The Best New Hotels of 2014

According to Conde Nast Traveler, 33 noteworthy new hotels debuted in 2014.

The travel rag announced its hot list of best new hotels in a number of categories, including Best Design Hotel, Best Food Hotel, and Best Over the Top Hotel, reserved for the most extravagant and ornate sleeps … with an average nightly rate of $1070. Oof.

With some 500 worldwide debuts this year, there are plenty of options to choose from (although Conde Nast narrowed the list to a select 33), dotting the globe from Massachusetts to the Maldives, Phuket to France.

While the list skews luxury—this is Conde Nast, after all— a number of budget-friendly properties made the cut, including The Dean, a boutiquey spot in a former Providence brothel, and the stylishly efficient American Trade Hotel in up-and-coming Panama. Downtown designer boutiques like the Ace in L.A. and the Thompson in Chicago were among its ranks, as well as legacy brands, including brand-new outposts from Mandarin Oriental (Shanghai), Four Seasons (St. Petersburg), and Ritz-Carlton (Aruba).

Here is the full list:

Best Beach Hotels of 2014

(Photo: Salt House Inn)

• Andaz Maui at Wailea, Hawaii

• Mukul Resort, Nicaragua

• Nizuc Resort & Spa, Cancun

• Point Yamu by Como, Phuket
  * Salt House Inn, Provincetown
  
  Best Family Hotels of 2014
  
  (Photo: Andaz Peninsula Papagayo)
  

• Andaz Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica

• La Bandita Townhouse, Italy

• Palihouse Santa Monica, Los Angeles

• Ritz-Carlton, Aruba
  
  Best Food Hotels of 2014
  
  (Photo: The Thompson)
  

• Domaine de la Baume, Tourtour, France

• Park Hyatt Siem Reap, Cambodia

• The Thompson, Chicago

• The Vines Resort & Spa, Argentina

• The Wild Rabbit, England

• Zero George Street, Charleston
  
  Best Bargain Hotels of 2014
  
  (Photo: Christian Harder)
  

• American Trade Hotel, Panama City

• The Dean, Rhode Island

• The Line, Los Angeles

• The Marlton, New York City

• Temple Hotel, Beijing
  
  Best Design Hotels of 2014
  
  (Photo: Spencer Lowell)
  

• Ace Hotel, Los Angeles

• Hotel B, Lima

• Hotel d'Angleterre, Copenhagen

• Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai

• The London Edition, England
  
  Best Over-the-Top Hotels of 2014
  
  (Photo: Four Seasons Lion Palace)
  

• Aman Canal Grande, Venice

• Cheval Blanc Randheli, Maldives

• Four Seasons Lion Palace, St. Petersburg

• The Chedi Andermatt, Switzerland

• Rosewood, London
  
  Best Way-Out-There Hotels of 2014
  
  (Photo: Segera Retreat)
  

• Amano'i, Vietnam

• Fogo Island Inn, Newfoundland

• Segera Retreat, Laikipia Plateau, Kenya
  
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