Relais & Chateaux has added 10 new properties, including an 1818 Kyoto ryokan and a new hotel at Rockefeller Plaza.
Relais & Châteaux has welcomed 10 new members to its association, from a two-Michelin-starred restaurant in Mexico City to a 15th-century former private home in Zurich, in an intake that stretches across eight countries.
The properties range from small owner-run chalets and countryside estates to city hotels and standalone dining destinations.
Among the most notable is Hiiragiya in Kyoto, a ryokan founded in 1818 and run by the same family for seven generations. It has 23 rooms and sliding shoji screens, with baths crafted from Japanese umbrella pine and kaiseki cuisine.
In Lisbon, Verride Palácio de Santa Catarina occupies an 18th-century former palace on one of the city’s seven hills, restored by architect Teresa Nunes da Ponte. Its 18 rooms and suites overlook the Tagus River.
In Zurich’s old town, the 13-room Villa Florhof sits under Lalique, with Art Deco interiors and a cellar of more than 3,500 wines.
The intake includes several rural estates: Wilderness Reserve sits on 2,400 hectares of Suffolk countryside for up to 18 guests; Masseria AuraTerrae is an 18th-century farmhouse near Polignano a Mare in Puglia; and Relais Villa Corallo is a 19th-century manor on an 80-hectare estate in Abruzzo.
France contributes the Alpine chalet Megève Bois and La Maison des Cimes on Lake Saint-Point in the Jura, the latter from Michelin-starred chef Matthias Marc. Mexico City adds Quintonil, ranked third in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants.
The one member yet to open is The Nell New York at 10 Rockefeller Plaza, an Art Deco-inspired hotel with 134 rooms and suites, a 17th-floor restaurant overlooking Rockefeller Center and a spa of about 325 square metres. It is due to open in the northern autumn of 2027.
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KARRYON UNPACKS: A single intake spanning eight countries, from an 1818 Kyoto ryokan to a 2027 Manhattan opening, gives advisors fresh points on a map their clients may already trust by name. For sellers building multi-stop itineraries, a widening Relais & Châteaux collection means more of the trip can sit under one recognisable standard of small-scale, food-led hospitality.
