5 New Hotels

Wildlife Retreat at Taronga

Sydney, Australia

The idea of a zoo hotel is something of a novelty. It’s especially noteworthy when the zoo in question is considered one of the best in the world. The Wildlife Retreat at Taronga is located inside Taronga Zoo Sydney, where you can wake up to a kangaroo hopping by or a koala clinging to a tree outside your window.

LYS MARTAGON

Courchevel 1850, France

In the alpine village of Courchevel 1850, beside the Bellecôte ski slopes, an elegant old family chalet was turned into Lys Martagon, a luxurious ski-in, ski-out lodge featuring an opulent spa and a notable art collection. With just seven suites and a maximum capacity of twenty, the hotel is nothing if not intimate.

The Blackpine Hotel

Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra

There’s a certain variety of black pine that only grows high up in the Andorran Pyrenees. The Blackpine Hotel is crafted almost entirely out of it. Its rooms are sleek and sculptural, as if they’ve been carved out of solid blocks of wood, then gently sanded down to reveal supple surfaces along walls, ceilings, and floors.

Halcyon, a hotel in Cherry Creek

Denver, CO, USA

Visitors to Denver are no doubt familiar with the downtown-adjacent districts, but there’s another secondary city center a few minutes’ drive to the south and east. Cherry Creek North, surrounded by upscale residential neighborhoods, is home to some fine shopping and nightlife, and to the glamorous Halcyon Hotel.

Petunia Ibiza

Cala Vadella, Spain

For a view you could do a lot worse than Es Vedrà, the offshore rock formation that’s a dramatic Ibizan icon. It’s visible from the rooftop terrace at Petunia Ibiza, an adults-only boutique hotel in a hillside village on the island’s west coast. It’s also visible from many of the hotel’s bohemian-rustic rooms and suites.