admin In 2024, the post-pandemic travel boom is set to continue. After years of border closures, construction halts, and economic uncertainly, the world is finally bullish on, well, the world itself: according to the U.S. Travel Association, leisure trips will reach the 2 billion mark next year just in the United States alone, far surpassing pre-pandemic levels. Meanwhile, nearly all tourist regions in the world have fully recovered since the shutdown. People are no longer taking travel for granted. In fact, they’re making it a priority.
Which perhaps explains why Vogue’s annual most anticipated hotel openings guide feels particularly robust for 2024. Cities like New York and London, bolstered by the return of business trips, are welcoming a number of buzzy new hotels. Meanwhile, Aman—a hospitality company with such a devoted following that its fans refer to themselves as “Aman junkies”—debuts a new brand, Janu, whose properties will focus on “social wellness.” Meanwhile, adventure resorts in far-flung locations continue to abound, including new safari camps in Botswana’s Okavango Delta and a boutique hotel in Sri Lanka.
Below, the new hotels in 2024 worth keeping in mind for your next vacation.
United States
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With its Japandi-style interiors by the celebrated Post Company, this new boutique hotel right in Aspen town has a cozy-yet-zen atmosphere that’s perfect for those seeking some respite after a day on the slopes. The rooftop, meanwhile, boasts a spa pool and 180-degree views of Aspen Mountain. Soak in the hot tub and then enjoy a cocktail, courtesy of acclaimed mixologists Death & Co.
Tim and Kit Kemp, the beloved hoteliers behind New York’s Crosby Street Hotel and The Whitby, open their third location in the city with The Warren Street Hotel in Tribeca. Spread out across 11 floors, the Firmdale hospitality group property will not only include guest rooms (many with grand skyscraper views) but a drawing room Orangery, and the Warren Bar and Restaurant. The latter will serve breakfast, lunch, dinner, and afternoon tea.
L.A.-based Interior design studio Manola will transform a defunct 1940s motor lodge on the edge of Joshua Tree National Park into a refined boutique hotel. Rooms will boast curated vintage furniture, artwork, and books selected from the owners’ personal collections, as well as custom-designed millwork, lighting, and furniture. Meanwhile, the hotel’s programming will focus on artistic pursuits and exploring the area’s vast desert landscape.
Amanda Lindroth, the interior designer known for her classic island decor, debuts her first full-scale hotel project with The Dunlin on St. Johns Island outside of Charleston. The Auberge resort will embrace southern cottage architecture and style, with details like a wraparound porch, wicker furniture, and gingham upholstery. Resort amenities will include a pool, a full-service spa, a 100-acre community farmstead, and a riverfront swim club.
The former Inn at Laguna Beach will be completely transformed by Marc and Rose Hospitality along with their architecture and interior design studio, Electric Bowery. The new iteration, Casa Loma, aims to combine the bohemian European aesthetic of Mallorca and coastal California.
The Twenty Two, New York, New York (Fall 2024)
After their buzzy success in London, The Twenty Two will go transatlantic this fall with a new hotel in Union Square. Like its British sister property, New York City’s The Twenty Two will also boast a private club in addition to guest rooms and a restaurant.
Opening two blocks off of Worth Avenue is The Vineta Hotel, a new Floridian getaway from the hoteliers behind Hotel du Cap Eden Roc and Le Bristol Paris. Paris-based interior designer, Tino Zervudachi, did a top-to-bottom renovation of the rosy-hued Mediterranean Revival building, which previously housed The Chesterfield. It will feature an al-fresco courtyard restaurant as well as a sure-to-be-happening nighttime lounge.
Europe
A suite at Casa Monti in Rome, which will open this spring.Photo: Stephan Juilliard
New-kid-on-the-block hospitality company Kinsfolk & Co.—founded by alums of Corbin and King, Firmdale Hotels, and The Goring—opened their first hotel with The Newman in Fitzrovia. Its interiors, by Pernille Lind and Richy Almond of Lind + Almond (known for Hotel Sanders in Copenhagen) will blend Art Deco influences with modern touches.
Romègas Hotel, Valletta, Malta (Winter 2024)
Malta’s capital city sees its first luxury boutique hotel with Ramegas, a 23-room property housed in a 500-year-old palazzo. Interiors will be adorned with terrazzo floors and wood panels, while the exterior includes traditional Maltese balconies of hand-carved stone. Ramegas will also have a signature restaurant by acclaimed Maltese chef Marvin Gauci.
On the edge of town this spring you’ll find the Arev St. Tropez, a new boutique hotel where the rooms are adorned in red or blue toile, a pool is lined with striped cabanas, and a champagne trolly rambles around their al fresco restaurant. A spa, meanwhile, will offer treatments with Tropezian herbs.
From the same owners as La Fantaisie in Paris comes Casa Monti, a 36-room hotel tucked away on a quiet street in the artist neighborhood of Rione Monti. Fittingly, the hotel has an elegant, and bohemian energy: designed by Laura Gonzalez, it pairs bold maximalist florals with cream interiors and contemporary art.
Maybourne, the operator behind Claridge’s and The Connaught, goes modern with The Emory, a Knightsbridge hotel designed by the late Richard Rogers and Ivan Harbour of architectural firm RSH. They tapped several of the world’s top interior designers, including Alexandra Champalimaud, André Fu, Pierre-Yves Rochon, Rémi Tessier, and Patricia Urquiola, to each respectfully put their own spin on the interiors. On the rooftop will be the London outpost of Jean-Georges Vongeritchen’s ABC Kitchen.
Simplicity and elegance are the ethos of Dunas de Formentera, a new hotel on the idyllic Balearic Island. The 44-room property by Marugal sits on Mijorn Beach, and will feature interiors by Antonio Obrador, the same interior designer behind the company’s award-winning Cap Rocat in Mallorca.
Built into 160 cliffside acres is the One&Only Kéa Island, a new resort that is an hour outside of Athens via speedboat. With a design that focuses on open-air spaces, the One&Only will embrace the Cycladic sun with 73 villas complete with private pools and a beach club.
The Perseus group—the same company behind Le Pigalle in Paris—is busy restoring a 17th-century covenant in Nice and transforming it into a luxury hotel. Opening this summer, it will offer Roman baths, a tranquil lap pool, an herbalist shop, and a quintessential French café.
Hotel Balzac, Paris, France (June 2024)
French hotelier Olivier Bertrand and his sisters—the same family behind Relais Christine, Saint James Paris, and Chateau des Fleurs—have taken over the former Hotel Balzac and are overseeing the building’s complete transformation. Upon opening, it will have warm, muted decor inspired by the 1930s, as well as world-class amenities like a Japanese spa and Pierre Gagnaire’s three-Michelin-starred restaurant.
Rosewood Schloss Fuschl, Hof bei Salzburg, Austria (Mid-to-Late 2024)
The legendary Hotel Schloss Fuschl gets a new life thanks to Rosewood, who have renovated and reimagined the 15th-century landmark. Set upon the banks of Lake Fuschl and a short distance from the cultural hub of Salzburg, it will boast six chalets in addition to its many guest rooms, as well as a spa and a swimming pool overlooking the water.
The new Rosewood Amsterdam, housed in the former Palace of Justice, will overlook the Prinsengracht—arguably the most famous canal in Amsterdam. Amenities include three restaurants and bars, a spa, an indoor swimming pool, and a 3,000-square-foot ballroom, as well as internal landscaped courtyards with lush gardens. Walking distance from the hotels are some of the Dutch city’s most famous sights, including the museum district and the shops of P.C. Hooftstraat.
Asia
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Floating villas at the SO/ Maldives, a new resort by hospitality group Ennismore.Courtesy of SO/ Maldives
Ennismore, the same hotel group behind the buzzy, beloved Gleneagles Townhouse in Edinburgh and Paris’s Mama Shelter, goes tropical with the opening of SO/Maldives this January. Sitting upon the crystalline Emboodhoo Lagoon, the 15-acre property boasts 80 beachfront and overwater villas, as well as a French Riviera-inspired beach club and a Wellness camp.
In 2020, stealth-wealth favorite hospitality company Aman announced a new hotel concept: Janu which will focus on “human interaction, playful expression, and social wellness.” This March, their first Janu project opens in Tokyo’s Azabudai Hills with 122 suites, eight dining venues (including two Japanese restaurants and one that serves Cantonese specialties), as well as 43,000 square foot wellness space.
Within Yala National Park is Kotiyagala, a 12-villa property with onsite naturalists and safari rangers ready to help guests explore the tropical wilds that lie beyond. Go out into the park to look for elusive leopards and gentle sloths, or stay on the seven-acre property and enjoy your own freshwater infinity pool or a treatment at the Ayurvedic spa.
Opening right off Singapore’s famed Orchard Road is The Standard Singapore, which aims to enhance the city’s already vibrant cultural scene with its buzzy, nightlife-focused brand. In addition to their 143 rooms will be a signature restaurant, an infinity pool, and a bar set within a botanical courtyard.
Netherlands-based Studio Piet Boon is the architect behind Rosewood Miyakojima, a sprawling resort with unobstructed views of the East China Sea. There will be four restaurants and bars—some of which will be set right upon the sand—while a spa is hidden within manicured gardens. Right outside the resort are Okinawa’s famed Higashi-Hennazaki Cape and Yonaha Maehama Beach.
Architect Jean-Michel Gathy designed the new Aman Bangkok, which is tucked away in the urban jungle of Nai Lert Park. It will feature two spas—one holistic, one medical—multiple restaurants, a cigar lounge, as well as a rooftop jazz bar.
Banyan Tree Higashiyama, Kyoto, Japan (Late 2024)
Kengo Kuma and Associates designed the new Banyan Tree in Koyoto, which is built into a vast hilltop. Its 52 rooms will boast sprawling views of Japan’s cultural capital, whereas the sites of the Gion and Higashiyama districts are just minutes away.
Africa
An aerial view of the Okavango Delta’s Mababe Marsh. This spring, the “limited edition” lodge Mokete will in the game-rich area.Courtesy of Mokete
In early 2024, Waldorf Astoria will open its first Indian Ocean property in the Seychelles. Set upon Platte Island, 50 villas are dotted across a private lagoon and come with their own personal concierge.
Opening in the Nambiti reserve—home to 50 species of wildlife—is the new eco-luxury lodge The Homestead. With 12 suites set upon over 23,000 acres of wilderness, The Homestead will offer everything from tailored game drives to cooking classes and birding adventures.
The nine-tent Mokete is a “limited edition” lodge that will only stay open for two years. Intentionally minimal in its design to ensure a light footprint, Mokete is all about its surroundings: set in the Mababe wilderness area, the lands beyond have Africa’s largest congregations of buffalo and mega-aggregations of elephants.
In May, safari lodge Tawana will open in the Moremi Game Reserve, on the eastern side of Botswana’s Okavango Delta. Each of the eight rooms comes with its own lounge, private terrace, plunge pool, and outdoor living room, all overlooking the Gomoti River. Although you’ll likely spend little time in your lodgings as you explore your game-rich surroundings, which are known for their significant populations of lions and leopards.
Along the southwest coast of Mahé Island is the new Cheval Blanc Seychelles, designed by the architect Jean-Michel Gehry. 52 villas are nestled upon the shores of Anse Intendance beach, each with a private swimming pool and views of the ocean or tropical jungle. The LVMH-owned hotel, known for its creative interiors, also asked famed artists Prune Nourry and Joël Andrianomearisoa to create custom commissions for the property.
The Middle East
A view from the One&Only in Dubai, opening on January 1, 2024.Photo: Rupert Peace
The One&Only opens a rare urban resort with One&Only Za’abeel in Dubai, designed by architects Nikken Sekki. Their two futuristic towers are connected by the world’s longest cantilever, the Link. The futuristic boulevard features concepts from critically acclaimed chefs including Anne-Sophie Pic, Bo Songvisava and Dylan Jones, Mehmet Gürs, Paco Morales, and Tetsuya Wakuda.
The wellness-focused hotel focused on improving fitness, nutrition, sleep, recovery, and mindfulness is opening in Dubai. For their Middle East property, they partnered with professional boxer Ramla Ali and football team AC Milan to develop health and fitness programs for their guests.
In addition to 155 guest rooms, the Rosewood Doha will have a Mediterranean restaurant, a cigar bar, and an 11,000-square-foot ballroom. It boasts state-of-the-art technology throughout and will cater to those looking for both an urban sanctuary and privacy during their visit to Doha.
Latin America and The Caribbean
Boca De Agua in Bacalar, Mexico. The Yucatan region is often described as the new Tulum—which is supported by the arrival of a number of design-forward hotels.Photo: Cesar Bejar
Boca de Agua sits upon 82 acres in Mexico’s Yucatán jungle—yet 90 percent of its land remains undeveloped, as the hotel pledges to embrace eco-conscious hospitality. Indeed, its treehouse-style guest rooms are made with mostly locally sourced materials and are lifted on pillars to reduce their impact on the soil. The resort also features two restaurants (one with a stargazing platform), a pool, and a spa.
Wellness aficionados, rejoice: SHA, the cult-favorite, cutting-edge integrative clinic in Spain—which counts famous names like Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Demi Moore as fans—will open this winter in Mexico in Costa Mujeres. They will offer preventive, genetic, and anti-aging medicine. The four, 14, 17, and 21-day programs will focus on areas like optimal weight, healthy aging, and advanced detox.
Set upon Calle Arroyo in Buenos Aires is Casa Lucía, the sister hotel to Finca Serena in Mallorca and Hotel Único in Madrid. The luxury boutique hotel, housed in Edificio Mihanovich, once the tallest building in Latin America, will embrace sleek furnishings and contemporary art, including a large-scale bespoke mural from local mixed media artist Cristina Codern.
Famed architect David Rockwell designed the Riviera Maya Edition, which opens this February amid a 620-acre nature reserve. Amenities include a lagoon-style pool, a beach club with a private pool, as well as two restaurants by celebrated Mexican chefs, Francisco “Paco” Ruano and Tomás Bermúdez. Meanwhile, Eduardo Neira designed a bamboo yoga dome structure that sits over the spa, which includes hydrotherapy pools, a private outdoor pool, a Turkish hammam, and an infrared capsule room, as well as multiple treatment rooms.
Opening on the Baja Peninsula in the artist town of Todos Santos is the 10-bedroom Todos Santos Boutique Hotel. Housed in a historic building that dates back to 1890, the rich, jewel-toned interiors boast sumptuous velvets, canopied beds, and murals painted with old-world scenery.
Meyer Davis, the same interiors firm behind Rosewood Little Dix Bay and the 1 Hotel South Beach, designs the new Four Season Resort in Cabo del Sol. Inspired by the hotel’s setting on an old agave farm, they embraced vibrant textiles and indigenous materials including ojinaga stone, parota, and Mexa alder.
The creative members club opens its first South America outpost with Soho House São Paulo, which will reside within Cidade Matarazzo. (The luxury development is also home to the Rosewood Sao Paulo.) It will feature 32 bedrooms, a gym, a spa, and a rooftop pool with a swim-up bar—as well as an art collection composed mostly of local Brazilian artists.
The first-ever Six Senses resort in the Caribbean will be set upon 38 acres in Southern Grenada, also known as the “Spice Isle.” With no building higher than a palm tree, the completely sustainable resort aims to resemble a Caribbean village, connected by pathways made of nutmeg shells and cocoa skin. Like other Six Senses outposts, the heart of the compound will be their spa, which is complete with a holistic anti-aging center.
