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Editorial Round-up · 22 Hotels

Newly Opened Luxury Hotels 2026

From the 2024-2025 Bvlgari and One&Only debuts to the contemporary 2026 Aman, Cheval Blanc, and Rosewood arrivals.

The structural newly-opened luxury hotel cluster of 2024-2026 is anchored by the contemporary Aman-and-Cheval-Blanc-and-Rosewood global-expansion programme, the Bvlgari Hotels Roma-and-Tokyo-and-Beijing flagship rollout, and the One&Only Athens-Riviera-and-Aesthetes contemporary-luxury debut. The working primary clusters of new contemporary openings are: the European new-flagship arrivals (Bvlgari Roma 2023, Aman New York 2022 transitioning to a structurally established anchor, the Mandarin Oriental Mayfair London), the Asian new-luxury (Capella Sydney 2023, the Aman Niseko 2024, contemporary Tokyo and Hong Kong arrivals), the African new-safari (the Belmond Eagle Island re-positioning, contemporary Sabi Sand additions), and the Caribbean-and-Latin-American new-resort cluster.

The structural newly-opened luxury hotel cluster reflects the global luxury-hotel pipeline of the past 24 months. Editors track the contemporary Cheval Blanc-and-LVMH expansion, the Aman global-flagship rollout (the Aman New York 2022 anchor, the Aman Niseko 2024 ski-luxury debut, the Aman Beverly Hills coming 2026), the Bvlgari Hotels rollout (Roma 2023, Tokyo 2023, Maldives 2027), the contemporary Rosewood-and-Mandarin-Oriental new-flagship cluster, and the Marriott Luxury Collection-and-Marriott Autograph contemporary-heritage repositioning programme.

Editors picked the structural newly-opened luxury hotel anchors of 2024-2026. The list privileges working contemporary-architectural-debut, the working brand-new-property service-and-design integrity, and the working soft signal that the property has reached structural stability across its first 12-24 months of operation.

#1
Aman New York
New York

Aman New York

"The most private square footage in Manhattan. If silence is a luxury, Aman has cornered the market."

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#2
Bulgari Hotel Roma
Rome

Bulgari Hotel Roma

"Italy's most jewel-like hotel. Niko Romito's three-Michelin-star restaurant and an indoor pool that makes you forget the Forum is outside."

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#3
Bulgari Hotel Tokyo
Tokyo

Bulgari Hotel Tokyo

"Bulgari's 2023 Tokyo opening, Antonio Citterio interiors on floors 40-45 of the Yaesu Tower. Niwa restaurant has one Michelin star. The Italian-Japanese fusion executed without compromise."

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#4
Cheval Blanc Paris
Paris

Cheval Blanc Paris

"Editorial profile available."

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#5
Atlantis The Royal
Dubai

Atlantis The Royal

"Opened 2023 on Palm Jumeirah, 17 restaurants (Nobu, José Andrés, Heston Blumenthal), the most ambitious hotel opening of the year, and Beyoncé's reopening concert."

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#6
Raffles Doha
Doha

Raffles Doha

"Opened 2022 in Lusail, 132 suites with full Raffles butler service, Katara Towers location, and the most refined new luxury in Qatar."

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#7
Josun Palace, A Luxury Collection Hotel
Seoul

Josun Palace, A Luxury Collection Hotel

"Gangnam Centum City complex; 70 min from Incheon (ICN)"

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#8
Signiel Seoul
Seoul

Signiel Seoul

"Lotte World Tower, Songpa district south of Han River; 90 min from Incheon (ICN)"

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#9
L'Escape Hotel
Seoul

L'Escape Hotel

"Editorial profile available."

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#10
Capella Bangkok
Bangkok

Capella Bangkok

"Opened 2020 on the Chao Phraya, 101 all-suite rooms, three Michelin-aspirational restaurants, the most refined modern luxury arrival in Asia."

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#11
Rosewood Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Rosewood Hong Kong

"Opened 2019 in a 65-storey tower in Tsim Sha Tsui, 413 rooms (10% suites), 11 restaurants, and the largest spa in Hong Kong."

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#12
The Upper House
Hong Kong

The Upper House

"André Fu's 117-room boutique above Pacific Place, the largest standard rooms in Hong Kong and the city's most refined design hotel."

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#13
Aman Kyoto
Kyoto

Aman Kyoto

"Twenty-six suites and two villas across 32 acres of secret garden at the foot of Hidari Daimonji. The most secluded city Aman in the world, discovered through unmarked gates."

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#14
Rosewood Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang

Rosewood Luang Prabang

"23 villas, tents, and suites by Bill Bensley, beside a private waterfall."

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#15
Capella Hanoi
Hanoi

Capella Hanoi

"Bill Bensley's opera-themed Hanoi boutique, 47 rooms, the most theatrical Vietnamese luxury."

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#16
Morpheus
Macau

Morpheus

"Editorial profile available."

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#17
Domes of Elounda, Autograph Collection
Crete

Domes of Elounda, Autograph Collection

"In Elounda, 167 all-suite resort with family pavilions, Marriott Autograph Collection."

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#18
One&Only Aesthesis
Athens

One&Only Aesthesis

"Opened 2024 in Glyfada, 127 rooms and bungalows on the Athenian Riviera, the newest luxury arrival."

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#19
Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens
Athens

Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens

"On the Athenian Riviera, 303 rooms across 75 acres with three private beaches."

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#20
Delaire Graff Estate
Cape Winelands

Delaire Graff Estate

"Editorial profile available."

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#21
Cap Maison
St Lucia

Cap Maison

"Smugglers Cove Drive, Cap Estate northwest peninsula, 20 minutes drive from George F. L. Charles SLU airport, 90 minutes from Hewanorra UVF airport"

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#22
La Mamounia
Marrakech

La Mamounia

"Open since 1923, 209 rooms across 20 acres of olive-grove gardens, Jacques Garcia interiors, and the most historic Marrakech address."

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