→ This week’s most exciting new hotels are in Umbria, Catskills, Cotswolds, Panama, Île-de-France, and…
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ABBAYE DES VAUX DE CERNAY
Cernay-la-ville, France
Abbaye des Vaux-de-Cernay is the confident first entry into the world of country-house hotels by Paris Society, a brand known more for restaurants than rooms. That all might change thanks to this medieval abbey that’s been restored, expanded, and transformed into a thoroughly impressive country escape.

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I BORGHI DELL’EREMO
Piegaro, Italy
You might’ve noticed that I Borghi dell’Eremo is plural. This is not a single farmhouse hotel, but three distinct “villages,” each one with a different purpose, but all constructed in a similar contemporary-classic style — and all with the same stunning views of the countryside on the border between Tuscany and Umbria.

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ESTELLE MANOR
North Leigh, UK
Estelle Manor is a fantastic and fanatically detailed vision of timeless Oxfordshire country-house hospitality. Accommodations on the 60-acre estate range from the main house to the converted stables to a number of freestanding cottages. All, at every level, combine luxe comfort with arresting, era-spanning design.

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SOFITEL LEGEND CASCO VIEJO
Panama City, Panama
Sofitel’s Legend sub-brand is a collection of historic hotels with stories to tell and reputations to uphold. In Panama, it’s represented by the Legend Casco Viejo, occupying what was once the Club Unión de Panama, a century-old Spanish Colonial–style edifice in the city’s UNESCO-listed historic waterfront district.

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BLUEBIRD HUNTER LODGE
Hunter, NY, USA
Hunter Mountain, in the Catskills, is the setting for Bluebird Hunter Lodge, by Lark. This 70s ski lodge–inspired boutique hotel is intended as a four-season escape from the city. The look is one part idealized retro summer camp and one part crisp contemporary design. The comforts luxurious but far from opulent.

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