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The collection continues to expand: a sixth address, Cheval Blanc Pitrizza, is anticipated on Sardinia\u2019s Costa Smeralda in 2026, the result of a partnership with Smeralda Holding. The only hitch in this ascent, the Cheval Blanc Beverly Hills project, on the famous Rodeo Drive, was ultimately abandoned after local voters rejected it in a consultation. A rare setback for a group accustomed to establishing its addresses wherever it sets its sights.<\/p>\n
Belmond, the $2.6 Billion Acquisition<\/p>\n
In December 2018, LVMH made a significant move by acquiring the Belmond group for $2.6 billion. The former Orient-Express Hotels, rebranded in 2014, instantly brought a collection of forty-six hotels, trains, and cruise ships spread across the globe. It features absolute legends: the Hotel Cipriani in Venice, Rio\u2019s Copacabana Palace, and the Villa San Michele perched above Florence<\/a>, which is reopening in 2026 with a Guerlain spa.<\/p>\n But Belmond\u2019s jewel remains on the tracks: the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, the world\u2019s most famous luxury train, which still connects London to Venice in Art Deco carriages. With Belmond, Arnault didn\u2019t just acquire hotels: he acquired myths. The kind of addresses that no amount of money can recreate from scratch.<\/p>\n Bvlgari Hotels, Italian Luxury<\/p>\n LVMH has owned Bulgari since 2011, and with the Roman jeweller, its entire collection of hotels. Bvlgari Hotels & Resorts extends its Italian elegance from Milan to Dubai, Bali, London, Shanghai, Beijing, Tokyo, Rome, and now Paris. Each address embodies a sober yet magnetic Transalpine luxury, halfway between a couture house and a private club. It is this signature that the group has unveiled on Avenue George V, in the heart of Paris\u2019s Golden Triangle, where the Bvlgari Hotel has, incidentally, just been awarded the Palace distinction.<\/p>\n Orient-Express, the Luxury Rail Bet<\/p>\n The Orient-Express name, however, has followed a separate path. The brand is currently managed by Accor, but LVMH has invested via a strategic investment aimed at revitalising this symbol of exceptional travel. The programme includes: new trains, hotels bearing the legendary name, and even a luxury sailing ship. A way for Arnault to maintain a presence in the railway and maritime imagination of grand voyages, complementing the trains already owned through Belmond.<\/p>\n See also<\/p>\n And the Louis Vuitton Hotel That Won\u2019t Be<\/p>\n Then there\u2019s the long-anticipated project that won\u2019t materialise: the Louis Vuitton hotel at 103-111 Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es. Announced and dreamt about for two years, with its 6,000 sq m, its 1,500 sq m spa, and estimated \u20ac10,000 per night stays, it will ultimately not come to fruition. During LVMH\u2019s annual results on 30 January 2026, Bernard Arnault made the decision: \u201cVuitton will not make a hotel.\u201d The building will become a cathedral of shopping and the art of living, but one will not sleep there. We recounted the entire saga in our investigation into the Louis Vuitton hotel that will not open<\/a>.<\/p>\n Publicit\u00e9<\/p>\n All told, Cheval Blanc, Belmond, and Bvlgari Hotels already represent nearly sixty exceptional hotels, trains, and ships across five continents. A portfolio that no other luxury group can boast, making LVMH a leading hotel player without even needing to affix the Louis Vuitton monogram to a fa\u00e7ade. In Paris, the group is ubiquitous: La Samaritaine, Avenue George V, and soon, perhaps, other addresses in a capital where the race for new palaces<\/a> shows no sign of slowing.<\/p>\n Our Perspective<\/p>\n What this galaxy reveals is a clear strategy: for Arnault, the hotel is not a separate business, but the natural extension of a luxury brand. One does not simply sleep in a Cheval Blanc or a Belmond as one would in any hotel \u00b7 one extends the universe of a luxury house for a night. The renunciation of the Louis Vuitton hotel is therefore not a retreat, but a choice of concentration, where the group already has everything it needs to write the most beautiful pages in global hospitality. Moving forward, we are keeping an eye on Bernard Arnault\u2019s upcoming hotel projects<\/a> and, more broadly, on the palaces that define Paris<\/a>.<\/p>\n No Louis Vuitton hotel, then. But an empire that, for its part, continues to grow.<\/p>\n Publicit\u00e9<\/p>\n \u2726\u00a0 Vous planifiez un s\u00e9jour\u00a0? R\u00e9servez votre h\u00f4tel de luxe au meilleur prix.<\/p>\n![\"Piscine](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/emeria-dinard-piscine-exterieure-vue-mer-thalasso-actualites-hotels-luxe-100x100.jpg\")
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