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TOP TEN NEW HOTELS 2018

Well 2018 is going to be an exciting year hotel opening-wise. Here is our annual Top Ten openings. Now in its seventh year. The best hotel openings list on the ‘net. Why? Because we don’t just pick the big chains, or the boutique, we pick a combination of the very best from people we actually know and hotel creations we’ve been watching for a while. Every one of these hotels would be on our personal wish list – see you there.

Posted 9/1/18

One&Only Nyungwe House, Gisakura, Rwanda

Converted from a property standing on the grounds of a working tea plantation in Gisakura, the 22-room One & Only Resort will bring luxury to a little visited part of Rwanda.

The Retreat, Blue Lagoon, Iceland

Seeing the Blue Lagoon is a highlight of any trip to Iceland. Now, built into the ancient lava flow is the ultimate luxury hotel.

COMO Uma Canggu, Bali, Indonesia

We love the holistic COMO Shambhala Estate so it is good to know that COMO will soon have another incarnation in Bali.

Awasi Iguazú, Argentina

Here at The Luxury Travel Bible we’re big fans of what Awasi do in South America and this new offering on the Argentinian side of Iguazu Falls, opens in February.

Blackadore Caye, Belize

Leonardo DiCaprio’s new eco-resort aims to marry DiCaprio’s interests as an eco-campaigner with a sense of Cubist style.

Six Senses Bhutan

Six Senses CEO, Bernhard Bohnenberger (known to all as BB) was especially excited about this new project when we met up with him late last year, and no wonder.

Lutetia, Paris, France

The revamped iteration will have 184 rooms including seven individually designed signature suites, three of which will have access to a private terrace.

White City House, London, England

Those champion of cool, Soho House, will open White City House in April in the old BBC Television Centre and help West London get its Mojo back.

Rosewood Luang Prabang, Laos

Hidden in the lush green jungle that surrounds the historic royal settlement of Luang Prabang, with a river running through its heart this exotic retreat from Rosewood.

Amanyangyun, Shanghai, China

Amanyangyun, located in Shanghai’s Minheng district, this amazing property is made up not just of ancient buildings but also camphor trees saved from flooding in Jiangxi province.

The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.

St Augustine

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