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.

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Asia-Pacific

• The Luxe List 2019: Best New Hotels in Asia-Pacific

Australia

• The Luxe List 2019: Zagame’s House, Australia
• The Luxe List 2019: Mt. Mulligan Lodge, Australia
• The Luxe List 2019: Elysian Retreat, Australia
• The Luxe List 2019: The Calile Hotel, Australia

Bhutan

• The Luxe List 2019: Six Senses Bhutan

Cambodia

• The Luxe List 2019: Alila Villas Koh Russey, Cambodia

China

• The Luxe List 2019: The PuXuan
• The Luxe List 2019: The St. Regis Hong Kong
• The Luxe List 2019: Capella Sanya, China
• The Luxe List 2019: Alila Wuzhen, China

India

• The Luxe List 2019: The Glenburn Penthouse, India

Indonesia

• The Luxe List 2019: The Apurva Kempinski Bali

Japan

• The Luxe List 2019: Trunk (House), Japan

Malaysia

• The Luxe List 2019: The RuMa, Malaysia

Maldives

• The Luxe List 2019: Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi
• The Luxe List 2019: Joali, Maldives
• The Luxe List 2019: LUX* North Male Atoll, Maldives
• The Luxe List 2019: Kudadoo Maldives Private Island

Myanmar

• The Luxe List 2019: Wa Ale, Myanmar

New Zealand

• The Luxe List 2019: The Lindis, New Zealand

Taiwan

• The Luxe List 2019: Hoshinoya Guguan, Taiwan