This week on The Hotel Spotter:
Nobu Hotel Madrid opens in the Spanish capital, Hyde Hotels makes its debut in Latin America and National Geographic reveals its inaugural Best of the World hotel list. Also, Constellation Hotels plans to launch a new global brand
The best new hotels this week:
Nobu Hotel Madrid
One of the Spanish capital's most eagerly awaited properties, Nobu Hotel Madrid has opened its doors to guests and diners.
Hyde Mexico City Reforma
Ennismore has opened the Hyde Mexico City Reforma, the brand's first property in Latin America, ahead of two more imminent openings.
The global media organisation has announced the winners of its inaugural Best of the World hotels list.
National Geographic has released its inaugural Best of the World hotels list, with 20 new and newly renovated properties featuring.
Part of the brand’s Best of the World franchise — which now includes a TV show as well as an annual destination list, wellness experiences and places to eat — the hotels selected bear the hallmarks of National Geographic’s ethos: sustainability and conservation alongside culture, heritage and wilderness.
From a tiny coast property in California and an eco-resort in Brazil’s Pantanal to a 19th-century wellness retreat in Germany and a converted prison in Japan, the list is wide and varied.
The owners of The Connaught, The Emory and The Berkeley will create a new global brand when the existing Maybourne management arrangement expires.
Following the news that the Maybourne hotels will have a new ownership and management framework, Constellation Hotels — owners of The Connaught, The Emory and The Berkeley — is set to create a new global brand.
Neil Jacobs, the former CEO of Six Senses, has been appointed to lead the creation of the new business, which will unveil its collection “once the current management arrangements conclude”.
The joint owners of Maybourne — Regis Maybourne and Selene SARL, a subsidiary of Constellation Hotels — announced last month that a new structure will see Regis Maybourne become the sole owner of Maybourne, retaining Claridge’s, The Maybourne Riviera and The Maybourne Beverly Hills.
In the pipeline
Aman Seoul will open in 2029, the group’s first property in South Korea, with a 38-storey tower including a hotel, branded residences and an Aman Club.
Ennismore’s first all-inclusive resort in Thailand will be the Rixos Water World Phuket, opening in early 2028.
The Lind Hotels is set to open The Lind Coron in 2027, a 91-room resort on the Philippines’ island.
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