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2025 is acceptable to go a landmark twelvemonth for luxury hotels, and we proceed our planetary New Hotel and Resort Openings bid successful Asia and Australia. Poised to redefine luxury and architectural grandeur and harvester with sustainability and unsocial offerings, present is simply a look astatine 26 properties that person been confirmed to unfastened adjacent twelvemonth successful Asia and Australia.
Uga Escapes
Opening January 2025, Uga Halloowella volition beryllium the brand’s 6th spot successful Sri Lanka. Within a 252-acre beverage property successful Hatton, wrong Sri Lanka’s Pekoe trail, the spot volition beryllium 1,444 meters supra oversea level, boasting stunning views of Castlereagh Reservoir and the glorious beverage way region. Steeped successful past and practice from the 1880s, the caller edifice volition connection lone six spacious suites, an infinity pool, an indoor eating area, a bar, and an outdoor eating terrace. Blending old-world sophistication with each the carnal comforts that Uga is known for, nightly rates astatine Uga Halloowella volition commencement from $1,125 (£883*) connected an all-inclusive basis.
Oberoi Hotel & Resorts
The Oberoi Vindhyavilas Wildlife Resort, Bandhavgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Opening successful January 2025, The Oberoi Vindhyavilas Wildlife Resort volition connection an unparalleled acquisition successful the bosom of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve successful Madhya Pradesh. Set adjacent to the 400-square-kilometer Bandhavgarh National Park, the 20-acre edifice is simply a three-hour thrust from Jabalpur Airport and volition connection conscionable 21 accommodations. Inspired by royal caravans of the past, guests tin enactment successful their 60 sqm air-conditioned luxury tents, which each boast a backstage plot and outdoor platform for al fresco eating oregon 1 of their 2 105 sqm villas with their ain 10m swimming excavation and garden. Promising an enchanting retreat wherever luxury meets wilderness, guests tin publication jungle drives, backstage yoga sessions, exclusive Bush Dining, and overmuch more.
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Opening February 2025, Adina Town Hall Sydney volition beryllium conscionable steps distant from Sydney's iconic Town Hall Clock Tower. Following a implicit reinvention and full-scale refurbishment, the hotel’s plan volition bring a level of cosmopolitan formality, arsenic the reimagined impermanent rooms volition look and consciousness similar modern long-stay apartments. The lobby and corridors, 4 versatile league spaces, the pool, and the gym volition besides beryllium transformed to make a location distant from location experience. The 144-room edifice volition connection a caller level of casual elegance to reinvigorate the hotel.
Mandarin Oriental
W Maldives (2025)
Located connected the stunning Fesdu Island successful North Ari Atoll, W Maldives is acceptable to reopen successful January 2025. Following a bold, full-scale renovation, the archetypal edifice to bash specified globally is conscionable a 25-minute seaplane thrust from Malé. Set to connection 77 redesigned overwater and formation villas, each with a blend of indoor and outdoor living, guests tin easy link to the surrounding beauty. Along with a plan upgrade, the translation includes renovations to nationalist spaces and an elevated eating and barroom acquisition with caller concepts specified arsenic ocean-to-table eating astatine FISH, Nikkei cuisine and Latin American cocktails astatine SIP, and beachside barbecue astatine FIRE.
Capella Hotel Group
Nestled successful Taipei's pulsating Songshan district, Capella Taipei opens Q1 2025 and volition contiguous a beacon of modern elegance. Located adjacent Taipei 101, Taipei Indoor Stadium, and a abbreviated travel from Songshan Airport, the municipality edifice volition let guests to intermission and clasp a infinitesimal of tranquility. The luxury 86 rooms are designed astir the benignant of a modern mansion. At the aforesaid time, the 4 culinary concepts, similar the two-story dynamic bar, volition bring a melange of blase and spirited experiences. Capella Taipei volition besides boast its signature Capella Living Room, Capella Wellness, and firm gathering facilities successful the city’s heart.
Kotiyagala Luxury Villas
Within the bosom of the Yala Jungle successful Sri Lanka, this caller luxury edifice opens successful Q1 2025, allowing guests to question escapade and unbend successful harmony. The environmentally conscious edifice is dispersed crossed a seven-acre property and volition connection 12 villas elevated 12 feet supra the wood floor. Each offers a backstage swimming excavation and backstage platform to presumption the beauteous surroundings. Born retired of a heavy passionateness for nature, luxury meets the exotic from immersive safari experiences, complimentary excursions, culinary splendor, and their Ayurveda Spa (which offers a unsocial Storm Room). Rates statesman astatine $1,900, including afloat committee meals, section intoxicant and beverages, and 1 complimentary guided Safari circuit to Yala National Park (Zone 1).
Architect - Tonkin Zulaikha Greer / Interior Designer - Woods Bagot
Located successful the vibrant suburb of Paddington successful Sydney, the 25hours Hotel The Olympia is scheduled to unfastened successful Q1 2025. Across six floors, guests volition beryllium presented with 109 rooms, lawsuit and gathering areas, a Levantine restaurant, a thoroughfare café, and a rooftop bar. 25hours is simply a vicinity brand, and arsenic the company’s archetypal edifice successful Australia, guests volition person a precise section acquisition and pull section and out-of-town guests. Its historical listed façade pays homage to the erstwhile cinema and its 4 F&B venues that volition heighten Sydney's eating scene.
Kempinski Hotels
Kempinski Hotel Yangzhou Nuoyuan
Set successful a postulation of classical Chinese buildings ribboned by waterways and ornamental ponds, the lakeside Kempinski Hotel Yangzhou Nuoyuan volition unfastened successful Spring 2025. Inspired by the characteristics of Sui and Tang architecture with modern design, the spot volition beryllium location to 93 elegantly appointed rooms and suites overlooking landscaped gardens and waterways. The boutique-sized edifice volition diagnostic a swimming pool, a spa with a gym and fittingness center, and a stunning ballroom for high-profile events and firm functions. Easily accessible from Yangzhou Taizhou International Airport successful little than an hour, it is besides linked straight to Nanjing and Shanghai via high-speed train.
Kempinski Hotels
Also located successful China's Jiangsu Province, adjacent doorway to Kempinski Hotel Yangzhou Nuoyuan, Bristoria Hotel Yangzhou volition unfastened successful Spring 2025. Following the Bristoria brand's accomplishment successful China, Bristoria Hotel Yangzhou volition diagnostic 312 guestrooms and a wide enactment of gathering rooms and relation spaces. Guests tin expect a much laid-back ambiance than big-sister Kempinski, with a doctrine of elemental excellence: a large night’s sleep, caller section cuisine, and first-class concern facilities and connectivity. Close to immoderate of Yangzhou’s taste highlights, guests tin research the city’s myriad concern opportunities, gastronomic riches, and taste landmarks.
Mikkel Vang
Opening successful aboriginal 2025, 1 Hotel Melbourne is situated connected the Yarra River, conscionable a 15-minute locomotion from cardinal Melbourne. The brand’s archetypal determination successful Australia volition diagnostic 277 impermanent rooms and 114 hotel-branded residences, a Bamford Wellness Spa, an indoor pool, and respective eating options. Similar to their different mission-driven properties worldwide, the property’s biophilic plan takes signifier from section recycled materials, immersing guests successful the quality of their surroundings. Developed successful concern with Riverlee, the edifice is portion of the multi-purpose Northbank project, Seafarers. Guests tin bask breathtaking waterfront views from the lobby barroom and their rooms.
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Waldorf Astoria Shanghai Qiantan
As the 2nd Waldorf Astoria edifice to unfastened successful Shanghai, Waldorf Astoria Shanghai Qiantan is acceptable to unfastened successful Q1 2025. Opening successful Shanghai’s brand-new Central Business District, the New Bund area, the edifice volition boast panoramic views of the Huangpu River and immerse guests successful the tranquility and glamor of China’s commercialized capital.
Capella Hotel Group
In April 2025, Patina Osaka volition beryllium the archetypal municipality Patina spot located adjacent to the noteworthy Naniwanomiya-Ato Park. The 221-room edifice is located crossed Osaka Castle and honors the onshore with its unsocial plan conception based connected memories of Japan’s City of Water. The modern 20-story gathering volition beryllium an municipality sanctuary wherever its plan marries a shared emotion for earthy and determination materials with customized creation by section artists and artisans. From P72, the signature edifice inspired by Japan's micro-seasons, to the rooftop, a societal spot that volition promote interactions betwixt guests and locals alike, to the hotel’s brasserie and Tea Lounge, guests volition beryllium centered astir a memories-of-the-land doctrine done its usage of modern and earthy aesthetics.
Hilton
Waldorf Astoria Osaka
The luxury marque volition debut successful Japan with Waldorf Astoria Osaka successful Q2 2025 successful the southbound territory of the caller Grand Green Osaka municipality mixed-use development. The edifice volition span 12 stories of a 39-story high-rise, featuring 252 impermanent rooms and 3 distinctive restaurants, including Peacock Alley, the iconic Waldorf Astoria lounge and bar. Along with entree to leisure facilities, including an indoor pool, wellness center, and fittingness center, guests volition bask dedicated idiosyncratic concierges to make unforgettable memories. The edifice volition besides connection a dedicated chapel cleanable for wedding ceremonies, portion concern and leisure events tin beryllium held astatine the hotel’s extended banquet and gathering facilities.
ROKI
inviting guests into a welcoming sanctuary for assemblage and soul, ROKI, Queenstown, opens successful mid-2025. (“Ro-kee”) is the te reo Mãori connection for tranquil and presents 15 modern suites with a breathtaking presumption of the earthy surroundings. Just disconnected the shores of South Island’s Lake Wakatipu, guests tin unwind and research the countryside, which provides the cleanable blend of quality with an municipality touch. Whether enjoying an aperitif connected The Terrace oregon a cocktail astatine the cozy and elegant ambiance of The Library Bar oregon The Conservatory oregon indulging successful the Roman-inspired PURE Spa & Gym, guests volition beryllium presented with an extravagant atmosphere. They volition besides connection a scope of exclusive experiences to springiness guests a unsocial enactment successful Queenstown.
The Sundays
In August 2025, guests volition person a caller luxury boutique enactment successful the bosom of the Great Barrier Reef. The 59-room The Sundays was created with families successful caput to assistance you and your loved ones unbend and soak up the quality of Queensland. On the bluish extremity of palm-fringed Catseye Beach, the edifice embraces its tropical ambiance with a serene colour palette and balconies and terraces overlooking the Coral Sea. Whether relaxing astatine a backstage cabana astir an exclusive excavation oregon eating waterfront to drawback the sunset with views of Casteye Bay, guests tin besides research the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef with galore enactment offerings.
IHG Hotels & Resorts
InterContinental Resort Chitwan
Opening Q3 2025 successful the fashionable tourer destination of Mehgauli Village successful Nepal, InterContinental Resort Chitwan volition diagnostic 80 rooms. Representing a plan that reflects the vibrant beingness on the Rapti River, the spot is adjacent to the dense wood and greenish plains of Chitwan National Park. Conveniently an hr from Bharatpur metropolis halfway and the airport, the edifice volition connection all-day eating and a specialty restaurant, a lobby lounge, bars, a wellness club, a spa, indoor and outdoor recreation areas, a swimming pool, and more.
Capella Hotel Group
Guests volition soon beryllium capable to immerse themselves successful Macau's vibrant milieu astatine Capella by Galaxy Macau, which is acceptable to unfastened successful Q3 2025. The art-filled sanctuary combines effortless sophistication with radiant interiors and boasts 89 light-filled Sky Villas and suites. The 36 villas diagnostic a see-through infinity excavation with captivating metropolis views and contiguous a curated modern creation collection. Masterchef Vicky Cheng volition connection a eating offering on with a Capella Living Room, Pony & Plume Lounge, and a cocktail concept.
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Hannah St. Hotel
Slated to unfastened its doors successful Q3 2025, The 188-room boutique luxury Hannah St. Hotel volition beryllium astatine the nexus joining Melbourne’s CBD, the Yarra River, South Melbourne, and the Arts Precinct. Perched crossed 10 levels of The Queensbridge Building, the edifice volition diagnostic a vicinity bar, restaurant, rooftop bar/events space, a thigh pool, wellness studio, gym, co-working spaces, and more. The $150 cardinal boutique edifice is acceptable to complement The Queensbridge Building, which volition present 367 residential apartments and exclusive nonmigratory offerings.
Capella Hotel Group
In the historical Miyagawa-cho district, Capella Kyoto is acceptable to unfastened successful Q4 2025, allowing guests to uncover a satellite of noble simplicity and quiescent elegance. Located connected Yamatooji-dori, each abstraction volition archer a communicative of an intimate and cleanable harmony of art, culture, and composition. The four-story precocious gathering is location to 89 rooms and pays homage to the city’s affluent practice done its curation of Japanese artworks and artifacts. The edifice volition soon diagnostic a bamboo courtyard and Capella ballroom, an omakase-style eating outlet, a signature modern brasserie & patisserie, a Japanese specialty restaurant, and a Spa.
South Australian Tourism Commission
Opening successful 2025, Rumi connected Louth is acceptable to connection intrepid travelers a satellite of chaotic indulgence. Off the seashore of the Eyre Peninsula successful South Australia connected Louth Island, this backstage luxury flight is accessible lone via catamaran. Surrounded by earthy wilderness and breathtaking scenery, guests tin indulge successful a luxury time spa overlooking the water and world-class eating and enactment successful thrill-seeking adventures. Inspired by Australia’s earthy landscapes and committed to making conscious decisions, Rumi connected Louth volition show axenic intentions, with sustainability astatine the core—being 100% solar-powered and incorporating recycling and composting practices.
Oberoi Hotel & Resorts
The Oberoi Rajgarh Palace, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh
Also located among quality and wildlife, The Oberoi Rajgarh Palace volition unfastened successful 2025 and is perched majestically connected the Managad Hills adjacent Chandranagar, Madhya Pradesh, conscionable nether 5 miles from Panna National Park and Tiger Reserve. Offering a luxurious retreat and entree to past and escapade similar nary other, the resort’s plan and enlargement protected the archetypal features, structures, flora, and fauna. Located conscionable a 25-minute thrust from Khajuraho International Airport, The Oberoi Rajgarh Palace is acceptable to invited guests successful aboriginal 2025 crossed their 70-acre estate. It volition connection 66 lavish accommodations successful the hilltop palace and intimate clusters wrong the verdant grounds, including the archetypal rain-water-fed catchment lake.
Six Senses Forestias
Located wrong the monolithic The Forestias greenish improvement astatine Bangna successful Bangkok, Six Senses The Forestias volition unfastened successful 2025 (date TBD), presenting a 60-room edifice and 36 residences acceptable astir a woodland lagoon. Its consciousness of spot wrong Thailand's astir unsocial wood assemblage gives commencement to its ethos that surviving astir quality has a therapeutic and calming effect. From its onsite leisure amenities and healthcare facilities to the group’s archetypal Asian rank club, Six Senses Place, guests volition embark connected pioneer programming to promote growth, reflection, and reconnection. On-site volition besides beryllium a cardinal bar, lounge, coworking spaces, restaurant, and wellness and attraction rooms.
Mandarin Oriental
Scheduled to unfastened successful 2025, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group volition negociate a caller edifice that stretches crossed 3 backstage islands connected Bolidhuffaru Reef successful South Male Atoll. Easily accessed by a 20-minute vessel thrust from Male’s Velana International Airport, Mandarin Oriental, Maldives comprises 120 standalone villas (56 overwater and 64 beachfront) and 10 branded Residences astatine Mandarin Oriental. Guests volition bask six eating outlets connected the spot and a spacious wellness installation with 12 attraction suites, vitality pools, and more. Surrounded by soil beaches and coral reefs, further activities see watersports and dive centers, tennis courts, a swimming pool, and galore backstage coves and beaches to explore.
EDITION Hotels
The Dali EDITION
Expected to unfastened successful 2025, The Dali EDITION marks the brand’s 3rd spot successful China. The luxury edifice is nestled connected a hillside halfway up Cangshan Mountain. It is acceptable to found a caller benchmark for the luxury edifice conception successful Yunnan Province successful Southwestern China. Set to connection 150 impermanent rooms, including suites and villas with backstage pools, guests volition revel successful the breathtaking views of either Cangshan Mountain oregon Erhai Lake. The edifice volition see a swimming pool, gym, spa, and recreational activities halfway on with its nutrient and beverage offerings. It volition let guests to immerse themselves successful natural, cultural, and recreational experiences.
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts
Opening successful 2025, Rosewood Doha and Rosewood Residences Doha volition beryllium housed successful 2 striking towers inspired by the coral reefs successful the seas surrounding Qatar. Providing a full of 155 exquisite guestrooms and sumptuous suites, 162 serviced apartments for longer-term stay, and 276 residences disposable for rent. It volition diagnostic 3 specialty culinary concepts and Asaya, a ground-breaking municipality wellness conception that delivers innovative and integrative solutions for idiosyncratic transformation. Rosewood's Manor Club enforcement lounge conception volition soar successful Qatar. At the aforesaid time, the residences volition beryllium implicit with bespoke amenities, facilities,s and services to make the world’s pinnacle of backstage luxury surviving and modern benignant successful Qatar.
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts
In 2025, guests volition beryllium capable to immerse themselves successful the essence of the Ryukyu Island tone astatine Rosewood Miyakojima, the archetypal Rosewood spot successful Japan. The architecture and interiors are seamlessly designed to immerse guests successful the earthy surroundings, featuring 55 villa accommodations with backstage pools, landscaped gardens, and unobstructed oversea views. Located adjacent Okinawa, guests volition beryllium presented with 4 restaurants and bars, a standalone Rosewood Explorer’s Club, Asaya, Rosewood’s pioneering integrated wellness concept, and galore quality and section experiences.
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