2014 Hot List: 33 Best New Hotels in the World

  • April 22, 2014
2014 Hot List: 33 Best New Hotels in the World
The 2014 Hot List is described as the most selective ever, with just 33 Best New Hotels in the World. It certainly seems that way -- last year 154 hotels were chosen.

Hotels were considered according to the categories of the modern traveler: Beach, Design, Food, Family, Bargain, Over-the-Top, and Way-Out-There Hotels.

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 BEACH HOTELS OF 2014:

Andaz Maui at Wailea, Hawaii
Mukul Resort, Nicaragua
Nizuc Resort & Spa, Cancun
Point Yamu by Como, Phuket
Salt House Inn, Provincetown

BEST FAMILY HOTELS OF 2014:

Andaz Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica
La Bandita Townhouse, Italy
Palihouse Santa Monica, Los Angeles
Ritz-Carlton, Aruba

BEST FOOD HOTELS OF 2014:

Domaine de la Baume, Tourtour, France
Park Hyatt Siem Reap, Cambodia
The Thompson, Chicago
The Vines Resort & Spa, Argentina
The Wild Rabbit, England
Zero George Street, Charleston

BEST BARGAIN HOTELS OF 2014:

American Trade Hotel, Panama City
The Dean, Rhode Island
The Line, Los Angeles
The Marlton, New York City
Temple Hotel, Beijing

BEST DESIGN HOTELS OF 2014:

Ace Hotel, Los Angeles
Hotel B, Lima
Hotel d'Angleterre, Copenhagen
Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai
The London Edition, England

BEST OVER-THE-TOP HOTELS OF 2014:

Aman Canal Grande, Venice
Cheval Blanc Randheli, Maldives
Four Seasons Lion Palace, St. Petersburg
The Chedi Andermatt, Switzerland
Rosewood, London

BEST WAY-OUT-THERE HOTELS OF 2014:

Amano'i, Vietnam (pictured at top)
Fogo Island Inn, Newfoundland
Segera Retreat, Laikipia Plateau, Kenya