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The 2026 hot list: the 25 best new hotels in France, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain

The Mediterranean • Stay • The 2026 hot list: the 25 best new hotels in France, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain

Track 2026 hotel openings across France, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain. This is the live list, updated as soft openings slide and grand reveals get pushed. It is organised month by month and sticks to what is actually debuting, from under-the-radar inns to high-design hotels with serious hype.

Top photography courtesy of Zannier Île de Bendor

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Hotel Danieli

Venice, Italy

Hotel Danieli has never pretended to be discreet. It sits openly on the Riva degli Schiavoni, facing the lagoon with the confidence of a building that knows it has seen more Venetian history than most museums. What makes it singular is not polish, but accumulation. Three palazzi from different centuries stitched together by bridges and staircases, with no attempt to smooth the seams. You move from the 14th-century Palazzo Dandolo into later additions almost without noticing, except for a sudden change in ceiling height, light or temperature. Public spaces feel ceremonial, almost excessive, while some rooms retain an idiosyncratic, old-world awkwardness that newer luxury hotels edit out. Arrival by boat still matters here. Under Four Seasons management from 2026, the interest lies in restraint: preserving Danieli’s irregularity, theatrical scale and unapologetic historic weight, rather than sanding it down into something polite.

Hotel Danieli

Riva degli Schiavoni, 4196,
Venice
Italy

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Photography courtesy of Hotel Danieli

1/6

Experimental Roma

Rome, Italy

Experimental Roma is Experimental Group’s Rome address in the Ludovisi district, close to Via Veneto and the Swiss Institute. The hotel is built in a converted former office building with 82 rooms and suites. Rodolphe Parente handled the architecture and interiors. A glass-roof restaurant anchors the ground floor. The Experimental Cocktail Club Roma bar does the group’s calling card: tight classics and high tempo. Upstairs, a rooftop terrace adds a suspended pool and a reason to come back before dinner.

Experimental Roma

Via Ludovisi, 46
Rome
Italy

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Photography courtesy of Giulio Ghirardi and Experimental Roma

1/6

Gran Hotel Margalida

Mallorca, Spain

Gran Hotel Margalida is Annua Signature’s 29-room west-coast Mallorca address in Banyalbufar, where the Serra de Tramuntana cliffs meet terraced Malvasía vineyards. Spanish architect Álvaro Onieva and interior designer Virginia Nieto reworked a historic building with local stone, timber and natural textures, tied together by a custom sun-washed yellow. Every room faces the sea and is shaped for the island’s shifting light. Wellness is fully integrated: treatment rooms, advanced therapies, a movement studio with Technogym and a Pilates Reformer, plus an outdoor yoga deck towards the Mediterranean. Food splits three ways: a sea-view dining room for modern Mallorcan cooking, a French-leaning oyster and raw bar and a poolside lounge outside.

Gran Hotel Margalida

Carrer Major, 49
Banyalbufar
Balearic Islands
Spain

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Photography courtesy of Gran Hotel Margalida

1/6

Four Seasons Resort Mykonos

Mykonos, Greece

Perched above Kalo Livadi Bay on Mykonos’ quieter southeastern edge, Four Seasons Resort Mykonos takes a measured stance on an island better known for excess. Spread across a large sweep of coastline that runs from sand to cliff, the resort is designed to feel embedded rather than imposed, with most rooms, suites and villas opening to long Aegean views. The architecture follows Cycladic traditions by Greek architect Nicos Valsamakis, all whitewashed volumes and stepped courtyards, while interiors by Wimberly Interiors keep things restrained and tactile. Restaurants by Rockwell Group reference local kafeneio culture alongside relaxed poolside dining.

Four Seasons Resort Mykonos

Mykonos
Greece

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Photography courtesy of Four Seasons Resort Mykonos

1/5

Conrad Athens The Ilisian

Athens, Greece

At the foot of Lycabettus, Conrad Athens The Ilisian brings one of the city’s landmark addresses back into circulation as a major new base for staying, eating, meeting and switching off. Part of the wider Ilisian development, it has 307 rooms, suites and residences, nine bars and restaurants, a House of Nynn members’ club, more than 2,000 square metres of wellness space, indoor and outdoor pools and a rooftop running track. The real pull is how much of Athens is folded into one address, from the return of Galaxy as Galaxy Dispensary and Galaxy Supper Club to a reworked Byzantino as a Greek-French brasserie.

Conrad Athens The Ilisian

Vasilissis Sofias 46
Athens
Greece

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Photography courtesy of Conrad Athens The Ilisian

1/5

Zannier Île de Bendor

Île de Bendor, France

Once a playground for artists, divers and Riviera eccentrics (Salvador Dalí drank here, Joséphine Baker danced here and Yuri Gagarin dropped by), Île de Bendor has always been more idea than island. Bought in 1950 by pastis magnate Paul Ricard, it became a curious cultural experiment: artist studios instead of villas, pétanque instead of pretence and France’s first scuba diving centre carved into its rocky edge. After five years behind hoardings, the seven-hectare island reopens as Zannier Île de Bendor, with 93 rooms spread across three distinct zones and a village rhythm rebuilt from the ground up. Concrete is gone, trees are back and pastis returns to the square. Eight places to eat, a serious spa, ateliers for artists and a short boat ride from Bandol.

Zannier Île de Bendor

Île de Bendor
Bandol
France

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Photography courtesy of Zannier Île de Bendor

1/5

Na Praia

Comporta, Portugal

Na Praia is a 113-key independent hotel project on a peninsula just beyond Comporta, set between the Atlantic and a protected nature reserve. The plan spans 340 hectares of preserved land and opens onto two kilometres of white sand, with guest cars parked at the edge of the site so the centre stays quiet. Founder José António Uva, the eighth-generation steward behind São Lourenço do Barrocal, cut the approved construction footprint by 80% after ecosystem research and put dune protection first. Architecture is led by Studio KO with landscape by Doxiadis+ and development by Estúdio Lisboa. Accommodation is split into 42 rooms, 3 suites, 63 houses and 5 villas, some with private pools. Five restaurants, a dune-set spa and resident-biologist walks keep the place rooted in the terrain.

Na Praia

Comporta
Portugal

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30/4

Omeon Mykonos

Mykonos, Greece

On the northern edge of Mykonos, above Agios Stefanos, whitewashed volumes, soft edges, stone walls and timber pergolas give Omeon Mykonos a calmer visual language than the island usually trades in. Its 38 rooms and suites are arranged to feel more like a small Mykonian neighbourhood than a standard resort, with Cycladic references and claustra details keeping the look sharp rather than sugary. Ora Mare handles Mediterranean cooking, Eos Bar covers the drinks, and the stay can stretch into yacht charters, Greek wine tastings, private sunset yoga and dinners on your terrace. Mykonos Town is about five minutes away, but this is the version of the island for stepping out of the churn.

Omeon Mykonos

Agios Stefanos
Mykonos
Greece

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Photography courtesy of Omeon Mykonos

28/4

Villa San Michele

Florence, Italy

High above Florence, where the city feels like a painted backdrop, Villa San Michele has always played by its own rules. Built as a 15th-century Franciscan monastery in Fiesole, the property reopens in 2026 after an 18-month renovation that favours clarity over gloss. There are just 39 rooms and suites, reshaped by Florence-based Luigi Fragola Architects using stone, terracotta and antique fragments that let the building speak. Three new signature suites take centre stage, including Limonaia in the former orangery and The Grand Tour, once home to Napoleon Bonaparte. A first-ever Guerlain spa slips into the hillside.

Villa San Michele

Via Doccia 4
Fiesole
Italy

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Photography courtesy of François Halard and Villa San Michele

24/4

Como Le Beauvallon

Grimaud, France

Across the bay from Saint-Tropez, on the quieter side of the Gulf, Como Le Beauvallon brings Belle Époque polish to ten acres of gardens and waterfront grounds. The hotel has 42 rooms and suites, a 25-metre pool, a private beach club and an eight-minute boat link into the port, so it gives you Riviera access without forcing you to live in the thick of it. Wellness is properly built in too, through the Como Shambhala Retreat and a dedicated yoga and meditation studio. Then there is Yannick Alléno overseeing the food, which tells you this place intends to do more than coast on the view.

Como Le Beauvallon

Bd des Collines
Grimaud
France

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Photography courtesy of Como Le Beauvallon

16/4

Vestige Binidufà

Menorca, Spain

Red Menorcan stone and a valley setting give Vestige Binidufà a softer, more hidden mood than its hilltop sister Son Ermità. One half of Vestige’s two-hotel estate in northern Menorca, it has just 11 rooms and suites set across an 18th-century finca and restored outbuildings within an 800-hectare property with wild coast, pools, treatments and fitness spaces. Mesura, led by executive chef Joan Bagur, takes the food in a plant-forward direction, which is a smart move after a day on the Camí de Cavalls. Fall for this place and the wider Vestige orbit opens quickly – Son Vell in Menorca, Santa Ana, Miramar in Mallorca and Palacio de Figueras in Asturias.

Vestige Binidufà

Diseminado Binideufa, 18
Ferreries
Menorca
Spain

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Photography courtesy of Vestige Binidufà

15/4

Finca La Bodadilla

Archidona, Spain

Whitewashed like its own Andalusian village, Finca La Bobadilla sits deep in the Sierra de Loja between Málaga and Granada, spread across a 350-hectare estate that rewards anyone happy to disappear for a few days. The 73 rooms and suites use wood, marble and forged iron rather than resort slickness, which keeps the mood rooted in the setting. There is a proper spa, horse riding, hiking and enough ground to make staying on site feel like the whole point. This is one for long lunches, late swims and the kind of southern Spain that feels slightly removed from the obvious circuit.

Finca La Bodadilla

Finca La Bobadilla Carretera Salinas, 5, A-333, Km. 65
Archidona
Spain

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Photography courtesy of Finca La Bodadilla

9/4

The Monteleone

Monteleone dʼOrvieto, Italy

On the edge of Umbria, with Tuscany almost within arm’s reach, The Monteleone turns a restored medieval borgo in Monteleone d’Orvieto into a retreat for travellers who want countryside without farmhouse cosplay. The 17-room hotel keeps things light, pared back and tactile, with natural materials, garden-facing suites and a pool looking out over the hills. Breakfast leans local – honey, cured meats, cheeses, homemade pastries and fresh bread – and the better move is to use it as a base for wine tastings, truffle hunts, village drives and long detours to Orvieto or Città della Pieve. Slow, yes, but not sleepy.

The Monteleone

Via Sandro Pertini, 10
Monteleone dʼOrvieto
Italy

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Photography courtesy of The Monteleone

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Airelles Palladio Venice

Venice, Italy

Quiet gardens and a view straight across to St Mark’s Square set the tone on Giudecca, where Airelles Palladio Venice occupies a sixteenth-century property with the rare luxury of space. Inside, hand-painted frescoes, Rubelli and Fortuny fabrics and antique furniture give the 17 rooms and 28 suites real texture rather than generic palazzo gloss. The draw, though, is how much the place lets you exhale: nearly a hectare of gardens, three pools and a 1,700-square-metre spa in a city that usually asks you to keep moving. Five minutes by boat gets you back into central Venice, but that is not really the point.

Airelles Palladio Venice

Fondamenta Zitelle, 33
Venice
Italy

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Photography courtesy of Airelles

30/3

Orient Express Venezia

Venice, Italy

Pink-and-white Gothic drama on a quiet Cannaregio canal gives Orient Express Venezia immediate bite, but the real hook is inside. The hotel occupies the 15th-century Palazzo Donà Giovannelli, reworked by architect and interior designer Aline Asmar d’Amman into 47 rooms and suites layered with Murano glass, Art Deco touches and restored frescoes. This is not one for ticking off between sights. Linger in the salons, study the shell fireplaces and flying figures, then take a drink at the Wagon Bar once your eye has adjusted to the level of finish. It has proper theatre, but also the calm to make that theatre land.

Orient Express Venezia

Strada Nova, 2292
Venice
Italy

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Photography courtesy of Orient Express Venezia

23/3

Mercer Madrid

Madrid, Spain

Behind the Prado, in Madrid neighbourhood Los Jerónimos, Mercer Madrid handles luxury with a steady hand. Set in the former 1905 headquarters of Spain’s General Sugar Society, it has 61 rooms and suites plus the sort of food-and-drink setup that gives a stay proper shape. La Sociedad Gastronomika by Eneko Atxa brings a tasting-menu format and an open kitchen with just 12 seats, while the 350-square-metre rooftop runs on Javier de las Muelas cocktails, tapas and late-day Madrid light. Then there is the spa, with heated pool, sauna, hydromassage jets and double treatment cabins. Good for anyone who wants museum access, strong dining and a hotel that knows how to bring the temperature down.

Mercer Madrid

Calle Ruiz de Alarcón, 5
Madrid
Spain

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Photography courtesy of Mercer Madrid

12/3

Casa Amarela

Beja, Portugal

A bright yellow façade in central Beja marks one of Alentejo’s sharper small stays. Casa Amarela has nine suites, a spa, bar, outdoor pool and two terraces, so it works as more than a place to sleep between stops. Studio Astolfi’s ‘Raw Pop’ interiors give it edge, but the real draw is the rhythm of the stay: slow mornings, a wander through Beja’s old centre, then back for the Turkish bath, warm saltwater pool and a massage if you planned well. Beja brings castles, markets, cafés and a quieter kind of urban life. Casa Amarela lets you enjoy that without dropping the mood.

Casa Amarela

Rua Tenente Valadim 7
Beja
Portugal

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Photography courtesy of Francisco Nogueira and Studio Astolfi

11/3

Andaz Lisbon

Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon doesn’t need another polite hotel and Andaz Lisbon understands that. Opening on Rua do Comércio, in the thick of Baixa’s tourist current and civic history, it plants 170 rooms and suites directly into the city’s daily flow. Interiors by Studio Urquiola avoid pastiche, translating azulejos, calçada paving and Atlantic light into a contemporary register. Upstairs, a rooftop restaurant and terrace pull focus toward Lusitanian flavours, cocktails and live music rather than sunset selfies alone. Downstairs, Andaz Lounge borrows from Lisbon’s kiosk culture, blurring hotel and hangout. Art by local and international names runs throughout, positioning the building as a participant in the city’s cultural conversation.

Andaz Lisbon

R. do Comércio 132
Lisbon
Portugal

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Photography courtesy of Andaz Lisbon

10/3

The Lake Como Edition

Cadenabbia, Italy

Set on Lake Como’s western shore, The Lake Como Edition arrives in March 2026 with a confidence that feels deliberately restrained. Housed in a restored 19th-century palazzo, the hotel resists nostalgia in favour of clarity: original arches and vaulted volumes are kept intact, then sharpened by Neri & Hu’s pared-back modernism. This is Edition at its most architectural. A floating pool edges out onto the lake. Interiors lean on stone, terrazzo and shadow rather than ornament. Food matters here too. Three-Michelin-starred chef Mauro Colagreco makes his first move on Italian soil, shaping four dining spaces rooted in nature rather than spectacle. The Longevity Spa signals an interesting shift for Como: less glamour, more intent.

The Lake Como Edition

Via Regina 41
Griante Cadenabbia
Italy

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Photography courtesy of The Lake Como Edition

9/3

Corinthia Rome

Rome, Italy

In Rome’s Campo Marzio, Corinthia Rome has taken over a former Bank of Italy stronghold and turned it into something closer to a discreet members’ club that happens to have rooms. The building was constructed between 1913 and 1921 by Pio and Marcello Piacentini and the restoration keeps the serious stuff – marble panelling, stuccoes, mosaics and painted ceilings – then softens it with contemporary interiors by G.A. Design. There are sixty rooms including twenty-one suites, plus a spa carved into the old vaults, with treatments developed with Seed to Skin Tuscany and 111Skin. Food and drink are curated by Carlo Cracco across Viride, Piazzetta and Ocra Bar.

Corinthia Rome

P.za del Parlamento, 18
Rome
Italy

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Photography courtesy of Corinthia Rome

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Hôtel Salvia Paris

Paris, France

Opposite the Sorbonne in Paris’s fifth arrondissement, Hôtel Salvia Paris is for days when you want the Latin Quarter outside, then a quiet reset inside. Rooms are compact and honest: Cocoon starts at nine square metres, Prestige goes up to twenty-three, with a top-floor option that looks towards the Panthéon and the university rooftops. Smart TVs come with Chromecast, there’s Nespresso in-room and the higher categories add reversible air conditioning. Pets under ten kilos are welcome, which says a lot about the vibe.

Hôtel Salvia Paris

16 rue Cujas
Paris
France

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Photography courtesy of Hôtel Salvia Paris

1/3

Rock Rose

Melides, Portugal

High on the hills outside Melides, Rock Rose trades beach-club gloss for a slower form of luxury built around restoration. Designed by Manuel Aires Mateus as a healing retreat for organic and silent living, the house sits within ten hectares of native forest and leans into well-being through space, privacy and bathing rather than spa clichés. There are five suites, a saltwater pool cut from lioz stone and a Roman bath room, all working with rammed earth, Venetian stucco and European oak to create a mood that settles the body. Wellness is present throughout, but in a natural, architectural way.

Rock Rose

7570-695
Melides
Portugal

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Photography courtesy of Piet-Albert Goethals and Rock Rose

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Les Sources de Vougeot

Vougeot, France

In Burgundy’s Côte de Nuits, Les Sources de Vougeot sits inside Château de Gilly, near the Clos de Vougeot vineyards. Entrepreneurs Alice and Jérôme Tourbier conceived the address, working with architecture studio A.S.L. to reinterpret a former residence of the Abbots of Cîteaux, dating to the 16th century. The approach keeps the historical bones visible, then layers in contemporary touches rather than period imitation. Guest rooms lean soft and domestic, with floral wallpapers in some and delicate colour tones in others. The effect is calm, detailed and rooted in place, built for wine-country days and slow evenings. It suits tastings, cellar visits and starts on the Route des Grands Crus.

Les Sources de Vougeot

Gilly-les-Cîteaux
Vougeot
France

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Photography courtesy of Les Sources de Vougeot

23/2

Aethos Milan

Milan, Italy

In Milan neighbourhood Navigli, just off the Darsena, Aethos Milan runs as a boutique hotel and members’ club, which explains the social charge in the building after dark. The 35 rooms and suites all differ, with vintage Italian furniture, original décor and in many cases private balconies. ZAÏA handles Mediterranean cooking built for sharing, The Doping covers the cocktails, and the club side is not just branding: there is curated programming, cultural events and regular happenings including listening sessions, yoga and pilates. Aethos is good for anyone who wants Milan with some local access already baked in.

Aethos Milan

Piazza XXIV Maggio 8
Milan
Italy

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Photography courtesy of Aethos Milan

9/2

L’Aventure

Paris, France

In Paris’s 16th arrondissement near the Arc de Triomphe, L’Aventure is a Beaumarly mash-up of five-star hotel, restaurant and private club, designed to keep you in the building all night. Public spaces by Martin Brudnizki Design Studio riff on Victor Hugo’s The Legend of the Ages, with Art Deco mood, polished marble, velvet and mythological mosaics, plus digital scenography and lighting by Isometrix. Upstairs, the 15-room hotel is Vincent Darré’s playground, with hand-painted surrealist frescoes and scavenged furniture that swings between Haussmannian and 1970s.

L’Aventure

4 Av. Victor Hugo
Paris
France

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Photography courtesy of Matthieu Salvaing and L’Aventure