Nobu hotels

Japanese-Peruvian cooking makes dinner the destination, with hotel rooms extending the evening.

Nobu builds the hotel around the restaurant, carrying Nobu Matsuhisa’s Japanese-Peruvian cooking into the whole stay. The hospitality partnership grew from his work with Robert De Niro and Meir Teper, turning the appeal of a Nobu dinner into city hotels and resorts where dining remains the central thread.

24 Nobu hotels in 14 countries on the Luxury Hotels Atlas (4 not open yet), each placed on the six LHA Tiers.

Founded by Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro and Meir Teper
Worldwide: 20+ hotels open across five continents as of mid-2026, with more than 40 additional hotel and residence projects in active development; Nobu Hospitality also operates 70+ restaurants worldwide under the Nobu and Matsuhisa names
On the atlas: 2 Grand Luxury, 8 High Luxury, 12 Core Luxury, 2 Accessible Luxury

History

Nobu Matsuhisa’s cooking developed through years in Lima and Los Angeles before the New York restaurant brought a wider audience. The first hotel in Las Vegas placed guest rooms above that restaurant experience. Later hotels carried the same culinary foundation into different architecture and destinations, with residences adding another chapter.

Timeline

1973 — Nobu Matsuhisa moves to Lima, Peru at age 24, where he develops his signature style fusing Japanese technique with Peruvian ingredients, the culinary foundation of everything that follows.
1977 — Matsuhisa relocates to Los Angeles and works at Japanese restaurants before establishing his own base in the city.
1987 — Matsuhisa restaurant opens at 129 N. La Cienega Boulevard in Beverly Hills, the flagship that introduces Matsuhisa's Japanese-Peruvian cuisine to Hollywood and first brings him to the attention of Robert De Niro.
1988 — Robert De Niro dines at Matsuhisa for the first time; he becomes a regular and begins a years-long effort to persuade Matsuhisa to expand to New York.
1990 — De Niro opens Tribeca Grill in New York with restaurateur Drew Nieporent, establishing the partnership and investor network that will later be mobilized for Nobu.
1994 — The first Nobu restaurant opens on September 17 in Tribeca, New York City, a joint venture between Matsuhisa, De Niro, Drew Nieporent, and Meir Teper. The James Beard Foundation names it Best New Restaurant in America.
1995 — Nobu Matsuhisa receives the James Beard Foundation Award; Nobu NYC earns a three-star rating from The New York Times.
1997 — Nobu London at the Metropolitan Hotel opens on Old Park Lane, Europe's first Nobu, and the proof of concept for international expansion.
1998 — Nobu Tokyo opens, completing the founding triangle of New York–London–Tokyo. Next Door Nobu opens in New York.
1999 — Nobu Malibu and Nobu Las Vegas open, expanding the restaurant footprint along the U.S. West Coast and into casino hospitality.
2001 — Nobu Miami Beach restaurant opens at Eden Roc, the seed of what will become Nobu Hotel Miami Beach fifteen years later.
2008 — Nobu Hospitality LLC is established as the dedicated vehicle for the hotel and branded residence expansion, with Matsuhisa, De Niro, and Teper as co-founders.
2013 — Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace Las Vegas opens as the first Nobu Hotel, a 181-room enclave designed by Rockwell Group within Caesars Palace, establishing the hotel-within-a-resort model.
2015 — Nobu Hotel Manila opens at City of Dreams, making the Philippines the first Nobu Hotel in Asia. Australian casino operator Crown Resorts (controlled by James Packer) acquires a 20% stake in Nobu Hospitality for US$100 million.
2016 — Nobu Hotel Miami Beach opens, 206 rooms within the Morris Lapidus-era Eden Roc, the world's largest Nobu restaurant and bar, positioning Nobu as a full resort brand.
2017 — Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay (152 rooms, Moneo Brock Studio) and Nobu Ryokan Malibu (16 suites on Carbon Beach) open within weeks of each other, bookending the brand's most intimate and its most resort-focused expression of the format.
2018 — Nobu Hotel Marbella opens within the Puente Romano Beach Resort on Marbella's Golden Mile, where a preserved stretch of the Roman Via Augusta road runs through the grounds.
2019 — Nobu Hotel Los Cabos opens in March as the first Nobu Hotel in Latin America, a 200-key ground-up resort designed by WATG on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur. Nobu Hotel Barcelona (259 rooms) opens.
2020 — Nobu Hotel Chicago opens in the West Loop; Nobu Hotel Warsaw (117 rooms, Medusa Group + Studio PCH) opens in August as the brand's first property in Central Europe.
2021 — Nobu Hotel London Portman Square (249 rooms, David Collins Studio and Make Architects) opens as the brand's standalone central London flagship. Nobu Hotel Atlanta (152 rooms, Morris Adjmi Architects + Studio Munge) opens at Phipps Plaza, Buckhead.
2023 — Nobu Hotel San Sebastián (20 rooms in the restored 1912 Palacio Vista Eder) opens. Nobu Hotel Marrakech (71 rooms) opens in January, the brand's first African address, inside The Pearl Marrakech.
2024 — Nobu Hotel Caesars Atlantic City opens on January 2, 82 rooms on the top three floors of the Centurion Tower, the brand's third Caesars partnership. Nobu Hotel Caesars New Orleans opens (54 rooms within the reimagined Caesars Tower). Crown Resorts sells its 20% Nobu stake for US$180 million.
2025 — Nobu Hotel Toronto opens (36 rooms, 45-story tower in Toronto's Entertainment District, above the historic Pilkington Glass Factory). Nobu Hotel Roma opens in November on Via Veneto, 117 rooms, interiors by Rockwell Group, the brand's first Italian hotel. Nobu announces 41 hotels open or in development globally.
2026 — Nobu Hotel Madrid set to open September 1 (50 rooms, Cortes District, 26 Calle Alcalá). Nobu announces Maldives project (Laamu Atoll), Woolfox countryside retreat (185 acres, Rutland, England), and Manchester mixed-use tower (76 stories, Salboy, £360 million).

The houses to know

Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay, Ibiza Town, Spain — 152-room beachfront resort on Talamanca Bay, 2 km from Ibiza's UNESCO-listed old city
Nobu Ryokan Malibu, Malibu, United States — Nobu’s first ryokan has sixteen suites directly on Malibu’s Carbon Beach.
Nobu Hotel Manila, Parañaque, Philippines — 321-room first Nobu Hotel in Asia, inside City of Dreams Manila, holding Forbes Four-Star continuously since 2018
Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, United States — The hotel that proved the concept: a Rockwell-designed enclave inside Caesars Palace that established, in 2013, exactly what a Nobu Hotel was supposed to feel like.
Nobu Hotel Los Cabos, Los Cabos, Mexico — The resort occupies seventeen acres facing the Pacific.
Nobu Hotel Chicago, Chicago, United States — 115-room West Loop conversion with a 10,000 sq ft Nobu restaurant on Fulton Market's Restaurant Row
Nobu Hotel Palo Alto, Palo Alto, United States — Downtown Silicon Valley hotel with ryokan-style rooms and a Japanese-inspired garden courtyard
Nobu Hotel San Sebastián, San Sebastián, Spain — 20 rooms in the 1912 Palacio Vista Eder, with a 98-seat Nobu restaurant overlooking La Concha Bay
Nobu Hotel Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain — 259-room tower in Sants-Montjuïc with a rooftop Nobu restaurant and Spain's top BREEAM sustainability rating

Newest openings

Nobu Hotel Roma — Rome, Italy — opened November 2025 — 117 rooms and suites in two merged 19th-century buildings on Via Veneto; interiors by Rockwell Group; Nobu restaurant with sushi counter and rooftop terrace bar; the brand's first Italian address and a long-awaited entry into the classic European heritage-city tier.
Nobu Hotel Toronto — Toronto, Canada — opened summer 2025 — 36 rooms and suites occupying the upper floors of a 45-story tower above the historic Pilkington Glass Factory in Toronto's Entertainment District; bi-level Nobu restaurant with sushi bar, private dining rooms, and outdoor terrace; Nobu Hospitality's Canadian debut.
Nobu Hotel Caesars New Orleans — New Orleans, United States — opened late 2024 — 54 rooms within the newly reimagined Caesars Tower on Canal Street; Nobu's third property in partnership with Caesars Entertainment; steps from the French Quarter with riverfront views.
Nobu Hotel Caesars Atlantic City — Atlantic City, United States — opened January 2, 2024 — 82 rooms on the top three floors of the Centurion Tower at Caesars Atlantic City, featuring panoramic ocean and city views; private check-in; the brand's second Caesars property on the U.S. East Coast.

Opening next

Nobu Hotel Madrid — Madrid, Spain — opening September 1, 2026 — 50 rooms; tri-level Nobu restaurant and bar; rooftop bar with skyline views; spa; 26 Calle Alcalá, Cortes District, between Plaza de Cibeles and Puerta del Sol, confirmed open.
Nobu Hotel Maldives — Laamu Atoll, Maldives — expected 2027+ — 26 beach villas, 30 overwater villas, and 10 Nobu Island Estate Residences each on its own private island with private yacht access; Nobu restaurant on a dedicated private island; developed with Sarat International, announced February 2026.
Nobu Hotel Woolfox — Rutland, England, United Kingdom — opening date unconfirmed — 185 acres of English countryside near Rutland Water; lake view rooms and suites; Nobu restaurant; spa; branded residences; positioned as a countryside destination and members club, announced May 2026, the brand's first countryside retreat.
Nobu Hotel Nashville — Nashville, United States — expected 2027 — 120 rooms and suites; Nobu restaurant; rooftop infinity pool overlooking the Cumberland River; spa; designed by Foster + Partners; located on Nashville's East Bank as part of the Oracle campus development, announced October 2025.

Every Nobu hotel on the atlas

United States

Nobu Ryokan Malibu — Malibu · Grand Luxury
Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace — Las Vegas · High Luxury
Nobu Hotel Chicago — Chicago · High Luxury
Nobu Hotel Palo Alto — Palo Alto · High Luxury
Nobu Hotel Atlanta — Atlanta · Core Luxury
Nobu Hotel Miami Beach — Miami Beach · Core Luxury
Nobu Hotel Atlantic City — Atlantic City · Accessible Luxury
Nobu Hotel Caesars New Orleans — New Orleans · Accessible Luxury

Spain

Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay — Ibiza Town · Grand Luxury
Nobu Hotel Barcelona — Barcelona · High Luxury
Nobu Hotel San Sebastián — San Sebastián · High Luxury
Nobu Hotel Marbella — Marbella · Core Luxury

Antigua and Barbuda

Nobu Beach Inn, Barbuda — Codrington (Southwest Coast) · Core Luxury · Opening soon

Brazil

Nobu Hotel São Paulo — São Paulo · Core Luxury · Opening soon

Canada

Nobu Hotel Toronto — Toronto · Core Luxury

Greece

Nobu Hotel Santorini — Santorini · Core Luxury

Italy

Nobu Hotel Roma — Rome · Core Luxury

Mexico

Nobu Hotel Los Cabos — Los Cabos · High Luxury

Morocco

Nobu Hotel Marrakech — Marrakech · Core Luxury

Philippines

Nobu Hotel Manila — Parañaque · High Luxury

Poland

Nobu Hotel Warsaw — Warsaw · Core Luxury

Saudi Arabia

Nobu Hotel Al Khobar — Al Khobar · Core Luxury · Opening soon

Thailand

Plaza Athenee Nobu Hotel and Spa Bangkok — Bangkok · High Luxury · Opening soon

United Kingdom

Nobu Hotel London Portman Square — London · Core Luxury

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