The short answer: Anantara's newest opening is Anantara Tented Camp Kafue River in Zambia, the brand's first safari camp, bookable now with 13 tented villas and suites. Croatia's Adriatic Istria Resort relaunches under the flag in early 2027, with Xiling Snow Mountain and Oman's Bandar Al Khairan targeted for 2026 and Zanzibar for 2027.
By the Hotels for Kings Editorial Team · Last updated: June 25, 2026
We may earn a commission when you book through links on this page, at no extra cost to you. Rankings are editorial and never sold. Opening dates, key counts and project details were checked in July 2026 against Minor Hotels' newsroom, Anantara's own pipeline page and named developer sources. Dates for unopened hotels are targets and can move; each entry says so plainly.
Filed 4 July 2026. Anantara marks its 25th year in 2026, a quarter century after the first resort opened at Hua Hin in 2001, and the anniversary lands mid-sprint: parent Minor Hotels counts more than 640 properties across some 63 countries and has spent the past nine months announcing Anantara projects on four continents. The wire copy has not always kept up. One widely shared April 2026 headline declared two Indian hotels "set to open in 2026" when the brand's own release dates them to 2028 and 2032. This tracker sorts the record: five debuts that are open or carry a brand-confirmed window lead the page, newest first, followed by the dated pipeline beyond 2027 and the relaunches worth watching. Every date below traces to a Minor Hotels release, the brand's live pipeline page or the developer of record, and where a date is only a target, it is labelled as one.
Quick comparison
| Hotel | Place | Opening | Size | Status |
|---|
| Anantara Tented Camp Kafue River | Kafue NP, Zambia | Announced for April 2026 | 13 tented keys | Open, bookable |
| Anantara Adriatic Istria Resort | Savudrija, Croatia | Anantara relaunch early 2027 | 186 keys | Trading pre-refit |
| Anantara Xiling Snow Mountain Chengdu | Sichuan, China | Late 2026 per the brand | Not yet published | Under development |
| Anantara Bandar Al Khairan Resort | Near Muscat, Oman | 2026 target | 121 keys | Under development |
| Anantara Zanzibar Resort & Residences | Zanzibar, Tanzania | 2027 per the brand | Suites + 73 pool villas | Under development |
How we checked every date
Ordering is by status first, then date: taking guests leads, then brand-confirmed windows, then targets. Each claim was verified in July 2026 against Minor Hotels' newsroom releases, Anantara's live "New Openings" pipeline page, or the developer of record (Musstir in Oman, MK Group in Croatia, Diriyah-style master developers noted where relevant). Where trade coverage and the brand's own dates disagree, and for the India projects they disagree by up to six years, we print the brand's dates and say who got it wrong. Unopened hotels carry targets, not promises; this page is re-checked quarterly. Full methodology here.
The openings, newest first
1
Kafue National Park, Zambia · Open
Anantara Tented Camp Kafue River
Announced Oct 2025 for April 2026 · 13 tented keys · Brand's first safari camp
The news: Anantara's first tented safari camp is now live and bookable on the brand's own site, beside Kafue National Park, Zambia's largest and oldest reserve. Minor Hotels announced the project on 29 October 2025 for an April 2026 debut, and by this July the camp had listings trading across the major booking platforms. The build is the story: rosewood timber platforms raised 3.5 metres to canopy height above the Kafue, the longest river that runs entirely inside Zambia, so seasonal floodwater and wildlife pass beneath the decks.
On the record: 13 keys in total, pool villas plus three Horizon Terrace Suites and a presidential villa, linked by lantern-lit walkways, with land safaris and river safaris run from the camp's own vehicles and boats. It pairs naturally with the group's Royal Livingstone Hotel near Victoria Falls for a two-stop Zambia itinerary. How to book: direct with the brand; confirm exact travel dates with the camp, since first-season safari calendars flex with the river.
The caution flag: this is a first-season camp in a park that is far less serviced than South Luangwa or the Okavango; getting there takes real transfer time, and the brand has not press-released a formal opening day, so hold plans loosely on precise dates.
Source: Minor Hotels newsroom (Oct 2025); anantara.com live property page.
More new Africa & Indian Ocean openings →
2
Savudrija, Istria, Croatia · Trading pre-refit
Anantara Adriatic Istria Resort
Minor management since 12 Feb 2026 · 186 keys · Anantara relaunch early 2027
The news: Minor Hotels entered Croatia on 12 February 2026, taking over management of MK Group's 186-key resort at Savudrija on the Istrian coast, the address that previously traded under Kempinski. It reopened for the 2026 season in late March and will close ranks around a full refurbishment before relaunching as Anantara Adriatic Istria Resort in early 2027, the brand's first Croatian property, announced alongside a Slovenian debut at Hotel Palace Portoroz.
On the record: three restaurants, four bars, a full-service spa, indoor and outdoor pools and direct beach access, plus the 18-hole, par-72 Golf Adriatic PGA National Croatia course running along the coastline next door, the strongest golf-and-sea combination on this stretch of the Adriatic. How to book: the resort takes bookings now for the current season; wait for the 2027 relaunch if you want the finished Anantara product.
The caution flag: guests booking through 2026 get a transition-year hotel, pre-refit rooms under a new flag, and refurbishment scheduling can shorten the season at either end, so confirm works timelines before locking in a late-2026 stay.
Source: Minor Hotels newsroom (Feb 2026); anantara.com.
Track every new opening →
3
Xiling Snow Mountain, Sichuan, China · Under development
Anantara Xiling Snow Mountain Chengdu Resort
Late 2026 per Minor Hotels · Ski, hot springs & pandas · Key count unpublished
The news: Minor Hotels' November 2025 pipeline briefing named this the headline Asian debut of late 2026: an Anantara at Xiling Snow Mountain outside Chengdu, the ski area closest to a major Chinese metropolis, combining slopes, natural hot springs and proximity to Sichuan's giant panda reserves in a single resort, a combination no other luxury flag in China currently offers.
On the record: the project holds a live page on Anantara's own pipeline site, which is where the brand's real dates surface first. Room count, dining line-up and rates had not been published as of July 2026, which is normal at this distance from a Chinese resort opening. How to book: you cannot yet; watch the brand page, and compare the group's existing China resorts in Guiyang and Xishuangbanna meanwhile.
The caution flag: "expected to debut late in the year" is the softest date class on this page, and mountain construction seasons compress fast; treat winter 2026-27 ski plans built on this hotel as speculative until a booking engine appears.
Source: Minor Hotels 2026 openings briefing via BW Hotelier (Nov 2025); anantara.com pipeline page.
More new Asia openings →
4
Bandar Al Khairan, near Muscat, Oman · Under development
Anantara Bandar Al Khairan Resort
2026 target · 121 keys · Third Anantara in Oman
The news: announced in February 2024 with a 2026 launch window, this new build sits on the fjord-like coastline 45 minutes from Muscat, where sandstone inlets meet the Gulf of Oman. The owner is Musstir, the development arm of MB Holding, the same partner behind Al Baleed Resort Salalah by Anantara, which gives the date more credibility than a first-time developer would.
On the record: 121 keys split across 51 guestrooms, 46 chalets and 24 villas along the mountain shoreline, several with private pools, plus five restaurants and bars including a rooftop bar, an infinity pool, an Anantara Spa and a private stargazing majlis. It will be the brand's third Omani address after Salalah and the clifftop Al Jabal Al Akhdar. How to book: not yet; the hotel remained on the brand's pipeline page without a booking engine as of July 2026.
The caution flag: a "2026" year with no month attached and no reservations open at the half-year mark usually means a late-year soft opening at best, and slips into 2027 are common for coastal new builds; do not plan an Oman itinerary around this one yet.
Source: Minor Hotels newsroom (Feb 2024); anantara.com pipeline page.
More new Middle East openings →
5
Northern coast, Zanzibar, Tanzania · Under development
Anantara Zanzibar Resort & Residences
2027 per the brand · 37 suites + 73 pool villas · First Anantara on the island
The news: signed for the powder-white northern coast of Zanzibar with a 2027 opening window, this is the brand's bid for the Indian Ocean island trade it currently serves only from Mozambique and the Maldives. The announced mix runs to 37 suites, a presidential villa and 73 one- and two-bedroom sea-view villas with private pools, with branded residences sold alongside the resort.
On the record: the project appears on Anantara's own pipeline page, and the villa-heavy configuration signals a honeymoon and long-stay play rather than a room-count race. Zanzibar's north end holds the island's calmest swimming beaches, which is exactly where a private-pool villa product earns its rate. How to book: not yet; watch the brand page for a reservations date.
The caution flag: ground-up island resorts miss their years more often than city hotels, materials arrive by sea and the island's March-to-May long rains stall sites, so a 2027 window announced in 2025 deserves a quarterly re-check, not a deposit.
Source: Minor Hotels newsroom; anantara.com pipeline page.
See the Africa & Indian Ocean pipeline →
What else is dated beyond 2027?
The confirmed diary continues into the Chinese autumn: the 90-key Anantara Clear Water Bay Sanya Resort is slated for October 2027 along Hainan's 12-kilometre Clear Water Bay, and an Anantara resort and residences in Sharjah, 30 minutes from Dubai International, carries a late-2027 window. Then the horizon widens. Anantara's own pipeline page listed 15 projects in July 2026, including a 16th-century monastery conversion at Royal Vila Vicosa in Portugal's Alentejo, lakeside resorts at Shaoxing and Thousand Island Lake in China, the Dragon Seseh Bali Resort & Residences north of Canggu, twin Brazilian beach resorts at Mamucabo in Bahia and Prea in Ceara, an Ushuaia lodge at the foot of Patagonia, a low-density resort on North Caicos in the Caribbean, and Anantara Trojena inside Saudi Arabia's NEOM, 2,600 metres up and still undated. The US debut is the flagship: Anantara Miami Resort & Residences, announced in April 2026 and expected around 2030, puts 50 hotel suites, 120 resort residences and 100 private residences in a 50-storey Kohn Pedersen Fox tower over Biscayne Bay with interiors by Patricia Urquiola. India runs on its own clock: after Anantara Jewel Bagh Jaipur introduced the brand there in 2025, Minor's April 2026 release dated the 69-key Anantara Zanti Coorg Resort, designed by Channa Daswatte, to 2028 and the 170-key Anantara Kolkata Hotel to 2032, however loudly some trade headlines said "2026."
Which Anantara relaunches matter in 2026?
Two, and they bookend the brand's history. Anantara Hua Hin Resort, the original 2001 property, relaunches during 2026 after a full renovation of its 171 rooms and suites, upgraded pools and refreshed restaurants, a symbolic reset in the brand's 25th year. In the Gulf, Anantara Dubai Downtown Hotel relaunches with renovated rooms and a new signature restaurant, while Anantara Siam Bangkok, the group's grande-dame city flagship, is listed for renewal in the same programme. Relaunches rarely make headlines the way debuts do, but a fully refitted Hua Hin at established-resort pricing may be the best value event on this entire page: renovated product, mature service culture and none of the first-season wrinkles the Kafue camp or any 2027 debut will need a year to iron out.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the newest Anantara hotel?
- Anantara Tented Camp Kafue River in Zambia, the brand's first safari tented camp. Minor Hotels announced it in October 2025 for an April 2026 debut, and as of July 2026 the camp is live and bookable on Anantara's own site, with 13 tented keys, pool villas, three Horizon Terrace Suites and a presidential villa, raised 3.5 metres above the riverbank beside Kafue National Park.
- Which Anantara hotels open in 2026?
- The Kafue River tented camp is already taking guests. Anantara Xiling Snow Mountain Chengdu Resort was flagged by Minor Hotels in November 2025 to debut late in 2026, and Anantara Bandar Al Khairan Resort near Muscat carries a 2026 target but showed no live booking engine as of July 2026. The year also brings relaunches: Anantara Hua Hin's fully renovated 171 rooms and a renewed Anantara Dubai Downtown.
- When does Anantara Adriatic Istria Resort in Croatia open?
- It is Minor Hotels' Croatia debut and it is already trading. The group took over management of the 186-key Savudrija resort on 12 February 2026 and reopened it for the season in late March 2026. The full refurbishment and relaunch under the Anantara flag is scheduled for early 2027, so guests booking before then get the pre-refit product.
- When does Anantara open in Zanzibar?
- Minor Hotels' signing announcement puts Anantara Zanzibar Resort & Residences on the island's northern coast in 2027, with 37 suites, a presidential villa and 73 one- and two-bedroom sea-view villas with private pools, plus branded residences alongside. It is a ground-up island build, so treat 2027 as a target rather than a booking date until reservations open.
- When does Anantara open in the United States?
- The brand's long-awaited US debut, Anantara Miami Resort & Residences, was announced in April 2026 and is expected around 2030. The 50-storey Edgewater tower by Kohn Pedersen Fox with interiors by Patricia Urquiola will hold 50 hotel suites, 120 resort residences and 100 private branded residences above Biscayne Bay.
- Is Anantara opening hotels in India?
- Yes, but later than some headlines suggested. Anantara Jewel Bagh Jaipur brought the brand to India in 2025. The April 2026 signings were widely reported as 2026 openings, yet Minor Hotels' own release dates Anantara Zanti Coorg Resort, 69 keys by architect Channa Daswatte, to 2028 and the 170-key Anantara Kolkata Hotel to 2032.
- What is Anantara Trojena and when does it open?
- Anantara Trojena Resort is planned for NEOM's mountain development in Saudi Arabia, beside an artificial lake 2,600 metres above sea level. The project sits on Anantara's own pipeline page but carries no public opening date as of July 2026, and giga-project timelines answer to the master developer, so do not plan a trip around it yet.