New luxury hotels opening around the world, July 2013 Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace St. Petersburg Set to welcome its first guests on July 7, Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace St. Petersburg is housed in the restored Lobanova-Rostovskaya Palace and is the first Four Seasons hotel in Russia. The 177-room hotel will house Asian restaurant Sintoho from late July and Michelin-starred chef Andrea Accordi will oversee Italian restaurant Percorso from autumn. The hotel's spa LUCEO will open by the end of the year. www.fourseasons.com