Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi Opens
Four Seasons’ third Japanese hotel occupies the upper floors of a 39-storey Otemachi tower, with Jean-Michel Gathy interiors and Imperial Palace views.
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Mondrian Seoul Itaewon Brings the Brand to Asia
The first Mondrian in Asia Pacific opens in Itaewon through Accor and sbe, with 296 rooms, the region’s first Cleo and a rooftop bar called Privilege.
InterContinental Chongqing Raffles City Opens
IHG’s new Chongqing flagship fills floors 44 to 65 of Moshe Safdie’s Raffles City towers above the meeting of the Yangtze and Jialing.
Raffles Bali Opens on Jimbaran Bay
Accor’s second Raffles in Indonesia arrives on a Jimbaran hillside with 32 pool villas, a Writers Bar and a remote hillside spa suite called The Sanctuary.
Ace Hotel Kyoto Opens in Kengo Kuma’s Shin-Puh-Kan
Ace’s first Japanese hotel pairs a 1926 red-brick telephone exchange with a new timber-gridded wing, interiors by Commune Design and a Samiro Yunoki identity.
Signiel Busan Set to Open in Haeundae’s LCT Tower
Lotte Hotels takes its top-tier Signiel brand beyond Lotte World Tower, placing 260 ocean-facing rooms in a Haeundae skyscraper with HBA interiors.
Six Senses Bumthang Completes the Bhutan Circuit
The fifth and final Six Senses lodge in Bhutan sits in pine forest above a trout stream in Bumthang, the kingdom’s spiritual heartland.
Asaya Opens at Rosewood Hong Kong
Rosewood’s integrative wellness concept takes two floors of its Victoria Dockside tower, pairing a harbour-view pool with practitioners and overnight lodges.
Aman Kyoto Opens in a Forest Garden Near Kinkaku-ji
Aman’s third Japanese property sets 26 rooms in six pavilions across a 32-hectare forest estate, designed by the late Kerry Hill.
Park Hyatt Kyoto Opens Beside Kodai-ji in Higashiyama
A low-rise Park Hyatt with 70 rooms arrives in Higashiyama, built around historic Edo-era buildings and a ryotei founded in 1877.