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The hottest new hotel openings in the UK and Ireland for 2024

Simon Calder’s Travel

Whether it’s an arty city hotel, rural getaway or somewhere for not-far-from-home R&R which ticks the staycation box, heaps of innovative and exciting new properties will open their doors in 2024.

One thing that’s clear? Offering a serious cultural hit, and easily accessible by train – making a greener getaway a breeze – city break stays are back. In London, a swathe of new high-end hotels from the likes of Mandarin Oriental and Maybourne Hotel Group (behind Claridge’s) will add even more choice for visitors to the capital, joining 2023 arrivals The Peninsula London and Raffles London at the OWO. Manchester’s booming accommodation scene will continue to grow, with the arrival of budget-luxe Mollie’s and sustainably-minded Treehouse Hotels, while in Edinburgh, the long-awaited 100 Princes Street and cool-cat brand The Hoxton will both open.

The allure of immersion-in-nature retreats remains strong, reflected in new beachy escapes, including a sibling property to adults-only favourite The Gallivant in East Sussex’s Littlestone-on-Sea, and GuestHouse Hotels opening up on Brighton’s seafront. Elsewhere a historic department store in Oxford will get a new lease of life, and a new outpost from fan favourite The PIG will bring its kitchen garden-to-table ethos to just outside Stratford-upon-Avon.

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The Leinster, Dublin

Opening: Early 2024

A bedroom at the new Leinster

(The Leinster)

Shaking up the corner of Dublin’s Merrion Square, this swish new 55-room property will have bedrooms with botanical touches and fringed lighting, and house a 300-strong artwork collection, zoned in on predominantly Irish talent including Melissa O’Donnell and Domino Whisker. A rooftop dining concept from renowned chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten will see top-notch produce from local suppliers, such as Garryhinch Woods mushrooms and John Stone beef, infused with French and South-east Asian flavours, alongside some J-G signatures such as his famed egg toast. Other draws include a bar, supper club, and gym with thermal suite.