An adaptive re-use project, Element Amsterdam will transform a former office building in the Gelderlandplein shopping centre into a new hotel with 160 studios and one-bedroom suites.

The new, 162-guest room hotel will be located within a mixed-use development, adjacent to the historic Via Olmo. The Hilton Lake Como is expected to welcome guests in 2017.

The hotel has 568 guest rooms and suites in a range of categories and sizes and the hotel’s 12-storey atrium lobby creates an impressive central area for the trendy lifestyle hub.

The first eco-resort property of its type in the region, BASK Resort Gili Meno will feature 81 individual villas totalling 98 rooms in studio, loft, two-bedroom and three-bedroom suite layouts.

The brand will transform the current North 16 GOA Resort owned by Convention Hotels India (CHI) into the 135-room Hard Rock Hotel Goa.

A former Buddhist monk who studied the Dharma in monasteries across Asia, Fera will be leading twice daily meditation classes and hosting a series of five Life Talks each week.

From a Toy Story hotel in Shanghai, to a South Seas Resort in Dubai, to a Ferrari property in Barcelona, get set for a surge in themed hotels.

Besides 140 guest rooms, the Park Inn by Radisson Libreville offers multiple dining options and shares a business centre with the Okoume Palace Hotel.

Located on a three and a half-acre private beach enclave, Ian Schrager and Marriott International aimed to reinvent the traditional beach hotel.

His cross-brand experience includes working full-service and select-service hotels with Marriott, Hilton, Westin, Sheraton and Hyatt.