10 New Hotels

HAMPTON MANOR

Solihull, UK

The West Midlands village of Hampton-in-Arden is the setting for Hampton Manor, a stately Victorian-era house that once belonged to the family of Sir Robert Peel. Its exteriors remain lovingly preserved, while its interiors are a tribute to the Arts and Crafts Movement of the house’s early years.

VILLA TOKAY

Gili Air, Indonesia

Cars aren’t allowed on the island of Gili Air — hardly an inconvenience, as it spans less than two square miles. Part of an archipelago off the coast of Lombok, it’s a laid-back tropical getaway best explored on a bicycle, and Villa Tokay, easily one of the most luxurious places to stay, gladly provides them.

HOTEL LA PONCHE

Saint-Tropez, France

Though it’s perhaps more quiet than some of its neighbors, Hôtel La Ponche is a significant fixture on the St. Tropez hotel scene. Its small size — just 21 rooms and suites and three apartments — helps it keep its low profile, but it’s hosted everyone from Sartre and Picasso to Roger Vadim and Brigitte Bardot.

HOTEL SCHLOSS SEEFELS

Techelsberg, Austria

Luxury hotels line the waterfront of Lake Wörthersee, but none have a swimming pool like the one at Hotel Schloss Seefels. Accessible via a wooden dock that juts out into the turquoise lake, the pool is sometimes referred to as a bottomless bathtub — it’s enclosed only on the sides, and is heated in cooler weather.

IMARET

Kavala, Greece

Built in 1813 along Kavala’s Byzantine walls, staying at Imaret is something like sleeping in an Ottoman-era museum. Rooms and suites are rich with character: curving lines, chestnut floors, handmade oriental rugs, intricately tiled surfaces, copper sinks, brocade sofas, and glowing ornamental lanterns at every turn.

ROSA MALACCA

Melaka, Malaysia

Rosa Malacca looks more New York than Kuala Lumpur. Somehow, the aesthetic doesn’t seem entirely out of place, given that Melaka has long been a cultural melting pot. Why not a boutique hotel reminiscent of a Brooklyn loft, built with clay bricks and recycled wood, with the beams and ductwork exposed?

CASA YAHRI

Barichara, Colombia

There’s no question that the place itself is special. Located in Barichara, an impossibly picturesque Colombian village that feels frozen in time, Casa Yahri is a gorgeous colonial villa set amid lush greenery and tropical flowers, its sun-drenched terraces overlooking the vast Chicamocha Canyon.

RANCHO VALENCIA RESORT AND SPA

San Diego, CA, USA

Rancho Valencia Resort is a quiet retreat in a private canyon near the affluent residential community of Rancho Santa Fe. Accommodations are scattered about the grounds, hacienda-style, with one or two suites to each casita, and feature cathedral ceilings, hand-painted tiles, fireplaces, and plenty of space.

THE RESERVE HOTEL

Funchal, Portugal

The Reserve is a luxurious hotel-within-a-hotel occupying the penthouse level of Funchal’s towering waterfront landmark, the Savoy Palace. Every room overlooks Madeira’s coastline, as does the private rooftop pool. Personal assistants are on hand around the clock to attend to guests’ every need.

PALAZZO M CAPRI

Capri, Italy

On Capri’s main square there’s a cheerful, pale-yellow palazzo that was once the atelier of the German symbolist painter Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach. Today, it’s home to the Palazzo M Capri, an eight-suite boutique hotel. The rear side overlooks the Gulf of Naples, a spectacle that would move anybody to take up painting.