The most luxurious new hotels to visit this year
New luxury properties across the globe worth having on your itinerary this year
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Amanemu, Japan
Aman’s first hot spring resort is set to open this spring in Ise Shima National Park in Honshu. Each of the 24 suites and four two-bedroom villas, on the shores of Ago Bay (known locally as the Bay of Pearls), will have its own mineral hot spring, as well as access to the resort’s extensive spa, a Watsu pool, a gym and yoga studio, a lap pool and a Japanese restaurant and lounge. The Aman-ified version of a traditional ryokan, it aims to live up to its name, which means ‘peace’ (Aman) in Sanskrit and ‘joy’ (nemu) in Japanese.
(From $750, aman.com)
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Aman’s first hot spring resort is set to open this spring in Ise Shima National Park in Honshu. Each of the 24 suites and four two-bedroom villas, on the shores of Ago Bay (known locally as the Bay of Pearls), will have its own mineral hot spring, as well as access to the resort’s extensive spa, a Watsu pool, a gym and yoga studio, a lap pool and a Japanese restaurant and lounge. The Aman-ified version of a traditional ryokan, it aims to live up to its name, which means ‘peace’ (Aman) in Sanskrit and ‘joy’ (nemu) in Japanese.
(From $750, aman.com)
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Asilia's The Highlands at Ngorongoro, Tanzania
Asilia's newest East African camp will have a spectacular location nearly 9,000 feet high on the slopes of the Olmoti volcano, far from any other lodge but close enough to the Ngorongoro crater for guests to be there at dawn and there will be a stunning and contemporary design to match. The eight tented suites will take the shape of geodesic domes, with massive windows and wood- burning stoves for the chilly savanna nights. The activities will go far beyond the standard crater circuit to include half- and full-day hikes, community visits and spectacular stargazing.
(From $710 per person, asiliaafrica.com)
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Asilia's newest East African camp will have a spectacular location nearly 9,000 feet high on the slopes of the Olmoti volcano, far from any other lodge but close enough to the Ngorongoro crater for guests to be there at dawn and there will be a stunning and contemporary design to match. The eight tented suites will take the shape of geodesic domes, with massive windows and wood- burning stoves for the chilly savanna nights. The activities will go far beyond the standard crater circuit to include half- and full-day hikes, community visits and spectacular stargazing.
(From $710 per person, asiliaafrica.com)
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The Beekman, New York City
New York’s newest ‘It’ hotel is slated to open this spring in an 1881 landmark building in the financial district with a stunning nine-storey Victorian atrium and pyramidal skylight. The Beekman will be part of the stylish yet comfortable Thompson Hotels portfolio, and along with 287 well-turned-out rooms, it will have destination restaurants from Tom Colicchio and Keith McNally. (From $619, thebeekman.com)
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New York’s newest ‘It’ hotel is slated to open this spring in an 1881 landmark building in the financial district with a stunning nine-storey Victorian atrium and pyramidal skylight. The Beekman will be part of the stylish yet comfortable Thompson Hotels portfolio, and along with 287 well-turned-out rooms, it will have destination restaurants from Tom Colicchio and Keith McNally. (From $619, thebeekman.com)
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Kokomo Island Resort, Fiji
This 21-villa hideaway is set to open this autumn on a 135-acre private island, one of ten in Kadavu’s great Astrolabe Reef. The villas will all be built beachside, come with private pools and be well-positioned for Fiji’s great pleasures of scuba diving and snorkelling with manta rays. The rate includes all food and drinks, a massage, tennis, diving and other water activities. (From $2,600, yaukuve.com)
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This 21-villa hideaway is set to open this autumn on a 135-acre private island, one of ten in Kadavu’s great Astrolabe Reef. The villas will all be built beachside, come with private pools and be well-positioned for Fiji’s great pleasures of scuba diving and snorkelling with manta rays. The rate includes all food and drinks, a massage, tennis, diving and other water activities. (From $2,600, yaukuve.com)
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Leeu House and Leeu Estates, South Africa
The newest luxury lodgings in South African wine country, run by the people behind Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines, in partnership with the Indian entrepreneur Analjit Singh, are a 12-room boutique hotel (opened in December) that is minutes away from the restaurants and galleries of Franschhoek and a 17-room retreat coming this year in a 19th-century manor house surrounded by 170 acres of vineyards. Tastings at the wine studio are, of course, part of the packages.
(Leeu House from $155, Leeu Estates from $286, leeucollection.com)
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The newest luxury lodgings in South African wine country, run by the people behind Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines, in partnership with the Indian entrepreneur Analjit Singh, are a 12-room boutique hotel (opened in December) that is minutes away from the restaurants and galleries of Franschhoek and a 17-room retreat coming this year in a 19th-century manor house surrounded by 170 acres of vineyards. Tastings at the wine studio are, of course, part of the packages.
(Leeu House from $155, Leeu Estates from $286, leeucollection.com)
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The Ritz Paris
In its 118-year history the Ritz rightly became one of the world’s grandest grand hotels. But amid a luxury hotel boom in Paris the Ritz faded and, in 2011, was left off the French tourism ministry’s list of palace hotels. That spurred a three-year, $200 million-plus renovation by architect-designer Thierry Despont. The Ritz is finally set to reopen this spring, with the 71 pastel-hued rooms and 71 suites reimagined in a discreet classic style and the addition of a new Chanel spa, plus a reborn Ecole Ritz Escoffier cooking school. There’s a returning gastronomic restaurant, L’Espadon and the famed Hemingway Bar will also rise. (From $1,100, ritzparis.com)
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In its 118-year history the Ritz rightly became one of the world’s grandest grand hotels. But amid a luxury hotel boom in Paris the Ritz faded and, in 2011, was left off the French tourism ministry’s list of palace hotels. That spurred a three-year, $200 million-plus renovation by architect-designer Thierry Despont. The Ritz is finally set to reopen this spring, with the 71 pastel-hued rooms and 71 suites reimagined in a discreet classic style and the addition of a new Chanel spa, plus a reborn Ecole Ritz Escoffier cooking school. There’s a returning gastronomic restaurant, L’Espadon and the famed Hemingway Bar will also rise. (From $1,100, ritzparis.com)
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Six Senses Bhutan
Following the model successfully pioneered by Aman resorts, Six Senses is opening five hotels in Bhutan—in Thimphu, Punakha, Gangtey, Bumthang and Paro—to give guests a seamless circuit experience. While the new Six Senses lodges will have just 82 rooms among them, the ‘happiest kingdom on earth’ is set to change soon: A paved ring road that can accommodate tour buses is under construc- tion, and three-star hotels are in the works to attract mass tourism. (sixsenses.com)
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Following the model successfully pioneered by Aman resorts, Six Senses is opening five hotels in Bhutan—in Thimphu, Punakha, Gangtey, Bumthang and Paro—to give guests a seamless circuit experience. While the new Six Senses lodges will have just 82 rooms among them, the ‘happiest kingdom on earth’ is set to change soon: A paved ring road that can accommodate tour buses is under construc- tion, and three-star hotels are in the works to attract mass tourism. (sixsenses.com)
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