The Pavilions Hotels & Resorts has announced the signing of The First Hotel Cortina, set to open in winter 2025.

The former Hotel Splendid Venezia will be transformed into a paragon of contemporary Alpine design ahead of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, showcasing a modern Italian interpretation of circular architecture by Studio Marincola.

The First Hotel Cortina is located on Corso Italia in the heart of Cortina d’Ampezzo, and will comprise 63 guestrooms in total, all with spacious balconies overlooking the surrounding UNESCO-protected Dolomites National Park. The property will undergo a contemporary renaissance according to the core principles of circular architecture: reuse, conservation and user wellbeing. A continuous ribbon of glass panels, only intermittently broken up by timber slats, has been envisioned to invite connection and communion between guests and the surrounding landscape.

The hotel will also feature a ground-floor restaurant, as well as a lounge bar and terrace. A Revīvō spa and wellness centre meanwhile will include an indoor pool, sauna and hammam, a Zerobody Dry Float bed by Starpool, a Sky Room and MTB electric bike room.

With the addition of The First Hotel Cortina, The Pavilions Hotels & Resorts portfolio now includes 10 owned or managed hotels and resorts across Asia and Europe, with a further two hospitality projects in the pipeline.