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Tuscany’s celebrated eco-estate now has a city address, as @borgopignanofi opens its doors on the northern slopes of Montughi Hill, just 1km from Piazza della Libertà. The sister property to Borgo Pignano Volterra sits within a restored 15th-century villa, with five acres of gardens, the largest of any hotel in Florence. 32 individually designed rooms and suites are spread across 11 historic buildings, restored by British designer Guy Oliver, whose portfolio includes Claridge’s, The Connaught and 10 Downing Street. Chef Stefano Cavallini, who holds a Michelin Green Star at Volterra, leads the kitchen across two restaurants and two bars, using organic produce from the countryside estate. Outside, cypress avenues and olive terraces lead down to a 30-metre heated pool, one of the largest in the city.
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Ritz-Carlton Reserve has spent its whole existence being about escape, remote estates and secluded islands. So it’s a genuine shift to see the brand confirm its first ever urban Reserve, arriving in Shanghai on the North Bund in 2030. It will have just 110 rooms inside a 480 metre, 103 storey tower, with river views over the Bund and Huangpu, a Presidential Suite, and spa and dining programme offering stillness in the middle of one of the busiest skylines in the world. It also makes history for Marriott. Once it opens, Shanghai becomes the only city in the world with all eight of Marriott’s luxury brands present. We can’t wait to see this open. Meantime read our review of the @phulaybayreserve on the website.
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Morgan’s Originals opened its first hotel on Paros this August @luura. The adults-only property sits right on the seafront, with 39 suites and 19 with private pools, two restaurants and a wellness area. Cycladic architecture by @elasticarchitects, think whitewashed volumes arranged like a small village across the site, with interiors by Lambs and Lions. The Khoury family’s own art collection runs through the property, including works by Francesco Clemente, Claire Tabouret, Judith Hopf and Tschabalala Self, alongside Greek artists Sofia Mitsola, Kostas Paniaras and Vasilis Papageorgiou. Mimi Kakushi, the Japanese restaurant and bar listed in the Michelin Guide and ranked among the World’s 50 Best Bars, has brought its 1920s-Osaka energy to the island, alongside Lenea, a new Mediterranean concept built around shared, seasonal plates. For Wellness, think sauna and cold plunge treatments designed around Greek herbal oils (bay, oregano, bergamot, chamomile), boat trips, diving and ceramics workshops led by local artisan Maria Economides rounding off the offering.
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Fairmont has arrived in Thailand, with the @fairmontbangkok welcoming its first guests in the heart of the city’s Sukhumvit neighbourhood, marking the brand’s first hotel in Thailand, following recent openings in Hanoi and Tokyo. Designed by Thai architectural practice PIA, the hotel draws on Thailand’s botanical heritage throughout; in the lobby, a chandelier inspired by the golden ratchaphruek, Thailand’s national flower, is made up of 4,166 glass pieces and more than 35,000 crystal balls, while bespoke artworks, sculptural forms and botanical motifs continue through the 416 guestrooms, 58 suites and public spaces. Seven restaurants and bars are planned for the hotel by the end of 2026. Harper’s takes on the North American-French brasserie, AELA Social Bar moves from daytime lounge to cocktails after dark, and CAYA Pool Club looks to Bangkok’s night markets for its menu. A hidden supper club, Wiggle Room, opens in mid-September with its own entrance on Sukhumvit Soi 18, before two rooftop restaurants arrive on level 33 in December.
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Heading to the White Island? We have the inside track on our favourite design hotels in Ibiza. Each hotel in our collection has been visited and reviewed by The Luxury Editor. Mondrian Ibiza @mondrianibiza W Ibiza @wibiza Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay @ibizabay BLESS Ibiza Cala Nova @blessibizacalanova BLESS Ibiza The Site @blessibizathesite Cala San Miguel Ibiza Resort @calasanmiguelresort TRS Ibiza Hotel @trsibizahotel Swipe for the full list
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We were kindly invited along to experience @patatino.edinburgh’s new brunch menu at The Hoxton, Edinburgh, and it didn’t disappoint. Swipe to see everything we ordered and more info about their Brunchatino deal, which includes any small plate, large plate and two cocktails for £45. Served Saturdays and Sundays, 12–4pm. 📍 Patatino at The Hoxton, Grosvenor St, Edinburgh EH12 5EF
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One of Venice’s most iconic addresses has just reopened its doors, Danieli, Venezia, A Four Seasons Hotel has welcomed its first guests back to the Riva degli Schiavoni, following months of restoration, writes @rossfraser_ Built as the residence of the noble Dandolo family, Palazzo Dandolo is one of the finest examples of Venetian Gothic architecture in the city. Interior designer Pierre-Yves Rochon has led the restoration; in the lobby, hand-painted gilding has been restored to its original quatrefoil pattern, while Murano glass, terrazzo flooring and Rubelli textiles carry the craftsmanship through the rest of the hotel. Read the full story on the website.
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Stays in Scotland we would book again tomorrow. From a restaurant with rooms in Crail, a lighthouse tender berthed at Leith, a distillery’s own house where dinner is served at one long table. Here are some of our all time favourite tried and tested boutique hotels in Scotland writes @rossfraser_. Seaton House - St Andrews - @seaton_house Pine Trees Hotel - Pitlochry - @pinetreeshotel 100 Princes Street - Edinburgh - @100princesstreet Marine Troon - Troon - @marineandlawn The Leddie - Aberlady - @theleddiehotel Fingal - Edinburgh - @Fingaledinburgh Crossbasket Castle - Glasgow - @crossbasketcastle Royal Marine Hotel - Brora - @hotelroyalmarine Glenmorangie House - Tain - @glenmorangiehouseofficial Murrayshall Country Estate - Scone - @murrayshallcountryestate Balmoral Arms - Ballater - @balmoralarms The Shoregate - Crail @the_shoregate Prestonfield House - Edinburgh - @prestonfieldhouseedinburgh Swipe for the full list.
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There’s a new address on Mallorca’s southwest coast, and it’s one of the most anticipated hotel openings on the island this year writes @rossfraser_. Mandarin Oriental welcomed its first guests to Punta Negra in June, the group’s first resort in the Balearic Islands, and its third property in Spain. Set in Calvià, just along the coastline from the yachts and regattas of Puerto Portals, the resort sits on the site of the original Hotel Punta Negra, framed by Aleppo pines and secluded coves that have drawn visitors here for decades. Read the full story on the website.
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Our editors have picked the ten hotels rewriting the luxury experience in Spain this year. Reviews for each are over on the website. The collection includes a 19th-century fortress above Palma Bay, and a farmhouse in the UNESCO-listed Tramuntana. Save this for your next escape, and tell us in the comments which you’d book first.
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@thedean has opened in Munich’s Westend, the Irish brand’s largest hotel to date and its second in Germany this year after Berlin, writes @rossfraser_. 281 guest rooms with a pared back palette of gentle greens, Jugendstil curves and tactile detailing, with quiet nods to the 1980s. The social and gathering spaces are the work of Tatjana von Stein, who grew up in the city and shaped them around two moments in Munich’s cultural history: Bavaria’s Art Nouveau heritage and the hedonism of its 1980s nightlife. Cream lacquer walls, a symbolic eye motif, custom lighting from her studio alongside vintage pieces and a bespoke sound system by Friendly Pressure. Running through the property is a site-specific art programme, The City Beneath the City, curated by Christian Ganzenberg and built around Munich contemporary artists, some pieces made from material salvaged from the building itself, others by Der Greif photographers in the guest rooms. Dining is Ibasho, a modern Japanese restaurant with a menu concepted by consultant chef Alex Craciun: pressed sushi from wagyu with oscietra caviar, a robata grill for steaks and seafood, and a Seijaku Martini of sake, Haku vodka and pickled ginger to start. Downstairs, Power, the brand’s wellness concept, runs an indoor pool, thermal suite and music-driven group training.
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Reservations are now open at @waldorfastorialondon Admiralty Arch, the first time in the building’s history that anyone has been able to stay the night, writes @rossfraser_ Commissioned by Edward VII in memory of Queen Victoria and completed in 1912, the Arch was designed by Sir Aston Webb, the architect behind the Buckingham Palace façade it now faces down The Mall. After more than a century as government offices, it reopens this autumn with 114 rooms, suites and residences, including the Nelson Suite, with a private terrace at the top of the Arch. The restaurants bring eight Michelin stars’ worth of pedigree between them: Clare Smyth opens Coreus in the former home of the First Sea Lord, while Daniel Boulud returns to London with a rooftop Café Boulud overlooking St James’s Park. Below, a spa with a hydrotherapy pool sits beneath the Arch itself, and a 3,540 sq ft ballroom is reached by the building’s original oval staircase. The hotel opens in autumn this year, with reservations now open for stays from March 2027. Sign up to our newsletter to keep up to date with hotel news.
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