Ouvertures d’hôtels

🏢 Raffles Tokyo to occupy the top 46 floors of Tokyo’s WTC building, offering business and leisure travelers prime location near Tokyo Tower, Roppongi Museum, and Rainbow Bridge with direct access to Hamamatsuchō Station. Designed by Layan, the hotel will feature 130 rooms, including 27 suites, panoramic city views, six dining and drinking spots, a state-of-the-art fitness studio, pool, spa, and public baths. Over 1,156 square meters of meeting and multifunctional spaces will be available. Tokyo Tatemono Co.’s CEO Hitoshi Nomura collaborates with Accor group to establish Raffles as a Tokyo landmark, enhancing the city’s international liveliness and competitiveness.

🏙 Mandarin Oriental to open a luxury resort with private residences in Bukit, southern Bali, featuring 110 suites and villas, each with private terraces or gardens, and most with private pools. Renowned architects Design Lab, interior designer Jeffrey Wilkes, and landscape architect Bill Bensley have contributed to the project. The resort will include unique dining experiences, such as a cliff-edge restaurant and bar, a Chinese specialty restaurant, a speakeasy, and a beach club. Laurent Kleitman, CEO of Mandarin Oriental, anticipates unparalleled tranquility and elegance for guests and owners.

🏠 Yining, a city on China's western border, will host strategically located Tivoli and NH hotels, with 200 rooms each, near local tourist attractions and the central business district. This 160-hectare project will include a commercial area, cultural performance center, and residential zones. The hotels are positioned to benefit from highway, high-speed train, and air access. Yining, a historic Silk Road trade hub, attracts both domestic and international tourists with its scenic landscapes and ethnic cultures.

🏡 Summer 2024, The Leading Hotels of the World adds six new member hotels, including Quinta do Paral (Vidigueira, Portugal), The Hotel Seiryu Kyoto Kiyomizu (Kyoto, Japan), and The Imperial (New Delhi, India), plus openings of Alexander (Mexico, April), Maxx Royal Bodrum Resort (Bodrum, Turkey, May), and Masseria Donna Menga (Nardò Lecce, Italy). The collection now boasts over 400 luxury independent hotels.

🍴 Julien Caligo, a former Michelin-starred chef, launched restaurant Monique in Calvisson (Gard) in early February. He transitioned from the high-end Duende, which he elevated alongside Pierre Gagnaire. Monique, set between Nîmes and Montpellier, offers an open kitchen and personal guest interaction. After an 18-month preparation period, the restaurant, housed in a renovated agricultural storage, features a chef's table, a two-person counter, and a limited capacity of 30 guests. Monique serves a lunch formula at €50, and dinner menus at €85 for 5 courses or €110 for 7 courses, already fully booked since opening.

🏠 Cyril Aouizerate opened a new Mob Hotel in Cannes, in the Carnot district, on July 19. The 4-star establishment offers 43 suites (ranging from 30 to 86 m²) and emphasizes ecological commitment and social innovation. The hotel, which also operates in Saint-Ouen and Lyon Confluence, was designed with minimal environmental impact in mind. Along with his partner Michel Reybier, Aouizerate converted an old residence, preserving existing structures, using natural materials like wood, and promoting artisan-made furniture. The hotel features thermal paint, wood-blade fans instead of air conditioning, 48 photovoltaic panels on the roof, a Biocoop grocery, a Patagonia store, electric charging stations, and a 42-seat organic restaurant. TVs are replaced with literary and engaging activities to stimulate the mind and social ecological awareness.

🏘 Rosewood Residences will offer a variety of spacious, secluded homes ranging from 370 to 1000 square meters on plots of nearly 3000 m2. The initial 144 residences will be selected by Guadalajara-based architects Gomez Vazquez International and interior designers Studio Lifestyle. Brad Berry, VP of Global Residential Development at Rosewood Hotel Group, and Jose Luis Mogollon, Managing Partner of Old Lighthouse, are collaborating to provide an unparalleled living experience in Los Cabos.

🏡 Ascott Limited, under CapitaLand Investment Limited, expands its European presence with six new residences, introducing The Unlimited Collection in Leicester and Edinburgh, and expanding lyf hybrid accommodations in five new cities including Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leicester, Manchester, and Colmar. The portfolio surpasses 60 properties across Europe. The Unlimited Collection will also launch in Dublin by 2025, and lyf Gambetta Paris is to open by end of 2024. Citadines continues growth with a new residence in Colmar slated for 2026.

🏨 Hospitality ON compiled a map of new hotel openings and announcements within the last 10 days, featuring locations, photos, and key information. Openings are color-coded: yellow for recent openings, blue for upcoming openings within the year, green for rebrandings/reopenings, and orange for signed projects slated for future months or years. The focus is on group, chain, and network-affiliated hotels.