The Best New Hotels in the United States and Canada: 2023 Hot List
Nothing makes us more excited to get up and go than putting together our annual Hot List of the best new hotels, cruises, restaurants, cultural destinations, and transportation projects. Now in its 27th year, this curated collection is a labor of love for our global team, which spends the year researching, visiting, and vetting the entries to bring you a definitive directory of places whose style, ethos, and service set new standards for hospitality. This year's best new hotels in North America range from urban gems to countryside wellness getaways and dreamy waterfront escapes. All that’s left is for you to decide where you’re going first. Here, the best new hotels in the USA and Canada.
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Matthew Millman/The MadronahotelThe Madrona — Sonoma, California
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Hot List 2023Originally built in 1881 as a private residence for the globetrotting Paxton family, this gabled mansion in Healdsburg has been respectfully restored and reimagined as a modern-day boutique hotel by San Francisco-based designer Jay Jeffers. The 24 accommodations include guest rooms located in the original mansion and carriage house as well as more secluded bungalows spread across historic buildings. Many rooms have soaring ceilings, and every accommodation features an original piece of furniture or artwork; many have period fireplaces, bay windows, and spacious balconies overlooking the hills of Dry Creek Valley. Madrona’s namesake restaurant is helmed by Michelin-starred chef Jesse Mallgren—there’s always a loyal local crowd for brunch on the heated terrace (the table waffle to share and salmon gravlax pizza with poached eggs are must-orders). Rooms from $650. —Jen Murphy
Noe DeWitt/Auberge Resorts CollectionhotelWildflower Farms, Auberge Resorts Collection — Gardiner, New York
$$$ | Hot List 2023Step onto this picturesque Auberge Resorts Collection campus, in a meadow in the shadow of New York’s iconic Shawangunk Mountains, and you feel almost as if you’ve entered the world of a Hudson River School painting. It’s that pretty. And for all its comforts, which are considerable—the instant it opened its doors last fall, it became the premier luxury escape in the Catskills—the hotel rightly recognizes that nature is its greatest amenity. Located on a 140-acre site that was once a tree nursery and a dairy farm, Wildflower leans into the region’s agricultural heritage with a working farm that supplies ingredients for cooking classes, the menu of the hotel’s progressive New American restaurant, Clay, and many of the treatments at the excellent spa, Thistle. Guests can swing by to tour the crops, feed the animals, and collect eggs from the chicken coop (to take home or pass along to the kitchen staff at Clay to prepare for breakfast). Just 4 percent of the property has been developed, leaving an extensive network of forest trails for visitors to explore on their own or to visit with a guide for ramp planting or forest-bathing experiences. And it’s easy to continue drinking in the beauty of the place from the 65 rooms, all freestanding cabins, cottages, and suites. In addition to offering fireplaces, well-curated minibars, and a stylishly warm, natural design aesthetic, they have extensive private terraces and floor-to-ceiling windows framing a view of woods, meadows, or mountains. Rooms from $1,250. —Jesse Ashlock
Chase Daniel/The Loren at Lady Bird LakehotelThe Loren at Lady Bird Lake — Austin, Texas
$$$ | Hot List 2023This 108-room jewel box has, arguably, the best location in downtown Austin. It overlooks Lady Bird Lake and the city’s growing skyline; a hike and bike trail across the street connects guests to Austin’s top sights and famous quirks alike. Upon arrival, friendly valets meet guests—who, along with their rides, look hot off of the runway—and usher them into the hotel lobby through glass doors. Guests might then take in city views from their balcony, recharge in the award-winning Milk + Honey Spa, take a dip in the rooftop swimming pool, or hit the first floor cafe. It’s all about understated glamor—and a touch of Caribbean hospitality—at The Loren. Rooms from $350. —Stirling Kelso
Robert Rieger/Aman New YorkhotelAman New York — New York City
$$$ | Hot List 2023In the 35 years since Aman was founded and its first property opened its doors in Phuket, the brand has come to represent a certain kind of experience for a certain kind of traveler: discreet, expansive, and intimate, with a full-bodied approach to wellness and an almost chameleon-like ability to adapt to the surrounding landscape. So it goes with Aman New York, the latest jewel in its crown—the brand’s very first urban outpost in the United States, and only its second urban property in the world after Aman Tokyo. And what a crown it is: Taking up residence in Midtown Manhattan’s iconic Crown Building, a Beaux-Arts landmark carefully renovated with Belgian designer Jean-Michel Gathy of Denniston Architects, the space dazzles with a 7,000-square-foot outdoor terrace, a spa and wellness center spread over three floors, and serene, high-ceilinged guest suites (each with its own fireplace). Rooms from $1,950. —Betsy Blumenthal
Chris SimpsonhotelSensei Porcupine Creek — Rancho Mirage, California
$$$ | Hot List 2023Toeing the line between self-improvement sabbatical and bona fide vacation, Sensei Porcupine Creek is the ideal getaway for the chronically over-achieving: a place where real R&R is achieved proactively, through science and strategy, and in utter seclusion. Formerly the private estate of tech wizard and Silicon Valley billionaire Larry Ellison, Sensei’s co-founder, this intensely isolated retreat hidden in the foothills of the Santa Rosa mountains (studded with monumental Robert Indiana and Keith Haring sculptures from Ellison’s personal collection, no less) is only the second outpost for Sensei and marks the brand’s debut in the continental United States. (Its first, Sensei Lānaʻi, A Four Seasons Resort, opened in 2019.) But it’s also the brand’s first true standalone property, and with a lush, 75-acre golf course, a glamorous lagoon-style pool, and tennis facilities modeled after those at the nearby Indian Wells Tennis Garden—which hosts the annual BNP Paribas Tennis Tournament, in addition to a fleet of world-class wellness professionals, all poised to help you hit your marks—it really does stand alone. Rooms from $1,525. —Betsy Blumenthal
Christian HarderhotelThe Pinch — Charleston, South Carolina
$$ | Hot List 2023When the iconic Bob Ellis Shoes shuttered its doors after 66 years at the corner of King and George streets, Randall Cook and David Grasso took note. On multiple visits, the co-founder and CEO of the Philadelphia-based hospitality group Method Co. had fallen in love with the Holy City’s rich history, culinary prowess, and creative industry. So the team purchased five adjoining lots and set about preserving, restoring, and transforming the enclave of buildings into a stylish, warmly contemporary boutique hotel, with active storefronts below and two floors above containing 25 chic rooms, suites, and residences, each with a designer kitchen. The transition has been so smooth, many locals didn’t notice the change until realizing the upper windows were no longer boarded up, then spying the Pinch’s understated marquee. Though the launch has been quiet, buzz has been growing about the hotel’s ground-floor restaurant, The Quinte, a sexy, glowing, darkly paneled oyster bar fronting George Street. Heads will also turn when restaurant Lowland opens in an adjacent historic dwelling, with a tavern, a second-floor dining room with a hand-painted mural and wood-burning fireplace, and a much-anticipated private extended-stay residence on the top floor.—Allston McCrady
The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMadhotelThe Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad
$$$ | Hot List 2023During New York Fashion Week, this already-iconic hotel’s rooftop bar Nubeluz by José Andrés hosted a runway show for Bronx and Banco, complete with a downtown cool vibe and guest list to match—think actress Natasha Lyonne and rapper Coi Leray. Nubeluz (and The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad as a whole) was immediately cemented as an overnight New York City hot spot—just one example of how this legacy brand is reshaping its image. But how did a hotel conglomerate that is thought of as a bit stuffy create a hotel that is familiar to its existing clientele while becoming alluring to a new generation? The answers are found within the lobby which takes its inspiration and pays homage to its location in the floral district, the reservation-impossible Mediterranean restaurant Zaytinya (another José Andrés), view-laden rooms, and skin-tightening subterranean spa. Each space mixes current design trends, like hand-blown Randy Zieber floral petal-inspired chandeliers in the lobby and black Italian-marble walls, with the exceptional, discreet service that Ritz-Carlton is known for. We can’t imagine a more perfect place to shake things up than the capital of reinvention: New York. Rooms from $895. —Scott Bay
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Andrea Hutchison/Thompson DenverhotelThompson Denver — Colorado
$$ | Hot List 2023Denver is no longer just a stopover for outdoor enthusiasts coming to play in Colorado’s mountains. And Thompson, a Hyatt brand synonymous with urban cool, is the ultimate base for exploring the Mile High City’s creative cocktail bars, urban breweries and bike trails, and big-name art installations like Meow Wolf. Set in the vibrant LoDo neighborhood (short for Lower Downtown), guests are steps from all of the action and one of the city’s most exciting restaurants, Chez Maggy, is located on the Thompson’s ground floor. Michelin-decorated chef Ludo Lefebvre’s first foray outside of Los Angeles, channels a French brasserie by way of the Rocky Mountains with dishes like bison tartare. Design features throughout the hotel, like the soaring brick fireplace in the lower lobby and saddle leather headboards in the rooms, nod to the region’s alpine and Western spirit. Guests can soak in snow-capped Rocky views from Reynard Social, and regular lounge events like shotski decorating workshops let guests feel like a true local. Rooms from $305. —Jen Murphy
Stephanie Russo/Villa Mara CarmelhotelVilla Mara Carmel — California
$$$ | Hot List 2023Though Dev Patel grew up in a hospitality family, Villa Mara Carmel is his first project on his own—and certainly not his last. The almost top-to-bottom renovation of the property (which took three years) shows in every detail, from the leather-wrapped staircase handrails on the inside to the botanically perfect landscaping outside. And if you could fuse muted minimalism with beach chic and add a dash of fabric fantastic (e.g., the bed headboards and throw pillows), you’d have Villa Mara’s 16 guest rooms nailed to perfection. But the hotel’s most enviable feature is its location, nestled along one of the most historic streets in Carmel-By-The-Sea’s Carmel Point neighborhood literally a few hundred steps from Carmel Beach, which is one of the most postcard-perfect stretches of sand and sea in America. Rooms from $495. —Peter Taylor
Graydon HerriotthotelAce Hotel Toronto — Canada
$$ | Hot List 2023Unlike many hotel chains, Ace doesn’t rest on its laurels. Each new property is thoughtfully tailored to its setting, the opposite of cookie-cutter. This 123-room hotel—the Ace chain’s first in the Great White North—sits at the crossroads of three of Toronto’s most happening ’hoods: Queen Street West and Chinatown to the north and northwest, the nightspot-heavy King West strip to the south. To spend a few hours in the space, with its revolving door to the street outside and rows of oversized picture windows, is to recall the bustling ground floor in Grand Hotel, but with toque-wearing hipsters filling the stage instead of Greta Garbo. The variously sized rooms and suites meld the brand’s minimalist aesthetic with distinctly Canadian touches, while the hotel’s subterranean dining room, Alder, is a highlight of any visit: Chef Patrick Kriss’s way with wood-fired grilling is deliciously on display. As you chow down on your suckling pig with charred mustard greens, be sure to admire A. Howard Sutcliffe’s Horizon Line, a large-scale plywood mural that evokes the twinkling waters of nearby Lake Ontario. Rooms from $310. —Danny Sinopoli
Will Pryce/Mayfair House Hotel & GardenhotelMayfair House Hotel & Garden — Miami, Florida
$$ | Hot List 2023This architectural marvel was originally designed by acclaimed architect Kenneth Treister and opened in 1985, then sadly fell into neglect in the early aughts. Enter hospitality Pac Man and emerging New York interior designer Matthew Goodrich, and you have today’s iteration of Mayfair House Hotel & Garden that, instead of reinventing the wheel, brings back the best the hotel ever had to offer. The 80s-heyday energy is back and better than ever: Around sunset, Sipsip, the rooftop pool bar features a friendly, eclectic bunch of unpretentious patrons; and during the temperate months, the lush atrium will be filled with an amalgam of well-heeled, work-from-home types and creative artists that likely live in the neighborhood. Rooms feature cool perks like working typewriters, a fully kitted-out bar cart with cocktail sets, oodles of “made in the Grove” craft snacks, and oversized clawfoot tubs. Helmed by Randy Alonso and Chris Hudnall, the Mayfair Grill—from hospitality group, Lost Boy & Co.—features an aromatic wood-fired grill (which you can smell across the street) and inspired by the open-fire flavors of the American Southwest. Rooms from $359. —Ayesha Khan
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The Ingalls/Hotel Per LAhotelHotel Per La — California
$$ | Hot List 2023This hotel is the third act for the beautifully preserved Giannini building in downtown Los Angeles, but it may be the most meaningful one yet. Built in 1922 as the Bank of Italy in an ornate Neoclassical style, the building later found fame after years of neglect as The Nomad Los Angeles. When the pandemic shut down the world, the building went dark once more. Now after an ownership and management change, the hotel has begun anew as Hotel Per La, Italian for “for the,” which was inspired by the building’s original use as the bank for the people. That “for the people” feeling begins at the new entrance on Olive Street where guests walk through a mirrored tunnel—an obvious Instagram backdrop—but it also serves as an appreciation for guests. It says both “Welcome to Los Angeles” and “Wow, look at you.” The 241 guest rooms and suites have kept the thoughtfully decorated apartment style that was put in place by Jacques Garcia with soft beds, antique knick-knacks, and a mix of vintage and current photography. Yet up on the roof is where Hotel Per La shines, quite literally when the sun engulfs the pool deck and bar, encouraging guests to relax however they want. The future feels bright here again. Rooms from $325. —Juliana Shallcross
Stephen Kent JohnsonhotelNine Orchard — New York, New York
$$$ | Hot List 2023Ask any in-the-know New Yorker for their favorite neighborhood, and chances are the Lower East Side will be it. The place teems with urban cool. Tattoo parlors on every corner. Low-key restaurants where the plates rival those in SoHo, but the crowd is a blend of skaters, designers, and musicians. When Nine Orchard opened June 2022 on a historic corner in the neighborhood, it brought with it a degree of sophistication seldom celebrated here. There are the historical bones, for one, located inside an old, grand bank, with an airy lobby bar humming under old vaulted ceilings that rival those up at Grand Central. A superstar food pairing in the way of Ignacio Mattos, one of the city’s hottest chefs, means classic dishes like steak au poivre and frites are exceptional at the attached Corner Bar (the tables are lovely with their minimal settings but the pick of seats is one of the 40 stools at the wraparound bar). With a full belly, you’ll happily plunk down into one of the property’s 113 guest rooms with simple wood bed tables and hand-carved chairs that feel like a groovy space to tune into the custom radio stations created for the hotel by DJ Stretch Armstrong and Devon Turnbull, New York-based DJ and producer who focus on New York inspired music on all four of the in-hotel stations. Whatever station you choose, this landmark hotel offers locals and visitors alike a sense of being grounded in a place, and pays homage to the neighborhood and its city as one of the very best in the world. Rooms from $525. —Lara Kramer
AVABLUhotel1 Hotel Hanalei Bay — Kauai, Hawaii
$$$ | Hot List 2023This opening on the Edenic island of Kaua’i, a.k.a the Garden Isle—where the tallest palm trees still dictate building-height limits—is a veritable homecoming for the eco-driven, plant-loving 1 Hotels brand. This beachfront location overlooking the iconic Hanalei Bay, with the waterfall-striated Hihimanu, Nāmolokama, and Māmalahoa mountains in the distance, has to be one of the prettiest on the planet. 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay has all the ingredients you might want to cook up a truly magical Hawaiian getaway: a swimmable beach right out front, a legendary surf break a short paddle away, a stunning main pool (and a sleek adults-only one), great on-site bars and restaurants, a cute town nearby for exploring, and easy access to excellent hiking. But what makes this property truly stand out in an archipelago dotted with luxe oceanfront resorts is that it’s also a legitimate wellness destination, with cutting-edge spa and medi spa offerings as well as serious fitness and mind/body programming. Against the backdrop of 1 Hotel’s sustainability DNA, this property feels like the 2.0 lifestyle hotel we’ve all been waiting for. Rooms from $1,500. —Rebecca Misner
Jeff McNeill/The Royal HotelhotelThe Royal Hotel — Picton, Canada
$ | Hot List 2023When former Ontario finance minister Greg Sorbara purchased a family farm in rural Prince Edward County nearly 20 years ago, he never imagined how far his new roots would spread. After learning the crumbling structure that was once The Royal was slated for demolition in 2014, he snapped it up and made restoring the former gem a family endeavor. Now, the hotel is back and better than ever, offering casual luxury that honors both Prince Edward County’s roots and current status as a wine tourism hot spot. The 33 rooms put a modern spin on Victorian design —all highly touchable textiles and fresh takes on classic details. Meanwhile, the restaurant pulls ingredients from the Sorbara family’s Edwin County Farms, and a guests-only pool deck makes The Royal the place to book during Prince Edward County’s busy summer season. Rooms from $369. —Alyssa Schwartz
1 Hotel San Franciscohotel1 Hotel San Francisco — California
$$$ | Hot List 2023The unicorn this city has been waiting for, 1 Hotel San Francisco has an excellent location overlooking the Bay, an eco ethos at the core of its brand, on-point design, and a bar/restaurant that takes advantage of the fact that it’s mere feet from one of the country’s best farmers markets. While the lobby and the hallways are on the moody side of lighting, the 186 rooms and 14 suites are bright and sunny. My king room looked out toward the Ferry Building and over the Bay, with the Bay Bridge off in the distance. (For even more insane waterfront views, the panoramic suite—630 square feet with sweeping Bay vistas—is the room to book).—Rebecca Misner
Stanly Ranch, AubergehotelStanly Ranch, Auberge — Napa Valley, California
$$$ | Hot List 2023Auberge Resorts Collection’s third property in Napa Valley is set on a historic wine country ranch founded in 1956 by Judge Edward Stanly. Guests can choose from 135 cottages, rooms, and suites—decorated in oatmeal and beige hues and leather and oak furnishings—all with private terraces and outdoor showers. Standout amenities include Guatemalan heated robes, yoga mats, and Theragun massage tools. Bay Area food lovers make the trek here just to dine on chef Garrison Price’s ingredient-focused meals at the resort’s Avroko-designed restaurant, Bear; others prefer to sip Rosé at the French countryside-inspired Basin Bar. But don’t expect to sip wine all day: This wellness-focused resort can curate fitness optimization programs, send you out on a cycling adventure with a pro, or arrange a hot air balloon ride for the whole family. Rooms from $1,300. —Jen Murphy
Ambiente, a Landscape HotelhotelAmbiente, a Landscape Hotel — Sedona, Arizona
$$$ | Hot List 2023Set alongside the stunning views of Sedona’s red terrain, this adults-only property is the country’s first landscape hotel. Ambiente features 40 atriums—all detached and private, with 180-degree views of nature—and rooftops that provide even better views. You truly can’t get any closer to nature, as the atriums are built in the most unobtrusive ways (elevated on steel piers) in order to preserve the environment that surrounds them. A hiking and biking trail is located directly on the property and leads to some of Sedona’s other popular trails. An upscale food and beverage program can be found at the property’s Forty 1 restaurant, led by rising star, Chef Lindsey Dale. Exclusivity and extra attention to detail are provided by the resort’s concierge service, accessed via text message. The hotel’s spa offers location-themed experiences that tap into all your senses—try the Dark Sky Lounge, a 30-minute sound and vibration-based therapy that is experienced alone. Rooms from $899. —David Duran
Conrad Los AngeleshotelConrad Los Angeles — California
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Readers' Choice Awards 2023The Walt Disney Concert Hall has long been the crowning jewel of historic Bunker Hill, and famed architect Frank Gehry has upped the ante with the opening of his first hotel project in Los Angeles. Located just across the street from the striking stainless steel home of the L.A. Philharmonic (also designed by Ghery), the Conrad is the ideal outpost for an art-obsessed traveler, within walking distance of The Broad Museum, The Music Center, Angel’s Flight Railway, and MOCA. The entrance to the Conrad is a jaw-dropping one, with the elevator opening up onto floor-to-ceiling views of the swooshes of the Disney Concert Hall. Corner rooms offer similarly spectacular vistas, and on a clear day, you can see all the way down to the Dodger Stadium and San Gabriel Mountains. But it’s not just the exteriors that are top-notch. Extra touches in all of the spaces include full blackout shades, motion-activated nightlights under the bed skirts, and Byredo Mojave Ghost bath products. The spa treatments stand up to the city’s best, and considering there are five separate culinary experiences curated by Chef José Andrés, this is the kind of hotel where you could easily drop your bags and never leave. From modernist cocktails at Sed and Spanish tapas at San Laurel to laid-back, beachy rooftop dining at Agua Viva, there’s truly something for every traveler. Rooms from $357. —Krista Simmons
Annie SchlechterhotelHotel Chelsea — New York, New York
$$ | Hot List 2023Hotel Chelsea may not be filled with famous musicians anymore, but the rock-and-roll vibe remains. Long-term residents who have been grandfathered into their apartments in the building still float around, and most guests—usually drawn by the hotel’s history—have a knowingness to them, whether they’re in their 30s or 60s. The 158 guest rooms and suites have wood floors with the Hotel Chelsea monogram now inlaid; the sun dapples through ivory eyelet fabric on the windows; and the bathrooms are classically done with light and dark grey marble accentuated by bronze details. Animal-print chairs maintain a bit of spunk in the now bright, airy rooms, as do ornate dark wood bedside tables. Massive closets, their interiors a riot of wallpaper, make it even easier to imagine unpacking and sticking around for a while. If you visited the Chelsea back in the day, you’ll recognize the original fireplaces, stained glass windows, and those iconic wrought-iron balconies leaning over West 23rd Street, which have been restored. Rooms from $199. —Megan Spurrell
Brett WoodhotelHotel Ulysses — Baltimore, Maryland
$ | Hot List 2023The hotelier and design studio Ash loves to tell a good story. And the yarn that powers Ulysses pulls right from the hotel’s roots. It occupies the nine-story Latrobe Building, an early 20th-century Italianate pile in Baltimore’s vaguely European Mount Vernon neighborhood (see the cobblestone roundabouts and tidy greens), where upper-crust bachelor boarders once laid their heads. Today, the space once again conjures the quarters of some well-to-do gadabout whose trinkets—acquired from a parade of grand tours, no doubt—lie scattered all about. In the foyer, oil paintings with a tinge of the Goya grotesque hang above vivid mosaic floors. The rooms, appointed with antique (and antique-looking) furniture, occupy eight stories, with a palette that shifts depending on where you are: moody greens and blues on the lower levels; hazy yellow and red higher up. In a ninth-floor suite, the television, covered in fabric block-printed with flamingos, is a nod to native son John Waters. No proper boarding house is complete without common spaces, however. Nothing moves the spirit quite like Bloom’s, a drinking den with mirrored ceilings and a bar in the round that makes every shake and stir feel like a performance. To that we say: bravo! Rooms from $199. —Betsy Blumenthal
The Virginian LodgehotelThe Virginian Lodge — Jackson Hole, Wyoming
$ | Hot List 2023Back in the 1960s, Glenn Napierski noticed a lot of vacationers sleeping in their cars and was inspired to open this classic roadside motor lodge. The Virginian instantly became a fixture of the local community and beloved by vacationers. Over the years, the Virg, as it’s locally known, fell into disrepair—enter Outbound Hotels, who swooped in to add the property to their collection of adventure-centric retreats. The revamped motor lodge now features an adventure center, bottle shop, RV park, swimming pool, and even a saloon all within its 13 acres. Rooms pair nods to old-school motor lodge decor (think wall-to-wall plaid carpeting and wood-paneled walls hung with vintage Western oil paintings) with modern touches like mid-century furnishings and Pendleton blankets. The courtyard also hosts programming for guests and locals such as starlight movie nights, rodeo happy hour, plein air painting classes, and game nights. Rooms from $199. —Jen Murphy
Life House, BerkshireshotelLife House, Berkshires — Lenox, Massachusetts
$ | Hot List 2023Lit majors, nature lovers, and art fiends alike will feel more than at home in this stylish lodge located just off Main Street in Lenox. There is a specific design narrative here, of a writer retreating into inspiring nature to focus on their craft—just as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edith Wharton, and Herman Melville once did in the Berkshires. (The library lounge with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves is the first thematic clue.) Rooms along the open-air corridors evoke a mountain retreat vibe with subtle literary touches like secretary-style writing desks, lampshades patterned with the marble-style paper backing of old books, and framed poetry produced by an antique typewriter. Pull up a green velvet stool at the Club Rooms for some charcuterie and cocktails. Rooms from $225. —Devorah Lev-Tov
Amy FronczkiewiczhotelThe Wanderer Cottages — Kennebunk, Maine
$ | Hot List 2023This collection of 17 quintessential white clapboard New England cottages has cool, surf shack-inspired decor and a prime location within biking distance to Kennebunkport’s best restaurants, shops, and beaches—perfect for East Coast creatives craving a quick coastal getaway. Each studio and one-bedroom cottage has a cute name, like Love Shack (#11) or Surf Shack (#3) and has been decorated with vintage black-and-white surf photography, nautical-themed antiques, and custom rope-wrapped surfboards. All feature mini-fridges and wet bars, and most are dog friendly. A prime location on a leafy street one mile from Kennebunkport’s buzzy Dock Square allows guests to skip the hassles of summer traffic and parking and use free cruiser bikes to visit downtown’s lobster shacks and bars. Rooms from $183. —Jen Murphy
