Ouvertures d’hôtels

🏖️ Located between Toulouse and Carcassonne, Camboyer Domaine, a new 4-star hotel with 15 rooms and a suite, opens to the public, nestled in a green setting with historic charm. The estate also features Le Pigeonnier, a fully privatizable luxury cottage. The hotel combines modern comforts with elegant, noble materials, set amidst nature with century-old trees, lily ponds, and a verdant, flowered meadow. Guests can enjoy superior comfort in a naturally rich and authentic environment.

🍻 Novotel Suites Reims Centre recently launched "Suites Bar," a new multipurpose social space in the heart of Reims. Designed for various needs, it facilitates remote work with comfortable spaces and an internal garden view, serves as a casual business meeting spot, and transforms into a relaxational area for evening socializing. The bar features a curated gourmet selection in collaboration with local producers such as La Cave aux Fromages and Piquets for artisanal charcuteries.

🏖 Shangri-La Le Touessrok in Mauritius, after 45 years in luxury hospitality, is set to reopen on October 19, 2024, following a significant renovation. The resort's 185 rooms and suites, as well as restaurants and bars, have been updated to reflect a contemporary design with vibrant, island-inspired details. The east coast location boasts pristine beaches and combines the island's rich culture with natural beauty for both couples and families. The renovation includes new sensory culinary experiences and artistic narratives in each room, aiming to merge luxury, adventure, and relaxation. General Manager Gregory Coquet emphasizes the resort's transformation into a chic tropical playground.

🏦 CapitaLand Ascott Trust (CLAS) in 2024, gears up its portfolio by acquiring Lyf Funan Singapore for €184M, marking its third acquisition of the year. Previously, CLAS completed the acquisition of Teriha Ocean Stage in Fukuoka, Japan, with an estimated net operating yield of 4%, and bought a remaining 10% stake in Standard at Columbia in South Carolina, USA, aiming for approximately 7% EBITDA yield. Meanwhile, CLAS sold six mature properties for €238M, realizing gains of €29.4M, and recently divested Citadines Karasuma-Gojo Kyoto for €38M to Hilton Grand Vacations.

💨 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.

🏠 Laurent de Gourcuff, backed by Paris Society, continues his momentum by opening a new restaurant at Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild after a year of reopening iconic venues like Laurent, Maxim’s, and L’Abbaye des Vaux-de-Cernay. In partnership with Viparis, they are revitalizing the historic building. Baronne, the restaurant, boasts some of Paris' most impressive volumes and ceiling heights. Corinne Sachot, a rising star in interior decoration, has designed the space to blend historical memory with modernity, end-of-century style with contemporary finesse.