luxury hotels

The Capella Bangkok last year, the Rosewood Hong Kong in first place this year: the Asian hotel industry has the honours in the 50 Best Hotels of the World. Presented in London on 30 October, the third edition of this ranking recognising the best hotels in the world gives pride of place to Asia, with 20 of the world's best hotels...

To live happily, let's live hidden. This is the policy of certain VIP business travellers - bosses, senior executives or fashion and design professionals - who prefer the intimacy of small hotels with character to the big names in luxury, Four Seasons, Mandarin and the like. Addresses that may have less status, but which rival each other in excellence...

125 years after its creation, the Michelin guide is continuing its expansion into the hotel sector, applying to this field what made it famous for restaurants: precious awards recognising exceptional places. Launched last year with an initial selection of hotels in France, the guide has since been extended to other major European countries, as well as the United States and Europe.

The golden eagle is still enthroned at the very top of the façade, dominating this large modernist building that stands in stark contrast to the Georgian mansions surrounding Grosvenor Square. Restored and made of aluminium from a B-52 bomber by Theodore Roszak, the sculpture is a reminder that, from 1960 to 2017, the building was the American representation in London before it was moved...

Lifestyle hotels: a buoyant segment in the eyes of travellers... but also investors? Accor could one day prove the point by listing its nugget Ennismore, the parent company of brands such as Mama Shelter, The Hoxton, 25Hours and Mondrian, as well as the hotel chain..., on the New York stock exchange.

The Park Hyatt brand is taking a more elevated position in the world of luxury hotels by passing the 50-hotel mark worldwide. Its latest hotel, which opened at the beginning of August, dominates the whole of Kuala Lumpur, housed in the tallest skyscraper in the whole of the city.

The final stretch for the Carlton Milan. Initially scheduled to open in 2023, it will go ahead on 6 November. The Rocco Forte group's second Milan address will have 71 rooms and suites. Located in the fashion district, the Carlton Milan will benefit from a renowned address in Via della Spiga. The Carlton Milan will have 71...

Nearly 3,000 rooms. The Accor group has just found its largest establishment in the world, in a city where mega hotels are the norm: Las Vegas. Its Handwritten Collection brand will soon be operating, through a franchise agreement, the Treasure Island - TI Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, for its second...

Since acquiring NH Hotels in 2018, Minor Hotels has been following in the footsteps of the world leaders. The acquisition of the Spanish group had enabled it to expand its presence in Europe and the Caribbean while broadening its brand portfolio. Originally focused on Asia and resorts with its Anantara brand, the Thai hotel operator is now...

Bill Murray will soon be able to take his jet-lagged actor spleen for a spin once again. The flagship host of the film Lost in Translation, the Park Hyatt Tokyo is back in business at the end of the year, celebrating its 30th anniversary by offering travellers a redesigned setting after more than a year's work. With new restaurant concepts, but with the same elegance as before...

Having strengthened its offering in Paris by taking over management of the Lutetia - through an agreement with Locka Holding which will also enable it to make its debut in Amsterdam at the Conservatorium hotel - luxury group Mandarin Oriental has just announced a new guest of choice in its portfolio: the San Clemente...

Launched in 2021 by the Accor group, the luxury brand Emblems Collection took its time before the first establishments joined its fold, and therefore that of the French group and its sales force supported by its ALL programme. But the last few months have seen its development accelerate. In this context,...

The revival of one of the Grand Duchy's great hotels. Opened at the end of May, the Luxembourg Marriott Hotel Alfa takes up the story of an establishment that is almost a century old, opened in 1932 just opposite Luxembourg's central station. Listed as a national monument, this institution at the heart of cultural life and official celebrations had ceased to welcome...

While the Radisson Collection luxury brand is expected to open in Paris by 2027, on the rue de Rivoli, it has just made its entry into France via Lyon. "It's a start that matches our ambitions," says Tom Flanagan, General Manager for Northern and Western Europe at Radisson Hotel Group....

It would be hard to find a more symbolic location in the heart of Frankfurt's financial district: the former headquarters of Deutsche Bank. Kimpton, the luxury and lifestyle brand of the IHG group, is part of the transformation of the office tower which, until the middle of the last decade, housed the staff of Germany's leading bank. The first...

In the pantheon of the great names in travel, Orient Express takes up the course of its legend in the heart of Rome. Just a stone's throw from the... Pantheon, at 69 Piazza della Minerva. The brand is unveiling its first hotel since its takeover by Accor in 2017, with the French group making it its credo to spread its renaissance on earth...

Announced at the end of last year, the entry of the famous Lutetia into the Mandarin Oriental fold is now official. The Asian luxury group is thus doubling its offering in Paris, adding to its first address on rue Saint-Honoré the only palace currently on the left bank of the Seine. A double anchorage that translates into...

A breath of lifestyle in the chic and well-behaved 7th arrondissement: the SAX Paris hotel blends the hushed elegance befitting its neighbourhood with the distinctive elements of the contemporary hotel industry, from a disruptive events venue to a rooftop with a unique view over the whole of Paris, facing the Eiffel Tower. Owned by the Compagnie de...

Nearly 300 more hotels for a total of 50,000 rooms added to its portfolio, the 1,000 mark passed by Mercure, 330 more % eco-certified hotels in one year to reach 36 % of its labelled hotels, but above all a record number of new contracts: Accor will have had a year...

Fairmont is expanding its footprint in Asia this year. The Accor group's luxury brand, which is present in several Chinese cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, as well as in Seoul, Singapore, Jakarta and Manila, will be adding several key destinations on the continent to its list of addresses. Mumbai in particular, from next April, when the brand will...