From Montana to Melbourne, here are the hottest new luxury getaways for the coming year.
Every year, Forbes Travel Guide rates the finest hotels, spas, cruises and restaurants in the world, but its editors and ratings team are always scouring the globe for the most anticipated luxury hotel openings.
For 2025, the emphasis is on wellness getaways, city-center stays, remote retreats and other hotels that will make guests want to rethink old favorites and be among the first to check into a new property. From a stunning sanctuary rising from the Arizona desert to a snow-capped masterpiece coming to Italy, 2025’s best new hotels include a galaxy of future Four- and Five-Star properties.
Waldorf Astoria San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
A central Mexico city known for its timeless architecture and colonial sensibilities, San Miguel de Allende will get a jolt of modernity when this Waldorf Astoria opens in early 2025. The high-end brand is strengthening its presence in the country with a 120-room, 24-residence property that will include a lavish spa, a meditation area, an on-site art gallery and three restaurants—all in the heart of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Faena New York
When Faena debuts in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood in the spring, it will be a red beacon in a sea of greige hotels. The design team that devised the aesthetics for Faena properties in Buenos Aires and Miami will add the same dramatic, whimsical touches to the 120 rooms and suites overlooking the High Line. Faena also will feature the Tierra Santa Healing House spa and sizzling nightlife.
The Lake Como EDITION
Italy’s third-biggest lake has been a draw for European nobles and elite travelers since the 18th century. With Marriott’s Edition taking over for the weathered Britannia Excelsior Hotel, that trend should only continue. This re-envisioned Lake Como stay with sparkling water and mountain vistas will also include 145 rooms, a floating pool and a host of restaurants and bars done with the Edition’s subtle, sophisticated touch.
Naples Beach Club, A Four Seasons Resort
For Naples, Florida, to be a city of less than 20,000 people, it carries a hefty share of luxury hotels. To stand out from the competitive crowd, the Four Seasons’ new 216-room Beach Club plans to woo with outdoor lounges, a beachside garden, numerous dining options, stellar waterfront looks and a 58-unit private residence village.
Corinthia Rome
The site of the former Central Bank of Italy will be a traveler’s treasure trove when it opens in the summer as Corinthia’s first hotel in the country. The 1914 neoclassical palazzo is minutes from sights like the Pantheon, it will have 60 lavish accommodations and a spa, and it will debut restaurants from noted chef Carlo Cracco encircling a lush courtyard.
One&Only Moonlight Basin, Big Sky, Montana
This majestic Montana hideaway will serve as One&Only’s sole U.S. property, offering premium access to the beauty of Big Sky in the form of hikes, rock climbing and fly fishing. Olson Kundig designed the 73 rooms and 19 cabins with warm woods and floor-to-ceiling windows that stun in every season.
Fairmont Golden Prague
This riverside Brutalist landmark will get a new life as a hotel with 320 stylish contemporary rooms and suites (including 44 Fairmont Gold accommodations that come with access to a lounge), striking Czech art and glass pieces throughout the property, six restaurants and bars, and a 15,000-square-foot spa featuring treatment suites that open to private gardens.
Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab, Dubai
This superyacht-like hotel (top) will drop anchor next to the sail-shaped Jumeirah Burj Al Arab and the wave-inspired Jumeirah Beach Hotel. The Dubai brand’s newest architectural marvel will have 386 accommodations, five pools, a three-story spa with 13 treatment suites that come with terraces and, fittingly, an 82-berth superyacht marina. But the property will truly make waves with its 11 restaurants and nine bars.
Park Hyatt Los Cabos at Cabo Del Sol
Sitting along the Sea of Cortez, the Park Hyatt will give guests a view of the water from all 163 sand-hued accommodations and the three ocean-facing pools. But you will also want to visit to try the top-notch golf course, the beach club and the 59,000-square-foot wellness center with a spa, yoga studio and lap pool.
Mandarin Oriental Cristallo, Cortina
By taking over the historic Hotel Cristallo in mountainous Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, this new Mandarin Oriental becomes the brand’s first alpine getaway. As if that weren’t enticing enough, the opening of the amenity-filled property (83 rooms, extensive dining options, an indoor-outdoor pool) comes in advance of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, which will host some events less than 20 miles from the hotel.
Capella Kyoto
Japan’s first Capella hotel will embrace the local culture. In the Miyagawa-chō district, known for its geiko (or geisha) heritage, it will curate cultural experiences with the Miyagawa Maiko Performance School. The 92-room hotel with a bamboo courtyard also will showcase Japanese design. “The interiors weave a tale of intimate harmony between art, culture and composition,” told Forbes Travel Guide in 2022.
Regent Bali Canggu
Taking up a coveted stretch of the surfer-favorite Canggu coastline, the beachfront hideaway sits among 15 acres of gardens. Inside the 150 suites and villas, the design takes cues from contemporary Indonesian fashion and culture. Upgrade to Regent Club accommodations for entry to a private lounge and infinity pool, but all guests can enjoy the five restaurants and bars.
Four Seasons Resort Mykonos, Greece
Greece’s famed beach-club-laden island will get a new dose of sophisticated luxury when Four Season moves in. Stretching from the beach to the cliffs, the hotel will adopt Mykonos’ Cycladic architecture with whitewashed courtyards, winding pathways and stunning piazzas for its 94 rooms, villas and suites. It’ll also feature a modern Mykonian kafeneio (café) and an infinity pool overlooking the Aegean Sea.
The Ritz-Carlton Paradise Valley, The Palmeraie, Scottsdale
This Scottsdale hotel promises a desert sanctuary of 215 light-filled, casita-inspired guest rooms dotting the lush 18-acre grounds nestled beneath Camelback Mountain. Guests can also expect an oasis-like feel throughout the property, with hydrating treatments at the full-service spa, oxygen-enhanced accommodations and North America’s longest resort pool.
Park Hyatt Johannesburg
Park Hyatt will unveil its first hotel in South Africa in early 2025. Renowned design studio Yabu Pushelberg has overseen the transformation of the former Winston Hotel with 31 individually designed guest rooms, an atmospheric open-air bar, a restaurant serving fire-grilled fare and a sought-after location in the Rosebank district.
Four Seasons Resort and Residences AMAALA at Triple Bay, Saudi Arabia
This Red Sea refuge is destined to be the next premier wellness destination, offering a harmonious blend of luxury and landscape. The resort’s 220 rooms and suites center the stunning surroundings along Saudi Arabia’s northwestern coast, where nature’s rejuvenating qualities merge with wellness amenities such as the organic spa garden, outdoor workouts by fitness expert Harley Pasternak and a sleep concierge.
Mandarin Oriental, Vienna
This Vienna newcomer is poised to make a remarkable debut with a beautifully restored Art Nouveau building, designed by Alfred Keller in 1903. The structure served as the city’s commercial law court for the past century, but now it will feature 163 rooms and suites, a winter garden, a pool and a fitness center, all designed to meld Vienna‘s rich history with its future.
Six Senses Burnham Beeches, Australia
This former private mansion will revive Australian Art Deco when it opens as an elegant, 43-room haven outside Melbourne in the forested foothills of the Dandenong Ranges. A library bar, a garden rooftop retreat and unique design elements will evoke the building’s genteel, festive heyday. The country’s first Six Senses aims to be regenerative, and guests can join the effort in the onsite Earth Lab.
The Carlton, Milan
Like the city itself, The Carlton, Milan will radiate style, sophistication and good taste. Rocco Forte Hotels’ director of design Olga Polizzi collaborated with interior designers Paolo Moschino and Philip Vergeylen to create 70 rooms and suites, a wellness center and a panoramic rooftop bar befitting the Italian capital of design.
1 Hotel Melbourne
This Melbourne addition will mark the eco-friendly hospitality brand’s debut Down Under. Given the shared cultural emphasis on sustainability, wellness and celebrating the natural landscape, the 277-room property is a natural fit. The space will provide an urban oasis on the Yarra River, with Bamford Wellness Spa, waterfront views and locally sourced, reclaimed building materials setting a mood of low-impact lavishness.
Amanvari, Los Cabos
The Aman brand prides itself on offering vacation escapes that seamlessly blend into their surroundings (see: Utah’s Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Amangiri and Hangzhou’s Four-Star Amanfayun). When Amanvari (“peace” and “water” in Sanskrit) opens on an estuary in Baja’s East Cape, it’ll be the latest example of nuanced design (20 hotel pavilions and 24 private residences) and nature (a spa and an infinity pool overlooking the Sea of Cortez) working hand in hand.
The Langham, Tokyo
The Langham brand chose starchitect Kengo Kuma, designer of Japan’s National Stadium for the 2020 Summer Olympics, to create a hotel in Tokyo’s buzzy Roppongi Hills district. Although much is still under wraps for this project, with the brand’s seal of approval and Kuma’s visionary talent, The Langham, Tokyo is sure to dazzle.
Collegio alla Querce, Auberge Resorts Collection, Florence
History and luxury will converge at Collegio, set to open in Florence in March. This former boarding school has been meticulously transformed into an 82-room estate close to Tuscany’s cultural treasures. The famous duomo is just three miles away, but the stunning property’s three restored 16th-century buildings and terraced Baroque gardens could be enticing enough to keep you from leaving.
Rosewood Amsterdam
According to the 2024 World Happiness Report, the Netherlands is the sixth happiest place on Earth. If the Dutch keep building lovely escapes like this new Rosewood—the former Palace of Justice building overlooking the Prince’s Canal will feature 134 rooms and suites, a library-adorned lobby lounge, a spa and an indoor pool—the smile on Amsterdam tourists’ faces will rival the grins on its full-time residents.
The St. Regis Cap Cana Resort, Dominican Republic
While its opening may be delayed until early 2025, this Dominican Republic escape promises to make the wait worthwhile. Through 200 neutral-toned rooms (including some swim-out options), nine culinary entries, the St. Regis Spa and the Punta Espada golf course, the Cap Cana retreat seems destined to handsomely reward travelers’ patience.
BONUS PICK
Romeo Roma
You won’t have to wait until the new year for your next Roman holiday, as this 74-room boutique beauty will open December 17. The historic palazzo, which dates to the 1500s, once served as a residence for a noble family. This converted property represents the final project of the late Zaha Hadid, continuing her architectural legacy with 16th-century frescos, an Alain Ducasse restaurant and the 13,000-square-foot La Spa Sisley Paris.
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