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🏖️ Atmosphere Core, an Asian company with nine resorts in the Maldives and luxury hotels in the pipeline in Sri Lanka and India, is set to open Borgo Monchiero Heritage by Atmosphere in Italy's Cuneo province as its first European destination in 2026. The 18th-century monastery, built in 1773, offers 19 timeless design suites and rooms, regional cuisine, a private chapel for weddings, an elevated chapter room for events, a lounge bar, a wellness area with sauna, infrared therapy, and a restored stone cistern jacuzzi, plus an outdoor garden pool. Owners Franco Giampetruzzi and Gian Maria Debenedetti chose Atmosphere Core for its international expansion aligned with their vision of authenticity.

🏡 Hotel Metropole in Taormina, acquired by BZAR Hotels last summer, reopens tomorrow with 8 new suites in the historic Villa Conrad. The Metropole has undergone a restyling, now presenting 25 contemporary rooms and suites with furniture by Molteni, B&B, Flos, Poltrona Frau, and Ethimo. Executive Chef Gaetano Procopio, with experience at the Michelin-starred Pergola di Heinz Beck, introduces a new Mediterranean menu at La Terrazza and Bellevue restaurants, complementing the hotel's infinity pool and MET Pool Bar with a panoramic Etna and Baia di Naxos view.

🏠 In France, limehome is opening 25 fully digitalized serviced apartments in Paris Suresnes and 19 units in Versailles in a historic building near the Palace of Versailles and Marché Notre Dame. The Paris location, close to Europe's largest financial district La Défense, targets business travelers and will launch in autumn 2025. CEO Josef Vollmayr highlighted Paris's 52 million overnight stays in 2023, seeing significant potential in the French hospitality market. Both properties are collaborations with local real estate partners. Limehome plans to expand in the Île-de-France region, according to Chief Growth Officer Daniel Hermann.