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Palazzo Donà Giovannelli. First time as a hotel in six centuries. Aline Asmar d'Amman. Opened March 2026.
Where we've stayed. What we actually think.
Every hotel below has been stayed in by Albert or Nouri. No exceptions. No press trips.
New openings, properties generating serious buzz, and hotels we are watching closely before a visit. Not yet personally vetted — but worth knowing about.
Palazzo Donà Giovannelli. First time as a hotel in six centuries. Aline Asmar d'Amman. Opened March 2026.
Jean-Louis Deniot design. 102 rooms. Two pools. Most anticipated London opening of the decade.
First Airelles outside France. Vongerichten, Grolet, Nobu. Largest spa in Venice. Opened April 2026.
The new opening from the Costes group. Early reports suggest a different register from the original — more intimate, more considered.
Luca Guadagnino's debut hotel. Everyone in hospitality is paying attention to what he does next.
The Marais address, the right size, the right price. Everyone who stayed there this season is talking about it.