In Brief: Garner Hotels has broadened its global presence by increasing its portfolio to 100 properties, with future plans for establishments in an additional 12 countries.
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Garner Hotel Mazatlán Beach – Image Credit IHG Hotels & Resorts
Garner Hotels has reached 100 open properties globally since its launch in August 2023, with a pipeline of nearly 80 additional hotels across 12 countries.
Garner Hotels, a midscale conversion brand within the IHG Hotels & Resorts portfolio, has reached 100 open hotels worldwide since its launch in August 2023. This marks the fastest global scaling of any brand in IHG’s history. The brand’s pipeline includes nearly 80 additional hotels, expected to almost double its reach in the coming years. Garner properties are open or in the pipeline across 12 countries, including the United States, Mexico, Italy, and Japan.
In 2025, conversion properties accounted for 52 percent of all IHG room openings. Garner’s growth has been driven by a competitive cost-per-key ratio, flexible design standards, reduced pre-opening costs, and an accelerated turnaround process, with some properties completing conversions in just over a month between signing and opening.
In the Americas, Garner recorded 32 signings and 23 openings in 2025, the third-highest totals among IHG brands in the region. These included the brand’s first property in Mexico, Garner Hotel Mazatlán Beach, as well as new locations in Butte, Montana, and near Arizona’s Lake Powell. In 2026, the brand will open properties in suburban Boston and the greater New York City area.
Across the Europe, Middle East, Asia & Africa (EMEAA) region, Garner opened 43 hotels in 2025, the most of any IHG brand in the region that year. This growth was driven in part by the initial transitions of an eventual 56 open and pipeline properties in Germany, following a 2024 agreement with NOVUM Hospitality. In 2025, Garner also opened its first hotels in Italy (Garner Hotel Rome Aurelia), Türkiye (Garner Hotel Istanbul – Airport Arnavutköy), and the United Kingdom (Garner Hotel Preston Samlesbury). In Japan, the brand debuted in 2025 with three openings in Osaka, followed by the opening of Garner Hotel Kyoto Shijo Karasuma. The same year saw the opening of the first Garner hotel in Southeast Asia, with Garner Hotel Pattaya Central in Thailand, and the brand’s first five signings in India.
Garner’s expansion is expected to continue, with plans to enter Greater China later this year, extending its global reach to new destinations in the region’s densely populated, heavily traveled areas.
