This annual list is now in its sixth sensational year. It’s a Top Ten that is fiercely fought over: Manolo stiletto duels at dawn, Hermes handbag bludgeonings, the smashing of champagne bottles - and that’s just in the office*. We confess we haven’t relied on office arguments alone and we thank ILTM Cannes (www.iltm.com), where the luxe tribe meet each December, for inspiration and information. We wouldn’t miss it. So here at last are the ten MOST scorching new openings of 2016. St Regis Langkawi, Park Hyatt St Kitts, The Nai Harn Phuket, The James West Hollywood we haven’t forgotten you. We just can’t mention all the fabulous hotels on offer, so keep checking our popular Hotel Openings section throughout the year.
*No opening night party invites, suite upgrades or chocolates on pillows have influenced the compiling of this list.
Six Senses CEO, Bernhard Bohnenberger (known to all as BB) was especially excited about this new project when we met up with him late last year, and no wonder.
Nobu’s first European restaurant opened in Old Park Lane way back in 1997 so it is fitting that London should also be the setting for Nobu’s first European hotel.
The new sibling of the famous St Barth’s hotel opens in mid-2016. The hotel will build on the unique formula that has propelled its Caribbean sister to such success.
