BEAUTIFUL NEW ESCAPES FOR A NEW YEAR
A new year, a new travel bucket list. We’re starting ours off with a beautiful fresh crop of brand new and newly renovated hotels and resorts. They range from casual to luxe, located in gorgeous settings, from pristine beaches, to mountain jungles, to rugged deserts, to islands you probably never heard of.
Some boast impressive art collections, others tout magical landscaped gardens, many have world-class spas with cutting edge wellness programs. Thankfully, most have heightened their environmental awareness, focusing on local sustainable building materials and cuisine as well as eco-conscious systems. Check them all out below.
Glorious architecture set amidst exotic gardens makes the suites and villas of the new Capella Sanya resort on Hainan Island, China, worthy of your new travel bucket list.
If you feel like luxe seclusion, this is your place. With exquisite design inspired by the stories of the historic silk road, the legends of Tufu Bay, and the peaceful surrounding azure sea and golden sand.
The Fife Arms - Braemar is a newly restored, positively beautiful 19th century Victorian coaching inn, located in the Scottish Highlands.
Travel back in time with elegance, surrounded by more than 12,000 works of art by internationally known artists as well as a brilliant collection of Scottish artworks, all with modern luxuries and conveniences.
Enjoy the legendary countryside, then restore yourself and the new world-class spa.
Parrot Key Hotel & Villas, in Key West, Florida, is an old chill place that’s been newly renovated and upgraded. It’s not luxe, but it’s a lovely place for a quick escape and a Margaritaville vibe weekend.
The Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan belongs on your beautiful travel bucket list for so many of its own reasons. The new Six Senses Bhutan piles on the allure.
This is an unconventional “property” that offers a choice of five lodges, dotting the breathtaking western and central valleys of this ancient land. Each lodge has its own unique character and experience. Wellness and self-discovery are themes throughout.
The Residence Maldives at Dhigurah, in the Maldives, is a new resort based on traditional Maldivian architecture. It’s all about the sugar sand beaches and the bathtub warm turquoise waters, though. But just in case that’s not enough, each beach and water villa has its own private pool and ocean view.
Puerto Rico is rising up from the Hurricane Maria “ashes.” The newly restored Melia Coco Beach, in Rio Grande, offers privacy and luxury with oceanfront villas and landscaped of garden and pools.
Magnificent architecture, contemporary art, an avant-garde flair and the surrounding tropics set the tone of timeless luxury. It sits at the edge of the lush El Yunque rainforest.
The iconic Gurney’s Montauk Yacht Club & Resort sits at the eastern tip of Long Island -- the furthest point of the famed Hamptons. A favorite for many decades, the marine property is unveiling its massive renovation which has gilded the lily of its accommodations, marina, legendary spa, and 35-acre grounds. Drop an anchor here any time of year and indulge.
Stretch out and luxuriate in the quiet dry heat of the Negev Desert at the new Six Senses Shaharut resort. Beautifully designed suites and villas, built from local rocks are landscaped with blooming cacti. Bake, chill, indulge in the perfectly appointed spa, and dine on legendary fresh healthy Israeli cuisine.
Escape to the mountain jungles of Rwanda and live among rare mountain gorillas, lions, elephants, and exotic birds in their natural habitat at the new One & Only Gorilla’s Nest resort. Set at the base of the majestic Virunga volcano, this beautiful resort features traditional thatched roof suites and luxe amenities.
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