Ouvertures d’hôtels

🍽 Hôtel Renaissance in La Défense (92) introduced its new restaurant, Gramaci, in late July, celebrating Mediterranean flavors in its seasonal menu. Crafted by Chef Matteo Renzi, pastry chef Marine Zerbib, and pizza consultant Marc Almeida, the menu features shared plates, hearty dishes, and traditional desserts. The 500m² space boasts 242 seats, designed by Aaron David Clarke's workshops, featuring natural materials, hand-painted dishware, and a green terrace. Renaissance is a four-star hotel with 330 rooms located in Puteaux (92).

🏨 Hospitality ON releases a non-exhaustive list of the most anticipated international hotel openings weekly, highlighting new hotels opened in the last 10 days. The provided map indicates locations, photos, and key information about these recent openings and signed deals, along with future inaugurations. Newly opened hotels are marked in yellow, announced openings in blue, rebranded reopenings in green, and newly signed hotel projects in orange.

🏦 Royal Group International announced a partnership with Marriott International to establish The Ritz-Carlton brand in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The Ritz-Carlton Phnom Penh will be located on Norodom Boulevard and include both a hotel and residences. After over six months of negotiations, this marks the beginning of a new era for Cambodia's hotel industry according to Oknha Kith Sula, COO of Royal Group International. Construction has begun, but the opening date is yet to be confirmed.

🏦 Graduate by Hilton opens Graduate Princeton, featuring 180 rooms and Ye Tavern, on Nassau Street, facing the campus in downtown Princeton. This marks the first new hotel in Princeton in nearly 90 years and the second in its historic downtown, almost doubling the town's hotel room availability. Graduate Hotels was founded ten years ago with Princeton as a top target.

🏨 PPHE Hotel Group secured a building permit for a mixed-use project at 79-87 Westminster Bridge Road in London's South Bank, featuring a 15-story hotel with 186 rooms, office space, and light industry premises. The ground floor will include a public area with an all-day bar and cafe. Located opposite Lambeth North station, the project, acquired in 2019 for £12 million, aims for a BREEAM "Excellent" environmental rating. PPHE's London portfolio will reach 3,900 rooms, enhancing its South Bank presence.

🏕 Accor and Group Prince to launch Mövenpick Resort Antalya Tekirova in Q2 2024, marking Mövenpick's debut along Turkey's Mediterranean coast. Located near Antalya, Tekirova, the resort will feature 383 rooms, including family suites and villas with private pools. Amenities include three meeting rooms, five pools, a 700-meter beach with water sports, and dining options such as an Ottoman-inspired restaurant. The site is convenient to historical attractions like Olympos and Phaselis.

🏨 PPHE Hotel Group obtained construction permit for a mixed-use hotel project in London's South Bank, featuring 15 floors, 186 rooms, office and commercial spaces, sustainability-focused with a BREEAM 'Excellent' rating. Located opposite Lambeth North station, enhancing access to iconic sites, it's PPHE's fifth hotel in Waterloo. Acquired for £12 million in 2019, PPHE is developing detailed project plans for the site at 79-87 Westminster Bridge Road.

🏛 Davidson Hospitality Group, celebrating its 50th anniversary, operates two interconnected resorts at Frenchman’s Reef in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands: The Westin Beach Resort & Spa and Morningstar Buoy Haus Beach Resort, Autograph Collection. Properties reopened in 2023 after a multi-year transformative renovation, featuring 486 rooms and suites, 8,000 m² of meeting space, 10 restaurants and bars, and a Heavenly Spa by Westin. A $400 million renovation was invested to revitalize the resorts. Key figure, Thom Geshay, is CEO of Davidson Hospitality Group.

🏠 Marc Haeberlin and family acquired the Clos Saint-Vincent, formerly Relais & Châteaux, in Ribeauvillé, Alsace for €21.5 million. The purchase, in planning for over a year, includes a complete renovation to convert it into a 5-star hotel with 33 rooms and suites, a spa, and a 100-seat restaurant. Renovations by architect AJeanne (Sélestat) and designer Jouin-Manku are set to start next year, aiming for a 2027 opening.

🍴 Adeline Grattard, chef-owner of Yam'Tcha in Paris, blends French culinary techniques with Asian flavors. Trained by Pascal Barbot in Paris and in Hong Kong, her menu includes beef tataki with "Bourgogne" sweet potato noodles (€38), lotus leaf steamed rice with pleurotes and peanuts (€32), and grilled sweetbreads with Pommard cream, Chardonnay, chard, and marinated eggplants (€48). Open Wednesday-Sunday, Yam'Tcha offers a weekday lunch menu (€29 for 2 courses, €38 for 3 courses) and children's menu at €18. The 70-seat restaurant is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.