REVEALED: 2026 World's Best New Hotels! Hotels In Kenya & UAE Are Listed

The world's best new hotels for 2026 have been revealed, including everything from Kenyan safari resorts to glamorous Texan establishments. 

Taking the top spot is Collegio Alla Querce, part of the Auberge Collection - and located in beautiful Florence, Italy

The top 43 new stays have been recognised as this year's best, according to Esquire.

World's Best New Hotels For 2026

Collegio Alla Querce, Auberge Collection, Florence, Italy

L'Auberge de Sedona, Sedona, Arizona

Hotel El Roblar, Ojai, California

Hotel Del Coronado, San Diego, California

Le Petit Pali, St. Helena, California

Treehouse Hotel Silicon Valley, Sunnyvale, California

Hotel Wren, Twentynine Palms, California

World of Quercus, Gay, Georgia

The Asticou Hotel, Mount Desert Island, Maine

Prospect Berkshires, Egremont/Berkshires, Massachusetts

One&Only Moonlight Basin, Big Sky, Montana

Hotel Willa, Taos, New Mexico

Faena, New York, New York

Waldorf Astoria, New York, New York

Cascada, Portland, Oregon

Hotel Daphne from Bunkhouse, Houston, Texas

Black Desert Resort, Greater Zion, Utah

Hotel SonoLux, Montreal, Canada

Templeton Garden, London, England

The Newman, London, England

Corinthia, Brussels, Belgium

Experimental Marais, Paris, France

La Fondation, Paris, France

Terre di Sacra, Capalbio, Italy

The Hoxton, Florence, Italy

W Florence, Florence, Italy

Hotel Calimala, Milan, Italy

Vista Ostuni, Puglia, Italy

Mett, Barcelona, Spain

SLS, Barcelona, Spain

The Palace Hotel, Madrid, Spain

Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Rosewood Mandarina, Nayarit, Mexico

Waldorf Astoria, Punta Cacique, Costa Rica

The St. Regis, Cap Cana, Dominican Republic

Four Seasons Resort, Río Grande, Puerto Rico

Mondrian, Gold Coast, Australia

Regent Bali Canggu, Bali, Indonesia

Waldorf Astoria, Osaka, Japan

Park Hyatt, Tokyo, Japan

andBeyond Suyian Lodge, Laikipia County, Kenya

Mahali Mzuri, Narok County, Kenya

Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab, Dubai, UAE

Source: Esquire

andBeyond Suyian Lodge, Laikipia County, Kenya

Mahali Mzuri, Narok County, Kenya

Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab, Dubai, UAE