Austria
Palais Hansen Kempinski Vienna hotel is now open, offering 152 guest rooms and a large living room-style lobby. Designed as a hotel for the 1873 World Exhibition in Vienna but never used, the property encompasses six function spaces, including a 3,020-square-foot ballroom.
China
Grand Hyatt Beijing at Oriental Plaza unveiled 234 newly renovated Grand Premium guest rooms and plans to renovate the remaining rooms over the next three years. The 825-room hotel offers more than 30,000 square feet of function space.
England
Rosewood London will open in October, following a $130 million update to the historic building. The property will offer 262 guest rooms, 44 suites and 11 event spaces. This year will also see Rosewood openings in Beijing and Abu Dhabi.
Italy
The 266-room JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa will open in 2014. Located on the private island of Sacca Sessola, a 15-minute boat ride from Venice, the luxury property will offer 13,000 square feet of function space.
Panama
Hilton’s Waldorf Astoria brand debuted in Latin America with the opening of the Waldorf Astoria Panama, a 248-room property located 20 minutes from the Panama Canal and 25 minutes from Tocumen International Airport. Meeting spaces total 3,500 square feet.
Russia
The Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace St. Petersburg will open this year, following a renovation of the 19th century royal palace. Guarded by a pair of stone lions, the 177-room hotel will offer four restaurants and bars and 8,450 square feet of event space.
Spain
The new Four Seasons Hotel Madrid is expected to debut within the next four years as part of the Canalejas Project mixed-use development in the Puerta del Sol neighborhood. The 215-room hotel will be located within a series of carefully renovated historic buildings.