The most stylish new hotels to book in 2022
Let’s be honest, getting away is as much about the rest and relaxation as it is for gathering fresh content for the ‘gram. And the pandemic doesn’t seem to have slowed the flow of new hotels. From New York to Norway and Ibiza to Iceland, here is our pick of this year’s hotspots.
The Maybourne Riviera, CoÌte d’Azur
The group behind London’s most beloved hotels — Claridge’s, The Connaught and The Berkeley — quietly launched its latest project overlooking the picturesque village of Roquebrune-Cap-Martin late last year to rapturous reviews. Carved into the rock and designed by French architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte, the effect is staggering. There are 69 rooms and suites in the modernist hotel, which is filled with over 1,000 artworks. Along with a spa, botanical garden and an indoor and outdoor pool, it’s the views and food which will draw discernible South of Francers to this lesser known stretch of the Riviera. Led by world-renowned chefs Mauro Colagreco, Jean-Georges Vongerichten and sushi chef Hiro Sato, a new foodie destination has been born.
Rooms from €800; maybourneriviera.com
Cali Mykonos
Contrary to what you see all over your feed each summer, there’s more to Mykonos than Scorpios. Nestled in a calm corner of the eastern edge of the island overlooking Kalafati Beach will be super-luxe boutique hotel Cali Mykonos. The 40 exquisite villas will have a private pool and pinch-me views of the Aegean. Make the difficult choice of taking a dip in the 110-metre sea salt infinity pool (shaped, rather relaxingly, like a river tributary) or take the extra few steps to the private beach.
Opens June 2022; rooms from €950 per night; calimykonos.com
Aman New York
Luxury hotel group Aman’s latest launch will be home to one of the most spectacular rooftop pools in Manhattan. Does it get much more “I’ve made it” than panoramic views of Central Park as you float high above the chaos of Fifth Avenue? The three-storey spa promises to be world-class and with three restaurants — Nama for sushi, Arva for Italian and The Bar for elevated small bites — expect excellent Upper East Sider people-watching.
Opening early 2022; rates TBC; aman.com
The Artist Residence Bristol
Hoteliers Justin and Charlotte Salisbury have painstakingly restored a former boot factory and Georgian town house on the corner of pretty Portland Square for their latest Artist Residence outpost. A five-minute walk from super-cool Stokes Croft neighbourhood, it’s the ideal city break base. Each of the 23 rooms is a masterclass in interior design and there are works by local and contemporary artists on every wall. The hotel will be joined in the next few months by the grand unveiling of the restaurant and Boot Factory bar with all-day dining and top-class Sunday roasts.
Doubles from £95, artistresidence.co.uk
Sommerro, Norway
Wake up in Scandi Art Deco heaven at Sommerro. There’s much buzz about the opening of this 231-room luxury grand dame in the heart of Oslo’s historic Frogner neighbourhood, where the HQ of the city’s Thirties electrical company has been renovated in tribute to original architects Andreas Bjercke and Georg Eliassen. A behemoth of a place, there are seven bars and restaurants, a library, 100-seat private theatre, rooftop pool (the city’s first) and what the owners are describing as a “sprawling wellness paradise” with a restored Roman bath, complete with its original Per Krohg mosaic.
Opens September 2022; Rooms from £150; sommerrohouse.com
Lanserhof Sylt, Germany
There are spas and then there are Lanserhof medi spas. They are where tech billionaires, Hollywood royalty and Victoria Beckham go for their total mind-body transformations. The brand’s new €120 million opening is in the picturesque “Hamptons of Germany” on the tranquil island of Sylt. Offering the usual Lanserhof treatments which combine “cutting-edge diagnostics with natural healing methods” the location has the added benefit of all that glorious vitamin sea.
Opening May; Rates start from €7,120 for a 7-night Lanserhof Cure Classic; lanserhof.com
The Standard Ibiza
What took The Standard so long to open in Ibiza? The renowned party palace — with hotels in London, Miami, New York and Maldives — and the hedonistic White Isle are surely a match made in heaven. Set in Ibiza’s Old Town, it describes itself as a “year-round adult playground”, so expect the rooftop bar and pool (with panoramic views of the island) to become its hottest spot.
Opening April 2022; Rates start from €255; standardhotels.com
Gleneagles Townhouse, Edinburgh
The iconic Scottish country estate, famous for its golf course, was given an injection of cool when Hoxton Hotels took it over a few years ago. Now, they’re turning their sights to Edinburgh and the launch of the Gleneagles Townhouse. Set in the former Bank of Scotland building in St Andrew Square, the 33-room hotel will have it all, including The Spence for all-day dining and a health and wellness centre in the former bank vault.
Opens spring 2022; Rates start from £495; gleneagles.com
The Reykjavik EDITION
Minutes from the bars, clubs and shopping of Laugavegur but with views of Mount Esja and the Snæfellsjökull glacier, the EDITION’s newest location by Old Harbour couldn’t be better. Inside, you’ll find Tides restaurant helmed by star chef Gunnar Karl Gíslason, who’ll be serving up his modern twist on Icelandic cuisine (Arctic char stuffed with lemon, dill and garlic butter, for example); cosy bar Tölt; The Roof with its sea views and chance to glimpse the Northern Lights and underground nightclub Sunset. We declare 2022 the year of the Reykjavik city break.
Rooms from £280; editionhotels.com
Raffles London at the OWO
The Grade-II listed former Old War Office is London’s latest mega-luxe opening where, for the first time, civilians can amble along the corridors once stalked by the country’s most famous statesman and spies — here’s looking at you, Winston Churchill and Ian Fleming. Expect total grandeur — the rooms have been designed by Thierry Despont of Dorchester fame. Royal-watchers should head for the rooftop bar with upclose views of the Mall and Buckingham Palace.
Opening end of 2022; rates TBC; owo.com
