Issue #24: New Hotel News

What’s happening in the world of super cool new hotels? Check out our latest five most noteworthy openings of 2021 as featured by the editors at HotelMap? & Roomcard?.

Discover which hotel Vogue describes as “Los Angeles’s Coolest New Beachside Hotel”, visit the first new luxury hotel to open on the Amalfi coast in 15 years and see where St. Regis has launched its latest resort. In Slovenia, a new hotel that’s a celebration of?timber sets down roots and an eco retreat with a rooftop pool opens overlooking Canada’s biggest city.

Venice V Hotel | Opened 18 June 2021

USA:?Officially?“Los Angeles’s Coolest New Beachside Hotel”?according to?Vogue, Venice V has?“34 photogenic rooms, all with a view of the Pacific”?(The Hollywood Reporter). In a 1915 building?“perched right upon Venice Beach”?(Vogue), formerly the Waldorf, the historic hotel was once a boarding house for silent film stars including Charlie Chaplin. Preserved details include?“the oldest elevator West of the Mississippi”?(Conde Nast Traveler). Now a hub for today’s?“digital nomads”?(Forbes), rooms with?“peacock chairs”?and?“colorful textiles”?(Vogue) overlook the beach, offering?“a postcard Southern California view”?(Forbes).?“The latest and greatest offering from Proper Hospitality”?(Conde Nast Traveler), the 148-room hotel pays?“homage to skater and surfer”?(Vogue) culture with a mural of?“4,000 skateboard wheels”?(Vogue) behind the reception desk while rooms?“vary from boho beach to... surf chic”?(Conde Nast Traveler).

Our favourite feature:?California cool surfer style right above the Venice Boardwalk.

Borgo Santandrea?| Opened July 2021

ITALY:?“The Newest Luxury Hotel To Open On The Amalfi Coast”?(Forbes), Borgo Santandrea is one of the?“sumptuous boutique hotels”?luring Hollywood types to the Amalfi Coast this summer according to?The Hollywood Reporter. A?“stunning alternative to the California coast”?(Forbes), the 45-room hotel is the work of?“two local families with longstanding, high reputations for five-star hospitality”?(Robb Report) and follows a three-year?radical reinvention?of a 1960s building. The?“amazing new”?(Forbes) cliffside hotel?“has the look of a modern classic”?writes?John O'Ceallaigh?on?Lute, a saltwater pool, three restaurants as well as?“its own private sandy beach, reachable via elevator”?(Robb Report).

Our favourite features:?Fresh styling, saltwater pool and a private jetty for boat excursions.

St. Regis Bermuda Resort?| Opened May 2021

BERMUDA:?Bringing us?“The Best Honeymoon Ideas”?Conde Nast Traveler?recommends the?“luxurious”?St. Regis Bermuda Resort on?“one of the island’s best beaches”?(Travel + Leisure). Listing Bermuda in its?“21 Best Places to Go in 2021”?Conde Nast Traveler?notes this hotel is?“bringing luxury to a previously undeveloped corner of the island”. In the town of St. George’s (a UNESCO World Heritage site), the resort’s 122 rooms and suites, plus 30 branded residences sit next to?“an 18-hole golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones”?(Conde Nast Traveler). The design is?“a blend of avant-garde Bermudian design”?(Travel + Leisure) and?“seafoam green painted shutters”?(Conde Nast Traveler) but it’s the?“vivid turquoise water... that’s sure to steal the show”?writes Kristin Braswell in?Conde Nast Traveler.

Our favourite feature:?Luxury lodgings on one of Bermuda’s best beaches.

Hotel Bohinj?| Opened July 2021

SLOVENIA:?A?“celebration of?timber architecture”?(Wallpaper*), the?“radical overhaul”?of a hotel on the edge of Lake Bohinj is part of?“the rebirth of four legendary Alpine hotels”?(Slovenia Convention) by crypto-millionaire Damian Merlak. With?“expert wood designs and contemporary style”?(Wallpaper*) Slovenia’s Hotel Bohinj has been given a sustainable makeover by Slovenian studio OFIS Architects.?“Set under the mighty peaks of the Julian Alps”?(Slovenia Convention), the hotel offers 69 rooms, a small outdoor pool, a conference centre and a café where?“larch cladding is used throughout”?(Wallpaper*). Guests can enjoy?“alfresco bathing”?from suites where the bathroom is semi-open to the elements or?“swim in the glacial waters of Lake Bohinj”?(Wallpaper*).

Our favourite feature:?A stunning hotel grounded in timber design.