The best new hotels to see in 2022, from Bali to the East-meets-West Raffles London and Aman New York
- With pent-up demand for travel to satisfy, new hotels are opening, from villas in Bali with a ‘no-walls, no doors’ concept to some Asian exports to the West
- Elsewhere, look for a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Sichuan, China, a Regent resort in Phu Quoc, Vietnam, a Six Senses Swiss property and an exclusive safari lodge
Travelling for pleasure may still seem a long way off for some of us, but there will be many new hotels and resorts keen for our custom when the time comes.
Whether you’re looking for a break in the ancient forests of China’s Sichuan province or a health reset on a windswept island in northern Europe, we have compiled some of the most interesting openings of 2022.
Sichuan, China
When construction of a Ritz-Carlton Reserve at Jiuzhaigou was announced in 2017, its opening was awaited with bated breath.
The location could not be more stunning. At 2,300 metres (7,550 feet) above sea level and bordering the Tibetan Plateau, the resort overlooks the Jiuzhaigou Valley, a Unesco World Heritage Site with an ancient forest, waterfalls and natural pools.
Ancient Tibetan villages, grasslands, the aforesaid forest and the Min mountain range provide the hotel with its views.
The fact it is part of the Ritz-Carlton Reserve collection means, when the property opens in the last quarter of 2022, it will do so with architecture and interiors that pay tribute to the region.
