The Mediterranean’s Class of 2026
A private island off Provence, Mandarin Oriental’s first Mallorca address and a new Rhodes resort: the season’s openings, in one place.
Every summer produces a list of openings; this one had a clear theme — islands and edges. On 1 May, Zannier Bendor opened on the small private island of Bendor off the Provençal coast, after one of Europe’s most anticipated restorations.
On 1 June, Mandarin Oriental welcomed its first guests in Mallorca at Punta Negra. A month earlier, The Luxury Collection arrived on Rhodes with Amoh, the brand’s debut on the island, while Lake Como gained an EDITION hotel in the spring.
“Fewer rooms, more horizon.”ÉPURE
What links them is less a style than a promise: fewer rooms, more horizon, and a calendar that stretches beyond July and August.
Our advice is the usual one. Go in the shoulder months, when the water is still warm and the terraces are quiet.
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