Ouvertures d’hôtels

🏦 Artcurial will host an auction featuring nearly 1,500 lots from the Ritz Paris on September 25, 26, and 27, 2024. The lots reflect the hotel's French art de vivre and include porcelain tableware, crystal glasses with the hotel's crest, copper kitchenware, service bells, serving trays, and iconic furniture pieces. This event gives collectors the chance to own a part of the Ritz Paris' legacy.

🏠 Inwood Hôtels acquires Five Seas Hôtel, previously managed by Squircle Capital, from Dona Bertarelli, marking its 13th location and third in the south of France. The establishment, opened in 2011 and located between La Croisette and the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, offers 45 rooms and suites. The hotel, formerly a post office, features Eiffel-style design, a restaurant, bar, rooftop pool, fitness room, and a 250 m² spa. Inwood plans extensive renovations in its Nice and Cap d’Antibes hotels and aims to unveil an RSE charter by 2025, with ongoing projects to deploy the European ecolabel across its properties.

🏢 Avani Ratchada Bangkok Hotel, part of Bangkok's central business district, offers 402 keys under the leadership of General Manager Chidchanok Pasinpong, an EHL 2007 alumna. Pasinpong, with prior experience at So Sofitel (2011-2021), joined Avani in 2021. The hotel features easy access to the city via Phra Ram 9 metro station, Airport Rail Link, and BTS Skytrain. It boasts contemporary rooms and suites, a 169-square-meter presidential suite with a dining area, cocktail bar, and private sauna. AvaniClub, located on the 25th floor, provides guests of suites with breakfast, afternoon refreshments, and evening cocktails. The hotel's wellness center spans an entire floor and includes a pool, AvaniFit gym, spa facilities, a Japanese onsen, and a sauna.

🏡 Quirk Hotel Richmond in Virginia, part of Curator Hotel & Resort Collection, converted from 1916 JB Mosby & Co. store to a boutique hotel in 2015 by owners Katie and Ted Ukrop, includes 73 uniquely designed rooms and suites. The hotel's Q Rooftop bar ranked among the "top 10 rooftop bars in the US" by Condé Nast Traveler in 2016. Albert Hotel in Fredericksburg, Texas, features late 19th-century buildings and a new hotel with event and dining space, plus a spa.

🏖 Located on Bali's southern peninsula, Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa – Handwritten Collection is 15 minutes from Ngurah Rai International Airport. The resort features 381 Balinese-style rooms and suites with breathtaking views of tropical gardens or ocean panoramas. Accor's COO for Premium, Midscale and Economy, Asia, Garth Simmons, announced the opening as a significant milestone. The palace-like hotel offers three outdoor pools, a spa, five restaurants, three bars, a kids' club, and event spaces for meetings and social events.

🏕 Zannier Hotels partners with NEOM to create Zannier Zardun, a serene retreat in Zardun's 4 square kilometers of restored semi-desert landscape. The complex will feature 100 rooms and suites across three distinctive buildings, offering breathtaking experiences. Visitors can enjoy immersive activities, including hiking, mountain biking, climbing, stargazing, meditation, and yoga. Arnaud Zannier, CEO of Zannier Hotels, emphasizes the partnership's significance in enhancing the brand's leadership position.

🏡 Mandarin Oriental Qianmen, featuring 42 villas with interior courtyards, marks the group's second hotel in Beijing. Key figures including Beijing Tianjie Group Co., Ltd. leaders and Mandarin Oriental executives Amanda Hyndman, Alex Schellenberger, Emil Leung, and Andy Guan attended the opening ceremony. The hotel is centrally located in Beijing, providing easy access to the city's most iconic sites.

🏖️ Located in Oman's Jabal Akhdar mountain range, the Hotel Indigo resort lies 2,000 meters above sea level with 173 rooms. Two hours from Muscat and six hours from Dubai, the resort offers wellness experiences and local culture immersion. James Reeves, the hotel's general manager, emphasizes the team's effort to create a place embodying the essence of Jabal Akhdar, aiming to create long-lasting memories for guests. Hotel Indigo is part of the IHG Luxury and Lifestyle portfolio.

🎫 The Peninsula London has launched its new Peninsula Academy program, offering a collection of immersive London experiences. Activities include a guided tour of the Crown Jewels with royal Afternoon Tea in association with Garrard, a treasure hunt for children with Sharky & George, a motor vehicle experience with Brooklands Museum, and a sitting with royal portraitist Ralph Heimans. These exclusive cultural, historical, and creative experiences, accompanied by top guides, will be available to guests throughout the year.

🏦 Four Seasons Hotel Rabat at Kasr Al Bahr is set to open on October 1, 2024, in the heart of Rabat, Morocco—showcasing the elegance of an 18th-century royal residence within lush gardens by the ocean. The strategically located hotel is minutes from Kasbah des Oudayas, the Medina, key city attractions, 30 minutes from Rabat-Salé airport, 90 minutes from Mohammed V airport in Casablanca, and near two main train stations with high-speed connections to Casablanca (45 minutes) and Tangier (80 minutes). General Manager Gregory Viaud emphasizes Rabat's emerging prominence and Four Seasons' commitment to luxury, personalized service, and local inclusion.