luxury hotels

A new Sofitel in Cotonou, the arrival of MGallery in Nairobi: the Accor group's luxury brands have taken pride of place in two major African destinations. Notably Sofitel, which recently opened Benin's first five-star hotel, ideally located for business travellers, just five minutes from the airport and...

And the best hotel in the world is... the Capella Bangkok. The World's 50 Best Hotels ranking has given its verdict, with this palace of 101 suites and villas along the Chao Phraya taking over from the Passalacqua, on the shores of Lake Como, at the top of the list. Launched last year on the...

Contemporary and sophisticated, the first Mandarin Oriental to open in Beijing in 2019, in the Wangfujing district, was in the tradition of the great luxury hotels of the Chinese capital. The Hong Kong-based group's second establishment has a more local but no less exclusive feel, drawing inspiration from its surroundings, a district of hutongs. Located in...

Heavy eyelids in the middle of the day, but eyes wide open in the middle of the night; difficulty falling asleep in the evening: long-haul travellers know the effects of jet lag off by heart. One of the main causes of travel-related fatigue, and one that the luxury chain...

"The new hotspot in the city of Buda". So says the Kimpton BEM Budapest, which has just opened its doors. New, but neither the first nor the last, since the Hungarian capital is the focus of attention for lifestyle brands. Last year, it was the W Budapest, revisiting the Drechsler palace, a building...

While Park Hyatt continues to establish itself in the world's major cities, with a new hotel due to open in London at the end of the year, it is not sparing any detours into the world of top-of-the-range resorts. Particularly in Africa, where, after opening a hotel in Zanzibar in the middle of the last decade, the luxury brand has just welcomed...

The Accor group can count on some major support to speed up the development of the emblematic Orient Express brand: LVMH. The world's leading luxury brand has joined forces with the French hotel group to revive this legendary name in the world of travel by creating a new generation of prestigious hotels...

To mark its 60th anniversary, Sofitel has embarked on a programme to upgrade its entire offering. One of the brand's flagship hotels, the Sofitel New York, was no exception. Located in the heart of Manhattan, on 44th Street, the Sofitel New York...

And two for Mandarin Oriental in London, before a third, no doubt planned as part of an ambitious urban project in the City, Bankside Yards, which is preparing to revamp a former railway site near Blackfriars station into skyscrapers, offices and housing. All guaranteed to be fossil fuel-free. But before...

Mandarin Oriental joins the wave of luxury hotel developments in Rome. Following in the footsteps of Bulgari, Edition, Six Senses and InterContinental recently, and awaiting the debut of Rosewood and Orient Express from Accor, the prestigious Hong Kong brand has announced plans to open a hotel in the Italian capital by 2026. While Bulgari is committed to the transformation of a vast...

Set on the edge of the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, dominated by the famous silhouette of Table Mountain, the Cape Grace has rapidly established itself as one of the finest hotels in Africa since its inauguration in 1996. Bought in 2022 by Kasada, the investment platform dedicated to the African hotel industry, close to Accor, and then announced as a potential...

After France, which was the first to make the announcements in April, the Michelin guide has gone on tour to unveil the hotels awarded one to three "Clefs", its new classification devoted to accommodation. Prior to Japan at the beginning of the summer, these awards will first be presented in Italy, Spain and the United States. A selection of...

The Royal Mansour Casablanca is resuming its prestigious history. The first five-star hotel in the Moroccan business capital and a meeting point for visiting celebrities since it opened in 1953, the palace closed its doors in 2015 for renovation. The renovation turned into a complete demolition, with the aim of rebuilding the hotel...

At the very top, a unique view of Paris from its future green rooftop, over its rooftops and monuments in a 360° panorama. Down below, in its bowels, a journey back in time with a twelfth-century crypt destined to host unique events. To make its debut in the capital, the brand...

A mid-life crisis in the best sense of the word, etymologically speaking, with the idea behind it of sorting things out before making a profound change. As Sofitel blows out its 60th birthday in June, celebrating the opening of its first hotel in Strasbourg in 1964, the Accor group's luxury brand is ushering in a new era...

The Vignette Collection is set to double in size within a year. This grouping of non-standardised luxury hotels, launched in summer 2021, currently comprises 11 hotels, including the Casa da Companhia in Porto and the Convent Square in Lisbon, the Sindhorn Midtown hotel in Bangkok and the Yours Truly DC in Washington....

Expansion into new markets, new brands, big ambitions: while their portfolios may not be as deep as those of Marriott, Hilton or Accor, other key players are putting their hotels on the map for business travellers. These include the Ascott group, the world leader in long-stay accommodation, with 163,000 units worldwide. Drawing on...

With its selective development strategy, the opening of a Sofitel Legend is almost as rare as a leap year. The last - and sixth to date - took place early last year in the historic heart of Panama City, reinventing a building with colonial architecture into a glamorous and elegant place to live. The...

The Hilton Group is getting closer to one of the big names in independent hotels: Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH). The American group has just announced an exclusive strategic partnership with this network of more than 550 independent luxury hotels, which will gradually be offered to its customers, in particular the 180 million members of the...

After Salalah, on Oman's southern coast, and Jebel Akhdar, luxury brand Anantara is set to complete its offering by moving closer to the country's capital, Muscat. Its owner, the Minor group, has just announced the future management of a hotel complex currently under development in Bandar Al Khairan, 45 minutes from Muscat....