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Anantara adds Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky Amsterdam to Europe portfolio
The 155-year-old property overlooking Amsterdam’s Dam Square is in the final stages of an extensive reno as part of its transformation transition to the luxury Anantara brand and will offer new guestrooms and suites, a brand-new Anantara Spa and fitness facilities and a magnificent interior garden.
Find out more at anantara.com
Laneways by Ovolo to reimagine Ovolo Laneways in November 2022
Laneways by Ovolo is set to reinvigorate the existing Ovolo Laneways as a 42-room, ’80s-era Memphis design-inspired boutique hotel when it opens in mid-November 2022. Full of creative public spaces, Laneways by Ovolo will reimagine the Melbourne CBD stay with all-new taphouse experience Amphlett House by top Sydney bar Maybe Sammy co-founder Andrea Gualdi and Melbourne chef Ian Curley.
Find out more at ovolohotels.com
Mondrian makes moves into SE Asia, opening in Singapore in 2023
Design-driven hotel brand Mondrian will debut in South-East Asia in early 2023, opening the brand-new Mondrian Singapore Duxton in one of the city-state’s most vibrant neighbourhoods. Joining the portfolio of seven hotels, Mondrian Singapore Duxton will contain 302 guestrooms and shophouse suites, a cinematic rooftop pool and eclectic restaurants and bars, with design inspiration from the heritage conservation area’s traditional architecture in Duxton Hill.
Find out more at ennismore.com/mondrian
New waterfall-bathed Avana Retreat in Vietnam is full of natural beauty
The new 15ha, 36-villa Avana Retreat in Vietnam’s Mai Chai Province, a 3.5-hour drive from Hanoi, features spacious, local Hmong and Thai design and a spa on a stream built around an untouched waterfall, terraced rice fields and jungle mountainside setting.
Find out more at avanaretreat.com
Marriott to add 14 new luxury properties in Asia-Pacific region by 2023
Marriott International expects to open 14 additional luxury properties in Asia Pacific by the end of 2023. The additions highlight the strategic growth of the group’s high-end hotel portfolio in the region where it currently operates 156 luxury properties. Planned hotels include The Ritz-Carlton brand in Fukuoka and Melbourne; St Regis in Goa and Jakarta; W in Macau and Sydney; JW Marriott in Khao Lak, Jeju, Goa and Xi’an; and EDITION in Tokyo, Ginza and Singapore.
Find out more at marriott.com
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