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OUR BEEN-THERE, SLEPT-THERE GUIDE TO THE 75 BEST NEW H TELS AND RESORTS

Turn and open the page for all of the winners...followed by reviews and photos that’ll have you booking rooms now.

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1. 11 Howard, New York, N.Y. 2. Ace Hotel New Orleans, La. 3. Andaz Scottsdale Resort & Spa, Ariz. 4. The Beekman, A Thompson Hotel, New York, N.Y. 5. Brentwood, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 6. Casa Grande at Vermejo Park Ranch, N.M. 7. Casa Laguna Hotel & Spa, Laguna Beach, Calif. 8. The Dewberry Charleston, S.C. 9. EAST, Miami, Fla. 10. Four Seasons Resort Lanai, Hawaii

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11. Greydon House, Nantucket, Mass. 12. Hotel Saint George, Marfa, Tex. 13. Hôtel William Gray, Montreal, Canada 14. Malibu Beach Inn, Calif. 15. The Peninsula Chicago, Ill. 16. The Robey, Chicago, Ill. 17. Scribner’s Catskill Lodge, Hunter, N.Y. 18. SingleThread Farm-Restaurant-Inn, Sonoma, Calif. 19. Taylor River Lodge, Crested Butte, Colo. 20. Thompson Nashville, Tenn. 21. Thompson Seattle, Wash. 22. Timber Cove Resort, Sonoma, Calif.

23. Chablé Resort, Yucatán, Mexico 24. Hotel Le Toiny, St. Barts 25. Le Barthélemy Hotel & Spa, St. Barts 26. Mar Adentro, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico 27. The Other Side, Bahamas 28. The Shore Club Turks and Caicos 29. Villa Marie SaintBarth, St. Barts 30. Zemi Beach House, Anguilla

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CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA 31. Atemporal-Hotelito in Lima, Peru 32. Nekupe Sporting Resort and Retreat, Nandaime, Nicaragua

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EUROPE 33. Casa Bonay, Barcelona, Spain 34. Ha(a)ïtza, Pyla-sur-Mer, France 35. Hôtel Panache, Paris, France 36. Hôtel Saint-Marc, Paris, France 37. Il Sereno, Lake Como, Italy 38. Killiehuntly Farmhouse & Cottage, Scotland 39. La Granja Ibiza, Spain 40. Le Saint, Paris, France 41. Masseria Le Carrube, Ostuni, Italy 42. Nolinski Paris, France 43. Palazzo Venart, Venice, Italy 44. Palé Hall, Gwynedd, Wales 45. The PIG at Combe, Devon, England 46. Ritz Paris, France 47. Roch Hôtel & Spa, Paris, France 48. Sikelia, Pantelleria, Italy 49. Soho House Barcelona, Spain 50. Villa La Coste, Provence, France 51. Villa Pliniana, Lake Como, Italy

52. Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar Resort, Nizwa, Oman 53. andBeyond Matetsi River Lodge, Zimbabwe 54. Banyan Tree Tamouda Bay, Fnideq, Morocco 55. Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi at Al Maryah Island, U.A.E. 56. The Highlands, Ngorongoro, Tanzania 57. Jumeirah Al Naseem, Dubai, U.A.E. 58. Leeu Estates, Franschhoek, South Africa 59. L’Hôtel Marrakech, Morocco 60. Sofitel Tamuda Bay Beach and Spa Hotel, M’diq, Morocco 61. Thanda Island, Tanzania

ASIA 62. 28 Kothi, Jaipur, India 63. Amanemu, Shima, Japan 64. Anantara Peace Haven Tangalle Resort, Sri Lanka 65. Chena Huts, Sri Lanka 66. Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto, Japan 67. Four Seasons Private Island Maldives at Voavah, Baa Atoll, Maldives 68. Hoshinoya Tokyo, Japan 69. Katamama, Bali, Indonesia

THE H T 75 70. KK Beach, Habaraduwa, Sri Lanka 71. Santani Wellness Resort & Spa, Kandy District, Sri Lanka 72. Six Senses Zil Pasyon, Seychelles 73. The St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort, Maldives 74. Villa Mahabhirom, Chiang Mai, Thailand

AUSTRALIA & THE SOUTH PACIFIC 75. Helena Bay Lodge, Northland, New Zealand

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BY THE

locals, Photograph by Casey Dunn/courtesy of Hotel Saint George

BUT WITH YOU IN MIND

It’s almost a given that a hotel will make some claim of localism (we don’t think stocking the minibar with regional craft beer really counts). These properties, however, are implementing more considered collaborations that actually resonate with the guests.

Andaz Scottsdale Resort & Spa

Those colorful oil canvases and ceramic mugs you’re sipping coﬀee from (even the staﬀ’s name tags and bracelets) come from the 81-year-old art collective Cattle Track, down the road.

Casa Bonay, Barcelona

The 67-room hotel taps into new-wave Catalan design with yak’s-wool bedcovers

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loomed in neighboring Terrassa and prints by designer Clara Arnús.

Hotel Saint George, Marfa (below)

The Marfa Book Company, a 21-year-old local institution, moved into the hotel lobby where it shares space with paintings by Texan Jeﬀ Elrod.

Hôtel William Gray, Montreal

Savvy Quebecois know the most buttery croissants come from Café Olimpico, whose latest outpost is next to the lobby.

Thompson Nashville

You’ll need jeans in this town. And the in-room fittings with homegrown brand Imogene + Willie will make it impossible to shop for denim at a store ever again.

few things are more divine than an outdoor massage, shrouded by palms in the garden at sikelia, the first luxury resort on sicily’s pantelleria island. Condé Nast Traveler / 05.17

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Arizona’s Andaz Scottsdale Resort and Spa, which opened in December, has partnered with the nearby Cattle Track Arts Compound, an 80-year-old collective of jewelers, potters, blacksmiths, and other artisans. Guests can tour artist studios, create their own works, or simply soak in original artworks, seen everywhere from wall art to restaurant dishware to staff name tags. Here, a look at a few of the hotel’s contributing artists. —SOPHIA DEMBLING art

The keycard sleeves feature a two-dimensional version of Hanger 10, a sculpture made by Matt Magee from cut-up detergent bottles. Magee says the original work, which can be found in the Girard House suite, “is meant to be seen as a kind of diagram, each color and shape referencing the next.”

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Justin Timberlake of *NSync in Black Snake Moan (2006)

Chance Phillips used needle felting—a craft in which a barbed needle is poked repeatedly through wool fibers—to create World So Full, an installation of colorful fabric balls near the hotel’s entrance. She says of her whimsical felted dolls, which are sold in the gift shop, “I often start with something in mind, and the little guy just takes on his own personality and turns out entirely different.”

Much of the dishware at Weft & Warp Art Bar + Kitchen is the work of ceramicist Mary Van Dusen, a retired teacher and tennis pro. The resort’s style inspired her to move away from her normal earth tones and into pure, bright colors, which, she says, “released a lot of creative juices.” Mark McDowell, a former oil painter who now works primarily with colored pencils, created a sketch of Scottsdale landmark Camelback Mountain as seen from the resort. The image is used on employee name tags and on sketch pads sold in the gift shop. Santo Press, the studio of printer Brent Bond, created much of the art on property, such as Bond’s Bounce series and Koryn Woodward Wasson’s Pear of Thieves I, a linocut of prickly pears. Each room has a copy of Janet Towbin’s etching and collage Kaleidoscope. “I digitally manipulated Kaleidoscope in various color stylings,” Towbin says, “to complement the color palette of the gorgeous midcentury fabrics at Andaz.”

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Landing by private jet into the sparkling clean and updated Cabo San Lucas airport is a breeze. A private VIP area is set apart from the crowds of tourists and outside the lounge awaits the SUV with cold towels, water and comfort for the easy 45-minute drive to paradise. My idea of paradise is a beach that is tranquil, secluded, private and away from the throngs of drunk tourists. A place where you can truly relax and enjoy the simple pleasures of life and marvel at the beauty of nature. I found this place, and I am truly reluctant to share it with anyone for fear I will lose the chance to return and experience this hidden gem again. But it is so special, that I hope you will someday get to experience it. The new Four Seasons Hotel and Residences in Costa Palmas is a property that will take your breath away. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Costa Palmas is a brand new, 1000-acre private beachfront resort community on two miles of quiet beach on the Sea of CortĂŠs, located just outside of Cabo San Lucas. Surrounded by organic orchards and farms and including a stunning 250 slip deep-water marina, the area will be home to an all-new Four Seasons Resort and Private Residences Los Cabos, a Robert Trent Jones II 18-hole golf course, and the Costa Palmas Beach & Yacht Club with space for superyachts up to 250 feet. This will ultimately become one of the more exclusive

billionaire retreats, considering the current popularity of neighboring La Paz, which hosted a dozen of the wealthiest families and their superyachts over New Year's Eve. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

In 2018, Four Seasons in conjunction with Los Angeles-based Irongate development, headed by Jason Grosfeld, will open its very first property in Los Cabos, Mexico. Grosfeld is involved in the acquisition, financing and development of high-end commercial properties in Los Angeles and elsewhere. Among his high profile properties in Hawaii are the Watermark and The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikiki Beach. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

I spoke with Jason Grosfeld in a long-range interview about his plans for the new Costa Palmas property and his thoughts for the future of the area. What first attracted you to the Costa Palmas property? “I first saw the property 10 years ago, a friend of mine owned it and I never got it out of mind. The combination of three key factors when you're a resort developer are; proximity to a major international airport, deep white sand beach with swimmable and safe water for kids, and is it unique for the area. Most areas have miles and miles of resorts stacked up, so what’s particularly unique about this part of Baja is that our beach faces north up into the Sea of Cortes, so it’s incredibly protected. What that affords us is still water like a lake for most of the time. It’s kind of Caribbean style, magical clear water with a sand bottom. There is no algae, no coral, and its pure sand on the bottom of a shallow, easy sand bar shelf for 50 meters."

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“This property is what I had been searching for with my own family to go on vacation and it doesn't exist. Where could you go within four hours of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Texas, Denver and the entire West Coast and get that kind of weather and oceanography and topography? We approached the Four Seasons and they fell in love with the site as well and they realized how unique it was and different than everything else on the Cabo San Lucas hotel corridor.” ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

What makes this property different than the numerous hotels on the Cabo corridor? “We just recently opened up for public sales and the response has been incredible. People come down and they spend a couple nights in the cabanas and they fall in love with the area. A big attraction to buyers is the marina and the fact that we have 1,000 mostly flat acres. What that affords us, is tons of activities and certainly more than the Cabo corridor, which has sloped properties to the ocean. Not only do we have the water activities with the calm water but you also have great land activities from ATV's to horseback riding. Most of the people I know don't just want to go on vacation and sit by a pool and drink cocktails, they really want activities, and we do three times more activities than any other property in Cabo. When you add in the marina, you would never have dreamed of having the amenities of a club, a Four Seasons, and also an adjacent world class private yacht marina.”

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With neighboring La Paz becoming the new destination for superyachts, this sounds like a dream destination for luxury boating. "We are actually getting a lot of the superyacht owners inquiring when we will be ready for them, and in a few months the marina will be ready for the big yachts and actually can accommodate 250-foot superyachts.” ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

How does this property fit in with your other properties, (Watermark and The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikiki Beach)? “We take our design aesthetic pretty seriously, we try to look at something that is very site specific and what we are trying to accomplish is to give people a very light and elemental feeling that is contemporary but also relaxed, using natural materials that feel fresh and clean without being stark. We wanted to create something that was very different, but also very comfortable, and people liked our cabanas so much that they have asked to have their home in the aesthetic and vernacular of the cabana. We have a great team of architects and interior designers and we hope that we will attract and educate buyers who want something different and fresh.” ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

How does it work flying into Cabo San Lucas airport for high-end travelers on private jets? “The clearance when you arrive into Cabo on a private jet is faster than you could experience anywhere in the world. You are usually out of there within five minutes. The jets pull right up to the private terminal, you walk 20 feet, you pass customs quickly and you are at your car. There is an airstrip 5-10 miles away from our property that may be renovated. It currently takes prop planes but there is talk about improving it for jets.”

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What are your future dreams for Costa Palmas? “Since we have arrived, and announced Four Seasons, people are definitely taking much more notice of the area. We heard about new hotels wanting to develop around us. We have a second hotel planned and not announced yet for our property and it is an ultra-luxury property. We are establishing Costa Palmas as the high-end, ultra-luxury master plan in all of Cabo. I don't think anything else will compare.” I took a hard hat ATV tour of the entire property and was shown the layout for a wide selection of residences available. The planned community includes; Marina Residences with two, three and four-bedroom layouts from 2,523 to 4,978 square feet; Beachfront residences with single-level three and four-bedroom residences on the Sea and ranging from 3,806 to 4,598 square feet; two-level townhomes are offered in four- and fivebedroom configurations from 6,528 to 6,792 square feet; Ocean view residences near the Beach Club include one, two, three or four bedroom floor plans and range from 2,523 to 4,598 square feet and Golf course residences are available in one- to four-bedroom configurations and range from 1,150 to 4,598 square feet. Expect to pay over $15 million for one of the very limited beachfront residences. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Although my visit was brief, I was the first journalist to officially spend an overnight in one of the spectacular beachfront Cabanas that are used only for VIP guests and potential property owners. These are not available to the general public, and I am hoping they keep them once the resort is finished. Upon arrival I was greeted by the charming staff including; Sales Manager Pete Hardie & GM Ricardo Medina. After checking into my cabana, I was met by the resorts amazing massage therapist Carolina BaĂąuelos, who indulged me in a blended coffee, organic coconut oil and cinnamon body scrub followed by a blissful deep tissue massage. With the sound of the lapping surf in front of my balcony, this was the perfect way to welcome me to paradise.

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That evening we were treated to a sit-down dinner in the small and very private beach club pavilion directly on the sand. Dinner was catered by the amazing executive chef Gonzalo Cerda, while a local musician played in the background. With bartenders that knew exactly what you wanted to drink before even asking, this is service to write home about, and considering you are the only guest for miles, it is something I will never forget. After sleeping like a baby under an amazing super moon, I spent the morning alongside the resorts Aventura team member Jose Manriquez, and we helped release baby sea turtles back into the ocean on the Bahia las Palmas. The resorts conservation team does a great job at protecting the eggs from predators until they are ready to be gently coaxed into the surf. From there it was a fabulous hike to the nearby Santiago Waterfalls for a jump off the cliff into the crystal blue and cold water. An extra added attraction for guests is that Costa Palmas provides guides, coaches and mentors to take you and your family on rare excursions through their Aventura program. This was the perfect way to end the day and head back to the airport. I will truly miss Costa Palmas and canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait for my return, in fact, my bags are already packed. !

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small willow-lined lake, and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. As the restaurant was closed, we stopped in the bar for small bites, before being driven by golf cart to our villa. The 55-key resort’s villas and rooms are connected by a series of reflection pools crossed by bridges. The standalone walled plunge or jet-pool villas are serenely private and the best choice by far. Expect interiors furnished with a general theme of black and red silk. We were staying in a Jet Pool Villa, in which the king bed occupies the middle room below a soaring wood-beamed ceiling. When we arrived, aromatherapy candles were alight, and in the morning we discovered that each window opens to a small enclosed garden. The centerpiece of the walled front garden is the heated jet pool. We slept well, with the sense of having arrived someplace memorable. Lijiang is in the mountainous north of Yunnan Province, close to 8,000 feet. The air is crystal clear and the scenery awe-inspiring. Most people come to see the 800-year-old town, Dayan, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Nigel Fisher, the resort’s Australian GM, loves nothing more than introducing English-speaking arrivals to the area’s history and charm. The resort has in-house, fluent English-speaking guides, but we were lucky enough to spend a day with Nigel, visiting Nashi villages near the resort (also UNESCO sites). Back at the resort, we checked into the spa, noticing but passing up the nice-sized gym and its assortment of cardio machines. In Banyan Tree spa tradition, local ingredients, including rice and tea, are an element of the offerings. Here we had the best treatment by far on this swing through China—a hot stone massage and

Banyan Tree is dramatic, but as we discovered in the morning, the entry perfectly frames the resort’s pagoda,

the 45-minute drive to Banyan Tree Lijiang, about 15 minutes outside the well-kept city.

luggage was retrieved, then into an SUV for

in Lijiang. We were surprised to be met at the jet bridge, ushered to a lounge while our

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valet service with all of our clothes folded and toiletries neatly arranged in the bath. Our only objection: the room was chilly. By fall, this will be fixed when heated floors will be installed. That said, after we joked about the chill, we returned to find two extra heaters in place. The obsolete televisions will be upgraded as well. There were actually no English

scrambled eggs, and bacon with ease. The housekeeping staff, whom we never encountered, provided a flawless

and the waiter at breakfast delivered our order of café latte,

to practice their English, but they were never intrusive. Communication with the front desk was always smooth,

Service was attentive and the staff seemed anxious

each palate. Dessert was a platter of mixed Chinese and Western sweets.

use the various sauces for just enough heat to please

in the library. The cooking soup for the produce, pork, and prawns was a mild chicken base that allowed us to

That night, we had a hot pot dinner beside the fireplace

a soothing facial. Be warned that the mountain air in Lijiang is very dry. A facial is almost a must.

DON’T come here expecting a typical five-star experience. This is still a somewhat exotic corner of China, though this resort is gorgeous, the service always agreeable, the spa terrific, and the food very good.

DO book in for a spa treatment. You won’t be sorry.

DO go for a villa. They are far more romantic than the somewhat international style rooms.

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channels available during our visit, but who cares? Bring books. Enjoy the silence in this stunning escape from the everyday. Banyan Tree Lijiang recently celebrated its tenth anniversary, and the property continues to hold strong as a worthy option for exploring the region’s hidden wonders.

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[Places, from L4] added a 27-unit Beach House in 2016. The Mayakoba development, which emphasizes sustainability and is home to Rosewood, Fairmont and Banyan Tree hotels, added a 214-room Andaz Resort in December. The all-inclusive, family-friendly Ocean Riviera Paradise also opened in December. The all-inclusive, adults-only Unico Riviera Maya, south of Playa del Carmen, is to open in March. Info: Visit Mexico, www.lat.ms/riviera maya

San Francisco Here comes the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love, and San Francisco ventures such as the Magic Bus (which does ’60s-themed local tours), San Francisco Love Tours (which uses VW buses with psychedelic paint jobs) and Flower Power Walking Tours will make the most of that in HaightAshbury and beyond. Find Jimi Hendrix’s old place at 1524A Haight St. (the apartment, above a tobacco shop, is a private residence) and the North Beach coffee shop where Janis Joplin did some singing. Now it’s Maggie McGarry’s Irish Pub, and there’s more singing than ever. Various street fairs are in the works, including one in Haight-Ashbury in June (details TBA), and ’60s-themed exhibitions are planned at the California Historical Society, the De Young Museum, the Berkeley Art Museum and San Francisco City Hall. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art will still be celebrating its May 2016 expansion. Info: San Francisco Travel, www.sftravel .com

Seoul This South Korean capital city on the Han River is as urban as they come with a population of about 10 million, but it’s been renewing its natural connections. Explore the Cheonggyecheon, a sevenmile-long restored urban stream that replaced an elevated highway and acts as a linear park through the center of the city. In late 2017, the Seoul Skygarden, an urban overpass replanted with local plant species, will reopen for pedestrians, creating an arboretum above the Seoul Station transportation center. Visit soon and you’ll beat the crowds expected for the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang (80 miles east of Seoul) Feb. 9 to 25, 2018. Info: Visit Seoul, english.visitseoul.net

Slovenia Slovenia, part of Yugoslavia until the 1990s, has been gaining momentum for years. The site of bloody conflict during both world wars, it’s now a treasure-trove of scenery. Its capital, Ljubljana, is just two hours’ drive from Italy’s Friuli wine region. Bike tour company Backroads has added a 2017 tour that combines Slovenia and Friuli. Ljubljana is a short drive to placid Lake Bled and the Soca River Valley — lots of cycling and rafting — and the cave system of Postojna, about 30 miles southwest of Ljubljana. Postojna is also the beginning of the Via Dinarica, a recently developed mountain hiking trail that runs through several western Balkan nations. Many adventure tour operators now are running Slovenian trips. Info: Slovenian Tourist Board, www.slovenia.info

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THE CHURCH of the Assumption, on an island in Lake Bled, is among a treasure-trove of scenery found in Slovenia.

Tanzania Why see Tanzania? We need not say more than: 8 Serengeti, a national park with some of Africa’s most impressive wildlife; 8 Ngorongoro, a crater with some of the most spectacular views on the continent, and Kilimanjaro, the 19,341-foot mountain that is Africa’s highest point; 8 The Highlands, a safari camp north of the crater on the slopes of Olmoti volcano that opened in 2016 with eight domed tentsuites of canvas and glass; 8 Jabali Ridge, a fancier 10-unit camp from the same company (Asilia), due to open in September in the larger but less-trafficked Ruaha National Park. Info: Tanzania Tourist Board, www.tan zaniatouristboard.com

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HAIGHT-ASHBURY in San Francisco

will mark Summer of Love anniversary.

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ZEBRAS quench their thirst in Seren-

geti National Park in Tanzania.

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CUZCO, Peru, home to the Plaza de

Armas, is getting new train service.

Todos Santos, Baja California Todos Santos is an artsy, expat-friendly beach town an hour’s drive north of Cabo San Lucas. The quaint restaurants, shops and uncrowded rough-water beaches are enough to attract visitors, especially surfers. If you’re a growth-friendly optimist, you may be eager to see the first signs of Tres Santos, an ambitious new resort and wellness community whose short-term plans include 29 residences, restaurant, farm, farmers’ market, desalination plant and the 32-room Hotel San Cristóbal, which aims to open in March. If you’re a skeptic, you might have doubts about the project’s water use, its effect on the beach, its potential to grow to more than 4,000 units — and you might be eager to see Todos Santos before there are too many changes. Info: Visit Mexico, www.lat.ms/todossan tos

Vancouver Island, Canada

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HONG KONG will have more than a dozen hotels opening during the new year. It

has been almost 20 years since Britain handed over its former colony to China.

It’s a short hop from big-city Vancouver, yet the island’s wild feel is drawing adventurous travelers to the Clayoquot Wilderness Resort (open mid-May through late September) and the Free Spirit Spheres treehouses (near Qualicum Beach), which hopes to add a fourth sphere in time for summer. In the resort town of Tofino, which has become a storm-watching destination from November through March (and was named Sunset magazine’s “Best Beach town in the West” for 2016), there’s the much-praised Wolf in the Fog restaurant; Sea Monster Noodle Bar; Calypso Roti Shop; and the Pacific Sands Beach Resort, whose 77 beach houses and suites will be joined by 40 new units this spring. Info: Destination BC, www.lat.ms/van couverisland

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A GIRL rides along the freshwater

Tonle Sap Lake in Cambodia.

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THE HELSINKI Music Centre will

help Finland mark its independence.

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TODOS SANTOS is a friendly, evolv-

ing beach town in Baja California.

Yosemite National Park All the usual reasons apply, plus this: In early summer, rangers will reopen the park’s Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, home to about 500 of California’s biggest trees. During the grove’s two-year closure, the National Park Service has added hiking trails and boardwalks, upgraded toilets, removed a gift shop and rerouted tram traffic. Info: Yosemite National Park, www.nps.gov/yose Peter Unger Getty Images / Lonely Planet Image

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SEOUL, on the Han River, has been

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2 1 C M U S E U M H OT E L OKL AHOMA CIT Y New location, creative comfort

klahoma City is a frontier town, home to the proverbial Western hero. The pulse of contemporary OKC still beats for the salt of the earth and working class, and there’s something artistic about that, as demonstrated by the new 21c Museum Hotel. A rehabilitation project that transformed the historic Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant into a 135-room boutique hotel, 21c offers 14,000 square feet of art-exhibition space open to the public for free, as well as Mary Eddy’s Kitchen x Lounge, the local toast of the OKC culinary scene that serves American contemporary cuisine in a renovated industrial setting. Built in 1916 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the building still has its original casement windows, the former Model T showroom’s original terrazzo floor, entry canopy and marquee. Rates start at $219. 21CMUSEUMHOTELS.COM —ADAM PITLUK

H OT E L S A I N T G E O R G E M A R FA , T E X A S Modern genius in the Lone Star state

A N DA Z S COT T S DA L E R E S O R T & S PA S COT T S DA L E , A R I ZO N A The perfect picture of desert life

s you stand on your private terrace at the Andaz Scottsdale Resort & Spa, art and nature collide in spectacular fashion around the 23-acre property. With the rugged Camelback Mountain in the distance, the 201 bungalow-style guest rooms boast brilliant pops of color and graphic patterns representative of artists Alexander Girard, Frank Lloyd Wright and Paolo Soleri. Rooms and common spaces feature works from the resident artists at Cattle Track Art Compound, a short walk from the resort. As part of a partnership between Cattle Track and the Andaz, guests can sign up for lectures, exhibitions, live performances and workshops at the resort — including pottery and landscape photography — as part of the Artist in Residence program. Rates start at $175. SCOTTSDALE.ANDAZ.HYATT.COM —SAVANAH DICKINSON

CELEBRATED LIVING • september/october 2016

PHOTOS COURTESY 21C OKC; CASEY DUNN; COURTESY ANDAZ SCOTTSDALE

hen you decide to open a hotel in a town that boasts one of the largest permanent installations of contemporary art in the world, you’re undoubtedly faced with a conundrum: Do you embrace the art connection or ignore it for fear of not getting it quite right? Fortunately for visitors to Hotel Saint George in Marfa, Texas, owner Tim Crowley opted for the former by installing the works of more than two dozen artists in the rooms and public spaces. Artwork by part-time resident Christopher Wool (whose painting “Untitled [Riot]” sold for $29.9 million at Sotheby’s last year) hangs in LaVenture, the hotel’s fine-dining restaurant. A diptych by Michael Phelan welcomes guests with the lyrics from Neil Young’s song “Fade to Black.” And the best part? The lobby bar is the new artist hangout. Rooms start at $195. MARFASAINTGEORGE.COM —RIMA SUQI

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