NEW YORK - More and more European hotels are reopening in the wake of the Covid-19 lockdown. Schloss Elmau in Bavaria and the Orania.Berlin reopened last week, as did several members of the Dan Hotels group in Israel.
The boutique Il Palazzetto in Rome reopened on June 1. The Beau-Rivage Palace in Lausanne and the Regina Isabella Hotel & Spa are both set to reopen on June 12. The Beau-Rivage Palace reopening will include the opening of a brand-new and enlarged Cinq Mondes Spa. The Regina Isabella will be the first five-star hotel in Ischia to reopen - with some of the luxury hotels on the island not planning to open until 2021.
| Bavaria, Germany | Schloss Elmau | reopened May 30 |
| Berlin, Germany | Adlon Kempinski Orania.Berlin | never closed reopened May 25 |
| Caesarea, Israel | Dan Caesarea | reopened May 28 |
| Copenhagen, Denmark | D'Angleterre | never closed |
| Eilat, Israel | Dan Eilat | reopened May 28 |
| Essaouira, Morocco | L'Heure Bleue Palais | reopens in July |
| Haifa, Israel | Dan Carmel | reopens July 2 |
| Hampshire, England | Heckfield Place | reopens by mid-July |
| Herzliya, Israel | Dan Accadia | reopens June 24 |
| Ischia, Italy | Regina Isabella Spa & Resort | reopens June 12 |
| Jerusalem, Israel | Dan Panorama King David | reopens July 2 reopens July 2 |
| Lausanne, Switzerland | Beau-Rivage Palace | reopens June 12 |
| London, England | Milestone Residences | never closed |
| Loire Valley, France | Châteaux, vineyards, hotels and more | Many are open now |
| Rome, Italy | Hassler Roma Il Palazzetto | reopens September 1 reopened June 1 |
| Trondheim, Norway | Britannia | reopened April 29 |
| Zürich, Switzerland | Baur au Lac | never closed |
Each and every hotel has instituted sweeping safety, hygiene and social-distancing protocols in keeping with or surpassing those required by local health authorities.
Classic Journeys' first departure since the pandemic will be on June 20 to Alaska. The company also has trips to Iceland and elsewhere scheduled for later in the summer.
Clockwise from top left: Schloss Elmau, Regina Isabella, Beau-Rivage Palace, Il Palazzetto