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Radisson Collection hotels

Hotels join through local heritage and design, from city palaces to vineyard estates in Georgia.

Radisson Collection brings individually designed hotels together through architecture, local heritage, and destination dining. Its range includes palace conversions in Venice and Rome, a former state guesthouse in Xi’an, and a vineyard estate in the Caucasus, making the building and its surroundings central to choosing a stay.

60 Radisson Collection hotels in 32 countries on the Luxury Hotels Atlas (14 not open yet), each placed on the six LHA Tiers.

Owned by Radisson Hotel Group
Worldwide: Nearly 70 hotels in operation and under development worldwide as of late 2025, concentrated in EMEA with a rapidly growing APAC footprint — the brand has more than doubled in size since its 2018 launch
On the atlas: 5 High Luxury, 26 Core Luxury, 29 Accessible Luxury

History

Radisson Collection drew on hotels already gathered by Carlson and Rezidor, then developed a more distinct emphasis on design, heritage, and local culture. The SAS tower in Copenhagen and Manchester’s Free Trade Hall sit alongside palaces and destination estates. New hotels in Italy and other regions extend that architectural range beyond its early European base.

Timeline

1960 — The SAS Royal Hotel, Copenhagen, designed by Arne Jacobsen and inaugurated by King Frederik IX on 1 July, opens as Denmark's first skyscraper and the world's first total-design hotel; it becomes the prototype for what the Collection represents.
1962 — Curt Carlson acquires the Radisson Hotel in downtown Minneapolis, founding the hotel lineage that will eventually become Radisson Hotel Group.
1994 — Carlson signs a master franchise agreement with SAS International Hotels for the EMEA market, creating the Radisson SAS co-brand, the direct ancestor of Radisson Blu and the future Collection's European heartland.
2009 — The Radisson SAS brand is retired and all European properties rebrand as Radisson Blu, setting the stage for a distinct top-tier collection above it.
2012 — Carlson and Rezidor Hotel Group announce a formal partnership under the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group umbrella, consolidating the European estate.
2014 — Carlson Rezidor introduces Quorvus Collection as its first attempt at a collection of individual luxury hotels, launching with the Royal Hotel Copenhagen, the G&V Royal Mile Edinburgh, Hormuz Grand Muscat, Symphony Style Kuwait, and The May Fair London. The brand is positioned to compete with Marriott's Autograph Collection and Starwood's Luxury Collection
2016 — Carlson Rezidor is sold to HNA Group (China), beginning the ownership transition that will bring the brand under its current Chinese state-backed structure.
March 2018 — Radisson Hotel Group is launched, replacing the Carlson Rezidor name and rebranding eight global brands simultaneously. Quorvus Collection is retired and replaced by Radisson Collection, with 14 confirmed founding properties including Stockholm Strand, Moscow Ukraina, Sochi Paradise Resort, Copenhagen Royal, Edinburgh Royal Mile, Warsaw, Lagos Ikoyi, and Agra, plus hotel-identity-led properties in London (The May Fair), Belgrade (Old Mill), Kuwait (Symphony Style), and Muscat (Hormuz Grand)
August 2018 — Radisson Hotel Group is sold to Aplite Holdings AB, a consortium led by Jin Jiang International, a Chinese state-owned hospitality group, completing the current ownership structure.
2019 — The brand accelerates conversions: Hotel Ukraina Moscow is rebranded as Radisson Collection Hotel, Moscow; Nofa Resort Riyadh and Mansard Riyadh join; Grand Place Brussels opens. The brand closes the year with c. 20 properties.
2020 — Radisson Collection makes its Africa debut with the former Sheraton Bamako rebranding in Mali; Tsinandali Estate Georgia, Tallinn, and Tirana open; the brand targets selective growth across EMEA.
2021 — Seven openings: Bodrum (Turkey's first Collection hotel), Cour des Loges Lyon (pre-Collection flag announcement), Palazzo Touring Club Milan, Palazzo Nani Venice, Santa Sofia Milan pipeline confirmed, Lingang Shanghai, and others, Italy emerges as the brand's densest national market.
2022 — Seven more openings including Grand Hotel Brioni Pula (after a £30 million refurbishment), Palazzo Nani Venice, Basilica Budapest pipeline confirmed, Magdalena Plaza Sevilla, and Roma Antica pipeline confirmed. The Berlin AquaDom, a 1-million-litre cylindrical aquarium in the lobby, bursts catastrophically in December, closing the hotel and forcing a total lobby redesign.
2023 — Santa Sofia Milan and Astorija Vilnius open; Radisson Collection signs its first India hotel in Hyderabad; the brand portfolio reaches 35 hotels in operation with 24 under development
2024 — Record-breaking year: Roma Antica and Riverfront Srinagar open (April); Waterfront Cape Town opens (December); Grand Hotel Savoia Cortina confirmed as open; the first Paris (Banke Opera, to open 2026) and Madrid (Generali building, 2027) signings are announced; the brand grows to nearly 70 hotels in operation and development
2025 — Five new openings: Galle Sri Lanka (January, first in South/Southeast Asia); Berlin (February, full reopening after AquaDom rebuild); Basilica Budapest (March); Cour des Loges Lyon (June, Michelin-starred Les Loges reopens); The National Brussels (September, golf-course resort). Atiara Ubud Bali and Radisson Collection Resort & Spa Jaipur are signed, extending APAC reach
2026 — Palazzo San Gottardo Lake Como opens (Q1, brand's seventh Italian property, reopening after 30 years dormant); Radisson Collection Residence Riyadh opens; Palazzo Sanzio Rome expected (July); Banke Opera Paris (Q4) and Lincoln Casablanca (Q4) pipeline. The brand's "Art of Travel" and "Taste of Heritage" programming formalize the Collection's cultural-access identity.

The houses to know

Radisson Collection Hotel, Tsinandali Estate Kakheti, Kakheti, Georgia — The Georgian vineyard estate combines its historic setting with an infinity pool facing the Greater Caucasus.
Radisson Collection Hotel, Palazzo Nani Venice, Venice, Italy — A 16th-century Venetian palazzo with stuccos attributed to Alessandro Vittoria, quietly tucked in the Cannaregio, away from San Marco's crowds.
Radisson Collection Hotel Royal Mile Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom — The hotel is in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Radisson Collection Hotel & Spa, Riverfront Srinagar, Srinagar, India — The largest hotel in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and the brand's India flagship, with Wazwaan feasts, Kashmiri lattice-work interiors, and views of the Jhelum River.
Radisson Collection Hotel, Tallinn, Tallinn, Estonia — Tallinn's tallest hotel rises 104.8 metres across 25 floors, completed in 2001 by architects Vilen Künnapu, Ain Padrik, and Kari Mökkälä.
Radisson Collection Hotel, Magdalena Plaza Sevilla, Seville, Spain — Borgos Pieper designed this house on the site of the 19th-century Hotel Paris, once Seville's most fashionable address, fronted by palm trees.
Radisson Collection Grand Hotel Savoia, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy — The 1912 hotel carries Cortina’s long alpine resort tradition into the collection.
Radisson Collection Hotel, Cour des Loges Lyon, Lyon, France — The hotel is in Lyon, France.
Radisson Collection Hotel, Grand Hotel Brioni Pula, Pula, Croatia — The hotel is in Pula, Croatia.
Radisson Collection Hotel, Roma Antica, Rome, Italy — The hotel is in Rome, Italy.

Newest openings

Radisson Collection Resort, Galle — Galle, Sri Lanka — opened January 2025 — The brand's inaugural property in South and Southeast Asia; 175 rooms with a top-floor Grand Penthouse spanning five bedrooms across 1,200 square metres with a private rooftop infinity pool; the Catch Restaurant allows guests to select live seafood and specify preparation method
Radisson Collection Hotel, Berlin — Berlin, Germany — reopened 12 February 2025 — A two-year closure following the December 2022 AquaDom burst (1 million litres, 1,500 fish) ended with a full lobby redesign: the 24-metre AquaDom was replaced by a 24-metre Living Tree of approximately 2,000 plants across 22 species; the 427-room hotel also introduced the San Ena restaurant serving Greek island cuisine, Atrium Bar, and completely renovated meeting floors (Business Traveller — Berlin reopening; CoStar — Berlin reopening)
Radisson Collection Hotel, Basilica Budapest — Budapest, Hungary — opened March 2025 — 71 rooms and suites in a fully restructured heritage building on St. Stephen's Square, directly facing the Basilica; rooftop bar with dome-level sightlines; the brand's first property in Hungary.
Cour des Loges Lyon, A Radisson Collection Hotel — Lyon, France — opened June 2025 — A cluster of Renaissance buildings dating to 1341 in Vieux Lyon, threaded around a Florentine-style courtyard protected by a 17-metre steel-and-glass roof; Chef Anthony Bonnet's gastronomic restaurant Les Loges was awarded (or re-awarded) one Michelin star in early 2026, ten months after reopening (Michelin Guide — Les Loges; Lyon Tourist Office — Les Loges)

Opening next

Palazzo Sanzio Rome, A Radisson Collection Hotel — Rome, Italy — expected July 2026 — confirmed; Trastevere address on the Lungotevere Raffaello Sanzio, with Tiber views to the Jewish Ghetto and the Teatro di Marcello; near Villa Farnesina
Banke Opera Paris, A Radisson Collection Hotel — Paris, France — expected Q4 2026 — confirmed; 90-room Haussmann-era building at 20 Rue La Fayette near the Galeries Lafayette and Opéra Garnier; the central staircase was designed by Gustave Eiffel's workshop; the building is a listed monument; wellness facilities are housed in the former bank vault (TopHotel News — Radisson France signings; Hotel Management Network — Banke Opera)
Lincoln Casablanca, A Radisson Collection Hotel — Casablanca, Morocco — expected Q4 2026 — under construction; the oldest hotel in Casablanca, built 1916–1918 by architect Hubert Bride in neo-Moorish and post-Haussmann style; 120 rooms; the brand's first Morocco and North Africa property; rooftop restaurant and bar
Radisson Collection Residence, Riyadh — Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — expected early 2026 — confirmed; hotel-apartments and luxury-living concept on King Fahad Road