5 New Hotels

SINGLETHREAD INN

Healdsburg, CA, USA

The main attraction at SingleThread is its 3-MICHELIN-Star, Japanese-accented restaurant, but the accommodations are no afterthought. Though it weighs in at a mere five rooms and suites, Kyle and Katina Connaughton’s inn offers what might be one of the most luxurious experiences — and best breakfasts — in California.

HOTEL SUREÑO

Mérida, Mexico

Everyone’s aware of Cancún’s megaresorts and Tulum’s boho-chic beachfront hotels; fewer visitors to the Yucatán Peninsula consider staying in the state capital of Mérida. But the city is full of colonial buildings turned into appealing modern hotels, like Hotel Sureño, which recently opened in the historic center.

TERANKA FORMENTERA

Formentera, Spain

The name Teranka Formentera derives from “terre d’ancrage” — a place to anchor — and that’s just what this boutique resort feels like, a calm haven between blue sky and windswept dunes, the interiors mirroring the outdoor landscape of this rugged Spanish island while offering protection from the elements.

THE SHINMONZEN

Kyoto, Japan

Its neat timber exterior resembles that of any other ryokan, but inside, this nine-suite boutique hotel is one of a kind. The Shinmonzen is a project by Tadao Ando, arguably Japan’s most eminent architect — and this exquisitely designed hotel is his creative vision, at once nostalgic and futuristic, brought to life.

GRANTLEY HALL

Ripon, UK

You couldn’t ask for a more classic example of the English country-house hotel than Grantley Hall, a 17th-century Palladian gem in the Yorkshire Dales. The exterior remains as it was, and the public spaces match its period architecture. The rooms have been made more contemporary, but remain suitably grand.