Japan’s Newest Luxury Hotel Is Inside a 100-Year-Old Prison
Hoshino Resorts has reborn Nara’s last fully intact Meiji-era prison as a 48-suite heritage retreat – red brick, radiating cell blocks and all. By Offshore Editors Some hotels lean on a good story. HOSHINOYA Nara Prison is built inside one. Opened on June 25, 2026, Japan’s most unusual new retreat occupies the former Nara Prison, […]
Checking In: Treasure Beach Village
Disconnect to connect with loved ones at this new family getaway in Turks and Caicos. By Ann Ruppenstein When planning Treasure Beach Village, a US$150 million expansion at Beaches Turks and Caicos, executive chairman Adam Stewart had a vision to create a resort where kids won’t feel the urge to be glued to their devices. […]
Hilton’s Curio Collection Makes Its Northern Thailand Debut in Chiang Rai
Kahavadi Chiang Rai brings 167 riverside rooms, three restaurants and Lanna merchant-house design to one of Thailand’s most culturally rich provinces. Hilton has planted its first flag in Northern Thailand with the opening of Kahavadi Chiang Rai, Curio Collection by Hilton, a 167-room retreat on the banks of the Mae Kok River. It is both […]
Waldorf Astoria Opens Inside Morocco’s Tallest Tower in Rabat-Salé
The brand’s first Moroccan address occupies the upper reaches of the 250-metre Mohammed VI Tower, with five restaurants, a 7,000-piece art collection and an Atlantic-facing spa. Waldorf Astoria Rabat-Salé has opened its doors in the Mohammed VI Tower, the 250-metre skyscraper that is now the tallest building in Morocco. Rising above the point where the […]
Six Senses AMAALA Opens on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Coast
The wellness giant’s new resort sinks 100 suites and villas into a stretch of protected coastline where desert cliffs give way to lagoon and reef.
Relais & Châteaux Added 10 New Properties to Its Global Collection
From a 6,000-acre English reserve to a seven-generation Kyoto ryokan, the association’s latest intake spans eight countries and a fair bit of culinary firepower.
JW Marriott Just Opened Its First Safari Camp in Kenya
The brand’s debut tented camp drops 19 suites into Solio, one of the last great strongholds for black and white rhino. The JW Marriott Mount Kenya Rhino Reserve Safari Camp has opened inside the Solio Game Reserve in Laikipia, a private 45,000-acre conservancy pinned between the snows of Mount Kenya and the jagged peaks of […]
Fasano Drops Anchor in Sardinia
This summer the Brazilian hospitality icon opens a beach club on the coveted Tavolara coast and launches a fleet of fully crewed yachts. Fasano is officially making its Mediterranean debut. The Brazilian hospitality house — the people behind São Paulo’s grande-dame dining rooms and the Thierry Despont-designed Fasano Fifth Avenue across from Central Park — […]
A Look at V Villas at Mirihi, MGallery’s First Maldives Resort
The reimagined Mirihi Island Resort reopens as an intimate, design-led retreat. MGallery Collection has added a serene new address to its global portfolio: V Villas Maldives at Mirihi – MGallery Collection, an all-villa retreat built around the idea of understated, slow-paced luxury. The resort welcomed its first guests earlier this month, following a sweeping renovation […]
Mandarin Oriental Just Opened Its First Hotel in the Balearic Islands
The brand’s first property in the Balearic Islands brings cliffside gardens, private coves and six restaurants to the Mediterranean. Just in time for summer, Mandarin Oriental has unveiled a new resort on Mallorca, and it happens to be the group’s sole hotel debut of 2026. Mandarin Oriental Punta Negra is the brand’s first property in […]