lifestyle

As London continues to see the emergence of new lifestyle hotels, Ruby Hotels will be opening two establishments in the British capital. Known for its approach to affordable luxury, the German group will be setting up in January 2020 in the Southbank district, three minutes from Waterloo station. The Ruby Lucy will have 75...

Hyatt is adding to its collection of lifestyle brands with the presentation of its latest addition, Caption by Hyatt. While the American group had already extended its footprint in the upmarket and leisure segment with the 2018 acquisition of Two Roads Hospitality and its Alila, Joie de Vivre and Thompson brands, it is on...

Standard, Hoxton, Mama Shelter: these brands, which are among the most representative of the lifestyle spirit that is currently driving the hotel industry, have made a point of coming to London over the summer. For The Standard, André Balazs' jet-setting luxury brand, this is its first appearance outside the United States. In keeping with its design concept and...

Citizen M is preparing for a major offensive in the United States. In parallel with its expansion in Asia - in Taipei in 2017, then in Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur this year - the Dutch retailer will be rolling out its affordable design concept in several major American cities. Established in New York in 2014, Citizen M is now...

CitizenM continues to expand its catalogue: following the inauguration of a new address in Amsterdam, the Dutch group has just announced new ambitions in London. Already present with establishments in Bankside, Shoreditch and Tower of London, CitizenM will be setting its sights on Victoria in 2021. A 226-room hotel is expected...

For its first in Spain, Aloft has set its sights on the capital's hyper-centre. Designed by the Rockwell Group architectural firm, the Aloft Madrid Gran Vía hotel has 139 rooms. The hotel boasts a rooftop swimming pool with panoramic views of the Spanish capital. With this inauguration, the Aloft network...

After Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France - with the inauguration of a strategic address opposite the Gare du Nord in Paris - the 25hours brand is heading for Denmark. Its managers have just announced the forthcoming opening of its first hotel in Copenhagen, scheduled for June 2021, with 243 rooms. And for its arrival...

A chic Parisian boudoir, a five-star showcase that designer Philippe Starck describes as "a delightful little imaginary jewellery box where the sparkle of diamonds reflects a romantic, old-fashioned nostalgia": the 9Confidentiel hotel is, as its name suggests, discreet and intimate. Opened in December on rue du Roi de Sicile, the...

Its arrival has been announced for a long time, since 2017. Now it's official: the 25Hours Hotel Terminus Nord will open its doors on 7 January. Located opposite Gare du Nord station, the 25hours is the result of the transformation of a former Mercure hotel housed in a building built in 1860. The architects Axel Schoenert...

A sculpture of Big Ben transformed into a rocket in the middle of the lobby, rooms with a punk and street art feel, a pub in flashy colours, the impudent gaze of Henry VIII contemplating travellers on the bathroom wall: the future London nhow due to open its doors next summer is playing with icons...

Kimpton Hotels, the brand that added a trendier spirit to IHG's portfolio following its acquisition in 2015, has until now mainly been based in its original territory, North America. While it continues to expand there, notably with the opening of a hotel in Toronto last June, its future extends far beyond the borders of this sub-continent. After a...

Having moved from Madrid to Turin during the summer, Cristiano Ronaldo has already set his sights on Paris for the longer term. This time, it's not about football, but the hotel business, where the Portuguese superstar has already proved his worth. Ambassador for the Lusitanian group Pestana - and 50% business partner for the eponymous brand...

Just a 7-minute walk from the Capitole, the new Mama Shelter will be opening in Toulouse city centre. The AccorHotels Group establishment will have 120 rooms to welcome travellers from 31 October. The rooms will be fitted out with king-size beds, and will have high-speed Wi-Fi access, which is essential for...

True to its strategy of acquisition and diversification, AccorHotels has made a new acquisition: the hotel group has set its sights on the 21c Museum Hotels brand. This company, which appeared in 2006, has developed a promising concept of all-in-one complexes combining a boutique hotel, a trendy restaurant and a contemporary art museum. AccorHotels is positioning itself in the...

With its beautiful resorts established in the middle of a tea plantation in China, in the heart of a fort in India, at the top of the mountains of Oman, on the edge of the luxuriant beaches of the Maldives or Bali and more recently on the edge of the Pacific, at Big Sur in California, Alila has become the specialist in intimate and...

Lifestyle in the heart of the metropolis. The Hyatt Centric brand, launched in 2015 and now boasting around twenty establishments worldwide, is continuing its contemporary advance. First appearing last year in Madrid and Istanbul, and earlier in 2018 in Tokyo's Ginza district, the design brand has recently established itself in other major cities...

And another strategic partnership for AccorHotels. Following on from Mantis recently in Africa, 25 Hours and Mama Shelter in Europe, Rixos in Turkey and the Middle East and Banyan Tree in Asia-Pacific, the French group has now acquired a stake - worth 50 % of the shares - in a group positioned in the...

Is France a growth market for IHG? Yes, particularly for our luxury division. After Paris, Marseille and Bordeaux, we expect to open an InterContinental in Lyon in 2019, a magnificent project in the former Hôtel-Dieu. As for Kimpton, the luxury lifestyle and design brand that we acquired...

Of course, the big news in the Paris hotel industry this autumn will be the unveiling in September of the first Fauchon hotel on Place de la Madeleine. But Esprit de France, the partner of the famous delicatessen brand for the operation of this hotel, will be opening another, more confidential establishment at almost the same time: Maison Armance....

At the crossroads of German sobriety and French art, the 25hours Hotel Das Tour has opened its doors in Düsseldorf. Housed in a former goods depot in the Central District, the hotel offers 198 rooms from the 2nd to the 15th floor, 24 of which have a balcony and bath. The rooms are also equipped with...