Openings Desk
Alessandro Conti
Alessandro covers hotel openings across Europe for Luxury.it: who is building, who is reopening, and which addresses will matter next season.

The Best Luxury Hotels in Menorca, Ranked by the Island You Actually Want
The best luxury hotels in Menorca are not all for the same traveller. From Son Vell and Faustino Gran to Torralbenc, Rivelian...
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The Best Hotels in Lake Como, Ranked by the Stay You Actually Want
The best hotels in Lake Como are not all for the same traveller. From Passalacqua and Villa d'Este to Grand Hotel Tremezzo,...
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The Best Hotels in Costa Smeralda, Ranked by the Summer You Actually Want
The best hotels in Costa Smeralda are not all for the same traveller. From Cala di Volpe and Pitrizza to Romazzino, Cervo,...
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The Best Fashion Week Hotels in Paris Are Not Always the Most Famous
The best Paris Fashion Week hotels are not just the most famous palaces. They are the addresses that solve privacy, movement, fittings...
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Aman Sveti Stefan Is Back: The Adriatic Island Europe Argued Over
Aman Sveti Stefan has reopened in Montenegro after a five-year closure and beach-access dispute. Here is why the Adriatic's most mythic island...
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The 10 Most Irreplaceable Hotels in Italy
Not the most expensive or most photographed hotels in Italy, but the ten properties that could not be moved elsewhere without losing...
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Hacienda del Mar Estepona: The Costa del Sol Hotel That Understands the New Marbella
Hacienda del Mar, member of The Meliá Collection, gives Estepona a five-star beachfront address between Marbella, golf, gardens and slower Andalusian luxury.
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Hôtel Martinez Becomes Cannes’ First Palace: Why the Croisette Needed It
Hôtel Martinez has become the first Palace de France in Cannes, giving La Croisette a formal luxury status it had strangely lacked.
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Parian Chronicle Hotel Paros: Hyatt’s Greek Island Move Is About Timing
Parian Chronicle Hotel Paros has opened as a 50-room Destination by Hyatt retreat in Kampos, signalling Paros' next stage after Mykonos fatigue.
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The Els Club Vilamoura: The Algarve’s Private Golf Signal
The Els Club Vilamoura has turned the former Victoria Course into the Algarve's first invitation-only private members' golf club.
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Borgo Monchiero: The Langhe Monastery Hotel Opening Beyond the Usual Italian Summer
Borgo Monchiero Heritage by Atmosphere opens on July 16 in a restored 18th-century monastery in the Langhe, bringing a quieter luxury argument...
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The 8 Best Restaurants in Porto Rotondo for Summer 2026
Discover eight Porto Rotondo restaurants worth booking in 2026, selected for strong Google ratings, current opening status and a distinct reason to...
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