2024 Hot Hotel Preview
What's new and newsy.
This article was updated with more hotels and revised opening dates on May 2, 2024.
Our annual list of hotel openings is one of our most popular features on Fathom. Every year, we publish it in the first week of January and feel a little smug about our output — it is a marathon to track, check, and blurb this beast of a story. But the feeling doesn’t last long. Hotel openings often go way off schedule, and soon enough we’re on the road and behind on assignments, cracking the spreadsheet open to track changes, and updating the descriptions in this article. We have listed projected opening dates, though you should expect them to change because they always do, and we’ll note openings when we update this. (In other words, this is an ever-changing story.)
And while travel journalists compiling a new hotel roundup isn’t unique, we think our coverage is special. While you can easily hear about luxury hotel openings from many sources (thank you, robust PR teams), the boutique beauties that are harder to uncover are just as newsworthy, and even more so for us.
As for the 2024 batch: Just like today's amorphous fashion trends, it seems like every kind of hotel is coming to market this year. We're seeing sustainable and spectacle. Big names and upstarts. Minimalism and maximalism. Technological integration and analog amenities. Brands are creating worlds designed to transport and coddle guests so the hotel feels like an experience in itself. (No need to go outside!) We’re glad to see more eco initiatives and cultural sensitivity, but there’s not nearly enough diversity yet. As for prices, wow — you better buckle up!
Here’s what’s already opened:
Now Open: The Best New Hotels of Spring 2024
City stunners (from London to Nairobi to Tokyo) and beach retreats (from the Riviera to Grenada).
Now Open: The Best New Hotels of Winter 2024
Key themes: small and special.
And here’s everything else.
The United States
Hotel Bardo Savannah
Savannah, Georgia
The new real estate firm Left Lane Hospitality is transforming the historic Mansion on Forsyth Park, a sprawling Victorian-Romanesque building across the street from the city’s oldest green space, into a stunning resort layering history, culture, and design into its many rooms, tiny gardens, suites, courtyard, and Mediterranean-inspired pool and bar. The coastal Italian fantasy (marble, full-length drapes, open-air seating, tassels) continues with Italian restaurant and cooking school Saint Bibiana, a nod to the patron saint of the hangover (bless her sweet martyred soul). The place is dripping with glamour and hanging plants. A social club, Club Bardo, is also in the works. The Bardo brand will expand to Pittsburgh and Providence next. (Open)
The Weston
Weston, Vermont
We know where you’re going to be this summer: Hiking to waterfalls, playing croquet and generally living your best New England life in the Green Mountains of Vermont. Considering there are only nine rooms, the small-town hotel (pop: 800) makes a big impression (the Sharp family, who conceived of this place, are former owners of the Carlyle in NYC and the Beverly Wilshire in LA). The decor is Americana, with nods to European elegance — four-poster beds, brass hardware, lots of landscape paintings. Expect great service, a state-of-the-art spa, an impressive wine list, and thoughtful touches (free snacks!) everywhere. (Open)
Bowie House, Auberge Resorts Collection
Fort Worth, Texas
Elevated Cowboy is the vibe at the swank new entry in Fort Worth’s museum-rich Cultural District, as seen in the Texas-style touches in the handsome rooms — hat racks, boot jacks, and personalized bar carts. Special guest experiences include weekly live music performances; private visits to Dallas Cowboys’ stadium nearby; conversations with artists, authors, and chefs; and guided tours of local museums as well as Bowie House’s impressive in-house art collection. (Open)
Drift Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Drift, the hoteliers behind the cute-as-can-be boutiques in Cabo, Palm Springs, and Santa Barbara, make their East Coast debut in East Nashville, converting a 1960s hotel into 87 mid-century inflected rooms, including one-, two-, and three-bedroom suites and an in-house cafe, bar, and pool deck. Bring the gang. It’s Music City, and everyone’s ready to party. (Open)
Hotel Ulysses
Baltimore, Maryland
The last time we experienced a hotel from the ASH NYC team, the Hotel Peter and Paul in New Orleans, we fell hard for the space’s great cinematic moments. Judging from the photos of their new 116-room property in the Mount Vernon neighborhood, guests are in for serious movie-style magic. Set in the historic 20th century Latrobe building, the little hotel offers a multitude of layered eras and overlapping influences in its design. It’s intense! In a good way. Moody, saturated, heaping with Old World nods (brocade, oil paintings) and keeping things slightly off-kilter. Imagine if Baz Luhrmann and Wes Anderson took mushrooms and built a movie set dedicated to John Waters. Basically: It’s a trip. And you should go on one to visit it. (Open)
The Celestine
New Orleans, Louisiana
The adorable ten-room hotel, in an 18th-century building around the corner from Preservation Hall, is a creative project between Robert LeBlanc (Sylvain, The Chloe), Neal Bodenheimer (Cane & Table, Cure), and designer Sara Ruffin Costello. Furnishings and finishes have eclectic French, Spanish, and Afro-Caribbean influences and nod to midcentury style. Maybe you’ll find the spirit of Tennessee Williams lingering in the hotel courtyard (they say he penned A Streetcar Named Desire back there). You’ll almost certainly hear sounds of a sweet jazz trio playing in the Court of Two Sisters just beyond the gate. It’s New Orleans exactly — but not too on the nose. It’s perfect. (Open)
Gravity Haus Jackson Hole
Jackson Hole, Montana
The hip Colorado-based social club with a stay-to-play ethos is setting up slopeside in Jackson Hole’s Teton Village, adding a (desperately needed) affordable hotel at the mountain base. Guests will have access to ski lockers, gear rentals, fitness facilities, a lively restaurant for après, and a grab-and-go coffee shop for brew before the first gondola. (Open)
Warren Street Hotel
New York City, New York
The always-colorful Firmdale Hotels expands its Manhattan footprint, adding Tribeca to its SoHo (Crosby Street Hotel) and midtown (The Whitby) locations. We can expect that designer Kit Kemp's warm and maximalist spin on glassy, contemporary constructions will be a feast for the eyes (because it always is). This new build will have 57 rooms and suites with floor-to-ceiling windows and a dozen residences over eleven floors. (Cue spectacular downtown cityscape views.) A drawing room, orangery, and an all-day restaurant and bar are also in the mix. (Open)
Maison Hudson
New York City, New York
A luxury option for long-term stays (a minimum of 30 days). Ten spacious one- to three-bedroom residences in the West Village overlook the Hudson River and have kitted-out kitchens and outdoor spaces. Also on site: a Michelin-star chef at Restaurant Marius, a gym, and a spa. (Open)
The Ranch Hudson Valley
Sloatsburg, New York
Good news for addicts of The Ranch Malibu’s seven-day hiking-and-detox wellness retreat in Malibu: They’re opening an outpost in the Hudson Valley, a mere 90 minutes from New York City. The adjustments will be very appealing to frenzied East Coasters: The programs are shorter, in three- and four-night options in varying intensity, and — stop the presses — they’re allowing caffeine. Accommodations are the stunning 40,000 square-foot mansion that J.P. Morgan built as a wedding present for his daughter (gee, thanks for the Pottery Barn wine glasses, Aunt Betsy…), which designer Stephen Gambrel updated for contemporary tastes — deep sofas and armchairs in wood-paneled living rooms and just-as-cozy decor in the 25 individually decorated rooms filled with design and photography books. The meals are plant-based and locally sourced, the hikes in the surrounding Gunks are beautiful and rigorous, and the grand ballroom is the site of daily fitness, yoga, and meditation classes. Tired? Hit the spa and pools to soothe away anything that aches. (Open)
Hotel Anna & Bel
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philly may be having a new design moment (we will investigate). In the artsy Fishtown neighborhood, preservation is the name of the game for this new and modern retreat in a very old building with a history rooted in care-taking: In the 1700s, it was an asylum for widows and single women, and for the last 150 years, the Penn Home served as a cherished neighborhood retirement residence. Some rooms, which range from studio to two-bedrooms, feature New Orleans-style balconies overlooking the courtyard. Elegant amenities like an outdoor heated pool, co-working lounge, and an Mediterranean restaurant satisfy modern urbanist needs. (Spring)
Longfellow Hotel
Portland, Maine
The first independent, full-service hotel to open in Portland in 20 years is a poster child for the boutique set: The lovely Post Company is responsible for the smart and polished Scandi-prep design, which blends bright and sunlit spaces with modern and classic furnishings, hardware, and textiles that feel both hardy and hygge. When that northeast cold front comes in, the wellness center’s infrared sauna will do guests some good. The hotel is appropriately named for the perennially loved poet — and native Portlander — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (whose historic home is open for guided tours), as is the hotel’s classic cocktail bar, Five of Clubs, once a five-member literary society that counted the poet among its ranks. (May)
Amrit Ocean Resort and Residences
Singer Island, Florida
Wellness is the focus at the oceanfront resort where programs merge the best of Eastern and Western practices around five pillars of wellness: mindfulness, nutrition, fitness, relaxation, and sleep. (May)
The Printing House
Nashville, Tennessee
Read all about it: Nashville welcomes a new 11-floor hotel near Printer’s Alley — the original home of a 19th-century printing industry — that celebrates the city’s journalistic history, along with that of music and dance halls. (Not all the news is fit to print.) All 189 rooms will overlook the city skyline, while the garden terrace bar will feature nightly live music, games, and cocktails. Step outside and dance your way right to Broadway for never-ending honky-tonk. (May)
Hotel Saint Augustine
Houston, Texas
Bunkhouse Hotels opens their latest Texas offering, 71 rooms in five buildings on Museum Mile near The Menil Collection, promising rooms at “rates accessible to artists.” (June)
Pamlico Station
Outer Banks, North Carolina
Set a course for adventure on the water in Hatteras at Edgecamp Sporting Club. Outside, it looks like a classic 1950s American motel; inside are 14 punchy one-bedroom suites with full kitchens, washer/dryer, and a turntable designed by Jonathan Adler. The hotel’s wellness center will kitted out with cold plunge, sauna, and programming; Edgecamp’s sporty offerings include kitesurfing, jet skiing, pontoon boating, and more. (June)
The Beachside Hotel
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Summer is about to get a little sweeter with a full renovation of Nantucket’s The Beachside Hotel by the founders of Faraway Hotels. Step onto the checkered and wicker patio for a spritz before making the short jaunt to Jetties Beach for sunset. (Summer)
The Surrey, A Corinthia Hotel
New York City, New York
The venerable 1926 Upper East Side Surrey Hotel will be reborn as the North American debut of Corinthia Hotels, the Malta-based luxury hoteliers who you’ll be hearing a lot more of in the near future as they expand their global footprint from Rome to the Maldives. On deck are 100 elegant rooms and suites and 14 residences, a bijoux spa and wellness center, and an outpost of Miami Beach resto-club Casa Tua. (Late summer)
Urban Cowboy Denver
Denver, Colorado
The good-times-rolling American heritage brand with properties in Nashville and the Catskills is headed for its namesake Wild West, transforming the historic 1800s George Schleier Mansion in Denver. The three-story carriage house will become an 18-room hotel showcasing the brand's whimsical and maximalist style, including signature clawfoot bathtubs and custom wallpaper, along with found and repurposed decor from Wyoming, Colorado, and Montana for that true rustic cowboy vibe. Their "arrive as strangers, leave as friends" motto will live on through a lively restaurant and bar. In a non-western touch, the pizzas will come from Roberta's in Brooklyn. (Spring)
Pozo and River Lodge
Santa Margarita, California
Nomada Hotel Group has been refurbishing one cool Central Californian boutique motel after another and debuts two new properties this year. Pozo, a cozy camp abundant with hiking and horseback riding trails near Santa Margarita Lake, will debut with Airstreams, upscale tents, and RV hookups next to the iconic Pozo Saloon (proudly pouring whiskey and rocking since 1858). Forthcoming are a distillery, pool, outdoor soaking tubs, and a restaurant. A second property, River Lodge, at the base of the Paso Robles wine trail, is reminiscent of their Skyview Los Alamos, a full motel renovation with 27 rooms, outdoor gardens, an indoor/outdoor bar, and access to e-bikes for cruising the downtown and nearby wineries. (Spring/Summer)
Casa Neos
Miami, Florida
Miami-based Riviera Dining Group will launch a club-hotel concept along the Miami River with four Greek-inspired suites, a beach club, and two restaurants. (Summer)
The Dunlin
Johns Island, South Carolina
Twenty miles from Charleston on the banks of the sparkling Kiawah River, Auberge Resorts Collection debuts a new, Low Country retreat on 2,000 scenic acres surrounded by giant oak trees and marsh flats with a 100-acre working farm. Seventy-two cottage-style guest rooms and 19 residential villas dot a landscape of gentle waterways curving around wooded trails, hammock islands, and golden spartina grass. Days here will take a slower pace, as guests are invited to linger on the main lodge’s wraparound porch, get lost in the library lounge, relax by the pool, and watch the sun dip into the river from the riverfront swimming spot. A community farm stand will showcase the property’s farm bounty. (August)
Thompson Hotels
Fans of the Hyatt design chain can bank their hotel points at several new entries: Thompson Houston opened in Buffalo Bayou Park early this year, Thompson South Beach will welcome guests starting mid-year, and Thompson Palm Springs is accepting reservations for September.
Pendry Natirar
Natirar, New Jersey
Hold your Jersey jokes. The Garden State earns its nickname in Somerset Country, with all its bucolic hills, pristine woodlands, and stately homes. Pendry Hotels, betting that New Yorkers will make the trek less than an hour from the city, is planting roots on a 90-acre hilltop amid 400 conserved acres in a Tudor mansion that was once the home of King of Morocco (weren’t expecting that one, were you?). Hiking and riding trails, a restaurant and cooking school fed by its sustainable farm, and Spa Pendry will lure travelers, while the Natirar Members Club is poised to be a big sell for locals. (September)
The Vineta
Palm Beach, Florida
Is it just us, or is Palm Beach getting cooler and cooler by rehabbing the old and making it modern? The venerable Oetker Collection will launch in the United States with a revival of the century-old Chesterfield, rechristening it with one of its old names, The Vineta, and reducing the room count from 57 to 41 to ensure an intimate feel. (Fall)
Shenandoah Mansions
Richmond, Virginia
From Ash, the design-driven hotelier known for Hotel Peter & Paul in New Orleans, The Siren in Detroit, Ulysses in Baltimore, and The Dean in Providence, comes a new, 73-key hotel within a historic, red brick, six-story apartment building in Richmon’s lively Fan District. A retail space an outpost of Ash–Bar, a European cafe with an American cinematic touch, will also debut in the space. (Fall)
Palm House Hotel
Palm Beach, Florida
Oetker aren’t the only hoteliers across the pond getting in on the PB action: Ritzy British-based Iconic Hotels, of Clivedon House and Chewton Glen fame, will open the 79-key Palm House Hotel near Royal Palm Beach village at some point this year.
Le Petit Pali
The new brand from the much-loved California Palisociety is setting its sights on stylishly outfitting the bed-and-breakfast experience at existing inns in picturesque areas of California. Le Petit Pali debuted last summer with two adorable inns i Carmel-by-the-Sea, on Ocean Ave. and downtown and is working on two new locations — Laguna Beach and the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. The look and feel is cozy and cool, with lovely decorative objects and vintage finds, snacks from local purveyors, bicycles, and curated neighborhood guides. (Late 2024)
Waldorf Astoria New York
New York, New York
The legendary hotel that helped define “legendary hotel” globally will reopen after Hilton Hotels splurged on a top-to-bottom makeover overseen by designer Pierre-Yves Rochon to restore the grand dame to its proper status as one of Manhattan’s most notable hotels. There will be 375 rooms and as many residences, as well as a 30,000 square-foot spa. (Late 2024)
Andaz Miami Beach
Miami, Florida
The classic 1940s Confidante Miami Beach will be reconfigured as an Andaz hotel. (Late 2024)
Latin America & The Caribbean
SHA Mexico
Costa Mujeres, Mexico
The legendary Spanish medical spa brings its healing to the Americas on the northern coast of Quintana Roo, a fast ride to Cancun airport. The setting is a stunner (cue the Best of Nature: white sand beach, a cenote, the coral reef), as is the indoor-meets-outdoors organic design. But you’re really here for the advanced (and potentially life-changing), results-driven, award-winning, integrative SHA Method, designed to enhance cognitive and emotional health, inner balance, and physical performance to achieve optimal mental, physical, and spiritual health. Guests complete a medical intake process before arrival, and first-timers have to follow one of four programs — well-aging and prevention, rebalance and energize, detox and optimal weight, and leaders performance — for 4, 7, 14, or 21 days. A new you for the new year? It could start here. (Open)
Casa Lucia
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A building that was once the tallest in Latin America, on stylish Calle Arroyo, offers spectacular views of the Río de la Plata to travelers who book for the night. Creative talent from South American art and design houses ensure the space’s historic roots are nurtured. The furnishings are sleek (but not devastatingly so), and the lobby is big and bold and beautiful. There’s a warmth and coziness to the 142 rooms and suites, which have balconies with outdoor showers (a fun amenity), sun loungers, and big city views. The spa and fitness center are handsome places to work off the jet lag. We’re loving the polished look of Cantina Restaurant, decorated with black-and-white photos and ephemera of the polo scene. Over 400 varieties of wine, along with spirits and music, will be offered at Le Club Bacan, which will keep locals and visitors tippling well into the night in the fashionable Recoleta neighborhood. (Open)
The Riviera Maya Edition at Kanai
Riviera Maya, Mexico
The hotel brand marks their debut in Mexico on a Caribbean beach, with 182 rooms and suites, six food and beverage options, and North America’s largest penthouse suite. Sustainability initiatives include two in-house biologists who oversee conservation programs and protection of local flora and fauna. (Open)
Banyan Tree Veya, Valle de Guadalupe
Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico
Veya, Banyan Tree’s wellness concept designed around eight pillars of well-being, launched in Phuket in 2022 and has its second outpost in Baja California. The healing treatments include desert spring hydrotherapy, cryotherapy tubs, and traditional temazcal. How does all this clean living square with the resort’s on-site winery, which will produce a selection of whites, reds, rosés, and sparklers? Well, come now: Who said well-being had to be dry? (Open)
Four Seasons Resort and Residences Cabo San Lucas at Cabo Del Sol
Cabo Del Sol, Los Cabos, Mexico
Four Seasons expands its presence on the southern coast of the Baja Peninsula with a new resort and residences within the hacienda-style village of Cabo Del Sol. Accommodations range from villas to estates, all with direct ocean views. (Open)
Grand Velas Boutique Los Cabos
Los Cabos, Mexico
The latest addition to Mexico’s Velas properties is an adults-only, 79-suite beachfront all-inclusive with an Asian-Mexican fusion restaurant by two-Michelin-star chef Sidney Schutte and spa treatments offered under the stars. (Open)
Hotel Mousai Cancun
Cancun, Mexico
The newcomer to the Tafer Resorts portfolio is an adults-only resort along the white-sand beach of Costa Mujeres. A rooftop infinity pool bar with sea views, spa, and several dining options will serve the 88 spacious suites. (Open)
Todos Santos Boutique Hotel
Todos Santos, Mexico
Mexico’s Pueblo Magico is about to sparkle a little brighter with this stunning ten-room hidden oasis within a restored heritage landmark from 1890. Suites are lavishly outfitted with deep velvets, earth tones, and hand-painted murals of the regional missions. The common spaces are light and airy and include a heated pool, a bar, and a rooftop terrace with town views. The dining and drinking program is elaborate, with cocktails designed by mixologists from Mexico City's Licorería Limantour, a curated wine cellar, a Mexican grill, and a seafood-driven restaurant with plenty of tapas to get the good times rolling. (Open)
Nayara Gardens
Arenal National Park, Costa Rica
The first property from eco-minded Nayara Resorts, which now includes Nayara Springs and Nayara Tented Camp in Costa Rica, as well as one in Panama and and two in Chile, reopens after a complete rebuild within Arenal National Park. Each casita now includes a private deck with a plunge pool surrounded by the rainforest. A new boutique sells local goods, and a family education center teaches guests about the surrounding rainforest. The best feature? Easily their sloth sanctuary. This should inspire your masterpiece at an alfresco painting class. Also new are a beautiful pool, Nikkei-style Asia Luna restaurant, and a new spa. Guests will have full access to nearby sister properties and their restaurants, bars, hot springs, and yoga pavilions. The brand is also developing a housing community for all Nayara employees. (Open)
Silvestre Nosara
Nosara, Costa Rica
A dream come true for first-time hoteliers who fell in love with Nosara’s vibrant community and were determined to create the ultimate getaway to savor the best of the jungle and surf destination. Blending the ease of a hotel with the privacy of a vacation home, the nine-residence beachfront property offers direct access to sand and surf, along with a workout studio, private chef dinners, rooftop bar, ice plunges and saunas, as well as custom surfboards shaped by legendary Bali-based Jim Banks to ride during one's stay. Inspired by Costa Rica's pura vida lifestyle, the hotel partnered with local non-profits to ensure its architecture supported the surrounding rainforest and its healthy population of wild monkeys. (Open)
Six Senses La Sagesse
Grenada
Six Senses’ first Americas outpost is designed to evoke a Caribbean village, albeit a village where the average household income is waaaay higher than that of most Caribbean villages. The 56 pool suites, 15 hillside and beachside villas, and five four-bedroom villas on the bluff have been designed as eco responsibly as possible; the garden paths made from cocoa skins and nutmeg shells. Per Six Senses house style, no structure is higher than the tallest palm tree (they planted 3,000 more of them). The resort’s Earth Lab host workshops designed to help guests “lighten their footprint and rewild their soul.” (Open)
SCP Corcovado Wilderness Lodge
Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Talk about eco cred worth bragging about: The 30-room, all-inclusive hotel located on a 189-acre private reserve is 100 percent off the grid. Treehouses overlook the ocean, secluded villas are nestled in the rainforest. Meals are built around local produce, and every stay benefits the marine conservation organization Innocea — just a few ways that everything reflects the SCP vibe: “soul, community, and planet.” (Open)
The Residences at Paradero, Todos Santos
Todos Santos, Mexico
Here’s one for the families: Paradero Todos Santos, the adults-only Fathom favorite on the Pacific Coast, is adding two dozen one- to three-bedroom villas with kitchens, private pools, and star-gazing nets. Activities include art classes and bouldering. (Summer)
Our Habitas Mazunte
Oaxaca, Mexico
Community-driven and sustainably-focused Habitas expands its Latin America footprint with a 28-room oasis perched in the jungle of Oaxaca. Located an hour drive from Puerto Escondido and Huatulco Airport, the hideaway is perfect for a sunny weekend of surfing, hiking, liberating baby turtles, and lingering in the spa, where treatments employ ancient spiritual techniques for full mind and body healing. (Fall)
Montage Cay Private Island Resort
The Bahamas
The fantasy of leaving your worries on the mainland and setting sail for a tropical private island — does it ever get old? Montage debuts a private-island resort in Bahama’s Abaco Islands with 50 suites and several residences along seven white-sand beaches and surrounding turquoise waters. A 47-slip marina will welcome seafaring guests from their oceanic voyages. (Late 2024)
Dream Valle de Guadalupe
Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico
You know an up-and-coming area hits a turning point when global chains start moving in. The debut of a Hyatt Dream hotel in the emerging Baja California wine region is a sure sign of more to come. There’s no website yet, but we do know the hotel, located on a 35 acres, will have 61 rooms and villas, three food and nightlife spots, and surrounding vineyards. (Late 2024)
Park Hyatt Los Cabos at Cabo Del Sol
Cabo Del Sol, Los Cabos, Mexico
Situated on the dramatic coastline of the Sea of Cortez, the brand's sprawling Los Cabos debut includes suites and residences, a lively beach club with poolside cabana service, a golf course, spa, and wellness center. (Late 2024)
Europe
Violino d’Oro
Venice, Italy
We don’t know about you, but this gorgeous little palazzo has everything we want out of a Venetian stay: a great location on the water, a jewel-box feel, proprietors who are obsessed with service, feminine energy (family-run, but through the female lineage), and tons (we mean tons) of artistic details showing off Italian (especially Venetian) craftsmanship. An ideal setting for an art aficionado — so, good luck getting a room during the Biennale! (Open)
Palazzo Talìa
Rome, Italy
If you’ve ever dreamed of living in one of Luca Guadagnino’s sumptuous film sets, here’s your chance. In his first hotel commission, the director (and his studio) transformed the public spaces (and one suite) of the forthcoming 26-room hotel in a former 17th-century palazzo-turned-school near the Trevi Fountain. Adding to the theatricality is the name, an homage to Thalia, the muse of comedy. (May)
Casa Monti
Rome, Italy
"Luxury" isn't the watchword at this one so much as "artsy," as befits its surroundings and namesake, Rome's boho Monti neighborhood. The 36-room hotel, billed as "the home of the artist" looks about as lovely as can be, with lots of vibrant and colorful prints and textiles — florals! stripes! — and patterned ceramics. We're already looking forward to watching the sunset from the rooftop bar. (Late spring)
Borgo dei Conti Resort
Perugia, Italy
The Hospitality Experience, the Italian hoteliers behind The Place in Florence and Londra Palace Venezia, are opening their first countryside hotel in grand style, transforming a small, 13th-century village (a “borgo”) on 20 hectares in Umbria into a 40-room Relais & Chateaux resort. The details are movie-perfect: a dining room located in an ancient ballroom, an outdoor pool with views of the surrounding hillside, and a cinema screening movies under the stars. (July)
Orient Express La Minerva
Rome, Italy
You’ll start hearing a lot about Orient Express soon, as Accor prepares to launch its first hotel in Rome (a redesign of the former Hotel de la Minerva) this fall, followed by the opening of Palazzo Dona Giovanella Orient Express in Venice in April in 2025 and soon thereafter the debut of La Dolce Vita Orient Express, a train that was described to us as “a cruise on rails.” (We toured a model train car and applaud its sleek midcentury modern look.) Do not confuse this hospitality company with the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, the historic trains owned and operated by Belmond and running throughout Europe. La Dolce Vita will only operate within Italy. (November for La Minerva)
Romazzino, A Belmond Hotel
Sardinia, Italy
In other Belmond hotel news, the company is taking over and renovating the Hotel Romazzino, the Costa Smeralda hotel created by the Aga Khan in the 1960s. (May)
Collegio alla Querce
Florence, Italy
The anticipation is building for the wrought-iron gates to open onto the cypress-lined garden of Collegio alla Querce, Auberge Hotels and Resorts’ first Italian property. Sprawled across a cluster of reimagined 16th-century UNESCO heritage sites — including a pre-school, chapel, and theater — the hotel offers striking panoramic views, with Florence’s Duomo and centro storico to one side and miles of Chianti winelands to the other. Allow la dolce vita to unfold: your morning spent sunbathing from a private pool cabana under ancient oak trees, the afternoon strolling amid fragrant wisteria and a Baroque garden, and ending the day with a candlelit dinner beneath the stars. (Late 2024)
Hôtel Château d’Eau
Paris, France
This spring sees the seventh hotel in Touriste’s Paris portfolio: Hôtel Château d’Eau (say it fast five times), a 34-room boutique near Gare du Nord (the Eurostar depot). As at all Touriste properties (we particularly like Hôtel Bienvenue), the reins were given to an up-and-coming designer, in this case Necchi Architecture, who took inspiration from the glossy, shiny, gold-tinged ‘80s in the decor. Good value is another Touriste hallmark — something we see all too rarely these days, especially in European capitals — and we’re happy to report that rooms here start at the almost unheard of rate of $180/night. (Open)
Hôtel Norman
Paris, France
The 1960s style, and especially the typography-influenced work of American artist Norman Ives was the inspiration behind the intimate new hotel off the Champs Elysées. The decor in the library lounge, outdoor garden, and 37 rooms and suites have a warm mid-century feel — geometric patterns, leather recliners, a muted jewel palette. The all-day restaurant helmed by chef Thiou fuses Thai and French cuisines. (Open)
Hôtel Pilgrim No. 11
Paris, France
There’s no shortage of bijoux hotels in Paris, but if you want a fresh departure from the ultra femme-pink marble-velvet type deal, this 53-room spot in a modern building in the 5th is a good one to bookmark. The inspiration: the 1970s, a little edgy, louche, and industrial. There’s a pool and hammam, a cocktail bar (of course), and 360-degree views from the rooftop terrace. (Open)
AREV Saint Tropez
Saint Tropez, France
The clink of cold glasses of rosé will surely be heard from this newcomer to the Cote d’ Azur, located off charming tree-lined Chemin des Vendanges, five minutes from the heart of Saint Tropez village. Bright yellows, reds, and deep blues (the unofficial colors of the vibrant town) dress 50 airy rooms, while the pool with “A Rev in the Sun” spelled out in tiles is the heart of the property and a great place to soak up the sun before venturing into town for an afternoon jaunt. Yoga will be held in the fragrant garden along with tennis. The hotel will also revive the iconic Strand Restaurant and Champagne Lounge, the oldest restaurant in town. (Open)
Château de Théoule
Théoule-sur-mer, France
For a sunny and sexy beach vacay: How about booking a room in a 17th-century stone building with castle turrets and a private sunbed-laden beach on the Côte d’Azur? You’ll be twenty minutes from Cannes, but it’ll be hard to leave your breezy chaise by the sea — except to swim in the pool or retreat to your 1930s-inspired Cocoon Room, bathed in soft pinks and decorated with fringed lighting fixtures. (Open)
Nice Pam Hotel
Nice, France
You’ll need strong shades for this little ditty channeling sunny California in the French Riviera. Retro furnishings, cutesy lobby bar, and a beachy color palette get the good times rolling. The hotel has a Green Key label for sustainability. (Open)
Maison Albar - Le Victoria
Nice, France
Here’s more proof that capital of the Côte d'Azur is buzzing with new energy of late. Five-star newcomer Maison Albar — Le Victoria, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea next to Old Town, gives off chic yacht vibes — a palette of cool blues, sea foam greens, and white; lots of nautical stripes by the rooftop pool and in the restaurant. The indoor pool is striking too: It was carved from marble. (May)
Hôtel du Couvent
Nice, France
There the French go, teasing us with their art-directed photo shoots of antique chairs and terracotta-colored tiling, a thick bar of milled soap, or a single light fixture in a hall — just enough mystique to keep us coming back for more. Hotel group Perseus is behind the build and operations, and looking to inspire wonder while minding the hotel’s environmental impact (note: an on-site garden and off-site farm are in the works). The look is classic and romantic, with modern flair, hospitality, and sense of responsibility. Tantalizing. We’re keeping our eyes peeled. (Spring/Summer)
Mama Shelter Nice
Nice, France
Those who prefer a funkier take on the new Nice should check into Mama Shelter Nice in the emerging Riquier district. (June)
The Emory
London, England
The Maybourne Group (of Claridge’s, Connaught, and Berkeley fame) have given London another luxury hotel option, an all-suite hotel overlooking Hyde Park. A who’s who of global talent went into the project, starting with designers André Fu, Pierre Yves Rochon, Alexandra Champalimaud, Rigby & Rigby, and Patricia Urquiola. London is especially abuzz about two American imports: Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s abc kitchens restaurant and Tracy Anderson fitness studio at Surenne, the extensive members’ wellness club. No, this won’t come cheap: Rates begin at £2,040 and include access to Surenne, the private rooftop Bar 33, use of the house car, a fully-stocked bar, and round-trip transportation to the airports. (Open)
Grand Hotel Bellevue
London, England
The five-floor townhouse (60 keys) in Paddington is the first UK property from French group Lignée. Sultry interiors are courtesy of Paris-based architect Fabrizio Casiraghi’s brain. (Really feeling the matching carpets, tiles, and curtains.) The darling Pondicherry Bar has a clubby feel and is wrapped in tapestries by fashion designer du jour Emily Bode. (Open)
The Store
Oxford, England
The old Boswells department store has been converted into a handsome 101-room hotel in two connected buildings with six design styles. In addition to the hotel, the complex includes Treadwell restaurant, a rooftop spot with great views of the city, a subterranean spa, and a co-working bar (a concept we can really get behind). (Open)
The Leinster
Dublin, Ireland
The new luxury boutique hotel on Merrion Square has 55 rooms and suites and globetrotting chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s first Irish outpost on the rooftop. Art flourishes throughout the hotel — hundreds of pieces by up-and-coming and established artists, many of them local, with much of the work bold and botanical in nature. (Open)
100 Princes Street
Edinburgh, Scotland
The stakes are high as the delays have mounted (the hotel was originally supposed to open in 2022), but perfection takes time, and we're here for the ride. The heritage of the former Overseas League, a home away from home for Scottish explorers of yore, is the inspiration for the 30-room Red Carnation hotel (their first in Scotland), where the focus is on extraordinary service (with a 2-to-1 staff ratio, the working theme is “anything, anytime”). The Explorers Club will showcase wholly Scottish guest experiences through design, food, and some of the world’s rarest libations. Expect custom-made tartan, views of Edinburgh Castle, roaring fires, and a wee bit of liquid gold available on demand. The hotel partners with two local charities year-round through fundraising and awareness initiatives. And all Red Carnation properties work with not-for-profit TreadRight to address the environmental footprint and community impact of its operations. (Open)
Six Senses London
London, England
We’re intrigued by a handful of details here: 1. The expansive Six Senses Spa will evoke an old underground station and should feel more relaxing, given that most tube stops don’t have cryotherapy, flotation, and a 20-meter indoor pool (if only). 2. The company’s new members’ club concept, Six Senses Place, is being conceived as a social club with a strong focus on wellness. And (hint, hint) we want a membership please. 3. AvroKo is designing the interiors, and we love their spaces. 4. Finally, the complex, including 110 rooms and suites as well as with 14 residences, will occupy the building that had been Whiteley’s, London’s first department store. What’s so charming about this? The fact that Six Senses CEO Neil Jacobs grew up around the corner and used to go ice skating at Whiteley’s when he was a wee lad. We’re hoping he greenlights a seasonal skating rink in the outdoor courtyard. (October/November)
The Newman London
London, England
The first hotel from new hoteliers on the block Kinsfolk & Co debuts in bustling Fitzrovia with 81 rooms and suites, a brasserie, cocktail bar, and an entire floor dedicated to wellness. (Winter)
The Hoxton Vienna
Vienna, Austria
We continually turn to The Hox for dependable, affordable, adorable stays. The latest arrival is a 196-room hotel (with bedrooms ranging from Shoebox to Biggy) in Vienna’s popular Landstrasse neighborhood. Design is growing up ever so slightly, turning away from millennial pink toward bolder Bauhaus colors, which suits the sunlit space nicely. Aside from The Pantry (a communal, help-yourself kitchen), a Cuban-themed rooftop bar, a bistro, and an underground cocktail spot, this hotel branched out with The Auditorium, a venue for live performances. (Open)
Santo Mine Oia Suites
Santorini, Greece
Sustainably minded and channeling ‘50s Brutalism, the 37-suite property is carved into cliffs overlooking the Aegean. Interiors are sophisticated, with hot tubs and views of the sea. There’s a restaurant, a wine bar, gym, and a small spa. It’s a calm oasis just a short walk from the whitewashed village famous for its sunsets, on the northwest tip of the island. (Open)
Phāea Blue Palace
Crete, Greece
Talk about the power of downsizing: This spring, Phāea hotels, a family-run company managed by sisters Agapi and Costanza Sbokou, will reduce their 251-room hotel down to 47 bungalows and suites. It's been reconfigured to feel like an estate, with Greek-made ceramics and art work and an organic pop-up garden restaurant where special dishes will be prepared in clay pots. Sustainability was at the forefront of everything: The family helped local farmers convert to organic practices and installed beehives to nurture a bee-happy environment. Yoga classes are offered daily, and special retreats will be scheduled throughout the year. Guest can take a speedboat across the water to ruin-rich Spinalonga, the former leper colony island on track to become UNESCO-protected, or just putter the day away on a caique, the traditional Greek sailing boat. (Open)
Vestige Hotels
Mallorca and Menorca, Spain
The Spanish family behind Vestige Collection made their debut last year with Son Vell, a 34-suite, 18th-century manor house in Menorca. With a slew of openings scheduled in Spain this year, Vestige is making strides toward their goal of creating a portfolio of hotels and estates with historical, cultural, and/or environmental impact. Forthcoming estates include Santa Ana, a six-bedroom house in Menorca (January); Miramar, an eight-bedroom house near Palma’s cathedral, and Son Veri, a villa near the mountains, both in Mallorca (spring); and Torres de Donlebún, a restored 16th-century castle in Asturias. Son Ermitá and Binideufá, a 22-room hotel in converted farmhouse buildings in northern Menorca, will open this summer.
Portella
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
A mix of European and North African design features, restrained and sustainable, make the new 14-room property in Palma feel both familiar and singular. Owners Enrique and Ines Miró Sans, of the fashionable Casa Bonay in Barcelona, are going for a calming and earthy atmosphere here, led by the in-demand studio Festen. Many rooms have kitchens and can be combined; a two-bedroom apartment overlooks the ancient Arab baths. The main thing to know is that it’s stylish and affordable, which is actually pretty distinctive in and of itself. (Open)
Viceroy Ombria
The Algarve, Portugal
In an effort to truly reflect Portugal's sun-drenched, southernmost beach region in the design, the hotel will be styled like an “elegant low-density village,” with 76 stylish digs and 65 residences, as well as dining experiences that showcase the area’s culinary delights. Surrounded by gorgeous rolling hills, citrus groves, and small farms, it’s going to be a treat to return here after a day of exciting explorations in culture and nature. (Fall)
Venice Simplon-Orient-Express: Paris to Portofino
Belmond expands its iconic train journey with a three-night journey winding from Paris, through the French countryside, down to Portofino on the sparkling Italian Riviera. Meals are by celebrated chef Jean Imbert, and spontaneous dance parties around the piano may last into the wee hours. A sunrise of picturesque landscapes whizzing past? We’ll take it. The trip is topped off with two nights at seaside charmer Belmond Splendido in Portofino. (Summer)
Hotel Maria
Helsinki, Finland
Four military buildings from the late 1880s have been transformed into an elegant hotel under the leadership of Samppa Lajunen, who sports fans will recall took home three gold medals in Nordic combined at the 2002 Winter Olympics. While many historic details have been preserved and protected, any military overtones have been replaced with warm, feminine touches — crystal chandeliers, deep bathtubs, and a soothing palette of gray, beige, and gold. Located in central Kruununhaka area near the Presidential Palace and other key attractions, the 117-room hotel was named for Maria Feodorovna, the beloved, free-thinking Danish princess who became a Russian empress in 1881, but always preferred being in Helsinki. (Open)
Villa Dahlia
Stockholm, Sweden
The new 103-room sister hotel to Villa Dagmar and Hotel Diplomat near Tegnérlunden park took design cues from 1920s and ‘30s Milan. Sustainability is at the core of everything: The spa is holistic, and the building, a former 1966 hotel, has been updated and BREEAM-certified. (Fall)
Corinthia Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Grand Hotel Astoria, built in 1909 at the behest of King Leopold II, is undergoing an extensive renovation to become a 125-room hotel fit for dignitaries once again. The old bones, as you can imagine, are opulent; decor will be muted and modern. (July)
Corinthia Bucharest
Bucharest, Romania
The Eastern European country is on many travel writers’ lips. A “sensitive rejuvenation” will transform the former Grand Hotel de Boulevard from 1867 into a five-star, all-suite hotel with 30 keys. (September)
Corinthia Rome
Rome, Italy
Wait, we have one more refurbishment from Corinthia Hotels. The former Central Bank of Italy smack dab in Rome's centro storico is being transformed into a luxurious hotel with 60 rooms and 21 themed suites, many with balconies overlooking Piazza del Parlamento. Rome has enjoyed an almost ridiculous hotel boom in recent years, and is poised to have 75 five-star hotels by 2025. This means competition is going to be fierce for this clientele. But Corinthia came to play, recruiting superstar Italian chef Carlo Cracco to oversee the food and beverage program and managing director Danilo Zucchetti, the longtime managing director of Lake Como's legendary Villa d'Este, to ensure the entire operation purrs. (October)
Africa
Glee Hotel
Nairobi, Kenya
The name is peppy and happy; the look is sleek and sophisticated. Leveraging its eight acres in the suburbs, Glee has a big outdoor events garden space and an elevated skywalk through the trees. (Open)
Royal Mansour Casablanca
Casablanca, Morocco
The Marrakech hotel built for the king (literally) has added an outpost in Casablanca, transforming a formerly grand mid-century hotel into an even grander 149-room palace. If the look in Marrakech is mashrabiyas and arabesque elements, in Casablanca it’s crisp 1950s Art Deco updated for the 21st century. The four-bedroom Royal Suite, clocking in at 12,800 square feet, includes its own cinema, fitness studio, spa with hammam, and a hanging garden. (It’s good to be the king.) The spa, like the suite, is also the largest in town and has a hammam carved from white marble. The five restaurants include La Brasserie, overseen by three-Michelin-starred chef Éric Frechon, and Le Sushi Bar, overseen by Japanese chef Keiji Matoba. (Open)
Singita Milele
Serengeti, Tanzania
Grab a front row seat to the Great Migration of the wildebeest from Singita’s new luxury safari villa surrounded by 350,000 acres of wilderness in the Grumeti Reserve in northern Tanzania. Five suites with expansive terraces and outdoor showers can host up to ten guests — perfect for a multi-generational family trip or an intimate group of nearest and dearest. A full staff and private game cars make it easy to create the most personalized safari experience on the savannah. (May)
The Homestead
Nambiti, South Africa
The words "eco-conscious design" risk causing the brain to default to minimalist shapes and earthy colors, but there is nothing low-profile about the delightful, luxurious, twelve-suite lodge on the Nambiti reserve, one of South Africa’s most ambitious conservation initiatives. While the architecture, a mix of new builds and existing structures from the 19th century, blends into its surroundings, the interiors are a riot of colors, textures, and shapes (just like nature!). Service and sustainable integration are state of the art. Stays include a private butler, meals, game drives, and laundry. Four hours from Johannesburg and two-plus-change from Durban, it's one of the rare spots where you could easily tick off the Big Five along with tons of other wildlife. (Q1)
Asia
Janu Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
The newcomer brand in the Aman family is a little louder and a little more spirited that its legendary sibling, though when it comes to an appreciation for art, cuisine, and service, Janu and Aman clearly share DNA. Seeing as this is Tokyo, the hotel has gone vertical, claiming 13 floors of a gleaming Azabudai Hills tower designed by Pelli Clarke & Partners and Jean-Michel Gathy of Denniston Architects. There will be plenty of options for groups of all sizes and shapes, with connecting rooms and suites with floor-to-ceiling windows and contemporary Asian furnishings, eight restaurants (including Italian and Cantonese), and one of the most comprehensive fitness centers and spas in the city. (Open)
Six Senses Kyoto
Kyoto, Japan
Drawing inspiration from Japan’s golden age of art and culture (Heian period, 794-1185), the 81-room hotel showcases traditional arts and crafts (see: the folding screen in the lobby featuring 504 hand-crafted Kyoto-made Rakuyaki tiles) in an elegant and modern way. The brand’s first urban hotel in Japan, situated lin the historic Higashiyama district, is a sanctuary focused on holistic wellness and sustainability. Inspired by Kyoto’s Zen philosophy, the spa integrates traditional healing techniques (like Watsu water treatments) with modern technologies (compression therapy). The food and beverage program revolves around Japan’s 24 solar terms — two dozen seasons reflected through an abundance of produce, teas, and fermented items. (Open)
The Tokyo Edition, Ginza
Tokyo, Japan
Edition’s second Tokyo hotel, located in the entertainment-heavy Ginza neighborhood, will have 86 rooms and suites and four food and drink outposts, including a bar inspired by 19th-century British clubs. (Open)
Omo5
Tokyo, Japan
This fun, youthful offshoot of Hoshino offers efficient, stylish, affordable pod-like rooms in the Ikebukuro-Sugamo area that, “straddle the line between the olden days and today.” A cute and modern cafe does Japanese takes on American breakfast and turns into a casual bar with DJ nights in the evenings. A fun home base for solo travelers. (Open)
Kotiyagala
Sri Lanka
Overlooking the Indian Ocean, the new eco-minded resort expands across seven acres in the heart of the Yala Jungle. Rooms blend into the flora and have a private swimming pool where guests can chill out while looking for elephants, crocodiles, leopards, and sloths. (Spring)
Kai Akiu
Akiu, Miyagi, Japan
When Japanese hospitality teams up with Mother Nature, the experience is a superlative one. Akiu, in Japan’s northeast region, has been used as a hot spring destination for the last 1,500 years, but the area is also blessed with verdant hills, waterfalls, forests, lakeside parks, and a volcanic crater. The fourth-generation family-run brand Hoshino, known for its eco-friendly and luxurious ryokans (traditional inns), operates under the guidance of modernization without western influence. Kai is their chain of natural hot spring resorts. (Gotta love the specificity.) The soon-to-be Kai Akiu will capitalize on the surrounding outdoor beauty and its deep ties to tradition by building wood-clad rooms with giant picture windows and wraparound sofas. Meals taken at the sunken table are of the lacquer tray variety and will feature local delicacies (beef tongue, Japanese parsley) and shabu-shabu. (The kid platters look particularly Instagrammable.) This pocket of nature is easy to reach thanks to the wildly efficient high speed rail (1.5 hours from Tokyo to Sendai, plus a 25-minute car trip). (Spring)
The Lana
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
While Dubai’s ostentations usually have us rolling our weary eyes, we had to stop and reconsider our jaded judgement when we saw the Dorchester Collection’s Middle Eastern debut because the Foster + Partners tower along the marina is an architectural stunner. Gilles & Boissier (of Baccarat NY fame) did the interiors — warm earth tones, high ceilings, sunlight everywhere. The dining program is also star-studded: Celebrated chefs Jean Imbert, Martín Berasategui, and pastry chef Angelo Musa each have their own restaurants. When the temperatures rise, as they do all the time, relief awaits in the rooftop pool, which spans the entire length of the building. (Open)
SIRO One Za’abeel
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Hotels that elevate wellness through spa or medical programs are nothing new. SIRO, the new concept just launched in Dubai from Kerzner International (the company behind Atlantis and One&Only hotels), kicks it up a level, biohacking wellness and performance through fitness, recovery, and technology. While regular hotels have spas and dining programs, Siro has a Recovery Lab and “personalized nutrition and wholesome modular meals.” Rooms designed for optimal sleep come stocked with fitness equipment (bikes, free weights) and recovery tools (stretch bands, yoga mat, stretch ladder). Forget indulging your inner child: Staying here unleashes your inner warrior. (Open)
Soneva Secret
Haa Dhaalu Atoll, The Maldives
Leave it to Soneva to up the luxury, eco, and wellness quotient in the Maldives, since that’s what they’ve been doing since they launched in 1995. The resort, on a remote atoll, will only have fourteen beach and overwater villas, with Crusoe Villas reachable only by boat. Each comes with a Barefoot Guardian and private chef to ensure maximal guest attention, while communal spaces — like a castaway dining tower, observatory accessible by zipline, and a toes-in-the-sand dining fire pit — ensure maximal fun. (Open)
Singapore News
So much going on around here. Late 2023 saw the opening of COMO Metropolitan Singapore, the global hotel company’s first hotel in its hometown, Edition Singapore near the Singapore Botanic Garden, and Mondrian Singapore Duxton, the brand’s first in Southeast Asian. More big names land in 2024: The Standard, Singapore will open in the third quarter of the year across the street from Shangri-La Singapore off Orchard Road, while Conrad Singapore Orchard, also on Orchard Road, is billing itself as an urban sanctuary with Michelin restaurants.
Australia
The StandardX, Melbourne
Melbourne, Victoria
The Standard debuts their more youthful StandardX brand in the artsy Fitzroy neighborhood. As is standard for Standard, room sizes range from “cosy king” to “suite spot.” Food and drink options include an all-day Thai restaurant and a Mexico-inspired rooftop. Next up for StandardX are Austin, Brooklyn, and Bangkok. (February)
1 Hotel Melbourne
Melbourne, Victoria
1 Hotels marks their debut down under with recycled and reclaimed timber from the heritage Flinders Wharf in Docklands. The hotel will feature 277 guest rooms and 114 residences, along with a global art program by DarkLab, part of the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Tasmania. (Late 2024)
Rumi on Louth
Port Lincoln, South Australia
On the privately owned Louth Island, a conservation-driven, thrill-seeker’s idea of luxury includes five new accommodations, inclusive meal packages, Catamaran trips, bike rides, and kayak fishing expeditions. There are also Noon to Nightfall Voyages for travelers looking to get a quick taste of the place. (March)
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