
First Look: Villa Augustine
Moroccan oasis.
Villa Augustine, a new fashionable five-bedroom guesthouse, aims to evoke a sense of home shared with others while maintaining an unhurried and intimate feel.
Villa Augustine, a new fashionable five-bedroom guesthouse, aims to evoke a sense of home shared with others while maintaining an unhurried and intimate feel.
Pavillon Faubourg Saint-Germain makes a good first impression. Amid the café-lined streets of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, once the literary and artistic hub of Paris’s Left Bank, the new hotel occupies three elegant 17th-century stone buildings that are now connected aesthetically by way of ivy-filled planters, navy accents, and electric lanterns.
Nobu Hotels’ debut in Africa brings a Nobu Restaurant and Bar, panoramic rooftop, and one of the largest Nobu Hotel spas to Marrakesh.
Formerly a 12th-century monastery in the little village of Umbertide, this 12-room hotel feels intimate, like staying in the home of very gracious hosts.
Located in northern Portugal, about 90 minutes east of Porto by car, Six Senses Douro Valley encapsulates everything the brand stands for. Occupying a 19th-century quinta (wine estate), the 71-key property feels like a spa retreat where you can just as easily detox or indulge, depending on your mood.
In Sedona, Arizona, Ambiente, the new adults-only, nature-focused hotel opening February 1, is made up of 40 cube-shaped glass atriums. The 576-square-foot rooms offer panoramic views of Red Rock Country, including Coconino National Forest to the north and the famous Steamboat, Chimney, Coffee Pot, and Snoopy red rock formations to the south and east.
At family-run Hotel La Perla in the Dolomites, just about everyone volunteers behind the scenes at the Costa Family Foundation.
Grace Bay Resorts is shaking up the hotel landscape with the new 46-key Rock House. Taking a cue from homes typically found in the South of France and along the Amalfi Coast, the one- and two-bedroom stone-clad villas hug the rugged limestone cliffs along Providenciales’ north shore.
Part of the charm of the 99-room Rosewood Vienna, which opened recently in the city’s first district, is that the neoclassical building blends in with the surrounding landmarks.