Each year, we index the best, brightest openings, but for the 26th edition of Condé Nast Traveler’s Hot List, we’ve upped the ante: This time, editors at all seven worldwide editions had a hand in scouting and selecting the entries. At its heart, this is still a hotel list—a whopping 96 made the cut this year, which is a true testament to the industry’s resilience. Because (almost) no hotel is an island, we’ve widened the lens to include the restaurants, culture, transportation, and cruises you need to know, and the destinations that are reinventing themselves. We mean it when we say this may be the hottest Hot List yet. Here, the best new hotel openings in the world.
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AFRICA
BOTSWANA
Wilderness Safaris DumaTau, Linyanti
KENYA
MOROCCO
MOZAMBIQUE
SEYCHELLES
Mango House Seychelles, LXR Hotels and Resorts, Mahé
SOUTH AFRICA
Sterrekopje Farm, Franschhoek
ASIA
CHINA
INDIA
Karan Mahal, Srinagar
Aramness Gir National Park, Gujarat
SUJÁN Sher Bagh, Ranthambore
JAPAN
Arashiyama Mansion MAMA, Kyoto
Shinsho-an, Kyoto
Roku Kyoto, LXR Hotels & Resorts, Kyoto
The Shinmonzen, Kyoto
MALDIVES
The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands
Joali Being, Bodufushi Island
Patina Maldives, Fari Islands
SOUTH KOREA
Josun Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Seoul Gangnam
THAILAND
AUSTRALIA
Silky Oaks Lodge, Mossman
The Tasman, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Hobart
CENTRAL AMERICA
COSTA RICA
Hacienda AltaGracia, Auberge Resorts Collection, Perez Zeledon
GUATEMALA
Villa Bokéh, Antigua
EUROPE
AUSTRIA
FRANCE
Hôtel Madame Rêve, Paris
The Maybourne Riviera, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
Airelles Château de Versailles, Le Grand Contrôle
GREECE
The Rooster, Antiparos
MarBella Elix, Igoumenitsa
ICELAND
ITALY
Borgo Santandrea, Amalfi
Villa Igiea, a Rocco Forte Hotel, Palermo
Ca’ di Dio, Venice
Il Tornabuoni, Florence
Hotel Castello di Reschio, Lisciano Niccone
MONTENEGRO
NETHERLANDS
Hotel âme, Rotterdam
PORTUGAL
The Ivens, Lisbon
SPAIN
Six Senses Ibiza, San Juan Bautista
OKU Ibiza, Sant Antoni de Portmany
Can Ferrereta, Santanyí
Cristine Bedfor Guest Houses, Mahón
SWITZERLAND
The Woodward, Geneva
UNITED KINGDOM
Glebe House, Colyton, England
The Harper, Langham, England
Beaverbrook Town House, London
The Pig in the South Downs, Arundel, England
MIDDLE EAST
ISRAEL
QATAR
Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva-Som, Al Ruwais
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
25hours Hotel One Central, Dubai
Anantara World Islands Dubai Resort
MEXICO
Baja Club Hotel, La Paz
Casa Silencio, Oaxaca
CARIBBEAN
BERMUDA
The St. Regis Bermuda Resort, St. George's
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
Saba Rock, North Sound
ST. BARTS
Rosewood Le Guanahani St. Barth
UNITED STATES
Piaule Catskill, N.Y.
Inness, Accord, N.Y.
The Ryder Hotel, Charleston, S.C.
The Loutrel, Charleston, S.C.
The Hythe, A Luxury Collection Resort, Vail, CO
Four Seasons Resort Hualãlai, Kailua-Kona, HI
The Green O, Greenough, MT
Montage Big Sky, MT
Thompson Austin, TX
Four Seasons Resort and Residences Napa Valley, Calistoga, CA
Bishop’s Lodge, Auberge Resorts Collection, Santa Fe, N.M.
Hotel Saint Vincent, New Orleans, LA
The Boca Raton, FL
Pendry West Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA
The Colony Palms Hotel and Bungalows, Palm Springs, CA
CANADA
SOUTH AMERICA
ARGENTINA
BRAZIL
COLOMBIA
Sofitel Barú Calablanca Beach Resort
URUGUAY
Posada Ayana, José Ignacio