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→ This week’s most exciting new hotels are in Iceland, Louisville, the French Riviera, Indonesia, Grenada, and…
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THE RETREAT AT BLUE LAGOON
Grindavík, Iceland
The incredibly stylish and unmistakably high-end Retreat has its own guests-only lagoon, which wraps around the hotel so that you can skip the busy public pool and bathe in semi-privacy in front of your terrace or balcony. It’s also got a lavish day spa that makes the most of Iceland’s unique volcanic resources.
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TOILE BLANCHE
Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France
Toile Blanche is family-owned and -operated by the Leroy Brothers, a trio of “Post-Internet” artists. This isn’t just a farmhouse-style luxury boutique hotel displaying a vast selection of their work, though it’s certainly that — it’s also a carefully curated experience in its own right, every detail chosen with the utmost care.
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HOTEL GENEVIEVE
Louisville, KY, USA
Hotel Genevieve, from the Texas-based Bunkhouse group, adapts the mini-chain’s signature variety of unpretentious boutique charm to this uniquely French-influenced riverside city. It’s a new build, but one designed to fit in among downtown Louisville’s finest examples of French-inspired architecture.
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CAP KAROSO
Ate Dalo, Indonesia
The modernist architecture at Cap Karoso sets a stylish tone, harmoniously contrasted with indigenous Sumbanese design and construction. The whole operation seamlessly (and respectfully) blends an international sensibility and a strong contemporary design sense with local crafts, culture, and excursions.
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SIX SENSES LA SAGESSE
St. David’s, Grenada
For their first foray into the Caribbean, Six Senses chose Grenada, an island that’s rapidly ascending the luxury destination rankings. The 38-acre property occupies a quiet headland, and its low-profile structures are nestled into the rises and falls of the land in a way that affords an extraordinary sense of privacy and seclusion.
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