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3 New Hotels To Build A Trip Around In 2024 From Hawaii To Paris

Every year, Condé Nast Traveler reveals its annual Hot List spotlighting the best new hotels, restaurants, and more around the world. In our first edition of 2024, we’re visiting NoMad in the city that never sleeps to check into The Fifth Avenue Hotel, heading west to the Big Island for a stop at Kona Village, A Rosewood Resort in Hawaii and finishing up with an exclusive look at 1 Place Vendome in Paris. Presented by Capital One.

Released on 04/24/2024

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[Narrator] Every year, Conde Nast Traveler

releases its annual hot list,

which celebrates the best hotel openings and more

from around the world.

Here, a chic new addition to New York's NoMad District,

a reimagined and lovingly restored Hawaiian retreat,

and Paris's most exclusive new address are just three

of the standout properties on this year's hot list.

New York's NoMad neighborhood

has been an epicenter of cool new hotels

for over a decade now.

You know, the kind of places

that actually make the hotels the destination.

But we'd say none of the others here

nails the mix of high design, phenomenal food,

and just plain fun like The Fifth Avenue Hotel.

Immediately, you'll notice the design.

It's a whimsical riot of color and curiosities

from the mind of design master Martin Brudnizki.

Here he takes his cues from the building's Gilded Age roots,

but also the travels of the hotel's owner.

All of the design layers fit together,

and honestly, staying here kind of feels like

entering the wildly designed pied-a-terre

of some wealthy distant globe-trotting relative.

Though we're happy to say,

for all the hotel's originality,

they kept the most important, most classic detail.

Bathrooms come with the deepest sinking tub

for an unmissable post shopping soak.

Oh, and two words, martini cart.

If you allow yourself just one indulgence here,

it has to be the happy hour martini cart

they wheel up to your room,

with the most perfectly poured cocktails,

with all the accoutrements.

It's bliss.

But word of advice,

that should not be in place of the downstairs Portrait Bar,

a moody sexy cocktail lounge that fills up fast

by the trendiest of New Yorkers.

For a complete change of scene,

the legacy lives on on Hawaii's big island,

where the Rosewood Group of Hotels & Resorts

has revived the beloved Kona Village with a fresh twist.

From the 150 hale or bungalows,

to the resort's own outrigger canoe,

which guests can take out for sunrise paddles,

the village pulls in its destination at every opportunity.

Though the historic grounds, black sand beaches

and acres of pools makes it easy to spend all day outdoors,

you definitely will not want to skip at least an afternoon

at the spa Asaya.

It's built right into the lava flow,

and you can actually see Hualalai Volcano

off in the distance.

That breezy indoor/outdoor design carries over

to the rooms too,

where San Francisco based Nicole Hollis

nimbly avoids the easy design tropes of Hawaiian kitsch

by going big on texture.

The bathrooms are ginormous,

with al fresco showers

and loads of stone and black to mirror the lava fields

and black sand beaches visible from the lanai

where you'll wanna park yourself

for long stints in the morning over coffee and after dusk,

staring up at the stars.

The resort has some solid restaurants,

but honestly, there may not be a more perfect vacation bar

anywhere in the world than Shipwreck,

built of an actual old boat

that was owned by the resort's original founder.

The drinks are a lot of fun and honestly fantastic.

Important to note too,

is the resort's dedication to sustainability,

working with cultural advisors on how to preserve

and protect cultural sites at the hotel,

like it's petroglyph field.

It all combines to a resort

that can feel like a perfect homage

to the land's culture and environment,

along the most memorable and tranquil black sand beaches.

And then there's the supremely elegant 1, Place Vendome,

which is hard to miss right above the Chopard Boutique

in Paris's first arrondissement.

They do things a little differently here.

There is no check-in in the lobby,

but what you will find is signature Parisian glamour,

with an exquisite stone staircase.

Staying here feels like you've foregone a standard hotel

in favor of your own private member's club,

which in a way it is.

No non guests are allowed through these hallowed doors.

There are just five rooms and 10 suites

in the entire property,

all of which have been masterfully created

by famed interior designer Pierre-Yves Rochon.

Each has its own personality and aesthetic point of view.

Some are done in stark whites and cobalt blues,

others have pop art style curvaceous chairs,

mosaic showers and embroidered wallpaper.

This singular approach to design helps remind us

that this is a more personalized approach

to what a hotel can be.

And then there's the cuisine,

masterfully prepared

by luxury hospitality vet Boris Algarra.

From the high tech kitchen,

he and his team craft dishes

as beautiful as the setting itself,

including a 24/7 breakfast menu

that are plated so beautifully

you kind of don't wanna ruin it

by taking that first bite.

Also, there may be nothing more luxurious

than settling into the property's gigantic hug-like sofas

with the most perfect coffee or tea,

or upgrading that to a glass of red

from the owner's own vineyard.

A top hotel draws in the best of food, design and comfort

to become a destination all their own.

Any hotel that you choose will guarantee a great vacation.

And for more information on all these hotels,

including what to pack, head to cntraveler.com.

These hot list tours are brought to you by Capital One.

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