IHG is opening a brand new Vignette Assortment lodge in Sicily this 12 months

IHG Motels & Resorts is embracing la dolce vita with a brand new property that overlooks the ocean on the Italian island of Sicily.

With plans to open within the second half of 2025, the 43-room Costa Irminia Retreat & Spa, Vignette Assortment will characteristic a pair of swimming swimming pools and a non-public seashore membership full with direct entry to the ocean, inviting friends to calm down on the shores of the Mediterranean. The property can be situated in Marina di Ragusa, which sits close to the southern tip of the island, in keeping with IHG.

When not lounging on the seashore, guests will be capable to benefit from the lodge’s bar together with an all-day restaurant.

“Sicily, with its vibrant tradition, breathtaking landscapes, and beautiful delicacies, affords the perfect setting for our second Vignette Assortment property in Italy,” Willemijn Geels, the vp of improvement in Europe for IHG Motels & Resorts, mentioned in a press release. “Our development technique available in the market centres on increasing our presence throughout the luxurious and way of life section, whereas making certain distinctive stays and memorable experiences for our friends.”

Geels added that Costa Irminia Retreat & Spa “completely aligns with this imaginative and prescient.”

The seaside city’s location can be value noting, because it’s only a quick drive from a few of Sicily’s most stunning villages, together with Modica, a UNESCO-designated Val di Noto baroque village, and Ragusa, a picturesque village sitting on a hilltop. This summer time, vacationers will be capable to attain the island — identified for its look in “The White Lotus” — by means of direct flights from the U.S. on each United Airways and Delta Air Strains.

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Geels mentioned friends of the property will take pleasure in an “genuine journey expertise as they’re immersed within the lodge’s distinctive character, gorgeous environment, and native appeal.”

Costa Irminia Retreat & Spa is one in every of two Vignette Assortment properties IHG plans to open in Italy, becoming a member of Resort Alexandra, which the corporate mentioned is anticipated to open in 2026. That lodge can be situated in Rome and have facilities like morning yoga lessons and a soothing outside courtyard.

Past the Vignette Assortment, IHG at the moment operates 30 inns in Italy throughout a number of manufacturers, together with InterContinental, Six Senses and Resort Indigo. IHG additionally mentioned it has plans to open 12 extra inns within the European nation.

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