20 New Hotels Opening in 2025 That Experts Can’t Wait to Visit

Every year, Travel + Leisure editors send nearly 150 reporters out to new hotels to decide if they’re It List-worthy. We use that reporting to compile our list of the 100 Best New Hotels of the previous year—each choice vetted by a reporter who has stayed at the property. To give travelers a sneak peek, I put together a list of hotel openings we’re tracking for the coming year, with insights from my colleagues and hotel leaders. While most of these properties aren’t open yet, we’re already planning to send reporters to these 20 hotels, along with many others, to give travelers a closer look at 2025’s must-book new hotels.

Here, 20 openings to watch in 2025.

Wilderness Magashi Peninsula, Rwanda

Last year, Wilderness debuted Mokete, a nine-tent camp in the Mababe Concession, east of the Okavango Delta. This year, the renowned tour operator will open Wilderness Magashi Peninsula in Rwanda’s Akagera National Park. “Akagera has been an up-and-coming destination in Rwanda for the past decade,” explains Paul Brady, T+L’s news director. “Having something at the Wilderness-level (which means not just nice accommodations, but operational excellence) in this area is the signal that high-end advisors watch for: the place has truly arrived now.” Brady, who reviewed one of the most coveted new safari lodges last year, Angama Amboseli in southern Kenya, adds that a luxe tented camp in Akagera will also offer travelers “birding, big wildlife, and boating while on safari—particularly noteworthy in Rwanda, which is so closely associated with primate tourism.”

A bonus safari lodge to watch this year: Chichele Presidential opens in Zambia in a home that once belonged to former Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda and promises phenomenal safaris in South Luangwa National Park.

The Edition, Lake Como, Italy

When a hotel by Ian Schrager, the hospitality mogul behind The Edition, comes to a traveler-loved European destination, it’s worth paying attention. The Edition is, for me, up there with Bulgari and Ritz-Carlton Reserve as some of the most exciting Marriott Bonvoy–affiliated brands. Each Edition has striking design, and the location of each opening keeps Schrager loyalists guessing—among the more unexpected destination choices was the recent Edition Tampa.

Lake Como is more expected—luxury hotel Passalaqua opened in 2022 and became a T+L cover star—but no less intriguing. The 148-room property will bring a lush, greenery-covered façade and brand-new interiors to a 19th-century building on Lake Como’s western shore in Cadenabbia, 50 miles from Milan.

The Cooper, Charleston, South Carolina

T+L readers love Charleston, South Carolina—and the hotel scene in this charming, pastel-clad city just keeps getting better, with recent openings like The Pinch and Charleston Place. “As a South Carolina native who returns to the Palmetto State several times every year, I can’t wait to see The Cooper open later this year,” says Elizabeth Rhodes, a T+L senior editor, who recently reported on the latest buzzy South Carolina hotel opening: The Dunlin, Auberge Resorts Collection.

“Located right on the Cooper River steps from some of Charleston’s most popular attractions, it’s set to become one of the city’s premier luxury hotels with five food and beverage outlets, a 7,000-square-foot spa, and an on-site marina,” Rhodes says.

Shakti Prana, India

In Kumaon, a region in northwest India next to the Nepal border, Shakti Prana will make its debut, taking the place of Shakti 360 Leti Hotel. “When it opened in 2007, 360 Leti was way ahead of its time,” says Flora Stubbs, T+L’s executive editor, who has lived in and frequently reports on India. “Guests could hike in and hike out of the lodge, which had glass walls overlooking the snow-capped peaks of India’s Grand Himalayan mountain range. Now, everyone’s talking about hiking vacations and being out in nature, so it’s perfect that the property is being updated. The new lodge, Shakti Prana, is due to open in the spring.”

One&Only Moonlight Basin, Montana

Big Sky, Montana, will welcome America’s first One&Only resort this coming fall. It will also be the brand’s “first alpine experience, which will come to redefine luxury ski in the region,” said Philippe Zuber, CEO of Kerzner International, which owns the One&Only hotel group.

“As ultra-luxury travelers increasingly turn away from mass and well-known travel hotspots, One&Only Moonlight Basin will unlock one of the most inspiring landscapes of natural beauty, with innovative design and promising a sense of wild adventure nestled in pristine wilderness,” Zuber said in an exclusive interview with T+L. The resort will offer outdoor fun year-round, including skiing in the winter and biking and kayaking in the summer. 

Yarlington Lodge, United Kingdom

Yarlington Lodge is actually an extension of The Newt at Somerset, a charming English manor about 150 miles from London, bordering the Bristol Channel. Yarlington Lodge, a Georgian country house, will host groups of up to 16 guests beginning in summer 2025. Plans call for an outdoor pool, tennis court, private spa, and customizable menus crafted from seasonal produce grown on The Newt grounds and meat from the on-site butchery.

This isn’t the only buzzy European villa opening this summer. Belmond will debut its first villa in July: Villa Beatrice in Portofino, part of Splendido, a Belmond Hotel’s campus overlooking the Ligurian coast.

Nihi Rote, Indonesia

Nihi Rote, opening this spring on Rote, an Indonesian island in West Timor, is only the second resort from the brand behind Nihi Sumba, named one of the best hotels in the world in T+L’s 2024 World’s Best Awards. The resort, set on Bo’a Beach, will have 25 villas, each with a private pool, and promises to attract surfers with year-round waves.

The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection’s Luminara

The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection will launch its third ship this summer, Luminara. The success of RCYC’s first two hotels on the water, particularly among first-time cruisers, paves the way for the 226-cabin Luminara, which will sail the Mediterranean this summer (the July inaugural voyage is from Monte Carlo to Rome). Like the two ships that came before it, Luminara will have a lovely common area with direct access to the water, terraces for every cabin, and a Ritz-Carlton spa. The most exciting Luminara detail: it will add new destinations to RCYC’s repertoire, including Asia in 2025 and Alaska in 2026.

Rosewood Miyakojima, Japan

Rosewood has a busy year of openings ahead, including upcoming hotels in Amsterdam and Riviera Nayarit, Mexico. Rosewood Miyakojima is slated to open in May in Okinawa, a prefecture within the Ryukyu Islands. It’s the company’s first hotel in Japan, with 55 rooms designed by celebrated Dutch designer Piet Boon (The Fontenay in Hamburg, Germany; Andaz Hotel Seoul Gangnam). The clear turquoise water of Oura Bay comes right up to the hotel’s beach—rocky in some parts, sandy in others.

Château de la Commaraine, Hotel, Spa & Cuverie, France

White Burgundy drinkers, mark your calendars. Château de la Commaraine will open after a four-year renovation with 37 rooms, a spa, two restaurants, a fully functioning winery, and a bar in the hotel’s 14th-century tower. A full-fledged château hotel is always an exciting addition to the wine country destinations just a short train ride from Paris; Hotel Château du Grand-Lucé graced the cover of T+L when it opened in the Loire Valley in 2022. 

Another grand French manoir turned hotel to watch this year: Les Bassans, on Brittany’s Pink Granite Coast. It’s part of Les Domaines de Fontenille, a boutique hotel collection in which LVMH recently invested.

Corinthia Bucharest, Romania

European hotel brand Corinthia will take over a palace hotel that originally opened in 1867, debuting the Corinthia Grand Hotel du Boulevard Bucharest in March. Corinthia is making big moves in often overlooked European capitals, recently opening in Brussels, too. The hotel will have interiors that look like Versailles’ Hall of Mirrors and a French-Romanian brasserie. The opening is one of a few worth watching in this part of Europe, including W Prague (on the heels of W Budapest) and Siro Boka Place in Montenegro.

Naples Beach Club, A Four Seasons Resort, Florida

Florida’s having a big hotel year—though, when isn’t it? Proper Hospitality makes its first foray into Florida with The Shelbourne, in South Beach, and Oetker Collection’s long-awaited Vineta will open in Palm Beach this year. And, in Naples, Four Seasons is “upping the bar for luxury in the area,” says Jacqui Gifford, T+L’s editor-in-chief. “I’m a longtime fan of Naples, Florida—a fantastic getaway for multigenerational groups,” she says. “At long last, the 215-room Naples Beach Club, A Four Seasons Resort, will be opening by the end of the year.” The resort will have two pools, five restaurants, a golf course, and 1,000 feet of beach along Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Another Florida hotel to watch: Andaz Miami isn’t a new build, but Amar Lalvani, president of Hyatt’s lifestyle hotels group, says it’s getting a top-to-bottom overhaul. “It’s right on the beach, we love the bayside location,” Lalvani adds. “I was just down there touring the property. It’s going to be a pretty special place, with a beach club and Jose Andrés doing the restaurants.”

Patina Osaka, Japan

Both Osaka as a destination and Patina as a hotel brand are worth watching in 2025. Osaka has quite a bit of hotel buzz this year, with both Patina and Waldorf Astoria opening imminently. Patina is an off-shoot of Capella, a favorite hotel brand among T+L readers. The first Patina hotel to open was in the Maldives in 2021; Osaka will be the second. The futuristic-looking tower hotel will have a 20th-floor lobby, 221 rooms, and five restaurants, including a tea house and a Teppanyaki spot.

Palácio de Tavira, Portugal

From the hospitality group behind the new Spanish eco-resort Dunas de Formentera comes Palácio de Tavira, which opens in Portugal in summer 2025. Tavira is “one of Southern Portugal’s most charming beach towns, a favorite among British expats and Portuguese vacationers,” says Stacey Leasca, a T+L contributing editor who lives in Portugal. “However, its lack of standout hotels means most travelers choose home rentals that often lack amenities.” Palácio de Tavira will fill that gap in the market with 36 rooms, a rooftop pool, a spa, and a beautiful courtyard. 

Aman Rosa Alpina, Dolomites, Italy

Leading up to the Paris Olympics, the hotel spotlight was on France, with a flurry of openings, from Paris all the way down to the new Hôtel du Couvent, a Luxury Collection Hotel that just opened in Nice. In 2025, Italy reclaims the spotlight as big-name hotel brands pour in: Auberge Resorts Collection will open a stunning new hotel in Florence; The Edition is setting up shop on Lake Como; and Aman is coming for the Dolomites.

Rosa Alpina is a long-standing Italian mountain resort that will join the Aman portfolio after an extensive renovation by Aman whisperer Jean-Michel Gathy, who has brought his design touch to numerous Aman and Cheval Blanc hotels around the globe.

Levantine Hill Hotel, Yarra Valley, Australia

Small Luxury Hotels of the World is about to debut a chic wine country hotel down under: Levantine Hill Hotel opens in the Yarra Valley this spring. “Levantine Hill Estate has been a standout wine producer in the Yarra Valley for over a decade,” says Nina Ruggiero, T+L’s senior editorial director, who frequently covers Australia. “Its new hotel will be the ideal home base for exploring the region, which boasts more than 80 wineries, award-winning distilleries, and a food scene that has a keen focus on local farming.” 

Nekajui, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, Costa Rica

Nekajui, which just opened on February 25, 2025, is the eighth Ritz-Carlton Reserve in the world. The ultra-luxurious arm of Ritz-Carlton has grown very deliberately—each property offers seclusion by keeping room count down on large parcels of land set in nature. Case in point: Nekajui is on 1,400 acres, with 107 rooms, on Costa Rica’s Peninsula Papagayo. Every room has ocean views, there’s a 27,000-square-foot spa with hydrotherapy pools, and a beach club accessible only by a funicular. The entire hotel is flanked by the 250-acre Palmares Preserve.