Mandarin Oriental, Taipei has announced that it will resume rooms operations, welcoming guests back from 1 December 2020.

Continuing their story in Italy, renowned hotel brand Aman has signed a partnership agreement with Rosa Alpina Hotel & Spa in San Cassiano in Italy’s monumental Unesco listed Dolomiti mountains. Aman’s second hotel in Italy, Rosa Alpina will follow in the footsteps of Aman Venice which has been home to the Arrivabene Family for over 200 years. This forthcoming Aman will echo this family spirit under the ownership of the Pizzinini family who have been firmly at the helm for three generations, residing at the property since 1939.

Small Luxury Hotels of the World welcomes five new member hotels this month, including the newly opened VALA Hua Hin in Thailand and Koh Russey Villas & Resort on Bamboo Island, Cambodia, which opens in December. In Europe, swim under chandeliers at a chateau in Chantilly or discover history in a 16th century manor house in Normandy. For something completely different head to Mexico to embark on an adventure in the Copper Canyons of Chihuahua.

The fascinating, medieval city walls that surround Lucca, Italy, are welcoming its first full-service luxury hotel when the Grand Universe Lucca, Autograph Collection, opens in the heart of its historic old town on December 1st. Standing stylishly and overlooking Piazza del Giglio and Piazza Napoleone, the former 16th century palazzo will debut a masterfully renovated design, fueled by an arts and music-focused concept that is beautifully evocative of the city’s past and present.

Another green gem in the Six Senses portfolio, and first opening in the Americas, is aptly named Six Senses Botanique. It showcases its surrounding beauty from a hillside amid 700 acres (283 hectares) of lush, mid-tropical Atlantic forests.

New England Development has announced that White Elephant Palm Beach is now open. The 32-room property is housed in the former Bradley Park Hotel—originally constructed in 1924 as one of the first resorts on Palm Beach’s Main Street, less than two blocks from the Atlantic Ocean and one block from the Intracoastal Waterway. In total, there are 13 rooms and 19 suites spread across four stories.

With the log fires lit, the trees decked and plenty of comfy corners for guests to cosy up to and call their own, Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire is all set to welcome guests back and make them feel at home once again this festive season.

HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO offers an extraordinary gateway to Japan’s rich culture and remarkable history while highlighting a traditional Japanese onsen experience.

Big hotel news out of the capital of Colombia: Four Seasons Hotel Casa Medina Bogota will be open on November 17, 2020, welcoming guests with exclusive private experiences that reveal local artistic talent where they might least expect it.

Next year will be a busy one for Six Senses, as the company will be opening five new hotels, starting with Six Senses Shaharut in Isreal in March. Here’s what you need to know…