5 New Hotels

CAMPTOWN CATSKILLS

Leeds, NY, USA

The 1930s motel that now serves as Camptown’s main lodge is full of character. The nearly century-old bones of the place have been preserved, but it’s been refinished with a bit of modernism, a healthy dose of Shaker simplicity, and plenty of rustic rough edge — and joined by 26 cabins, each a variation on the theme.

NOBU HOTEL BARCELONA

Barcelona, Spain

The Nobu brand, today, is synonymous with more than sushi — with the advent of the eponymous hotels, the name now calls to mind a collection of chic, luxurious modern hotels — like this one, located in one of Barcelona’s most rapidly evolving neighborhoods, within a 23-story tower that dates back to the 1970s.

LE MARTIN BOUTIQUE HÔTEL

Saint Martin, French West Indies

This sort of high-style, small-scale lodging isn’t common in the Caribbean the way it is in the world’s capital cities. Le Martin Boutique Hotel makes a statement with its name; in this corner of the French West Indies, fans of boutique hospitality and modern, glamorous hotel interiors need look no further.

ALMARIA OFFICINA REAL APARTMENTS

Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon’s Almaria group transforms unusual historical structures into stylish and modern apartment-style quasi-hotels. For Almaria Officina Real the raw material is a handsome building in Baixa-Chiado once used as a pewter workshop for the Royal House — it’s now 10 attractive and characterful apartments.

URBAN HIVE MILANO

Milan, Italy

High-end luxury travelers have always been well served by the Milanese hotel market; less common in Italy’s most fashionable city are hotels that appeal to a younger and more diverse crowd. Urban Hive Milano, in the Brera district, just to the north of the city center, aims to fill this gap.