022 due to heavy debt from the health crisis and demanding creditor. Led by Kevin Machefert, the group, with 19 hotels (including 1K Paris), 8 restaurants, 3 bars, and a beach in Ramatuelle, is in advanced negotiations for refinancing with global financing leaders. Over €150 million is expected to be raised to clear debt and spur growth. In 2022, the group reported €42.5M revenue and a €4.7M net loss, heavily affected by COVID-19, especially in Paris and the Côte d’Azur.

🏖️ Sun Siyam Olhuveli Maldives, located 45 minutes by speed boat from Malé International Airport, unveils 40 new Grand Beach Suites with private pools on Dream Island. The 101 sqm suites accommodate up to four adults or two adults and three children, featuring contemporary elegance, Maldivian charm, lush gardens, and turquoise waters. Each suite includes a private pool, tropical gardens, convertible extra room, and an open bathroom concept.

⛷ In Switzerland, Interhome, a European vacation rental leader, highlights booking trends for the 2024-2025 winter season among its French clientele. Nendaz, with 210 properties in Interhome's portfolio, emerges as the top choice, located in the heart of the 4 Vallées with one of the largest ski areas in Switzerland. Villars-sur-Ollon and Crans-Montana are also favored, the former offering spectacular views of Lake Geneva and the latter boasting a ski area of 140 kilometers at over 3,000 meters altitude.

🏨 Hyatt Place in Rouen, inaugurated on October 4, marks 8 years of work by d+b Interior Design. Sandra Demuth and Caroline Béné-Combes, founders of the agency, blended nods to the building's history with vibrant design. The Hyatt Place is the second French location after Roissy and adds to ten years of d+b's interior design projects. The renovated building, dating from the 1880s, extends over 20,000 m² and had been unused since 1991.

🏕 Hilton is expanding in Egypt, planning to open 25 new hotels, raising the total to over 40. The Hilton Cairo Nile Maadi is set to open in early 2025, offering views of the Nile and Pyramids. The Hilton Cairo Historic City will launch in 2027 at a UNESCO World Heritage site in Old Cairo, featuring 255 rooms and suites. The DoubleTree by Hilton Cairo Downtown is expected to open in 2028, featuring 57 rooms and suites. The first Curio Collection by Hilton in Egypt will debut in Sharm El Sheikh with 165 rooms and suites.

🏨 B&B HOTELS, with a network of 72 establishments and over 6,500 rooms in Spain and Portugal, opens B&B Alicante Centro near the railway station, featuring 99 double and triple rooms and operating on a long-term guaranteed rental model. The "asset light" strategy enables growth without owning properties, leveraging partnerships with companies like Meridia, Avintia, and CEP. B&B HOTELS, founded in 1990 in Brest and now a B Corp-certified European leader with over 850 hotels in 17 countries, plans to continue its expansion with more than 170 new hotels since 2022 and aims to keep growing into 2024.

🏙 Shangri-La Phnom Penh opens its doors today, signaling the Shangri-La group's debut in Cambodia, with an official welcoming of guests starting December 28, 2024. The hotel is situated in Phnom Penh's bustling Koh Pich district and stands as one of the tallest three-tower architectural structures in the capital at a height of 228 meters. It aims to be a key driver of Phnom Penh's tourism and economic growth. The hotel features 303 rooms and suites that offer panoramic views of the Mekong, Tonlé Sap, and Tonle Bassac rivers, with interior designs that blend Art Deco, neoclassical, and Khmer culture while staying true to Shangri-La's Asian heritage.

❄️ ICEHOTEL 35 celebrates its 35th edition in Jukkasjärvi, Swedish Lapland with 35 years of ephemeral art and unique Arctic experiences. The 2024 edition showcases 26 international artists, including three French, who designed 12 spectacular suites. Direct flights from Paris to Kiruna start on December 21, making the hotel more accessible. ICEHOTEL 35, constructed over six weeks using 500 tons of ice and snow equivalent to 10 Olympic pools, features 20 ice rooms, 18 permanent suites, an ICEBAR, church, and art gallery.

🏨 Hospitality ON lists new hotel openings and upcoming inaugurations internationally, with a map showing locations of the hotels opened in the last 10 days. Hotels are color-coded: yellow for this week's openings, blue for announced openings later in the year, green for rebrands or changes in management opened this week, and orange for signed hotel projects set to open in the future. The database includes hotels from groups, chains, and voluntary networks, featuring their locations and photos.

🏨 Miiro Hotel Group opens The Mansard in Gstaad, Switzerland, featuring 29 rooms and suites with contemporary alpine design and amenities like Le Labo toiletries. It's their third opening in less than six months, following Grand Hôtel Cayré in Paris and Borneta in Barcelona. Plans include expanding to London and Vienna by 2025, with more projects from 2026. The Mansard boasts a restaurant highlighting local produce, Gstaad's only rooftop bar, wellness area with sauna, hydrotherapy wading pool, and a Refresh Room.