5 New Hotels

THE BREEZE

Ahlbeck, Germany

Another hidden gem for travelers drawn to Germany’s Baltic coast, the resort town of Ahlbeck is the last town before the Polish border. Come this far and you’re rewarded with the Breeze, a design-forward boutique hotel whose name could equally refer to the seaside atmosphere and its modernist structures.

LE PETIT PALI AT 8TH AVE

Carmel, CA, USA

All of the Palisociety hotels share a certain unpretentious, vintage-inspired warmth, and for all their stylishness, tend more toward a cozy residential vibe than an intimidatingly high-fashion one. And this is all the more true of Le Petit Pali at 8th Ave, a 24-room inn that’s more seaside B&B than urban boutique hotel.

ELIAMOS VILLAS HOTEL & SPA

Kefalonia, Greece

Eliamos Villas Hotel & Spa benefits, first and foremost, from a beautiful location on the south coast of Kefalonia, on a hillside above a beach, looking out over the Ionian Sea. Also auspicious: its owner is an interior designer, and judging by the look of the hotel’s 12 villas, a fine one indeed.

THE NAMKHAN

Luang Prabang, Laos

Before opening its doors to travelers in 2019, the Namkhan operated solely as an organic farm. The first accommodations were glamping-style tents, and though the owners went on to add more conventional suites and villas, a down-to-earth ethic prevails at this elegant ecolodge on the outskirts of Luang Prabang.

SILVESTRE NOSARA

Nosara, Costa Rica

Staying near Playa Guiones, one of Costa Rica’s most prized beaches, usually means checking into a traditional hotel or self-catering at a house rental. Silvestre Nosara Hotel & Residences offers the advantages of both, filling a gap identified by one of its co-owners during an extended stay in the area a few years ago.