Ouvertures d’hôtels

🏨 7th hotel of the company in the country, 2nd in the capital, the Crowne Plaza Podgorica, opens end of 2024 within the Capital Plaza—a multifunctional space already hosting PwC and the World Bank. The hotel features 122 rooms and amenities like a restaurant. IHG Hotels & Resorts, a UK-based hotel group, has 22 job openings currently.

🏡 Step Partners Europe acquires Gresham Belson Hotel, strategically located between Brussels airport and the city center, enhancing its portfolio with 142 well-appointed rooms and modern meeting facilities. ASHG, a partnership between Alchemy Special Opportunities LLP and Step Partners GmbH, focuses on European hotel investments. With this addition, Step Partners Europe now manages 14 properties in Belgium and Germany, including five German hotels. The Gresham Belson Hotel will undergo a full renovation and rebranding to Marriott's Tribute portfolio by Q4 2025.

🏖️ Princess Hotels & Resorts opens two all-inclusive luxury establishments, Princess Senses The Mangrove and Princess Grand Jamaica, marking their first ventures in Jamaica, an empire originally based in Spain. Nestled in a mangrove in Green Island's tranquil cove, offering ocean views and Caribbean tranquility, the resorts are 55 km from Montego Bay Airport. Marc Pelfort, Regional Sales and Marketing Director, emphasizes employing local talents to enhance the luxury experience.

🏛 The Sofitel Sapa Hotel & Residences is set in Lao Cai's Sapa region, known for its terraced rice fields, misty mountains, and rich cultural heritage. Maud Bailly, the CEO of Sofitel and related brands, expresses excitement about the fusion of French art de vivre and Northern Vietnam's local craftsmanship. In partnership with Alphanam Group, this luxury destination aims to enhance Vietnamese tourism and acknowledge the region's cultural and natural wonders, including the UNESCO-listed Muong Hoa Valley's ancient carvings.

🏠 Mandarin Oriental launched their Exclusive Homes collection in a new region, Los Angeles, due to rising luxury traveler demand for private vacation homes. Villa Infinity and Villa Serenity, located in the prestigious Bel Air district, offer modern luxury with stunning views. Villa Infinity, designed by London's Quinn Architects, features 1,300 square meters of living space and a 20-meter infinity pool, overlooking the Bel Air Country Club, founded in 1927.

🏨 Mandarin Oriental's 10th property in Greater China, Mandarin Oriental Qianmen, Beijing, opened on October 12. The hotel is part of the international growth strategy aiming to double the portfolio over the next decade, targeting luxury travel markets. With plans to expand in Chengdu, Hangzhou, Nanjing, and more, Mandarin Oriental caters to sophisticated Chinese travelers, integral to the brand's clientele. CEO Laurent Kleitman focuses on high-end luxury, unique experiences, and operational efficiency through digital platforms and advanced technology.

🏨 SANTAREIM Partners acquires the 32-room, 3-star "hôtel le Comté de Nice" in Beaulieu-sur-Mer. The hotel will temporarily close for renovations and reopen in March, featuring updated common areas, circulation spaces, modernized rooms with a new identity, and transformation of two ground-floor studios into four separate units. Located between Nice and Monaco, the hotel offers proximity to the marina, shops, and the train station. The project serves private investor clients with CECAZ financial support.

🏨 Choice Hotels expands in Spain through a long-term strategic agreement with Faranda Hotels & Resorts, adding eight properties with over 700 rooms to its portfolio. The integration into the premium Ascend Hotel Collection brand will occur in 2024 and 2025. The flagship Faranda Hotel Rias Altas in La Coruña, situated on the seafront and offering new guest experiences, is included. Six hotels are open for booking, while two are undergoing renovations, set to open in summer 2025.

🏠 L’hôtel Comté de Nice, 3 étoiles avec 32 chambres, situé à Beaulieu-sur-Mer, fermera temporairement et rouvrira en mars pour offrir une nouvelle expérience avec des espaces réaménagés et modernisés, incluant la conversion de deux studios en quatre unités hôtelières. Soutenu par CECAZ, BPI et le Fonds Tourisme de la Côte d’Azur, ce projet est dirigé par Valery Fouquet de SANTAREIM Partners, visant à attirer d’autres investisseurs et à valoriser la destination tout en préservant le patrimoine local.

🏡 Hôtel Grand Coeur Latin features 82 rooms in Paris' Quartier Latin, boasting a 4-star rating, historic-modern fusion, and amenities such as a 15x4m pool inspired by Roman baths, a hammam, a treatment room, and an outdoor terrace with a bar. The hotel is a collaborative creation by architect Vincent Bastie and interior designer Marie-Paule Clout. Hôtel Filigrane Paris, set to open in late November 2024, will have 43 rooms and suites with monochrome joy and charm, designed by interior architect Anne-Claire Majorel and Sonia LEMAGNEN, under the direction of Arnaud Tardin.