The big brands are offering up a host of openings, from city centre luxury stays to bijou by the seaside
Luxury is the name of the game when it comes to the latest hotel openings. The world has opened up since Covid, bringing with it a taste for bigger, better hotels – many with a high price point to beat the mid-market squeeze.
From much-anticipated London locations to big brands spreading across the country, there are plenty of new hotels opening their doors this year.
Scroll down to find the most exciting 2024 hotel openings
Mandarin Oriental Mayfair
Location Mayfair, London
Opening Spring
Bedrooms 50
Owner Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
General manager Susanne Hatje
The Mandarin Oriental Mayfair is set to feature 50 guest rooms and 78 private residences. The property has been designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and will be home to Akira Back's first UK restaurant and bar, as well as a spa with a 25m swimming pool, sauna, vitality pool and relaxation room.
Art'otel London Hoxton
Location Shoreditch, London
Opening March
Bedrooms 357
Owner PPHE
General manager Axel Krueger
Art'otel London Hoxton is set to open just over a year after the launch of Art'otel London Battersea Power Station. The 357-bedroom hotel, 48 of which are suites, also offers bars, restaurants and outdoor terraces with panoramic views of the capital, an art gallery featuring works by D*Face, flexible workspaces for 300 guests and a 60-seat auditorium. There will be an indoor swimming pool, a spa with four treatment rooms and a skyline gym on the 26th floor. The hotel has been designed by Squire & Partners.
Voco Zeal Exeter Science Park
Location Exeter
Opening 2024
Bedrooms 142
Owner IHG Hotels & Resorts and Zeal Hotels
Operator Valor Hospitality
IHG Hotels & Resorts will be launching its first net-zero hotel, Voco Zeal Exeter Science Park, in partnership with Zeal hotels. The property has been designed to meet the requirements of the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Framework Definition of the UK Green Building Council and will feature a restaurant, bar, gym, gardens, meeting space and multiple car charging points.
Six Senses London
Location Bayswater, London
Opening 2024
Bedrooms 110
Owner IHG Hotels & Resorts
IHG Hotels & Resorts' wellbeing and sustainability brand Six Senses is set to make its London debut. The hotel, opening as part of the £1b redevelopment of the Whiteleys department store in Bayswater, will offer 14 branded residences, a lobby bar, lounge and an all-day restaurant with an open kitchen. The Six Senses Spa will have a 20m indoor swimming pool, 12 treatment rooms and a relaxation room with vaulted ceilings. Six Senses London has been designed by AvroKO with executive architects EPR.
The Newman
Location Fitzrovia, London
Opening Winter
Bedrooms 81
Owner Kinsfolk & Co
Operator Kinsfolk & Co
General manager Oliver Milne-Watson
Kinsfolk and Co's first hotel, the Newman, will have a European brasserie, cocktail bar, wellness floor with a salt therapy room and hydrotherapy pool, and a rooftop floor available for exclusive use. The property is being designed by Pernille Lind and Richy Almond of Lind + Almond, who were behind Hotel Sanders in Copenhagen and Bob & Cloche in the Gleneagles hotel in Perthshire.
Park Hyatt London River Thames
Location Nine Elms, London
Opening Mid-2024
Bedrooms 203
Owner Hyatt
The UK is set to welcome its first Park Hyatt with Park Hyatt London River Thames. The property resides in a new series of developments by R&F UK, which also offers 2,300 apartments and more than 120,000 sq ft of commercial space. The hotel is being designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, Allies and Morrison and Gillespies, and will showcase a living room, large ballroom, executive wing and event spaces.
Mollie's Manchester
Location Old Granada Studios, Manchester
Opening 2024
Bedrooms 128
Room rate £120
Owner Soho House
Mollie's is set to open its third and largest site to date, in Manchester. The hotel will be spread across five floors and feature a range of classic doubles, twins, bunk rooms, studios and luxe suites with freestanding bathtubs, walk-in wardrobes and Peloton bikes. It will also mark the brand's first city centre property.
100 Princes Street
Location Edinburgh
Opening March
Bedrooms 30
Room rate £330
Owner Red Carnation Hotels
Red Carnation Hotels' first Scottish property will be housed within the former Royal Overseas League building, which was previously a private members' club. The hotel is being restored and designed by Toni Tollman, Philippe Bonino and Brian Brennan. Statement features will include views of Edinburgh Castle, a centrepiece wine wall with more than 200 fine wines and whiskies, and a staircase with a hand-painted mural by Croxford and Saunders, inspired by historic Scottish explorers.
Pig on the Farm
Location Near Stratford-upon-Avon
Opening December
Bedrooms 35
Room rate £250
Owner Pig Hotel Group
The Pig Hotel Group will be launching its ninth property, Pig on the Farm, in a 16th-century listed stone-build manor house set in 53 acres of land, five miles from Stratford-upon-Avon. The property was previously owned by the Mordaunt family and will be restored to house a restaurant and rooms "larger than previously seen". Three Shepherd's Hut treatment cabins will also be available.
The Emory
Location Knightsbridge, London
Opening April
Bedrooms 60
Owner Maybourne Hotel Group
General manager Knut Wylde
Maybourne Hotel Group, which operates Claridge's, the Connaught and the Berkeley, will open its fourth hotel in London. The Emory will mark the group's first new London property in 50 years and has been designed by the late Richard Rogers and Ivan Harbour of architectural firm RSHP.
The hotel will be made up of suites spread across nine floors as well as offering a private rooftop with views of Hyde Park and a four-floor wellness space showcasing a 22m pool. Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten will also launch his ABC kitchen concept at the hotel.
Hyde London City
Location St Paul's, London
Opening Early 2024
Bedrooms 111
Owner Ennismore, Accor
Ennismore group will be opening Hyde London City in a Grade II-listed heritage property. The seven-storey hotel is set to host collaborations with chefs, creatives and musicians.
Treehouse Manchester
Location Deansgate, Manchester
Opening April
Bedrooms 224
Room rate £199
Owner Starwood Capital Group
Operator SH Hotels & Resorts
The Treehouse Manchester will be a sustainability-led property featuring roof gardens, living green walls, a rooftop apiary and a produce-led restaurant run by Mary-Ellen McTague. The hotel is being designed by 93ft.
The Gallivant Littlestone Beach
Location Littlestone Beach, Kent
Opening Summer
Bedrooms 12
Room rate £250
Owners Harry and Sigrid Cragoe The Gallivant will launch its second hotel, the Gallivant Littlestone Beach, featuring a sitting room, orangery, dining room, library, members' bar, yoga studio, sauna and treatment room. It has been designed by co-owner Sigrid Cragoe and will also offer a coastal garden.
Tynecastle Park hotel
Location Edinburgh
Opening Early 2024
Bedooms 25
Room rate £150
Owner Heart of Midlothian
Operator Heart of Midlothian
The UK's first club-owned and operated hotel will be opening inside a football stadium in Edinburgh. The Tynecastle Park hotel belongs to Scottish Premiership football club Heart of Midlothian and will offer family, executive and accessible bedrooms, a club lounge, six conference and events spaces and the Skyline restaurant.
Hotel Indigo Coventry
Location Coventry
Opening 16 January
Bedrooms 100
Owner IHG Hotels & Resorts
Operator Castlebridge Hospitality Group
General manager Michael Lyons
Hotel Indigo Coventry will be opening under general manager Michael Lyons, food and beverage manager Mark Lee and head chef of Coggs restaurant and bar Marek Jani. The hotel will have a boardroom for 10 people.
Other hotel openings
- Hampton by Hilton London Old Street – Q1 2024
- Hampton by Hilton Warwickshire – 2024
- The Hoxton, Edinburgh – 2024
