Welcome back to The Check-In, your touchpoint for all things travel.
This week, we share one immediate opening alongside two announcements for journeys still to come. A new all-suite Chancery Rosewood makes its debut in London, an expedition is charted to one of the planet’s most remote frontiers and plans are revealed for a Napa Valley retreat arriving in 2027.
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London Welcomes The Chancery Rosewood
London, UKIn exciting news for the capital, The Chancery Rosewood has opened its much-anticipated doors to London’s visitors. The all-suite hotel occupies the iconic former US Embassy on Grosvenor Square and features 144 suites along with eight restaurants and bars, including Carbone’s first European outpost.
Accommodation ranges from Junior and Signature Suites to standalone Houses (Saarinen, John Adams, Kennedy and the Chancery House) with views over Mayfair, Hyde Park and London’s skyline. Signature Suites and Houses include private butler service, while the two penthouses, Charles House and Elizabeth House, feature landscaped terraces, dining areas, fully equipped kitchens and bar facilities.
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Ponant Explorations Launches North Pole Expedition
Ponant Explorations has introduced a 12-night trip to the Geographic North Pole aboard its luxury icebreaker, Le Commandant Charcot. The sailing round-trip, departing from Longyearbyen, Norway, will venture along the icy coasts of Spitsbergen before navigating the ever-shifting ice floe en route to the North Pole, one of the most inaccessible places on earth.
Along the way, guests will have the chance to encounter rare Arctic wildlife, including polar bears, seals, whales and Arctic foxes, and take part in activities such as kayaking, ice landings, snowshoeing and polar plunging.
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Rosewood Announces 2027 Napa Valley Debut with Calistoga Resort
Napa Valley, CaliforniaRosewood has unveiled plans for a Calistoga property, set to open in 2027. The hillside estate will span 118 acres along Calistoga’s forested ridgeline, a short distance from downtown and will include 128 guestrooms.
As well as the main hotel, Rosewood Residences Calistoga will comprise 20 private villas and 13 homesites. Owners will have access to the brand’s amenities, including Asaya, Rosewood’s wellness concept, as well as curated culinary programs and connections to the surrounding community.
