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Château La Commaraine, Pommard, Burgundy
Burgundy has long been known for producing exceptional wine and Michelin-starred restaurants that do those bottles justice, but the luxury hotel scene has floundered. Château La Commaraine, which opened in July, changed all that.
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Château de Cîteaux, Meursault, Burgundy
A pastel-splashed 19th-century castle, Château de Cîteaux is the very first property in Burgundy for the fast-growing French brand, Fontenille. In an area whose bottles alone can easily push past four figures, this new hotel does not, making it a more accessible entry and first foray into serious wine country.
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Château de la Haute Borde, Loire Valley, France
A thoughtfully renovated family castle in the heart of the Loire Valley that feels like a relaxed and sophisticated retreat amongst creative souls.
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Hotel Porte Brunet, Saint Émilion, France
A small jewel box hotel in the historic village of St. Émilion that offers sophistication and style without feeling precious or uptight.
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Crillon Le Brave, Provence, France
Located in the town of the same name, and overlooking the vineyards of the Vaucluse, Crillon Le Brave feels more like its own secret Provençal village than a typical 5-star hotel.
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Capella Kyoto, Japan
On the site of a 150-year-old school in a historic Kyoto neighborhood, Capella’s first hotel in Japan, designed by Kengo Kuma, embodies the city’s cultural refinement—with Japanese craft and art, courtyard gardens, hot-spring-fed onsen, and rare access to local geisha traditions.
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Cour des Loges, A Radisson Collection Hotel, Lyon
A warren of connecting historical buildings makes for a cozily atmospheric stay in the heart of Old Lyon, with a restaurant worthy of France’s gastronomic capital.
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Patina Osaka, Japan
Patina Osaka is a design-forward new hotel set opposite Osaka Castle, which mixes an art-filled contemporary style with bits of Japanese tradition and is already getting a lot of attention in a city that’s too often overlooked by first-time travelers to Japan.
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Hotel El Roblar, Ojai, CA
Built in 1919 and recently revived by a hospitality dream team, El Roblar channels an older, more glamorous era of California leisure with plenty of local character and quirks to make it feel completely its own.