The 2022 Hot List

Our favourite new hotels around the world

- Smitha Menon; Shradha Shahani; Divia Thani

Travel is back, with new stays and reimagined classics opening their much-anticipated doors after two of the most challenging years the tourism and hospitality industry has seen. This year's edition is extra-special because it showcases a fresh and resilient crop of hotels that are at the top of their game during a global crisis. And this time, editors at all seven of Condé Nast Traveller's worldwide editions contributed to selecting the finest stays that opened before March 2022. Here are 54 of the world's best and brightest hotels for the discerning traveller, from sleek jungle camps to chic urban cocoons. Plan your getaway!

INDIA

THE WESTIN GOA

Every experience at The Westin Goa is designed around your well-being. Expect your days to start with a breakfast of smoothie bowls and juices with a side of the beach (Vagator is just a seven-minute drive from the property, and so is Anjuna). All 171 rooms, including the 16 suites, feature floor-to-ceiling windows that overlook the lawns or the pool. If you wish to launch straight into the water, choose a Pool Patio room, with stairs right from your deck. The Westin Goa has four food and drink outlets: The Market multi-cuisine, all-day diner, two bars and a patisserie that brews 21 types of teas and seven coffees. Whether you're here for a wedding or me-time, drop in at the Heavenly Spa, or request for an in-room foot massage on your couch. It is a fitting precursor to dozing off on Westin's aptly named Heavenly Bed, which does live up to its reputation of tipping you into restful sleep. marriott.com

THE ALAMPARA, TAMIL NADU