top-of-the-range hotels

Hilton is no exception in the hotel world. Like Accor and Hyatt, the American group has made lifestyle hotels one of its main areas of development. This is a segment in which the hotelier can count on three brands, all labelled 'by Hilton': Canopy for the top end of the market, Tempo for the mid-range...

European business travellers will be able to discover the lifestyle and luxury spirit of the SLS brand from the second half of 2024. Originally launched by the American group SBE, and integrated since its acquisition by the Accor group into the Ennismore joint venture, focused on the development of contemporary brands, SLS has found its first point of call...

The Radisson Hotel Group is stepping up its growth in Africa with the announcement of five new hotel openings since the start of the year. Already well-established on the continent - its latest developments include the opening of a Radisson Red in Johannesburg, a triple inauguration in Madagascar and the appearance of the luxurious Radisson Collection in Bamako - the hotel group...

Vietnam's economic dynamism has not escaped the attention of hotel groups, and neither has its potential for tourism development. After Spain's Melia, which plans to strengthen its offer of a dozen establishments in partnership with Vinpearl, one of the country's largest hotel owners, it is now Marriott's turn to show its strong ambitions. The American group...

Already represented in Vienna with two Radisson Blu hotels and a member of its Radisson Individuals collection, the Hotel Rathauspark, the eponymous group is opening a fourth establishment in the Austrian capital. For the occasion, its lifestyle brand Radisson RED has set up shop close to the city centre and a stone's throw from the Schottenring underground station....

After the Place des Vosges, with the hotel Le Pavillon de la Reine, then the area around the Elysée Palace with Le Pavillon des Lettres, the Chevalier family group is preparing to conquer a new mecca of Parisian chic with a German-Pratin address. Expected to open on 12 April at the corner of Rue de l'Université and Rue du...

After Rome last year, The Hoxton is continuing its expansion in Southern Europe with a hotel due to open next spring in Barcelona, in the Poblenou district, in the image of this lifestyle brand. Scheduled to open its doors on 25 April, the hotel will have 240 rooms reflecting the softness of the Mediterranean with their...

The veil is beginning to be lifted on the future lifestyle hotel So/Paris, part of the Morland Mixité Capitale project. Developed by Emerige, one of the major players in the Paris of tomorrow, the complex aims to renovate the Cité administrative on Boulevard Morland. Designed in the early 1960s by...

While Marriott has just opened its 8,000th hotel in the world - quite a symbol, since this hotel is located right next to the group's future new headquarters in Bethesda, on the outskirts of Washington - the American group remains the world leader in hotels, with almost 1.5 million rooms....

Through a partnership with the country's largest hotel owner, Vinpearl, Meliá intends to rapidly gain a foothold in the Vietnamese market. The Spanish group is planning to name the new hotels in its network Meliá Vinpearl, in order to "highlight the unique personality and strength of Meliá Vinpearl".

With its lively restaurants and bars and its art of designing contemporary venues, the upmarket lifestyle hotel sector has a natural place in Madrid, a city renowned for its urban and nightlife scene. With Hyatt having just announced the arrival of its Thompson brand in the middle of the year, the Spanish capital is also...

A number of handovers between hoteliers have been announced in London, with a luxurious St Regis expected in 2023 within the walls of the Westbury Hotel, while a Hyatt Regency will replace the Crowne Plaza London The City from next July. The latter, having embarked on the first phase of a vast redevelopment programme,...

The Hyatt group is preparing to launch a new brand in Europe with the expected mid-year opening of the Thompson Madrid. This luxury and lifestyle brand, acquired by the American hotelier as part of the Two Roads Hospitality takeover in 2018, boasts just over twenty hotels in the United States and Mexico, and is beginning its expansion in...

With the announced opening of a hundred hotels in 2022 in Asia-Pacific, Marriott International is fast approaching the 1,000 mark in the region. The American group expects to pass this milestone by the end of the year. While waiting for this major milestone, the group's offering will have been enhanced by a number of nuggets, including the largest hotel...

China-Japan Hong Kong Regent Hong Kong Like a return to its roots. Opened under the Regent brand name in the early 1980s, then under the InterContinental banner, the luxury hotel with breathtaking views over Victoria Harbour will this year return to its original name of Regent Hong Kong following a complete renovation of the property. Shanghai The Westbund Hotel Shanghai...

Pink Floyd fans will certainly be delighted with the forthcoming opening of the art'otel London. From summer onwards, they will be able to stretch out by the pool - on the rooftop, as it should be - and dream of seeing a pink pig floating in the air above Battersea Power Station....

In France, as in Paris, 2021 was already a productive year for the hotel industry. If not very active in the capital, due to the prolonged absence of international tourists. Notable openings in Paris include two potential new palaces - Cheval Blanc and Bulgari - and the private hotel-club Soho House,...

The pandemic may have delayed certain projects, but far from it, it has not put the brakes on hotel development. Business travellers will be able to experience this for themselves when they travel around Europe, finding new hotels here and there in business destinations, particularly among the historic brands of the major groups....

Lifestyle and design with the Mama Shelter and Seekoo, prestige with the InterContinental or, in a more intimate style, the Hôtel de Sèze and the Palais Gallien, more economical solutions or dedicated to long stays: with over 11,000 rooms and 210 hotels in Bordeaux, business travellers and participants...

Quartier Euratlantique Hilton Garden Inn Bordeaux Centre With the MECA as its neighbour, the Hilton Garden Inn has been part of the future of the Euratlantique district since 2018. Close to the headquarters of numerous companies, the American group's mid-range hotel is naturally geared towards a business clientele, while being ideally positioned for leisure travellers.