Ouvertures d’hôtels

🍴 Frédérique Lardet, présidente de l'agglomération du Grand Annecy, et Jérôme Bocuse, président du groupe Bocuse, ont signé une convention pour l'exploitation de Bleu Impérial, un nouvel espace de restauration au Centre de Congrès Impérial-Grand Annecy. Le groupe C-Gastronomie, appartenant au groupe Bocuse, sera en charge de l'exploitation. L'ouverture est prévue pour le 28 novembre 2024, avec une vision de tourisme d'affaires écoresponsable et innovant.

🏠 Paris's Marais district, known for its cobblestone streets and historical ambiance, houses the Hôtel Jacques de Molay with 17th-century architecture. Maison Proust Hotel & Spa offers a luxurious spa experience. Hôtel du Vieux Saule provides an intimate setting; Hôtel Bastille Speria caters to business and leisure with modern amenities. Maison Bréguet offers an elegant atmosphere with wellness services. SoRoom is recommended for booking day-use hotels in this culturally rich area.

🍝 Chef Amandine Chaignot introduces a Mediterranean culinary escape at the new 4-star Hotel Florida in Paris' Madeleine district. The hotel's restaurant, Nepita, features a 60-seat dining area with views of Boulevard Malesherbes, offering a modern vegetable-focused menu with a range of dishes, including lamb, poultry, and John Dory fish. The menu emphasizes shared platters designed for communal tasting and conversation. Nepita also offers a buffet-style afternoon tea and a family-friendly shared-plate brunch on Sundays, all inspired by Mediterranean flavors and ingredients like artichokes, onions, chard, and aromatic herbs such as rosemary, thyme, sage, and the eponymous nepita.

🏠 James Scialom, with a background in tourism and hospitality, notably at Miramar La Cigale Hotel Thalasso & Spa for 8 years, is now the General Manager at Domaine du Liziec – MGallery Collection. Set to open in autumn, Scialom will oversee operations and performance. A Swiss Hotel Management School, Glion 2014 graduate, he began his career at Mandarin Oriental Geneva and has worked at Shangri La Paris since December 2014.

🏨 MEININGER's future hotel in Kiel, Germany, is set to open in 2027, offering 177 rooms across 12 floors, including double, triple, quadruple, and even six-bed rooms. Located in the multifunctional KoolKiel building, it's within a 10-minute walk of the central station and ferry terminals to Oslo and Göteborg. Emphasizing MEININGER's "Get out and explore" motto, the hotel targets both adventurers and families, as noted by CEO Ajit Menon.

🏠 Chef Stéphane Renaud opened Hôtel LES PRÉS in April, located in the Orne region, two hours from Paris, near Mortagne-au-Perche. Formerly a hunting lodge and then a convent for 150 years, LES PRÉS now offers a 30-seat restaurant in a charming country hotel setting, featuring a garden with a river. Renaud emphasizes simple, quality cuisine with locally sourced ingredients and seasonal variation.

🏠 The Park Hyatt London River Thames, Hyatt Hotels Corporation's (NYSE: H) luxury hotel, has opened in Nine Elms, southwest London, marking Park Hyatt's debut in the United Kingdom. With an exclusive Thames riverside location, the hotel offers 203 rooms and unparalleled views of London landmarks. It is adjacent to the popular Battersea Power Station, within walking distance of over 200 hectares of green space in Battersea Park, and close to attractions like Kia Oval and Tate Britain.

🏦 Acquisition includes 4 assets in Saint-Étienne: Novotel Centre Gare Châteaucreux (4-star, 77 rooms), ibis Budget Centre Gare Châteaucreux (2-star, 84 rooms), a commercial space operated by Au Bureau, and ibis Budget Saint-Étienne Stade (2-star, 59 rooms). HERA Invest, with 9 hotels across three regions, eyes expansion in the French hotel market and plans a new 81-room ibis Budget in Auxerre, opening in spring 2025. Jean-Marie FRAGNE, CEO, emphasizes strategic growth in dynamic cities.

🏨 In Lagos, Algarve, two hotels are being constructed: the five-star Lagos Marina Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton, and the four-star Hilton Garden Inn Lagos, scheduled to open in 2026. These add to four ongoing Mercan projects in the region. The construction phase will last about two years, creating 150 jobs, with 188 further jobs expected once operational. The Lagos Marina Hotel will have 180 rooms over 14,776 square meters, while the Hilton Garden Inn Lagos will offer 90 rooms over 7,505 square meters.

🍴 In April, the Royal Mansour Casablanca reopened with Eric Frechon's French restaurant, La Brasserie. Following its success, General Manager Jean-Claude Messant entrusted Frechon with a second establishment, La Table, at the newly opened Royal Mansour Tamuda Bay on Morocco's Mediterranean coast. La Table offers a menu combining French, Japanese, and Moroccan flavors.