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The hottest new spots across the globe
Planning your 2025 adventures? If a brand spanking new hotel is on your bucket list, check out these shiny spots that have just opened or are still to come in 2025…
For luxury on the tracks, La Dolce Vita Orient Express embarked on its maiden journey in April 2025, comprising 12 carriages and whisking up to 62 passengers through Italy’s most beautiful natural scenery. With it, Orient Express’ first hotel La Minerva Rome opened, crafting the perfect start and end to each journey. Read all about it here.
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Is The White Lotus Mykonos on the horizon? The shiny new Four Seasons Mykonos could make it possible… Here, 94 spacious rooms, villas and suites will peer across the swaying sea, with easy beach access and a variety of bar and restaurants to boot.
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With 230 rooms, this is set over the top floors of the 1,000-foot-tall Tower Two skyscraper in the capital of Hunan province.
Sweden’s first country club, this lakeside resort near Gothenburg boasts 150 rooms, two pools, a Spanish-Swedish cuisine and an outdoor, offline ethos.
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In partnership with global conservation charity Space For Giants, andBeyond’s latest outpost is the sole luxury tented camp operator on a 44,000 acre protected concession, home to the highest diversity of large mammal species in the world.
Compelled by Gladiator II? Use new boutique hotel Romègas as your base when you explore the filming locations in 2025, transforming a 500-year-old palazzo into a 23-key terrazzo floored marvel.
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Oetker Collection’s US debut is in a 1920s building, which has been brought back to its original splendour.
Cosseting Scandi-style wooden cabins sleep up to 20 guests – as wild and remote as you can possibly imagine.
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Joining new openings for the brand in Beijing, Dubai and Mallorca, Mandarin Oriental Vienna will transform a century-old former courthouse into a shiny new hotel with 151 guest rooms and private residences, capturing the romantic spirit of Vienna across a courtyard, restaurant, bar and spa.
The Montenegro boom continues: SIRO Boka Place will brings fitness-oriented hospitality to the Balkan nation in 2025. Expect wellness programmes, a recovery lab, and a multitude of sports to explore with every season.
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On the scenic southwestern coast of Mahé, the group’s sixth ‘maison’ has 52 villas, a Guerlain spa and five restaurants.
The Treehouse brand’s first US property will reimagine several existing structures into 254 rooms and 21 suites with outdoor spaces, patios, balconies and terraces, as well as a casual cafe, a buzzy beer garden, a courtyard pool and a state-of-the-art fitness facility.
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The 30-villa, 16-acre retreat offers wellness experiences from desert spring hydrotherapy to a traditional temazcal.
Bringing eco luxury to the Scandi fashion capital, 1 Hotel will broaden its European roots next summer with the 282 key Copenhagen spot. A Green Michelin starred chef will helm the restaurant, while a Bamford Wellness Spa and urban garden will complete the Latin Qaurter spot.
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The latest property in Mar-Bella Collection’s idyllic portfolio is Avali, offering laidback luxury and a premium all-inclusive experience featuring 76 beautifully appointed rooms and suites with breathtaking mountain or sea views, an expansive infinity pool, three-acres of lush gardens and a Beach House on a secluded pebbled beach.
Set over 10 acres on the Costa Blanca, the extensive wellness offering focuses on prevention and longevity with 32 practices from cardiology to regenerative medicine, alongside personalised meal plans sourced from its farm.
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A few steps from the Botanic Gardens and Orchard Road Shopping district, this 143-room property nods to its leafy location with works from local artists.
From its perch on a kilometre of pristine white sand in the quiet south of the archipelago, Salterra raises the bar with 100 ocean-view rooms, six dining outlets and a dreamy spa.
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This US debut from London-based Iconic Luxury Hotels pays homage to the Palm Beach of the ‘50s and ‘60s, with bartenders in white tuxedos serving cocktails from a pink marble bar. Read all about it here.
Shaking up the safari world is this six-suite eco lodge set against the Soutpansberg Mountains, its solar-powered cable car offering game-viewing from above the treetops.
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Perfectly placed between Soho’s buzz and Bloomsbury’s bookish charm, The Newman brings playful polish to London’s hospitality landscape. Inspired by Fitzrovia’s spirit, Lind + Almond blends Victorian and Art Deco interiors across 81 rooms, a chic brasserie, a cocktail bar and a Nordic-inspired spa with hot-cold experience cabins, a salt therapy room and a hydrotherapy pool.
A new party playground lands on San Antonio Bay as O Beach teams up with Bonito for a 252-room escape. Designed for laid-back luxury, the resort unfolds around two pools, a spa and a rooftop restaurant. Expect Mediterranean boho vibes, open-air spaces, DJ-led brunches and that signature White Isle hedonism.
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Opening in September in Charingworth near Chipping Campden and set within 60 acres of meadow and woodland, Hyll is a design lover’s dream. Manchester-based design studio YOUTH have spearheaded minimalist interiors in the restored 17th century manor house. Inside find Naturalmat beds, countryside views and a spotlight on British brands and independent makers. Find out more here.
The former Tbilisi Post and Telegraph building has been given a new lease of life by Neri&Hu, which has layered the building’s Soviet bones with contemporary minimalism across 239 rooms, seven restaurants and a jazz club. A private art collection, rooftop cocktails and old town views complete the hotel that is making waves across the city.
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Part of one of London’s most ambitious riverside developments in memory, Fulham Pier Hotel is right next to London’s oldest football stadium Craven Cottage and oozes sophistication. Just 13 rooms conjure an intimate vibe, while panoramic riverside views and culinary treats galore make this a destination we will keep returning to for more. Find out more here.
