One does not stroll on the beach in Nice so much as hobble over miniature boulders, wishing for a stretch of sand. Eventually, though, you will make it to a candy-striped lounge chair, take a seat, ...

Long ReadEntrepreneur Valéry Grégo is set to open the luxury Hôtel du Couvent, breathing new life into the historic religious building 40 years after the nuns departed. The hotel will welcome visitors ...

Luxury hospitality in 2026 is shifting from abundance to restraint, focusing on privacy, intention, and 'quiet luxury.' ...

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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When Valéry Grégo went to meet Sister Marie-Chantal, he assumed she knew nothing about him. The hotelier was ...

Overlooking the Jardin Albert 1er, one block from the beach, this hotel occupies a dignified six-story building and has received new life now under the Anantara brand. It is contemporary in nature and ...

The Cimiez neighborhood of Nice, France, is like Paris’s Neuilly, London’s Knightsbridge or New York’s Upper East Side, but on the Riviera, with palm trees and sea views. The leafy neighborhood, which ...

From a spectacular lakeside retreat in Austria to a legendary train adventure through Italy, there is a wide selection of luxury hotels opening around the world. I have curated a list of all new ...