Nothing makes us more excited to get up and go than putting together our annual Hot List, now in its 27th year. This curated collection of the world’s best new hotels, cruises, restaurants, cultural destinations, and transportation projects is a labour of love for our global team, which spends the year researching, visiting, and vetting the entries to bring you a definitive directory of places whose style, ethos, and service set new standards for hospitality. Think a family-run hotel making Lake Como even more sophisticated; a cruise ship that ups passengers’ access to places like Greenland; or a community-driven restaurant igniting Ecuador’s Indigenous dining scene. All that’s left is for you to decide where you’re going first. Here is our definitive list of the best new hotels, restaurants, museums, and cruise ships in the world – plus a map of some of the winners we're most excited about.
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AFRICA
BOTSWANA
MOROCCO
Caravan by Habitas Agafay, Marrakech
NAMIBIA
RWANDA
SOUTH AFRICA
Emazulwini, Cape Town
Future Found Sanctuary, Cape Town
TANZANIA
andBeyond Grumeti Serengeti River Lodge
ZAMBIA
ASIA
INDIA
INDONESIA
Buahan, A Banyan Tree Escape, Bali
The Sanubari, Sumba
JAPAN
Shiguchi, Hokkaido
The Jade Room + Garden Terrace, Tokyo
MALDIVES
Alila Kothaifaru, Maldives
SRI LANKA
TAIWAN
THAILAND
Benjakitti Forest Park, Bangkok
The Standard Bangkok Mahanakhon
VIETNAM
AUSTRALIA
Osborn House, Bundanoon
MIDDLE EAST
DUBAI
Bab al Shams Desert Resort and Spa
SAUDI ARABIA
Takya, Riyadh
QATAR
EUROPE
AUSTRIA
the cōmodō, Austria
DENMARK
Designmuseum Denmark, Copenhagen
FRANCE
Alluma, Paris
Capelongue, a Beaumier Hotel, France
Hôtel Dame Des Arts, Paris
Le Doyenné, Saint Vrain
La Ferme HIbride, Villelaure
Maison Proust, Paris
GERMANY
GREECE
Aristide Hotel, Syros
Pagostas, Patmos
IRELAND
ITALY
Passalacqua, Lake Como
Vocabolo Muscatelli, Umbria
NORWAY
Sommerro, Oslo
Nasjonalmuseet / The National Museum, Oslo
PORTUGAL
Hotel Vermelho, Melides
SPAIN
Enigma, Barcelona
La Zambra, Spain
RavioXO, Madrid
SWITZERLAND
Mandarin Oriental Palace, Luzern
UNITED KINGDOM
Twenty Two, London
MEXICO
Casa Polanco, Mexico City
Four Seasons Naviva, Punta Mita
Mi Compa Chava, Mexico City
Susurros del Corazón, Auberge Resorts Collection, Punta Mita
Rancho Pescadero - Unbound Collection by Hyatt
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
ARGENTINA
SB Winemaker’s House and Spa Suites, Mendoza
Kōnā Corner, Buenos Aires
BRAZIL
Lasai, Rio de Janeiro
ECUADOR
Foresta, Quito
PANAMA
Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo, Panama City
NORTH ATLANTIC AND THE CARIBBEAN
BERMUDA
DOMINICA
ST. KITTS
TURKS AND CAICOS
UNITED STATES
Ambiente, a Landscape Hotel, Sedona
Her Place Supper Club, Philadelphia
Hotel Chelsea, New York City
Koji Club, Boston
La Semilla, Atlanta
Life House, Berkshires, Massachusetts
The Loren at Lady Bird Lake, Austin
The Madrona, Sonoma
mak-'amham/cafe ohlone, Berkeley, California
Mayfair House, Miami
Masalawala and Sons, New York City
Museum of Broadway, New York City
Nine Orchard, New York City
Place des Fetes, New York City
The Pinch, Charleston
Ritz Carlton Nomad, New York City
Sensei Porcupine Creek, Rancho Mirage, California
Stanly Ranch, Auberge Resorts Collection, Napa
Ulysses, Baltimore
Villa Mara Carmel, California
The Virginian, Wyoming
Wanderer Cottages, Maine
Wildflower Farms, Auberge Resorts Collection, Gardiner, New York
CANADA
The Royal, Picton
CRUISE SHIPS
Evrima, Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
MSC World Europa
Norwegian Prima
Seabourn Venture
Silver Dawn, Silversea
Silver Endeavor, Silversea
Star Pride, Windstar
Sylvia Earle, Aurora Expeditions
Viking Osiris
Valiant Lady, Virgin Voyages
World Traveller, Atlas Ocean Voyages
See the full round-up of the best new cruises in the world for more.