Built directly out of the 800-year-old mud-brick Old Town at the center of AlUla, Saudi Arabia, Dar Tantora (above) is a brand-new luxury hotel with 30 dars (rooms) that incorporate a mix of traditional materials with modern engineering. “The hotel uses 1,738 candles for rooms, hallways, and common areas (bathrooms have electricity) for a rustic dive into the past,” Paul Feinstein says. “You’ll feel the history, with traditional Bedouin experiences like ancient breadmaking, coffee ceremonies, and storytelling. But they also want you to experience AlUla itself, ushering you around the city in vintage cars to archaeological sites like Hegra, once home to the Nabataean empire.”
The latest addition to the sprawling Costa Navarino development on Greece’s Peloponnese peninsula, the Mandarin Oriental debuted briefly in 2022 before closing for the winter and then reopening for its first full season this year. “As private and wonderful and beautiful as it gets,” Bill Hogan says. “This property is for those who love their privacy and amazing service, all from their hillside villa with a private pool overlooking the azure Navarino Bay.” The greater Costa Navarino development also includes hotels from W and the Luxury Collection, multiple restaurants and beach clubs, three spas, and four 18-hole golf courses. “There is great golf on-site and, of course, never-ending sunshine and fabulous Greek food.”
All-inclusive got an exclusive upgrade with the opening of this new adults-only property on Cancun’s Playa Mujeres in May. Fronting the white-sand beach and turquoise Caribbean beyond, the all-suite, butler-serviced boutique hotel is a sanctuary set away from Cancun’s main tourist zone. But that doesn’t mean you need to miss out on the party: Mousai’s Rooftop pool and bar is a place to be all day long, especially as the setting sun casts a kaleidoscope of colors over the jungle on one side and the sea on the other.
When a legendary Italian jewelry house opens a hotel in its hometown of Rome, the result is “exactly as you would expect,” says Bill Hogan, “opulent, with service and dining that are over-the-top.” The high-design, 114-room property is the sixth hotel from Bulgari, and it’s in keeping with its predecessors—and the exclusivity of the brand overall. “With rooms starting at $2,000 a night, it’s obviously not for everyone,” Hogan adds. “But as the saying goes, ‘When in Rome, do as the Monte Carlo-ans do,’ or something like that.”
Alexandra O’Laughlin recently visited this Irish coastal resort, which completed a multimillion-dollar renovation of the rebranded Jameson Golf Links. “Aside from this stay-and-play combo being the most convenient option for golf lovers—only 20 minutes from the Dublin airport and the city center—it’s an exquisite layout with panoramic views,” O’Laughlin says. “I love that this property has everything—three dining options, a spa, gorgeous views from the rooms, and links golf.”
This new resort has opened up the hidden wonders of Spain’s Priorat wine region, a frozen-in-time tableau of hilltop villages, rocky vineyards and peaks, ancient monasteries, and powerhouse wines. See “Ultimate Golf Getaway: Spain,” starting on page 96, for more on Mas d’en Bruno and Priorat.
On Eleuthera, a Bahamian switchblade of azure coves and pineapple groves, the Potlatch Club sheltered the British and American jet set from 1967 to the 1980s. The stunning beachfront location, historic details (checkerboard tile floors, arched doors with porthole windows), and Mustique-like vibes survived a seven-year renovation of the 11-key property, which reopened in April with immaculate whitewashed cottages, doting service, and lush landscaping designed by one of the owners, whom you might find pruning sea grapes just after sunrise.
The 22-acre Dawn Ranch wellness retreat in Sonoma County’s Russian River Valley has been welcoming guests since the early 1900s. After sustaining flood damage in 2019, the California icon reopened this year as “living proof that luxury and laid-back can peacefully coexist,” says David DeSmith. “Set in the shadows of towering dawn redwoods, guests can choose between rustic cabins, chalets, and even glamping—then rejuvenate indoors and out with spa experiences that restore and reinvigorate. The dining in the lodge is inspired, too, with Fernando Trocca’s bold flavors capturing the joy of tasting the area’s locally sourced ingredients.”
Northern California’s coastal mountains and redwood forests inspired the just-completed renovation of the Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay. But when you’re sipping a single malt on your balcony—while looking over the bluff-top 18th hole of the resort’s Old Course and listening to the resident bagpiper serenading the setting sun—it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that you’re just one hour south of San Francisco. The British Isles influences at the Bay Area’s only oceanfront golf resort have been evident ever since the debut of the Arnold Palmer– and Francis Duane–designed Old Course at Half Moon Bay Golf Links in 1973. The property added its Ocean Course, designed by Arthur Hills, in 1997. This September, the grand hotel that sits between the two courses emerged from a transformation by the hospitality experts at Hirsch Bedner Associates. The redesign touched all 261 rooms and suites at the Ritz-Carlton, as well as the spa and two restaurants, offering several fresh perspectives from which to enjoy the timeless views.
This newly renovated hideaway within Mexico’s exclusive Punta Mita development is the rare beach resort that ticks all the boxes. “Situated on the white-sand beaches of Mexico’s Riviera Nayarit, the luxury oasis with beachfront villas features rustic Mexican art, handcrafted furnishings, a three-level pool, St. Regis butler service, and—the most recent (hottest) addition to the hotel—an indigenous sweat lodge for ceremonies utilizing traditional Mayan healing practices,” says Paul Feinstein. The culinary choices are equally invigorating, including a new beachfront sushi bar with views of a lush, wildlife-rich island just offshore and the protected Marietas Islands in the distance. Golfers can get their fill at Punta Mita’s two Jack Nicklaus signature courses, each with
a string of spectacular waterfront holes.
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