Ouvertures d’hôtels

🍽 The Mandarin Oriental, Geneva, in partnership with the Ottolenghi group, will soon unveil a new gastronomic experience in Switzerland, featuring a lively bar, a veranda, and an open kitchen with a significant grill. Emphasizing Mediterranean shared dishes and a commitment to local sourcing, the restaurant draws inspiration from London's ROVI. Also, the venue will focus on vegetable-centric dishes with fresh, seasonal ingredients and bold Mediterranean flavors, adorned with rich wood touches and red and gold accents.

🏠 Beyond Places, led by founders Guillaume Multier and Aurélie Blanquart, expands with three new hotels: Le Domaine de Biar 4* and l’Horizon Resort Massane 4* in Montpellier, plus Domaine de Rochebois 5* near Sarlat. Le Domaine de Biar features a 45-hectare park, 13 unique rooms named after local figures, a seasonal restaurant, and offers yoga and equicoaching. L’Horizon Resort Massane, established in 1988, reopens after a four-year renovation.

🏨 citizenM opened its third Miami property, citizenM Miami South Beach, on August 14, offering a luxury affordable hotel experience with 168 rooms, king-size XL beds, a rooftop infinity pool, and local art. Following successful launches in Miami Worldcenter (2023) and Miami Brickell (2022), this marks the 36th hotel for the group, part of a US expansion including Boston Back Bay, Austin Downtown, and Menlo Park on Meta campus. Designed by concrete Amsterdam and local architecture firm Gensler.

🏨 Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced a partnership with Destination Gold Coast Consortium for an Andaz hotel in Gold Coast, Australia, set to open mid-2025, marking Andaz's debut in Australia and the Pacific. The consortium consists of The Star Entertainment Group, Far East Consortium, and Chow Tai Fook Enterprises. The Andaz Gold Coast will be part of The Star Gold Coast's A$2 billion master plan. David Udell, Hyatt's Asia-Pacific group president, celebrates expanding their Australian presence, adding to their existing 10 hotels across five brands.

🏨 OYO, launched in the US in 2019, operates over 320 hotels in 35 states. In 2023, they added nearly 100 hotels to their American portfolio and plan to add about 250 in 2024. The Motel 6 franchise network, part of G6, generates $1.7 billion in gross revenue. OYO aims to leverage its technology suite and marketing expertise to drive growth for Motel 6 and Studio 6 brands. The acquisition, led by OYO International CEO Gautam Swaroop, is significant for OYO's international presence. Blackstone invested in Motel 6 to transform it into a leading low-cost lodging company with around 1,500 franchise hotels in the US and Canada. The deal is expected to close in Q4 2024.

🏨 Borealis Hotel Group's two hotels are near Brussels Airport, accessible by car (E19 and E40), and within walking distance to buses and trains to central Brussels. The Holiday Inn Express Brussels-Airport offers 208 rooms, 1 meeting room, breakfast space for 180 people, an Express Café, Crew Lounge, 100 underground parking spots (with electric charging stations), and an outdoor terrace. Adagio Access Brussels Airport features 160 modern studios with fully-equipped kitchens, a fitness room, communal spaces, and underground parking.

🏦 Meliá Hotels International expands in Argentina by adding Almarena Puerto Retiro and Almarena Madero Urbano to its portfolio, opening on November 1st under the Affiliated by Meliá brand. Located in Buenos Aires’ avant-garde neighborhoods of Puerto Madero and Retiro, the hotels offer unique architectural designs. Almarena Puerto Retiro boasts 73 fully-equipped apartments, an outdoor pool, spa facilities, and meeting spaces, while Almarena Madero Urbano features 78 modern apartments, extensive wellness facilities, and meeting rooms. Meliá strengthens its presence in Argentina with these openings.

🏖 Le Beach Bay Hotel – Mirfa, septième établissement Edge by Rotana depuis mai 2022, offre 76 appartements avec services hôteliers. PDG Philip Barnes annonce l'ouverture aux Émirats arabes unis, marquant la croissance de Rotana, qui détient désormais 4 768 chambres sur 17 propriétés à Abu Dhabi.

🏕 Four Seasons Resort Mallorca at Formentor, a legendary Majorcan site, has reopened for its inaugural season as a revamped luxury sustainable vacation destination. The 40-hectare estate, nestled within a private expanse of carefully landscaped gardens, combines steep cliffs and secret beaches with glam-chic charm. Rainer Stampfer, President of Global Operations at Four Seasons, expresses excitement about adding Formentor Hotel to their collection of historic European properties, modernized to provide a new Four Seasons experience, emphasizing respectful modernization while preserving the site's poetic charm, European sophistication, and connection to nature, which includes an active vineyard.

🏨 Sam Nazarian, Tony Robbins, Marc Anthony, and Richard Attias create a luxury hotel platform, launching four The Estate hotels and residences in 2026 in St Kitts, the UK, Trento (Italy), and Montreux (Switzerland), with more in Miami and the Gulf. A preventive medicine and longevity center opens in Los Angeles in 2025. Partnership with Fountain Life aims to build the largest longevity-focused global network, reaching 15 hotels, residences, and 10 urban centers by 2030.