This week on The Hotel Spotter:
Fairmont continues its expansion in Asia with its first hotel in Thailand, BLESS Collection Hotels opens its second property of the year in Barcelona and The Imperial in London returns after a two-year renovation. Also, The Luxury Collection unveils its Expeditions series
The best new hotels this week:
BLESS Barcelona
BLESS Collection Hotels has opened a new property in Barcelona, just two months after its second hotel in Ibiza opened.
The Imperial
The Imperial hotel has reopened in the heart of London‘s Bloomsbury after an extensive two-year renovation.
Fairmont Bangkok Sukhumvit opens in a lively neighbourhood of the Thai capital, as part of the group's growth plans in Asia.
Fairmont has opened its first hotel in Thailand as it continues its expansion in Asia, following openings in Hanoi in February and Mumbai, Tokyo and Udaipur last year, with more in the pipeline.
Fairmont Bangkok Sukhumvit opens in a rapidly expanding neighbourhood, already home to several luxury hotels, with shopping, dining and entertainment all on its doorstep.
The 416-room property centres around wellness and the ‘philosophy that every flower unfolds with purpose’. A floral theme runs throughout the hotel, inspired by the country’s rich botanical heritage.
Designed by Thai architectural and interior design practice PIA — who also worked on Andaz Pattaya, The Ritz-Carlton in Pune, V Villas Phuket and Banyan Tree Krabi — the contemporary look incorporates bespoke artworks, sculptural forms and subtle botanical motifs.
Marriott's luxury brand has launched a selection of trips which offer guests the opportunity to immerse themselves in a destination's culture.
Marriott has launched a series of trips for its guests through The Luxury Collection hotels which aim to engage with a destination and explore its culture and character.
The Luxury Collection Expeditions features 10 journeys in three categories — day trips, private itineraries and expert-led programmes.
The brand is working with local experts — such as artisans, chefs, conservationists, historians and winemakers — to being guests closer to the destination’s people, practices and landscapes.
The headline trips are the private tailored journeys which are bespoke, multi-day itineraries created around each guest’s interests, with hotels, private transportation, guides and access all included.
In the pipeline
Marriott International will open a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Shanghai in 2030, the first urban Reserve concept.
The Fairmont Rishikesh, Himalayas in India will open in 2031, spread across 16 acres of pristine landscape.
IHG will debut The Hari Singapore, Vignette Collection in 2027, a conversion of the existing 324-room Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard City Centre.
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