AFAR 40 Best New Hotels 2026

2026 · 40 entries

Pearl's AFAR 40 Best New Hotels 2026 page maps 38 hotel profiles from AFAR's annual new-hotel coverage for design-led travel planning.

#	Venue	City	Country
1	Aman Nai Lert Bangkok	Bangkok	Thailand
2	andBeyond Suyian Lodge	Nanyuki	Kenya
3	Azuma Farm Koiwai	Shizukuishi	Japan
4	Capella Taipei	Taipei	Taiwan
5	Chesa Marchetta	Sils Maria	Switzerland
6	Collegio alla Querce	Florence	Italy
7	Corinthia Grand Hotel du Boulevard Bucharest	Bucharest	Romania
8	Fawn Bluff	British Columbia	Canada
9	Few & Far Luvhondo	Waterpoort	South Africa
10	Four Seasons Hotel and Residences Cartagena	Cartagena	Colombia
11	Fowlescombe Farm	Devon	United Kingdom
12	Gora Kadan Fuji	Oyama	Japan
13	Gorilla Forest Lodge, an A&K Sanctuary	Bwindi Impenetrable Forest	Uganda
14	Hotel del Coronado	San Diego	United States
15	Jnane Rumi	Marrakech	Morocco
16	Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab	Dubai	United Arab Emirates
17	Les Bassans	Perros-Guirec	France
18	Mandai Rainforest Resort by Banyan Tree	Singapore	Singapore
19	Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Autograph Collection	Waimea	United States
20	Nekajui, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve	Guanacaste	Costa Rica
21	One&Only Moonlight Basin	Big Sky	United States
22	Orient Express La Minerva	Rome	Italy
23	Populus Seattle	Seattle	United States
24	Prospect Berkshires	Great Barrington	United States
25	Quercus	Gay	United States
26	Salterra, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa	South Caicos	Turks & Caicos
27	Shakti Prana	Kasar Devi	India
28	Sibbjäns	Burgsvik	Sweden
29	Soori Penang	George Town	Malaysia
30	Tella Thera	Kissamos	Greece
31	The Carlton Milan by Rocco Forte	Milan	Italy
32	The Cooper	Charleston	United States
33	The Florentin by Althoff Collection	Frankfurt	Germany
34	The Huntington Hotel	San Francisco	United States
35	The Newman	London	United Kingdom
36	The Pinnacle Kigali	Kigali	Rwanda
37	The Vineta	Palm Beach	United States
38	Tierra Atacama Hotel & Spa	San Pedro de Atacama	Chile
39	Villa Fayoum	Faiyum	Egypt
40	Waldorf Astoria New York	New York City	United States