Ouvertures d’hôtels

🏖 The Sofitel Cotonou Marina Hotel & Spa, situated only 5 minutes from Cotonou International Airport in a 29-hectare park, offers 198 rooms, including 14 suites and 5 duplex suites with private pools. Boasting ocean and city views, it will open 4 bars and restaurants from September to December 2024. Juliette Perron, the General Manager, highlighted the recruitment of 90% local talents from Benin. The hotel aims to offer unique experiences and contribute to the international reputation of the Sofitel brand and Benin's tourism. Benin is aspiring to become a major West African tourist destination with its political stability, cultural heritage, and new national brand identity.

🏦 voco Stockholm – Kista, the first voco hotel in Sweden, is now open in the heart of Stockholm's Silicon Valley. Offering 201 rooms, a restaurant, a café, five meeting spaces, a fitness room, and underground parking, this full-service hotel is minutes from corporate headquarters, tech parks, and downtown Stockholm. This new establishment by IHG Hotels & Resorts is a significant addition to the Kista business district, aiming to cater to both local and international business communities.

🏨 Preferred Hotels & Resorts welcomed 30 new establishments from April 1 to June 30, 2024, expanding its international portfolio. This includes a range of properties like adult-only all-inclusive resorts and preserved historic villas in locations such as South Africa, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, and the Dominican Republic. The Boutique Hotel Stresa in Italy, part of the L.V.X Collection, offers 30 unique rooms with 26 spacious suites and four private spa suites. The hotel, originally a 250-year-old villa known as "Casa d'Oro" or "House of Gold," is situated in the town dubbed the Pearl of Lake Maggiore and features a rooftop bar with panoramic views.

🏨 The Corinthia Grand Hotel Astoria Brussels, by the Malta-based Corinthia Hotels group, is set to open in November 2024 in the city center of Brussels, Belgium. This historic hotel, initially built in 1910 by royal decree from King Leopold II, features 126 rooms, including 36 suites and 5 signature suites. The Grand Gallery Penthouse, spanning 326 square meters, includes a private treatment room, fitness center, and terrace with panoramic views. Simon Casson, CEO of Corinthia Hotels Limited, highlights the blend of architectural heritage with contemporary hospitality.

🏠 Mandarin Oriental Qianmen, Beijing opened on Monday, September 2, featuring 42 beautifully appointed courtyard houses in a traditional hutong area. The second Mandarin Oriental hotel in China's capital offers easy access to iconic sites. The property includes refined Cantonese cuisine by Michelin-starred Chef Fei at Yan Garden, innovative cocktails at TIAO, authentic regional Italian dishes at VICINI, and exceptional teas in the serene Maple Lounge.

🏥 The Riviera Marriott La Porte de Monaco has reopened its fully renovated seminar and banquet spaces, now offering a contemporary elegant experience on the French Riviera. The "Monte Carlo" spaces, redesigned to embody Mediterranean elegance, feature a palette of blonde woods, cream, and cappuccino. The venue can host up to 250 people for meetings and 300 for cocktails, with a plenary conference room, three lounges with sea views, five subcommittee rooms, and eleven suites convertible into boardrooms, all equipped with high-tech features, including videoconferencing facilities.

🏠 Four Seasons Hotel Osaka opened on August 1, 2024, located in the Dojima district, ahead of the 2025 Osaka World Expo. The hotel features 21 modern ryokan rooms at the 28th floor, designed by SIMPLICITY, with tatami floors and sliding doors. It also houses 154 rooms and suites between the 29th and 35th floors with panoramic city views. Culinary offerings are overseen by Sebastian Gassen and Chef Paolo Pelosi, including the signature Cantonese restaurant Jiang Nan Chun and the cocktail bar Bota on the 37th floor.

🏠 Hôtel LES PRÉS, located in the Orne region near Mortagne-au-Perche and two hours from Paris, was a Hunting Relay before the Revolution and later housed a congregation of Sisters for 150 years. Now restored by Stéphane Renaud and Éric Brossard, it features a nine-room country hotel, a 30-cover restaurant offering local seasonal cuisine, and amenities including an Orangerie, a walled garden, a pool with a pool house, and a vegetable garden.

🏨 INNSiDE Madrid Valdebebas, a new hotel owned by Saint Croix Holding Immobilier of the Pryconsa Group, recently opened in Madrid's emerging Valdebebas district, known for sustainable, human, and innovative urban development. The hotel features a conference center with over 18 meeting rooms, including a plenary room for up to 400 people, and the Big Idea Space for tailored events. With 273 rooms, two dining concepts—Yatta restaurant and Sideral rooftop bar—it also offers a solarium, rooftop pool, gym with terrace, and parking, while promoting art and culture.

🏨 Hilton Hotels & Resorts to open Hilton Frankfurt Gravenbruch in October 2024, converting the property as part of a management agreement. The historic site dates back to 1586 and will undergo a renovation of its rooms and public areas. Located in a 10-hectare park near Frankfurt's main attractions, the hotel offers 225 rooms and is a short drive from the city center, central station, and Frankfurt International Airport. Patrick Fitzgibbon, Hilton’s SVP of Development EMEA, highlighted Germany as a key strategic market with over 60 establishments operating or under development, marking the ninth Hilton hotel in Frankfurt.