As we step into 2025, a fresh wave of hotels is set to fling open their doors: think glossy city boltholes, epic mountain retreats and sun-bathed tropical escapes. From Kyoto to Kenya, these newcomers will help refine your travel bucket list.
Six Senses London
@sixsenses
Opening early 2025
Six Senses London reimagines Bayswater's Grade II-listed Whiteleys building (the site of London's first department store) as an urban temple to holistic wellness. The Art Deco façade will remain, but inside, the space will contain 110 rooms and 14 branded residences that showcase the building's grand proportions and natural light. Core to the design is an enormous spa featuring a 20-metre pool, vaulted relaxation rooms and the Alchemy Bar, for blending bespoke botanical elixirs. In the lobby, expect an open-kitchen restaurant serving seasonal flavours, while the second floor introduces Six Senses Place – an innovative members' club that blends coworking with conscious connection.
andBeyond Suyian
@andbeyondtravel
Opening July 2025
The sole luxury lodge and tented camp operatorin Kenya's 44,000-acre Suyian Conservancy promises unrivalled access to Laikipia's wilderness. Expect an epic sculptural build, crafted from thatch and stone, that mirrors the surrounding kopjes. Inside are 14 contemporary suites, decked out in fine Samburu artistry with each featuring private plunge pools and viewing decks that frame Mount Kenya. Beyond the staggering rim-flow pool, gym and spa, guests can track rare black leopards and wild dogs, visit local tribes, fish or ride, while evenings bring fireside cocktails at the elegant Samburu bar.
Vetera Matera
@veteramatera
Opening March 2025
Southern Italy's ancient city of Matera has sheltered humanity since Paleolithic times within a maze of pale limestone caves. Generations have transformed these natural grottos or ‘Sassi’ into homes, churches and palaces. Now, these Unesco-listed cave dwellings welcome Vetera Matera, a Relais & Châteaux hotel featuring 23 rooms, including eight junior suites. The showpiece spa inhabits former water cisterns, with a hammam and hydromassage pool carved into the rock, while an ancient stable houses the massage sanctuary. The restaurant promises refined Italian cuisine against an unforgettable backdrop above the city's stone rooftops.
Regent Kyoto
@regenthotels
Opening 2025
Regent will debut its first Japanese property in an ancient garden designed by master landscaper Kumakichi Kato. The 86-room hotel embraces the legendary Tsuruya, an award-winning restaurant housed in exquisite sukiya-style wooden buildings, an architectural aesthetic that celebrates rustic simplicity. Carefully integrated into these historic grounds, the hotel introduces sophisticated rooms, a signature spa, fitness centre and additional restaurants, moments from the 19th century Heian Shrine and the Imperial Palace.
Aman Nai Lert Bangkok
@aman
Opening autumn 2025
Historic Nai Lert Park, a seven-acre green heart in Bangkok's diplomatic quarter, will soon host Thailand’s first urban Aman hotel and residences. This 52-suite retreat by architect Jean-Michel Gathy features open-air terraces, an innovative central atrium and wraparound terraces that dissolve into the canopy of ancient tropical gardens. Aman's signature Italian restaurant Arva and an intimate omakase room promise five-star dining, while a jazz bar and expansive spa elevate the offering. The hotel arrives perfectly timed for luxury set-jetters as The White Lotus season 3 turns global attention to Thailand in February 2025.
One&Only Moonlight Basin
@ooresorts
Opening summer 2025
One&Only's American debut, Moonlight Basin, will establish Big Sky as Montana's leading multi-season retreat. Located an hour from Yellowstone, this Olson Kundig-designed resort has 73 rooms, 19 villas and 62 residences, each looking out onto dramatic mountain panoramas through floor-length windows. The sweeping development showcases six outstanding dining venues, including a sleek Japanese steakhouse, plus a wilderness-inspired spa. A bespoke gondola system grants access to 5,800 acres of prime skiing terrain, but beyond winter sports, expect outdoor pursuits galore, from paddleboarding and riding to fishing, guided hikes, bike trails and rock climbing.
Rosewood Amsterdam
@rosewoodhotels
Opening 2025
Rosewood Amsterdam is set to make its debut as the brand's first Dutch property, taking residence in the historic Palace of Justice. Located in the Unesco World Heritage-listed Canal District near the hip De Pijp neighbourhood, the hotel will have 134 rooms and suites designed by Piet Boon, many with magnificent views of Amsterdam's iconic waterways and townhouse rooftops. Public spaces nod to the building's judicial past, with the lobby library decorated by legal artefacts, while serene courtyards have been landscaped by Piet Oudolf, the visionary behind NYC's High Line. The property will also have three restaurants and bars, an Asaya Spa, a gym, an indoor pool and a grand ballroom. Guests can explore the city via Rosewood's curated art journeys or aboard the hotel's private boat, delivering a quintessentially Dutch experience.
Four Seasons Cartagena
@fscartagena
Opening spring 2025
In Colombia's oldest port, Four Seasons will reinvent two local landmarks – the 16th-century San Francisco Temple and Club Cartagena, a 1920s Beaux-Arts jewel. Set in bohemian Getsemaní, beside the Unesco-listed Walled City, the hotel celebrates its colonial connection across 131 rooms and 16 residences, while the Umari spa honours indigenous healing traditions. Twin rooftop pools crown terraces overlooking terracotta-tiled streets, amped up by eight dining venues and grand ballrooms that capture Cartagena’s spirited nightlife.
Anantara Anji Resort
@anantara_hotels
Opening 2025
Take a three-hour road trip from Shanghai to be rewarded with a slice of serenity in the form of Anantara’s mountainside retreat. Carved into the mountainside and surrounded by a bamboo forest, the hotel’s sleek, low-rise structures crafted from natural materials promise spacious hideaways that feel like private sanctuaries. Here, the vibe is pure zen: think an immersive spa, a pavilion for guided meditation and the chance to commune with nature as you wander the resort’s very own tea farm. Beyond the hotel’s inner sanctum, visitors will find ancient temples, dramatic waterfalls and untouched nature parks.
Shangri-La Phnom Penh
@shangrilaphnompenh
Opening early 2025
Shangri-La's first Cambodian property rises 55 storeys above the capital, located near the Royal Palace and The Peak Luxury Mall. The 303-room hotel marries a French Art Deco aesthetic with local Khmer artistry through natural stone and warm woods, while panoramic windows usher in massive Mekong River and cityscape views. Five restaurants include the group’s signature Shang Palace, where chef Freeze Ng Kok Leon crafts Malaysian-Cantonese cuisine. A 51st-floor spa and health club will top the building, alongside a vast ballroom and five dedicated meeting spaces.
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