This Boutique Hotel Brand Is Opening 16 Properties in a Single Year — Including Its First-Ever All-Inclusive

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is having the biggest year in its history. The IHG-owned boutique brand is on track to open 16 properties in 2026 — a 20% expansion of its portfolio — with new hotels stretching from the California coast to the deserts of Qatar.

The headline move is the Kimpton Tres Rios Riviera Maya, the brand's first-ever all-inclusive resort. Set within a 326-acre nature preserve just north of Playa del Carmen in Mexico's Riviera Maya, the 355-suite property opened in January with seven restaurants, five bars, and eco-focused activities like kayaking through mangrove-lined rivers. Many suites come with private plunge pools and views of the Caribbean coastline.

The all-inclusive format is a big departure for Kimpton, a brand built on urban boutique hotels with a personality-first ethos. But the Tres Rios property is designed to bring that same sensibility — local art, regionally inspired menus, no cookie-cutter layouts — to a category that has historically leaned generic.

New Markets, Big Ambitions

Beyond Mexico, Kimpton is pushing into entirely new territories. The brand recently announced Kimpton Al Rowda Doha, a 283-key luxury lifestyle hotel in Qatar slated for mid-2026. Additional openings this year include properties in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Monterey, California, with Morocco and Hawaii on the near-term radar.

Including this year's openings, Kimpton now has 67 properties in its global pipeline — a signal that IHG sees the brand as a serious growth engine, not just a niche portfolio piece.

For travelers who associate Kimpton with quirky city stays, the pivot to resorts and all-inclusives marks a notable shift. Whether the brand can maintain its identity at that scale is the question worth watching.