Master List of 2016 Worldwide Hotel Openings
There may be no more HotelChatter but there is still a Master List of Worldwide Hotel Openings for 2016, going up on The Shift for LE Miami. However, I thought I would also drop the list here with some colorful commentary.
I know I probably say this every year (sadly, HotelChatter archives are in “purgatory” so we can’t go back and find out for sure) but 2016 is going to be insane. For starters, Donald Trump’s Trump Hotels are opening three spots this year, including one in Rio de Janeiro. (#thingsthatmakeyougohmmm.) The other two are in D.C. and Vancouver. So even if he doesn’t win the presidency, he’ll still be around D.C. a lot.
Second, Downtown LA is getting a NoMad, a Freehand, an Indigo, a Dazzler, and an Esplendor while WeHo is getting a James Hotel and Malibu is getting a Nobu Ryokan. (Cue the Randy Newman song, “I Love LA!”) New Orleans will get a super fly Ace Hotel and everyone will go to Nashville (with a tan obvi) to sleep with a Virgin. Abroad, The Ritz Paris is reopening in March, EDITION will open in Sanya and Bangkok, Dubai will have a series of big openings (Hold the fireworks though, mmkay?), and Moxy is pretty much gearing up for global millennial hotel domination. In short, it’s going to be a fantastic year for hotel openings. I can’t wait to see how it all unfolds.
Got an update or a hotel opening that I missed? Send it to me.
And away we go! (BTW, Command F is your best friend while reading this list.)
[Last Updated: January 4, 2016]
MIAMI
Me by Melia Miami: March 1
The Langford Miami: March 1
Four Seasons Surf Club: Spring
Nobu Hotel at Eden Roc: Fall
NEW YORK
The Beekman, a Thompson Hotel: Early 2016
Redbury New York(Renovating the Martha Washington Hotel): Early 2016
Hotel Grand Union (HGU): Early 2016
Renaissance Midtown New York: March
Tommie Hudson Square: April 1
Whitby Hotel, a Firmdale Hotel: April
Four Seasons Downtown New York: Mid-2016
The Williamsburg Hotel: Spring
50 Bowery (A Commune Hotel): May
1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge Park: September
Aloft Long Island City: December
EVEN Hotel (E. 44th Street): 2016
Riff Hotels Downtown: 2016
Tommie Hotel (31st Street): 2016
LOS ANGELES
Nobu Ryokan: March
Aloft El Segundo LAX: April
Esplendor Trinity, Downtown Los Angeles: April
NoMad Hotel Downtown Los Angeles: July
Freehand Downtown Los Angeles: August
The James Los Angeles: December
Hotel Indigo Downtown Los Angeles: Late 2016
PALM SPRINGS
Arrive Hotels:Spring
Andaz Palm Springs: Late 2016
CHICAGO
Conrad Chicago: Spring LondonHouse Chicago: September
NASHVILLE
Virgin Hotels Nashville: 2016
Moxy Nashville: Late 2016
NEW ORLEANS
Moxy New Orleans: March
Ace Hotel New Orleans: March 14
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Trump Hotel Washington, D.C.: 2016
Kimpton Glover Park, Washington, D.C.: May 1
POD Hotel, D.C.BOSTON
Element Seaport Boston: January 14
Aloft Seaport Boston: February
AC Hotel Boston North: February
OTHER CITIES
Hilton West Palm Beach: February 6
Playa Largo, an Autograph Collection Hotel:February 20
Kimpton Cleveland: February
Conrad Fort Lauderdale: Early 2016
Hotel Indigo Austin: March 25
The Restoration, Charleston: March (Reopening)
Moxy Tempe, Arizona: March
Aloft Raleigh Durham Airport: March
AKA University City, Philadelphia: Spring
FOUND: RE Hotels Phoenix: Spring
Cal Neva, a Luxury Collection Resort, North Lake Tahoe: May 26
Aloft Houston Downtown: June
Aloft Austin Northwest: July
The Asbury, Asbury Park, NJ: Summer
Andaz Scottsdale: Mid-2016
Marriott Marquis Houston: September 1
Thompson Seattle: September
Las Alcobas, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Napa Valley: November
Hotel Indigo Denver: 2016
Taconic, A Kimpton Hotel: Late 2016 (Manchester, Vermont)
Kimpton Cardinal Hotel, Winston-Salem: 2016
Four Seasons O'ahu at Ko Olina: 2016
Andaz Ottawa Byward Market: Spring
Element Calgary Airport: July
Trump Hotel Vancouver: Fall
Element Edmonton West: December
Ritz-Carlton Panama: Mid-2016
Park Hyatt St. Kitts (1st Park Hyatt in the Caribbean): November
The Santa Maria, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Panama, Costa del Este: December 1
Kimpton Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands: 2016
AC Hotel by Marriott Guadalajara: January
Thompson Playa Del Carmen (Beach House opening): February
Nickelodeon Hotels Punta Cana: May
Conrad San Luis Potosi: mid-2016
Andaz Mayakoba Riviera Maya: Late 2016
Aloft Asuncion, Paraguay: January
Four Seasons Bogota: Early 2016
Grand Hyatt Rio de Janeiro: March 1
AC Hotel Rio de Janeiro Barra Da Tijuca: June
Trump Rio de Janeiro: Summer
Hotel Pullman Liverpool at Albert Docks: February
Moxy London Royal Docks: Late 2016
Moxy London Stratford: Late 2016
Nobu Hotel Shoreditch: 2016
The Declic Hotel: January
AC Hotel Marseille: January
Renaissance Paris Republique: April
Sofitel Frankfurt, Opera: September
Moxy Munchen Airport: Late 2016
Moxy Berlin Ostbahnhof: Late 2016
Moxy Frankfurt Gateway Gardens: Late 2016
Canopy by Hilton: Mid-2016
Generator Rome: Spring (Reopening)
Sir Adam Hotel Amsterdam: Spring 2016
Generator Amsterdam: Spring 2016
Zoku Amsterdam: Early 2016
Soho House Amsterdam: 2016
Pestana Amsterdam: 2016 (FWIW: Football hottie Cristiano Ronaldo is a new investor in Pestana)
Pine Cliffs Ocean Suites, a Luxury Collection Resort, Albufeira: June 26
Park Hyatt Mallorca: Spring
Hard Rock Hotel Tenerife: Fall
Generator Stockholm: June
Moxy Oslo Exorama: Late 2016
Canyon Ranch Kaplankaya: 2016
St. Regis Changsha: May 18
Hotel Pullman Guang An Resort: May
Langham Place, Changsha: 2016
The Langham Hainan Island, Haikou: 2016
Ritz-Carlton Mission Hills, Hainan, Haikou: 2016
Waldorf Astoria Chengdu: 2016
Grand Hyatt Chengdu: 2016
The Langham Chongqing: 2016
Ritz-Carlton Nanjing: 2016
Four Seasons Tianjin: 2016
Amanemu, Ise Shima National Park (a hot spring resort): Early 2016
Four Seasons Hotel, Kyoto: 2016
St. Regis Jakarta: April 1
The Sarasvati, a Luxury Collection Resort, Bali: December 1
Mandarin Oriental Bali: Late 2016
Veranda Resort Pattaya MGallery: January
Park Hyatt Bangkok: mid-2016
PHILIPPINES Conrad Manila: 2016
St. Regis Kuala Lumpur: April
St. Regis Langkawi: April
Ritz-Carlton Langkawi: 2016
Aloft Taipei Beitou: October
InterContinental Singapore Robertson Quay: 2016
St. Regis Vommuli: September 1
Aloft New Delhi: December
The Oberoi Sukhvilas, Chandigarh: 2016
Hilton Dead Sea Resort & Spa: February 29
St. Regis Cairo: October 18
Fairmont Citystars Sharm El-Sheikh: 2016 (but might be on hold for a while longer)
Swissotel Sharm El-Sheikh: 2016 (but might be on hold for a while longer)
Hotel Pullman Zamzam Madinah: February
Sofitel Jeddah Corniche: March
Fairmont Riyadh Business Gate: 2016
W Dubai Al Habtoor City: Summer
The Oberoi, Al Zorah: 2016
Four Seasons Abu Dhabi: 2016
Four Seasons Dubai International Financial Centre: 2016
Jumeirah Madinat: Late 2016
Four Seasons Kuwait City: 2016
Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar: Early 2016
Anantara Salalah Resort: August
Element Dar es Saalam, Tanzania: November
Six Senses Zil Payson, Félicité (a private island): 2016
QT Bondi Beach: January 31
Elements of Byron, Byron Bay (a M Gallery Hotel): February
Hotel Pullman Sydney Airport: June