Ouvertures d’hôtels

💨 Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer and Dominique London are partnering to launch the Monte-Carlo Cigar Club at the Casino de Monte-Carlo in spring 2025. Aiming to create one of the world's finest cigar clubs, this initiative aligns with Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer's strategy to offer new luxury experiences in Monaco, its historic birthplace, alongside their international expansion. The collaboration represents a continuation of the 160-year legacy of luxury hospitality and entertainment.

🏨 Michelin awarded the first Clefs MICHELIN in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, recognizing 271 exceptional hotels. The selection includes 17 hotels with three MICHELIN Keys, 85 with two, and 169 with one. Aimed at offering a unique travel experience, the MICHELIN Guide's hotel selection is independently judged by anonymous visits, setting a new international benchmark for distinctive hospitality and high service levels.

🏨 Transaxio Hôtel facilitated the sale of Albert’s Hôtel, a 4-star boutique hotel with 22 rooms, located in Paris's 11th arrondissement. Owned by Groupe HN6 Active, led by Nicolas Saltiel, the property was acquired by New Hotel, managed by Georges Antoun, marking their 9th establishment. The acquisition, a share deal, was supported by Guillaume Jalliffier of Transaxio Hôtel and Synantis. The sale occurred at the beginning of September, highlighting the robust Paris hotel market.

🏨 German hotel group Dorint expands in Switzerland, acquiring Parkhotel Bad Zurzach effective February 1. With properties in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, totaling 60, Dorint secures a lease with Credit Suisse Funds AG, maintaining around 70 employees. Substantial investments planned for the hotel's long-term operation. This marks the sixth Dorint establishment in Switzerland, joining others including Dorint Blüemlisalp Beatenberg/Interlaken and upcoming properties in Interlaken (April 2024) and Locarno/Riazzino (Summer 2024). Parkhotel features 111 rooms, 13 suites, and provides direct access to "Thermes Zurzach.

🏖️ Lindner Hotel Group expanded its presence on Sylt Island, Germany, by acquiring the traditional establishment in Kampen and enlarging its Stadt Hamburg hotel. In May 2024, they acquired Stadt Hamburg in Westerland, offering 15 luxury serviced apartments, a restaurant, a bistrot, and access to a fitness room and QIARA spa. The Strönhof Kampen adds 15 apartments with a private wellness area, including a pool, sauna, steam room, and relaxation room, plus views of Kampen's dunes. This expansion strengthens Lindner's position in German island and seaside vacationing and hotel management.

🍾 Austrian oenotourism group Loisium opened its third resort, the first in France, last summer near Épernay in Champagne, with another soon to follow in Alsace. Designed by architects Sanjit Manku and Patrick Jouin, the 4-star resort integrates with its natural surroundings in the Montagne de Reims park, offering views over rolling hills. The design emphasizes a connection with the landscape through simple lines and transparency. The resort features a concrete, glass, metal, and light oak structure with 107 rooms and suites and spaces celebrating champagne, including a central patio, a salon-bar with organic-shaped pastel chairs, a mezzanine library, and the promising young chef Antoine Madelaine’s dining area.

🏖️ Minor Hotels will rebrand Reethi Beach Resort to NH Collection Maldives Reethi Resort, scheduled to reopen in Q4 2025 after extensive renovations. Situated in the UNESCO biosphere reserve of Baa Atoll, the 129-key establishment is accessible by a 35-minute seaplane flight from Velana International Airport. The resort will remain open until April 25, 2025, with a six-month closure for the transformation, marking the most significant upgrade in its 25-year history.

🏠 The Park Hyatt London River Thames, as the first Park Hyatt brand in the UK, officially opened in Nine Elms district, near the Battersea Power Station. Managed by Hyatt Hotels Corporation and R&F UK, it's part of the One Nine Elms mixed-use development project. The hotel boasts 203 rooms with a contemporary English style and art by Charlie Whinney. Amenities include the seasonal Nine Elms Kitchen & Terrace, Nine Elms Bar & Lounge, a spa, and an indoor pool.

🏨 Hyatt Hotels Corporation and MEININGER Hotels are expanding in Germany, opening new hotels in key cities. Hyatt plans four hotels in Hamburg by 2026, including Hyatt Regency Hamburg Hafencity, Hyatt Centric Altstadt Hamburg, and two Me and All Hotels, aiming for a 30% capacity increase in Germany over three years. MEININGER announces a new property in Kiel for 2027 with 177 rooms across 12 floors. These projects highlight Germany as a strategic market and focus on urban and leisure offerings.

🏡 Overlooking Vence, the former Templar fortress, now a 5-star establishment in the Oetker Collection, offers views to the Mediterranean. The Rossini bar, led by Naples-native head barman Emanuele De Rosa for three years, transforms from serving amber tea with pastries under 18th-century tapestries in the morning to rosé from Côtes-de-Provence and Sauvignon Blanc from Loire accompanied by tapas from Michelin-starred chef Jean-Luc Lefrançois during the day. The venue comes to life before sunset, with music and a selection of cocktails, like the strawberry-pureé Rossini and the Côte d'Azur with vodka, fresh lemon, and grapefruit juice.