Independent: New & Renovated Hotels

Set on Hornbæk’s beachfront in Denmark’s northern Riviera, CORI Hornbæk Hotel is being introduced as a contemporary seaside hideaway with a strong sense of place. The property leans into coastal calm rather than formal hotel polish, with room categories…

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Erebero Hills, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda. Opening reported for August 2026. Explore location, hotel details and availability.

Nômade Temple Ibiza is set in Portinatx, in the quieter north of the island, where the landscape feels more scrub, stone, and sea than clubland gloss. The property is being introduced as a 182-room retreat, with rooms and villas shaped around natural materials…

Niyama Private Islands Maldives occupies two connected islands in the Dhaalu Atoll, where white-sand beaches, dense tropical vegetation and a lively lagoon create a resort with two distinct moods: Play for families, surfing and water sports, and Chill for a…

Set directly on the waterfront in the heart of Bellagio, Palazzo Genazzini is a refined boutique hotel housed in one of the town’s historic residences. Carefully restored, the property combines original architectural features with contemporary Italian design,…

Leonardo Smart Hotel Vienna Airport is a practical airport-side stay in Schwechat, about 2.5 kilometres from Vienna Airport and connected to the terminals by a shuttle that runs every 20 minutes. Opened in June 2026, the 510-room hotel occupies a striking…

Nordelaia Sur Mer is a coastal boutique hotel in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, set above the port and a short walk from the seafront promenades, Plage de la Réserve and the town centre. The concept is restrained and contemporary rather than showy, with a “lo-fi luxury”…

Hotel Corduroy is a newly opened 29-room boutique stay on the edge of Montauk, a short walk from Sunset Beach and the marina. Set in a 1983 building reworked for a softer, more contemporary coastal mood, it leans into surf-town character rather than polished…

Porta Rossa Hotel Firenze, Colbert Collection sits in the historic heart of Florence, a few minutes on foot from the Duomo, the Uffizi and Ponte Vecchio. Housed in a 13th-century palazzo with roots reaching back to 1386, it feels less like a conventional hotel…

The Westerly is a boutique-style oceanfront tower set within the wider Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort & Casino on Palm Beach in Noord, Aruba. It offers a quieter, more self-contained stay while keeping the full resort within reach, so guests can move between…

Revival English Bay sits in Vancouver’s West End, close to English Bay, Stanley Park, and the Seawall, with Denman Street, Davie Village, and Robson Street all within an easy walk. The property is an all-suite, apartment-style hotel with a local feel rather…

ONE | GT is a contemporary all-suite hotel in the heart of George Town, Grand Cayman, set in a ten-storey landmark that blends urban energy with a distinctly island mood. The accommodation is built around spacious suites with private balconies and kitchen…

Set on the coast near Oranmore, The Hawthorn by Galway Bay is a new five-star hotel shaped by its setting between Galway Bay, Renville Woods and the wider sweep of the west of Ireland. The property pairs quiet, contemporary design with a resort-like mix of…

Unda Hotel Corfu sits in Roda on the north coast of Corfu, close to the sea and shaped around a calm, beach-facing rhythm. The property is presented as a boho-chic retreat with suites, some offering private pools or swim-up access, alongside a relaxed…

Hotel Cedro Palace is a straightforward city hotel in Rio Maria, in southern Pará, a practical base for travellers moving through Brazil’s inland frontier rather than lingering in a resort setting. The hotel sits in an everyday urban context where local shops,…

Hôtel Bohem Sacré-Cœur is a boutique hotel in Montmartre, in Paris’s 18th arrondissement, set a short walk from the Sacré-Cœur and the hilltop lanes around Lamarck-Caulaincourt. The hotel keeps a compact, intimate scale with 48 rooms arranged across four…

Jills Hotel is a compact 3-star address in Paris’s 10th arrondissement, set on Rue du Château d’Eau between the lively station quarter and the more everyday rhythm of the Canal Saint-Martin side of town. The hotel keeps its scale modest, with 15 rooms and…

Duchamp Healdsburg is an intimate, adults-only retreat tucked just steps from the Healdsburg Plaza in Sonoma wine country. The property is arranged as a small residential-style hideaway rather than a conventional full-service hotel, with suites designed around…

Nomad Residences Wynwood is a branded residential condominium in Miami’s Wynwood district, positioned among galleries, street art, and the neighborhood’s steady churn of creative spaces. The official site presents it as the first-ever NoMad Residences, with…

The Ivory is a design-led boutique hotel in Los Angeles’ Koreatown, set at 457 S. Mariposa Avenue and framed as a quiet, urban retreat rather than a full-scale chain property. The official site describes it as a petite sanctuary with a heated pool, rooftop…

The Monteleone is a contemporary retreat set in the hills between Umbria and Tuscany, a few minutes from Orvieto and Città della Pieve. Housed in a carefully restored medieval village and framed by olive groves, countryside and hilltop views, it leans into…

Dun Aluinn sits above Aberfeldy on a quiet rise, wrapped in 5.5 acres of private grounds with wide views across the Tay Valley toward Schiehallion. It is a restored Victorian house rather than a conventional hotel, now taking individual room bookings as well…

Set within Westport Estate on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, The Grace is a contemporary retreat with a strong sense of place. The hotel has 129 rooms and suites, including Deluxe, Grand Deluxe, Premium and suite categories, many shaped by views of the estate,…

Palacio de los Ángeles is a newly restored palace hotel in Haro, set among the vineyards and bodegas of La Rioja. Housed in an 18th-century Baroque building, it blends historic stonework and timber with contemporary interiors shaped by TRENCHS Studio. The…

Perched on Nob Hill above California Street, The Huntington Hotel is a San Francisco address with old bones and a newly polished edge. The hotel traces its story to 1924 and now presents 71 guest rooms and 72 suites, along with a three-level spa, the Big Four…

The Dean Berlin brings the Dean’s design-led, neighbourhood-first style to Charlottenburg, a part of the city that feels lived-in rather than staged. The hotel offers compact rooms and larger suite-style options, many with balcony or lounge space, and a…

Coronet Ridge Resort sits above the Shotover River in Arthurs Point, a short drive from central Queenstown and close to the road toward Coronet Peak. Reopened in 2026 after a substantial redevelopment, it is a compact five-star retreat with 41 rooms and…

Hotel Senator sits in Ulcinj, close to the old town and within easy reach of the seafront, with a hillside position that gives many rooms broad views across the Adriatic and the historic center. The property reads as a compact apartment-style hotel rather than…

The Cooper sits on Charleston’s waterfront with a front-row view of the Cooper River and the city skyline. This is a new-build hotel shaped around lowcountry light, residential-style rooms and suites, and a resort-like mix of amenities that feels unusual for…

The Code is a design-forward stay in Austin’s Zilker neighborhood, set on South Lamar with Barton Springs, Lady Bird Lake, and the park system close at hand. It works less like a conventional hotel and more like a polished residential address with hospitality…