Though we’re well into the new year, travel is ramping up more than ever as we power through the hot summer months and get ready for fall getaways and winter celebrations. To help guide your travels, we released our annual list of the Best Places to Go at the end of last year. The list is extensively curated by our editors and contributors; in it, we highlight destinations that we believe travelers—and our team—should have on their radar.
To be considered a “Best Place to Go,” we often look to the changes and developments happening in the hospitality world: new hotel and museum openings, renovated spas, more direct flight routes, and innovative sustainability efforts included. Some destinations that made the cut in 2024 were Budapest; the Cyclades; Detroit; Grenada, Kobe, Japan; and Quito, Ecuador.
As our team has traveled to many of these locations throughout the year, we’ve been scouting out some of the best places to stay while visiting—including stays at some of the just-opened hotels that helped destinations make the list in the first place. From boutique hotels to regenerative wellness retreats, safari wilderness treks, and more, here are 23 editor-vetted hotels to stay in when visiting one of our Best Places to Go, this year and beyond.
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