Kimpton Inns & Eating places to Open Summer season 2025 in Sicily

IHG Inns & Resorts has right this moment introduced the signing of its first Kimpton Inns & Eating places property in Italy. The Kimpton property in Sicily will open within the second half of 2025 and represents a administration settlement with associate Società Turistica Alberghiera Taorminese.

The Kimpton signing in Sicily follows six luxurious and way of life openings and signings by IHG in 2023, demonstrating IHG’s funding and deal with this key market. This included the primary city expression of Six Senses opened in Rome, along with InterContinental Rome Ambasciatori Palace and Lodge Indigo Florence. Two additional Lodge Indigo properties are attributable to open in Turin and Trieste over the approaching years, in addition to IHG’s first Vignette Assortment property, Lodge Alexandra, in Rome in 2025.

Nestled within the hill-top city of Taormina on the island’s east coast, the lodge will harness its heritage while embracing Kimpton’s ethos for superlative model, addictive irreverence and design led experiences which might be ridiculously private. The 59-boutique bed room lodge is anticipated to characteristic vacation spot eating that can enchantment to lodge company and locals alike. The breakfast room and bar terrace may also supply panoramic views, spanning from Calabria to the Bay of Isolabella.

Kimpton definition of wellness extends past the apparent to permeate the visitor expertise, from the community-building results of Night Social Hour to the wholesome choices accessible within the minibar. Persevering with this ethos, the Kimpton in Sicily will characteristic an outside Mediterranean backyard, 20-metre swimming pool, and a tennis court docket.

(Mrs) Willemijn Geels, VP Improvement, Europe, IHG Inns & Resorts, commented: “Italy has lengthy been identified for its fame of luxurious journey, breath taking coastal places, and vibrant communities – and our progress technique within the nation has been designed to enhance this. Following a surge of exercise in 2023, which noticed us greater than double our luxurious and way of life choices on this market, we’re now excited to be partnering with Società Turistica Alberghiera Taorminese to additional increase our presence in Italy with this boutique way of life property on the picturesque island of Sicily. This growth underscores the demand, and belief, from our homeowners to embed IHG’s luxurious and way of life portfolio in one in every of Europe’s most coveted leisure locations. We stay up for delivering distinctive experiences to our company and serving to them create unforgettable reminiscences as soon as we open our doorways within the second half of 2025.”

Based in 1981 by visionary hotelier, Invoice Kimpton, Kimpton was a pioneer of the boutique lodge and restaurant philosophy now thought-about commonplace in hospitality. IHG acquired the Kimpton Inns & Eating places model in 2018 and has since spearheaded its growth into Europe and past. The Kimpton property in Sicily joins Kimpton’s worldwide portfolio of properties together with Kimpton Vividora Barcelona, Kimpton St Honoré Paris, and Kimpton Fitzroy London.

Raffaele Ranucci, Proprietor, Società Turistica Alberghiera Taorminese, added: “We’re delighted to be partnering with IHG Inns & Resorts to convey the primary Kimpton branded lodge to Italy, in Sicily. This new and thrilling chapter means we are going to welcome guests to this one-of-a-kind vacation spot as soon as we open our doorways in 2025, and supply company with the unparalleled service, facilities, and experiences the Kimpton model is understood for.”

Every Kimpton Lodge & Restaurant is designed to open the door to heartfelt human connections via surprising, ridiculously private touches that create a significant and unscripted visitor expertise. Merging a tradition of heartfelt hospitality and distinctive, design-forward accommodations for all, each Kimpton property is designed from scratch to create real experiences the place locals and guests seamlessly mingle. The Kimpton in Sicily is to be no exception and can introduce the model ethos to Italy.

The Kimpton in Sicily can be IHG Inns & Resorts’ 30^th lodge in Italy and joins a portfolio of eight Kimpton accommodations throughout the UK and continental Europe, a part of Kimpton’s world portfolio of 78 accommodations throughout 12 nations, representing 13,721-bedrooms. Within the coming years an extra 54 accommodations will be a part of the Kimpton model, seeing it surpass it’s 100 accommodations milestone and attain 20 nations by 2025.

*Numbers as at 20 February 2024