We’re kicking off the new year with our eyes on what’s coming: our most highly anticipated hotel openings of 2026.
In Ask The Arbiter, we open up Team Arbiter’s little black book and weigh in on the travel topics that matter most. From Japan to Europe to Botswana, these are the debuts we’re already marking our calendars for — the hotel openings shaping how we’re already thinking about 2026 travel.
Most Anticipated Hotel Opening of 2026?
Olivia Kushner
Capella Kyoto (Kyoto, Japan)
Ally Pollema
Cambridge House, Auberge Collection (London, England)
Devyn Whitehead
COMO Le Beauvallon (Saint-Tropez, France)
Lauren Tulp Cichocki
Airelles Palladio Venezia (Venice, Italy)
Caitlin Johnson
Zannier Île de Bendor (Île de Bendor, France)
Brooke Brackett
Porto Cervo Resort, Rocco Forte (Sardinia, Italy)
Grace Foley Hocter
Singita Elela (Okavango Delta, Botswana)
Beth Callahan
Rosewood Rome (Rome, Italy)
Photo Credits: Capella Hotels & Resorts, Auberge Collection, COMO Hotels & Resorts, Airelles Collection, Zannier Hotels, Singita, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts
