IHG Hotels & Resorts has reached a significant milestone, surpassing 200 open hotels across its Northern Europe market.
It is marked by the debut of several key brands across Germany, Hungary, Sweden, and Poland, further solidifying IHG’s presence in the region.
Germany is set to welcome two notable brands, with Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants making its debut in Frankfurt later this year and the new Garner brand set to launch soon. Additionally, IHG’s extended-stay brand Candlewood Suites is poised to open in early 2025, expanding options for long-term travelers.
In Hungary, the luxury and lifestyle portfolio of IHG has made a strong impact, with the recent openings of Kimpton BEM Budapest and Verno House Budapest under the Vignette Collection. These stylish properties reflect IHG’s commitment to offering unique and locally inspired experiences.
Sweden has welcomed its first voco hotel with the opening of voco Stockholm – Kista, and Poland is set to follow suit with the signing of voco Katowice, planned to open in 2025. IHG’s popular Holiday Inn Express and Hotel Indigo brands are also expanding, with new developments in cities such as Lublin and Krakow.
Germany
- Holiday Inn Express Munich Airport-Erding (in development): The 118-guest room hotel signed with HR Group is due to open in late 2024. The hotel is pet-friendly and features conference space, and a bar that stocks from a neighbourhood brewery.
- Kimpton Frankfurt Main (in development): The first Kimpton-branded hotel in Germany is set to open in late 2024 as part of the FOUR development shaping Frankfurt’s new skyline. Signed with Gross & Partner, the property features 155 guest rooms, meeting and event space, a gym, two restaurants and two bars.
- Holiday Inn – the niu (open and in development): This brand collaboration between IHG’s Holiday Inn brand and NOVUM Hospitality’s the niu brand has already achieved 30** openings in the 162** days since the signing of a long-term agreement in April 2024. This brand collaboration opened most recently in Hamburg and can also be found in cities including Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Bremen**. Two more** Holiday Inn – the niu properties have now been signed in addition to the initial 52 agreed.
- Garner (in development): 56 Garner hotels were signed in April 2024 as part of a long-term agreement between IHG and NOVUM Hospitality. These hotels will be converted to IHG’s newest midscale conversion brand from NOVUM Hospitality’s Yggotel, Select Hotels and Novum hotel brands. The first Garner hotels are slated to open in Germany from late 2024.
- Candlewood Suites (in development): 11 Candlewood Suites properties were also signed in April 2024 as part of IHG’s long-term agreement with NOVUM Hospitality. These hotels will convert from NOVUM’s acora Living the City brand, and are due to begin opening from early 2025.
Poland
- Holiday Inn Express Lublin (in development): Set to open towards the end of 2024, this hotel marks IHG’s fourth Holiday Inn Express hotel in Poland, and its first in Lublin. Signed with one of the largest Polish owners and operators, Polski Holding Hotelowy, as a conversion from an independent hotel, the property offers 150 guest rooms, a restaurant and meeting facilities, and is located in the city centre close to Lublin’s Old Town.
- voco Katowice (in development): This 167-guest room hotel marks the voco hotels brand’s entry into Poland, having also been signed with Polski Holding Hotelowy as a conversion from an independent property. Planned to open in 2025, voco Katowice will be located in the heart of the city, close to the International Congress Centre, and the concert hall of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra.
- Hotel Indigo Krakow – Wawel Castle (in development): This property is IHG’s second Hotel Indigo in Krakow and is set to open in 2025. Signed with local premium real estate developer, Howell Estates, the hotel features 74 guest rooms, a restaurant, bar and wellness area. Guests will also enjoy being few steps away from Krakow Old Town, Wawel Royal Castle and Kazimierz Jewish District.
Hungary
- Kimpton BEM Budapest (now open): Opened in July 2024, Kimpton BEM Budapest’s interior honour Hungarian folklore while celebrating the city’s modern vitality. The hotel was developed with owning company MAM Buda Project Kft. and features 127 guest rooms and three innovative restaurants. The transformation of this 19th-century Grade-two historical building has been meticulously created by the renowned Marcel Wanders.
- Verno House Budapest, Vignette Collection (now open): This new opening is the perfect one-of-a-kind boutique retreat for travellers wanting to escape the hustle and bustle of the city opened as part of IHG’s Vignette Collection in August Owned and operated by BDPST Group, the property features 48 stylish guest rooms, a Michelin Guide-recommended restaurant and a dedicated BOTANIQ Collection Wellness Department.
- voco Szekesfehervar (in development): This hotel has been signed as the first IHG property outside of the Hungarian capital Budapest, and as the first voco hotels property in the country. The hotel is owned by CBA-Újhegy and operated by Hotel & More Group. Featuring 95 guest rooms, a bar, restaurant, gym and meeting space, it’s planned to open in 2025.
Sweden
- voco Stockholm – Kista (now open): Having opened in early September 2024, this hotel marks IHG’s re-entry into Sweden With 201 guest rooms and located in the heart of Stockholm’s Silicon Valley, the brand new, full-service hotel is an exciting addition to the city scape welcoming business and leisure guests from around the world. The property was developed by Revelop and is operated by Mogotel.
Belgium
- Holiday Inn Express Brussels – Airport (now open): This recently opened hotel was signed and developed with Borealis Hotel Group, featuring 208 guest rooms. A short journey from the heart of Brussels and next to the city’s airport, it also is conveniently located for NATO Headquarters and other major businesses.
IHG has 197 open hotels and 169 properties under development across its Northern Europe market, which comprises 13 countries. Brands currently available to book** include Six Senses, Regent, InterContinental, Vignette Collection, Kimpton, Hotel Indigo, voco hotels, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express and Staybridge Suites.
*All numbers are as at 30 June 2024 unless stated otherwise
** Data as at 24 September 2024
