July 2026 brings luxury hotel openings and announcements from Puglia’s Baroque centre to the forests of southern India. Several European projects focus on historic restoration, while coastal resorts in Morocco and Saudi Arabia foreground landscape in their design.
The largest opening is Four Seasons AMAALA, a wellness resort within Saudi Arabia’s emerging Red Sea destination. Elsewhere, smaller properties in Lecce and Mallorca offer a more intimate interpretation of setting-led luxury.
Four Seasons Resort and Residences AMAALA, Saudi Arabia
Set between the Red Sea and the Tabuk region’s mountain foothills, Four Seasons Resort and Residences AMAALA is the month’s defining opening. The resort has 202 guest rooms and villas, alongside 26 branded residences with private pools and sea views.
Hyliaa, a 22,000-square-foot spa and wellness complex, sits alongside a separate fitness centre. Programming is built around sky, land and sea, with beach yoga, guided hikes, stargazing and sound healing among the offerings. For families, there are five pools and a 3,000-foot swimmable beach.
The resort forms part of AMAALA, Red Sea Global’s renewable-energy-powered tourism development focused on wellness and regenerative design.
Tivoli Palazzo 1880 Lecce Hotel, Italy
Located between Piazza Sant’Oronzo and Piazzetta Santa Chiara, Tivoli Palazzo 1880 Lecce Hotel brings the brand to Puglia for the first time. Its restored city-centre palazzo contains 48 rooms and suites, including a Presidential Suite overlooking Lecce’s Roman Amphitheatre.
The rooftop terrace looks towards the cathedral bell tower, while the wellness area includes an indoor salt-water pool and two treatment rooms. Godot Restaurant draws on Salentine produce and southern Italian cooking.
Gran Hotel Margalida, Mallorca
Mallorca’s Gran Hotel Margalida is a 29-room historic property reworked by interior designer Virginia Nieto with architects Alvaro Onieva and Alvaro Mesonero Romanos. All accommodation faces the ocean.
Natural stone and handwoven fibres establish its restrained Mediterranean character. Beige and cream interiors are lifted by a sun-washed yellow developed for the hotel, with preserved ironwork maintaining a connection to the original building.
Taghazout Bay Marriott Resort, Morocco
On Morocco’s Atlantic coast, Taghazout Bay Marriott Resort reflects its windswept surroundings through sand and sea tones. Natural stone, raw wood, handwoven fibres and locally made pieces bring Moroccan craft into contemporary indoor-outdoor spaces.
The Leela Coorg Forest Sanctuary, India
Spread across 76 acres near Madikeri in Karnataka, The Leela Coorg Forest Sanctuary is surrounded by ancient woodland and coffee plantations. Private villas, guided trails and coffee experiences make the Western Ghats landscape central to the experience.
Fairmont Cheshire, The Mere, England
Fairmont Cheshire, The Mere arrives after a £125 million redevelopment of a Cheshire estate. The property’s 116 rooms include 23 suites, and are joined by Fairmont Spa, Gordon Ramsay at The Mere and an 18-hole golf course. Bergman Design House has shaped the interiors with influences from mid-century style.
