The Best New Hotels

Each year, Afar publishes a list of the Best New Hotels worth staying in. Explore our archives and recommendations from over the years.

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Hotels We Love
The 40 Best New Hotels of 2026
June 10, 2026 10:00 AM
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Jennifer Flowers
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Spring 2025
These Are the Best New Hotels of 2025
April 3, 2025 08:59 AM
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Jennifer Flowers
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Hotels We Love
These Are the Best New Hotels of 2024
April 4, 2024 09:00 AM
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Jennifer Flowers
A bungalow at Buahan, a Banyan Tree Escape
Hotels
The 2023 Stay List
April 4, 2023 09:00 AM
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Jennifer Flowers
These 14 new hotels area leading the way towards a more sustainable—and luxurious—future.
In the Magazine
The World’s Best New Hotels: 2022 Stay List
August 2, 2022 02:48 PM
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Jennifer Flowers
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September / October 2021
2021 Stay List: Best New Sustainable Hotels
August 16, 2021 09:03 AM
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Jennifer Flowers
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Hotels
The Best New Hotels in the World: The 2020 Stay List
April 8, 2020 11:45 AM
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Jennifer Flowers
Shipwreck Lodge
Hotels
The Stay List 2019
April 14, 2019 08:21 PM
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Brooke Vaughan