The Best New Hotels in the World

Every year, hundreds of great hotels open. We considered 510 this year alone, in 400 cities and 93 countries. The 2014 Hot List is a roundup of our very favorite 33 hotels to debut in the past year. So what are the criteria? A sense of place: a hotel that celebrates where it is in the world. A sense of personality: a hotel where it feels like every decoration has been hand-chosen by a person, not by a committee. A sense of intuition: a hotel where it feels like your needs are considered before you even know what they are. The result is a list that takes you around the world—from Kenya to Los Angeles, St. Petersburg to Phuket—and speaks to the passions and habits of the modern traveler.

Best New Family Friendly Hotels

From a cozy-chic hotel by the seashore in Los Angeles that doubles as a home away from home to a nature-lover’s tropical paradise in Costa Rica, each of these properties is family-friendly in its own special way.


Andaz Península Papagayo (Costa Rica)
La Bandita Townhouse (Toscana, Italy)
Palihouse Santa Mónica (Los Ángeles)
The Ritz-Carlton, Aruba (Aruba)

Condé Nast Traveler, (2014). The Best New Hotels in the World. http://www.cntraveler.com/hot-list/2014