A new Spanish Kimpton on the Mediterranean, a Four Seasons ‘White Lotus’ jet and other hotel news you missed

February would be the shortest month, however this one was definitely jam-packed with resort information.

On the less-than-exciting facet, Hyatt rolled out its annual hotel category changes. Hyatt, fortunately, still uses an award chart to cost nights booked with factors, however yearly, a lot of inns transfer up or down in class. This yr, 118 inns moved up in class whereas solely 33 shifted down.

In the same vein, a current TPG evaluation additionally discovered that Marriott Bonvoy points have decreased in value. However this system nonetheless has loads of unbelievable locations to snag an ideal redemption. You simply might need to be extra versatile or extra artful to get the perfect bang in your buck.

February additionally noticed the launch of TPG’s record of the most exciting hotels opening in 2025. This record, curated by our skilled crew of vacationers, contains family-friendly manufacturers providing free breakfast, the very first W-branded all-inclusive resort and inns as distant as Australia and as close to home as Indianapolis.

Between all of that, here is some extra resort information you might need missed within the final 28 days.

Four Seasons has been a significant a part of „The White Lotus“ because the sequence started. The luxe Canadian resort model has additionally been wowing vacationers with its 4 Seasons personal jet itineraries which have folks flying between luxurious inns in far-flung locations all year long. (Consider it like a season of the present however all of the friends fly collectively between resorts world wide.)

Now, 4 Seasons is inviting followers of the HBO Max hit present to hitch a 20-day itinerary that can embrace flights between, and stays at, Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui in Thailand; San Domenico Palace, Taormina, A Four Seasons Hotel in Sicily; and Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea in Hawaii. Known as the World of Wellness 2026, the journey will begin in Singapore and in addition embrace stays in the Maldives; Marrakech, Morocco; Nevis within the Caribbean; and Mexico Metropolis, alongside wellness experiences, sipping handcrafted cocktails within the sky and, in contrast to the present, lots much less drama.

In case you’re actually interested by what it is like staying on the inns featured on „The White Lotus,“ TPG already went to go to these three 4 Seasons areas and put together a fun video showing off the hotels.

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A ‚Depraved‘ takeover in Japan

If you end up defying gravity and flying over to Japan, fashionable Japanese resort model Seibu Prince Resorts & Resorts is already gearing up for the ultimate installment of the two-part film adaptation of „Depraved.“ From March 1, numerous Seibu Prince properties will supply spellbindingly attractive meals, drink and keep experiences, like a „Depraved“-themed afternoon tea, Glinda- and Elphaba-inspired cocktails and, at The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho, a Luxury Collection Hotel, you’ll be able to even ebook a room decked out in head-to-toe inexperienced, pink and Oz-worthy glam, all with Marriott Bonvoy factors.

Houston inns get able to rodeo

Whether or not you are focused on cowboys driving bulls, snacking on meals like a bacon bourbon caramel cheesecake on a stick or simply all the way down to catch live shows starting from Reba to Put up Malone, the Houston Rodeo, going down March 4 to 23, has all of it. It is a wild time — and belief me, I grew up going. It is one thing you need to see to imagine.

This yr, the still-new Thompson Houston, the place I am making my own residence base once I head to Houston later this month, is launching a sequence of rodeo-centric actions, together with a Thursday-night Country Concert Series ($70; features a cocktail, gentle bites and pool entry), a particular Wrangler’s Whiskey cocktail at Sol 7 and a boot pop-up from Miron Crosby from March 6 by way of 8 between midday and 6 p.m. You may also cease into the Thompson Spa for a brand new Pietro Simone facial or be part of weekly group wellness courses, like yoga, to assist steadiness out all of the fried goodies.

One other resort providing a Houston rodeo bundle is the Hotel Granduca. The resort’s Sole of Texas Rodeo Package, which begins from $2,500, features a three-bedroom suite, breakfast, rodeo-inspired bites and premium seating for the rodeo and live performance efficiency of the visitor’s selection.

Lodge Kohler gears up for April’s NFL draft in Inexperienced Bay, Wisconsin

Kohler could also be greatest identified for kitchen taps and bogs, however the firm additionally has some superior inns beneath its belt. And Lodge Kohler, proper by the doorway to legendary Lambeau Discipline in Inexperienced Bay, is inviting soccer followers to return have a good time the NFL draft from April 24 to 26.

Within the south parking zone, snack on Wisconsin brats, macaroni and cheese, and Kohler’s authentic recipe goodies, then seize a beer and a seat and benefit from the draft festivities. For one thing extra private, the resort can even supply an all-inclusive VIP expertise that features a personal space at Taverne within the Sky to catch the dwell broadcasts and customizable food-and-drink menus.

Try all of Lodge Kohler’s NFL events and offers on-line.

There’s nonetheless time to catch nation music at The St. Regis Aspen Resort

Desert 5 Spot, of New York and Los Angeles fame, alongside The Snow Lodge at The St. Regis Aspen Resort, a pop-up from the oldsters behind Montauk, New York’s Surf Lodge, have launched a winter music sequence that also have three Sunday-night reveals left to take pleasure in. The live performance sequence will see the normally caviar- and Champagne-filled Jade room changed into a honkey-tonklike atmosphere with dwell music from Pleasure Oladokun on March 2, Lily Meola on March 9 and Drake Milligan on March 16.

Other activities happening in conjunction with The Snow Lodge embrace dinners with dwell music and an outside apres-ski music sequence.

A brand new Kimpton simply opened in Marbella, Spain

Within the Nineteen Sixties, Los Monteros set the usual for Spanish hospitality. At this time, the storied resort has been revived and introduced again to life because the Kimpton Los Monteros Marbella, a 195-room IHG resort simply toes from the Mediterranean Sea. The resort encompasses a Mediterranean-inspired pool bar, a rooftop bar with a lot of actions, a Mediterranean-style restaurant, a Maison Codage spa and even a Dolce & Gabbana seaside membership.

Charges begin round $355 or 62,000 IHG One Rewards factors per night time.

Final probability to catch Virgin Resorts New York Metropolis’s ‚Again 2 the Video Retailer!‘ expertise

Virgin Hotels New York, a well-liked resort within the NoMad neighborhood, is kicking again Y2K model with a restaurant-and-bar expertise that harkens again to the times when on-demand meant demanding your mother to drive you to the video retailer to hire a VHS. The „Again 2 the Video Retailer!“ expertise begins from $19.72 and features a 90-minute reservation and one throwback cocktail named after hits like „Males in Black“ and „Titanic“ (rose syrup-infused, clearly). There’s additionally a brunch choice on the weekends with menu gadgets like Blockbuster Buttermilk Pancakes, the Little Rascal Gem salad and, my favourite to say, the Hakuna Matata Frittata.

Simply grab your tickets fast, as this expertise runs by way of March 8.

Oberoi launches its first new property in 7 years

For these venturing to India this yr, luxurious model Oberoi will debut its first opening in seven years — and this one is especially particular.

The Oberoi Vindhyavilas Wildlife Resort, Bandhavgarh will open in March in a area identified for its vital density of tigers. The resort, with its 19 luxurious tents (suppose: personal gardens and floating decks), is only a stone’s throw from Bandhavgarh Nationwide Park and Tiger Reserve, the place friends can take day or nighttime jungle safaris led by skilled naturalists earlier than settling in for a meal at The Bush Kitchen, which gives sweeping views of a glimmering lake and the jungle past.

Charges at The Oberoi Vindhyavilas Wildlife Resort, Bandhavgarh will begin round $465 per night time.