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Capella hotels

Resident Culturists connect guests with local craft and history, making personal guidance central.

Capella makes each hotel a close introduction to its destination, pairing distinctive architecture with the personal guidance of its Capella Culturists. The Singapore-based collection favors individual places, from restored heritage buildings to new architectural statements, and takes its name from the brightest star in the Auriga constellation.

13 Capella hotels in 11 countries on the Luxury Hotels Atlas (2 not open yet), each placed on the six LHA Tiers.

• Owned by Capella Hotel Group
• Worldwide: 10 open Capella-flagged hotels across Asia-Pacific (Singapore, Bangkok, Hanoi, Shanghai, Ubud, Sydney, Taipei, Macau, Kyoto, Hainan) as of mid-2026, with a pipeline targeting portfolio doubling by 2030
• On the atlas: 2 Apex Luxury, 8 Grand Luxury, 2 High Luxury, 1 Core Luxury

History

Horst Schulze’s experience at Ritz-Carlton helped shape Capella’s personal approach to service. The Capella Culturist became a bridge between the hotel and the destination, bringing local knowledge of culture, craft, and history into the stay. Individual architecture gives each hotel a setting in which that hosting can take its own form.

Timeline

• 1983 — Horst Schulze co-founds The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, where he builds the operating and service standards that define the brand's global reputation
• 2002 — Capella Hospitality Group formed by Horst Schulze and industry partners as an independent luxury hotel management company
• 2009 — Capella Singapore opens on Sentosa Island, Norman Foster's restoration of two 1880s British Royal Artillery officers' bungalows becomes the brand's founding flagship.
• 2017 — Capella Shanghai, Jian Ye Li opens, 55 restored Shikumen lane-houses in the former French Concession, with Pierre Gagnaire's first mainland China restaurant.
• 2018 — Capella Singapore hosts the first-ever US–North Korea summit between President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un on 12 June 2018, placing the brand on front pages worldwide
• 2018 — Capella Ubud, Bali opens, Bill Bensley's tented jungle camp spanning 21 suspension bridges.
• 2018 — Capella Tufu Bay, Hainan opens, the brand's first beachfront coastal resort, 190 rooms on the South China Sea.
• 2020 — Capella Bangkok opens on Charoen Krung, Bangkok's oldest road, with all 101 rooms facing the Chao Phraya River.
• 2021 — Capella Hanoi opens in the French Quarter, Bill Bensley's theatrical 1920s opera-inn concept; Forbes Five-Star from its first eligible year.
• 2021 — Patina Hotels & Resorts launches as the group's second brand; Patina Maldives, Fari Islands is its debut property in North Malé Atoll
• 2023 — Capella Sydney opens in March, a seven-year adaptive reuse of the 1912 NSW Department of Education building on Loftus Street, the first time the landmark was opened to the public in over a century
• 2023 — Capella Bangkok (No.11) and Capella Singapore both rank on the debut list of The World's 50 Best Hotels 2023; Travel + Leisure names Capella the Best Hotel Brand in the World for the first time.
• 2024 — Capella Bangkok climbs to No.1 on The World's 50 Best Hotels 2024, also winning Best Hotel in Asia 2024.
• 2025 — Capella Taipei opens in April, André Fu's "modern mansion" in Da'an District, the brand's first Taiwan property
• 2025 — Patina Osaka opens, adding the group's first urban Japan address under the Patina flag
• 2025 — Cristiano Rinaldi steps down after five years as President; during his tenure the group grew from four to ten properties
• 2026 — Capella at Galaxy Macau opens in February, 95 all-suite property, the largest rooms in Southern China, within Galaxy Macau integrated resort.
• 2026 — Capella Kyoto opens in March, Kengo Kuma's 89-room hotel in Miyagawa-cho geisha district, beside Kyoto's oldest Zen temple.
• 2026 — Roland Fasel, former COO of Maybourne Group (Claridge's, The Connaught, The Berkeley) and Aman Resorts executive, appointed President effective April 2026

The houses to know

1. Capella Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand — The Bangkok hotel combines recognition in the World’s 50 Best Hotels with Michelin-starred dining.
2. Capella Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam — Bill Bensley designed the 47-room Hanoi hotel around the world of opera.
3. Capella Shanghai, Jian Ye Li, Shanghai, China — The all-villa hotel occupies 55 restored 1930s shikumen lane houses in Shanghai’s former French Concession.
4. Capella Singapore, Sentosa Island, Singapore — The founding flagship: Norman Foster's restoration of two 1880s British artillery bungalows became the stage for the 2018 Trump–Kim summit and the template for every Capella after it.
5. Capella Sydney, Sydney, Australia — A seven-year restoration brought the 1912 sandstone government building into hotel use.
6. Capella Ubud, Bali, Ubud, Indonesia — 23 tented villas across 21 suspension bridges in Balinese jungle, not a single tree was cut during construction.
7. Capella at Galaxy Macau, Macau, Macau — Macau's first dedicated whisky discovery venue and Southern China's largest hotel rooms in a gilded-jungle all-suite tower.
8. Capella Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan — Kengo Kuma designed the 89-room Kyoto hotel alongside the revival of a 150-year-old geisha theatre.
9. Breidenbacher Hof Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany — The hotel is in Düsseldorf, Germany.
10. Capella Tufu Bay, Hainan, Lingshui, China — 190 rooms on the South China Sea at a bay named "Blessed Bay" in memory of Persian traders who survived a 15th-century typhoon.

Newest openings

• Capella at Galaxy Macau — Macau, China — opened February 2026 — 95 all-suite hotel within Galaxy Macau, designed by Paris studio Moinard Bétaille with a gilded-jungle design language; claims the largest rooms in Southern China, with four-bedroom penthouses approaching 700 m² and private infinity pools overlooking Hengqin Island; Forbes Five-Star (2026) in its first eligible year
• Capella Kyoto — Kyoto, Japan — opened 23 March 2026 — Kengo Kuma & Associates designed the 89-room hotel on the former Shinmichi Elementary School site in Miyagawa-cho geisha district; Kuma simultaneously restored the adjacent 150-year-old Miyagawa-cho Kaburenjo geisha performance theatre; reclaimed school timber was used in the interiors; a 12-seat chef's counter, SoNoMa by SingleThread, runs in collaboration with Kyle Connaughton's three-Michelin-starred SingleThread in Healdsburg, California
• Capella Taipei — Taipei, Taiwan — opened 1 April 2025 — André Fu's 86-room "modern mansion" on Dunhua North Road, Da'an District, developed in collaboration with Tokyo's Mori Building Group; interiors feature hand-painted silk wall panels co-created with British artisan house De Gournay and a 38-metre white bougainvillea hedge framing the 14th-floor rooftop pool

Opening next

• Capella Nanjing — Nanjing, China — expected early 2027 — 190-room hotel under construction; David Chipperfield Architects is among the firms involved in the broader Zhonglanli development
• Capella Florence — Florence, Italy — expected mid-2027 — brand's first European property; 89 keys (56 guestrooms, 33 suites) plus 10 residences in the historic Via San Gallo complex, a 12th-century former convent site; Italian firms RPA and De Vita & Schulze lead the architecture; French design house Liaigre handles interiors; programme includes Tuscan cuisine restaurant, Japanese sushi omakase counter, rooftop bar, subterranean speakeasy wine vault, and a 600 m² Capella Spa
• Capella Diriyah — Diriyah, Saudi Arabia — expected 2027 — Najdi-inspired 100-room hotel within the Diriyah Gate UNESCO heritage development; construction at approximately 30% progress as of late 2025, featuring views of At-Turaif and Wadi Hanifah
• Capella Maldives — Maldives — expected first half 2027 — 57-room overwater and beachfront resort; confirmed pipeline property

Every Capella hotel on the atlas

China

• Capella Shanghai, Jian Ye Li — Shanghai · Apex Luxury
• Capella Tufu Bay, Hainan — Lingshui · Grand Luxury
• Capella Nanjing — Nanjing · High Luxury · Opening soon

Australia

• Capella Sydney — Sydney · Grand Luxury

Germany

• Breidenbacher Hof Düsseldorf — Düsseldorf · Grand Luxury

Indonesia

• Capella Ubud, Bali — Ubud · Grand Luxury

Italy

• Capella Florence — Florence · Core Luxury · Opening soon

Japan

• Capella Kyoto — Kyoto · Grand Luxury

Macau

• Capella at Galaxy Macau — Macau · Grand Luxury

Singapore

• Capella Singapore — Sentosa Island · Grand Luxury

Taiwan

• Capella Taipei — Taipei · High Luxury

Thailand

• Capella Bangkok — Bangkok · Grand Luxury

Vietnam

• Capella Hanoi — Hanoi · Apex Luxury

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