The Luxe List 2019

Hotels open by the hundreds every year, but only a few open your eyes. For the 16th installment of DestinAsian’s annual Luxe List, we checked in at dozens of newcomers around the Asia-Pacific region and ultimately selected 38 properties as the ones you’ll want to train your sights on next. From a low-slung New Zealand lodge to a Shanghai addition by hotel czar Ian Schrager—and a couple of revamped old favorites thrown in for good measure—read on to discover our picks for the best new hotels of 2019.

To see our Luxe Lists from previous years, click here.


Asia-Pacific

Australia

Bhutan

Cambodia

China

India

Indonesia

Japan

Malaysia

Maldives

Myanmar

New Zealand

Taiwan

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