SLH adds 49 properties in first half of 2025

Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) added 49 properties to its portfolio in the first half of 2025.

 

The new additions have joined more than 620 small independent hotels across more than 90 countries, after 82 were added to the list in 2024.

 

The “trendy and unusual” Wilmina Hotel in a converted courthouse and prison marks SLH’s debut in Berlin, while Boutique Hotel by BlackSeaRama, offering golfing amenities and views of the Black Sea, is the collection’s first property in Bulgaria. 

 

Nine newly opened properties join the lineup: in February, La Valise Mazunte Mexico debuted in the Oaxaca cliffs, followed in July by The James Suite Hotel Firenze 1564 in a discreet 16th-century Renaissance palazzo in the centre of Florence. 

 

Two new French hotels have joined the SLH portfolio: Maison Maubreuil - the newest addition to the Château de Maubreuil portfolio - will open in September, providing city-centre access to Nantes, while the “intimate” Maya Hotel Courchevel 1850 will debut in December close to the slopes.

 

December will also see the opening of One GT Grand Cayman, set to bring the first rooftop infinity pool to the Caribbean island, and Levantine Hill Hotel – a suite-only property in the Yarra Valley wine region of Australia.

 

Aurora Rincon in Puerto Rico, Trusko Resort in Romania and House of Hütter Münchner Kindl in Munich are the final new openings joining the lineup.

 

Elsewhere, other properties added to the SLH portfolio include Fauchon L’Hotel Kyoto in Japan; L’auberge de Sedona in Arizona, United States; Marquis Faubourg Saint-Honoré on the Champs Elysées in Paris, France; and Amaya in India’s western Himalayas.

 

Richard Hyde, Small Luxury Hotels of the World’s chief operating officer, said: “2024 was a record year for SLH, and 2025 is shaping up to surpass it. As the demand for genuine and intimate luxury stays continues to soar, we are in the right place at the right time. 

 

“Our expanding and diverse portfolio of independent properties ensures there’s something for every discerning, independently minded traveller.”