Best New Hotels 2008

From chic new digs in New York to a luxe lodge in Bhutan or an exotic resort in Qatar, you’ll be simply blown away by this year’s collection. Here they are, our favourite new hotels in the world. Your room awaits.

* The Nam Hai, Vietnam
* Hôtel Le Bellechasse, France
* Hyatt on the Bund, China
* Tigerlily, UK
* Bauer Palladio Hotel & Spa, Italy
* Kayumanis Nanjing, China
* The Peninsula Tokyo, Japan
* Emporium Hotel, Australia
* Haymarket Hotel, UK
* Karma Kandara, Indonesia
* Awasi, Chile
* Six Columbus, US
* Qualia, Australia
* Jia Shanghai, China
* Royal Camp – Mool Sagar, India
* The Palace The Old Town, UAE
* Palacio Duhau Park Hyatt Buenos Aires, Argentina
* The Bowery Hotel, US
* Six Senses Hideaway Yao Noi, Thailand
* Hôtel Keppler, France
* Amankora Bumthang, Bhutan
* Banyan Tree Desert Resort & Spa, Bahrain
* Shangri-La Hotel Qaryat Al Beri, UAE
* Sharq Village & Spa, Qatar
* The Chedi Milan, Italy
* Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui, Thailand

For more great hotels, see our 2007 best new hotels list. 

WORDS GUY DIMOND, FIONA DONNELLY, GEORGE EPAMINONDAS, KENDALL HILL, ROB INGRAM, ROSA JACKSON, JOHN LETHLEAN, JOSEPHINE MCKENNA, ED PETERS, CYNTHIA ROSENFELD, MICHELLE ROWE, LEO SCHOFIELD, LEE TULLOCH  PHOTOGRAPHY DIEU TAN (NAM HAI), JULIAN KINGMA (TIGERLILY), ANSON SMART (THE PENINSULA TOKYO), SHARYN CAIRNS (QUALIA)