Renovated on presidential orders, Dakar's King Fahd Palace is fully booked for the Youth Olympic Games (31 October to 13 November 2026) and will host 15 heads of state.
New hotel openings
Netflix releases ‘Toos: The Van der Valk Kidnapping’ on 26 November 2026, about the 1982 abduction of Toos van der Valk. The story runs through the Van der Valk hotel in Nuland, where rooms start at €141 a night.
The Venetian Las Vegas unveils Milano, a 275-suite hotel of 67 to 743 m² at the top of The Palazzo, with a dedicated concierge and a private Dolce & Gabbana pool. Reservations open in March 2027.
Announced in 2019 for 2022, the Six Senses Loire Valley, at the Château Bel-Air in Sologne, will open in mid to late 2028 according to Les Bordes Estate: 50 keys, a spa of about 1,670 m² and 52 residences.
The Devil Wears Prada: Miranda's Plaza Athénée played by the St. Regis New York in 2006, the Palazzo Parigi filmed in Milan for the 2026 sequel, Villa Balbiano on Lake Como, and the prices.
The former Capri by Fraser, China Square becomes Hotel Stripes Singapore Chinatown, Autograph Collection: 304 rooms run by Marriott since October 2026, still bookable, from SGD 270 a night.
From 15 to 25 October 2026, Ruinart brings its pop-up table to Cheval Blanc Paris: a seven-course menu by Arnaud Donckele paired with seven cuvées at €890, two masterclasses and a cruise to Art Basel.
The Naïora spa opens on 16 October 2026 in Strasbourg: 850 m², a heated indoor pool, a 36 °C outdoor pool, sauna, hammam and cold plunge, with a three-hour pass from €32 per person.
The official list of France’s 33 palace hotels in 2026, from Paris to Courchevel and Saint-Tropez: nightly rates taken from the hotels’ own sites, tea times, starred restaurants, spas, a map and our ratings.
The Mereshi Safari Camp, the second Autograph Collection safari camp after Mapito, will open in November 2026 in the Ikoma Valley: 18 tented suites of 95 m², a pool and a spa.
The Hotel Okura Amsterdam is renovating 120 Panorama Signature rooms and suites on floors 8 to 16, open from 21 December 2026, and launching a Sleep Concierge devised with a Groningen researcher.
Where was Hotel Portofino filmed? The hotel in the series is the Villa Magnolia in Lovran, Croatia. The filming locations season by season, and two historic hotels next to the sets in Opatija and Lovran.
