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Luxury Hotels Set to Open Worldwide in 2025-2026
The hospitality industry is gearing up for an exciting period with a series of high-end hotel openings and signings across the globe. From urban sanctuaries to coastal resorts, these establishments promise to offer an unparalleled experience with their luxurious amenities, bespoke services, and prime locations.
Pendry Barbados is set to open at the end of 2026, offering 80 oceanfront rooms and suites, 40 private residences, and a plethora of facilities including a spa, fitness center, kids’ club, 111-berth marina, and more.
In the heart of London, Cambridge House will reopen in late 2025, showcasing a reimagined historic property with an open-air jasmine courtyard, Georgian ballroom, and a double-level spa featuring two swimming pools.
Dorsett Alpha Square is scheduled to open in April 2025, boasting 231 rooms, a piazza-side café, restaurant, gym, rooftop sky bar, and conference facilities.
The St. Regis Mayfair in London will welcome guests in 2025, offering around 200 rooms, a speakeasy bar, signature restaurant, spa, and a prime luxury location.
Faena New York is set to open in spring 2025, featuring 120 rooms, a 5,000 sq ft restaurant by a celebrity chef, a 17,000 sq ft spa "Tierra Santa Healing House", and The Living Room lounge.
In Palm Beach, Florida, The Vineta Hotel will open in spring 2025, offering 41 bedrooms, 4 F&B concepts, a Mediterranean-inspired indoor/outdoor poolside restaurant, and an exclusive American Bar.
La Valise Mazunte in Oaxaca, Mexico, will open in February 2025, blending into the rugged cliffs and Pacific Ocean, crafted from local materials, and offering open flowing spaces.
James Suite Hotel Firenze 1564 will open in July 2025, housed in a 16th-century Renaissance palazzo, featuring vaulted ceilings, frescoed walls, a secret garden, and offering historic charm.
Maison Maubreuil, an urban retreat, is set to open in September 2025, offering immersive rooms, art, wellness, and fine dining.
Maya Hotel Courchevel 1850 will open in December 2025, providing a luxurious mountain retreat with Japanese-influenced design, near ski slopes and boutiques.
Levantine Hill Hotel in Yarra Valley, Australia, will open in December 2025, focusing on dining and wine experiences, with a suite-only hotel near the wine estate cellar door and restaurant.
ONE | GT Grand Cayman will open in Grand Cayman, Caribbean in December 2025, offering elevated living, world-class cuisine, and the first rooftop infinity pool on the island.
Other anticipated hotel openings include The Angad Arts Hotel St. Louis, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, InterContinental Sihanoukville in Cambodia, Kimpton Quinta da Marinha Cascais in Portugal, The 195-room Garner Hotel Haymarket Edinburgh, The JW Marriott All-Inclusive Resort in Costa Rica, Mama Shelter Toulon in France, The Hotel Bellevue Cortina d'Ampezzo, Emblems Collection in Italy, Onyria Marinha Cascais, Vignette Collection in Portugal, The Waldorf Astoria Texas Hill Country in Texas, The Costa Irminia Retreat & Spa, Vignette Collection in Italy, and Raffles Lake Como in Italy.
These upcoming hotels showcase a strong emphasis on luxury, wellness, bespoke experiences, and prime locations ranging from Caribbean beaches to urban centers in London, New York, and cultural hotspots like Florence. Many openings feature new amenities like rooftop bars, spas, swimming pools, multiple dining venues, and immersive design elements inspired by local culture and landscapes.
[1] Hotel Management [2] Skift [3] Forbes Travel Guide [4] Luxury Travel Advisor
