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TOP TEN NEW HOTELS 2017

Well 2017 is going to be an exciting year hotel opening-wise. Here is our annual Top Ten openings. Now in its sixth 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 16/1/17

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.

The Silo, Cape Town, South Africa

We’ve been anticipating this one for a couple of years now ever since we first started chatting about it at ILTM Africa.

Palacio Tangara, Sao Paulo Brazil

Let’s imagine the sounds of the Bossa Nova in the background as we talk about this one.

Capella Jian Ye Li, Shanghai China

Capella Jian Ye Li is the latest from the classy Capella group –and this is the opening voted ‘Most Anticipated’ by the TLTB team.

The Whitby, New York, USA

We love Crosby Street so we’re thrilled luxury boutique group Firmdale Hotels will open its second New York property in February.

The Ned, London, United Kingdom

The city of London and the old Midland bank building will be unexpectedly hip when this new hotel opens for Easter 2017.

Hotel de Crillon, Paris France

We’ve been looking forward to this one for a long time. The Parisian hotel, which has hosted a who’s who of the world since 1758, will reopen in 2017

President by AKARYN, Vientiane, Laos

The President by AKARYN is a new opening under the banner of boutique Akarn Hotel Group, led by the stylish and inspirational Anchalika Kijkanakorn.

Kokomo Island Resort, Fiji

Adding to a very select group of truly luxurious offerings in Fiji, property magnate Lang Walker’s much-anticipated ultra-luxe Kokomo Island Resort has its official opening in March 2017.

Miavana Island Sanctuary, Nosy Anko, Madagascar

Madagascar’s first real five-star lodge lays alongside wild beaches and offers incredible diving, fishing, helicopter adventures and a world class spa.

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

St Augustine

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