22 hot new hotels for your next European holiday

La Bastide de Gordes, a stone castle that’s set on a hill in Gordes, has transformed effortlessly from home to luxury hotel. Chef Pierre Gagnaire brings his Michelin-starred expertise to Pèir, where the Sunday terrace brunch is reason enough to visit.

Live out your Jane Austen fantasy at this Rome villa that once hosted prominent dignitaries. The high-ceilinged rooms of the Palazzo Dama boast collectables from around the world, and the restaurant, with its crystal chandeliers, will make you feel like 18th-century royalty.

A 19th-century manor overlooking vineyards turned into something more than just another stopover on your wine-tasting itinerary. The Six Senses Duoro Valley has something for the entire family—birdwatching, helicopter tours, and adventure sports such as biking and canyoning. If you nose your vino seriously, you can play winemaker for a day: blend your own brew and carry it home.

Live the Downton Abbey life at The Lanesborough, a charming place on the fringes of Windsor Castle in London, but with 24-hour butler service and all the digital trickery you can imagine. Take high tea in Céleste, the Venetian dining room, retreat to the Garden Room to smoke a Cubano and end your day in the Withdrawing Room.

This beautiful property’s location is as impeccable as its aesthetic. Lisbon’s famous landmark, the Church of St Anthony, and the National Museum of Contemporary Art are both within walking distance, as is River Tagus. The rooms of the Pousada de Lisboa, which once housed the Ministry of Internal Affairs, have been given a chic update: wooden floors, marble bathrooms, carved headboards and free Wi-Fi.

A converted bathhouse in Paris, this is where Mick Jagger, Naomi Campbell, Andy Warhol and Karl Lagerfeld partied back in the ’70s. Even today, Les Bains remains as glamorous—the rooms have rotating artwork due to an active artists’ residency programme. And each Les Bains Suite boasts a private hammam.

The luxury design brand’s first property—which also has its largest boutique—houses seven suites above Rome’s busy Via dei Condotti. But the slick, minimalist look, heated floors and custom Fendi Casa linen of Fendi Private Suites may just have you stay in all day.

This summer, take your family to Milan. Comfortably close to most of the city’s tourist spots, the Mandarin Oriental is stylish enough to suit the fashion capital of the world. It also has free in-room amenities for kids. Leave the little ones to browse the special children’s menu and chill with a drink at the bar.

Hotel Gotham takes indulgence seriously, as seen in the opulent brass fittings, leather upholstery and high thread-count bed linen. In the rooms, statement chairs in pop colours offset the chevron patterns of the carpets. But it's the VIP lounge, Club Brass, that has Manchester talking.

True to the Living Rooms aesthetic, this boutique hotel in London’s Notting Hill has a pared-down, subtle luxury. From the library bursting with art books to the edgy interiors by Pinch and Race Furniture, everything at The Laslett is carefully curated, with an easygoing vibe that reminds one of home.

When you’re not lounging in one of the 15 airy rooms of The Fifteen Keys Hotel—with stunning views and custom Malin+Goetz bath fittings—traipse around Rome’s gorgeous old streets on the hotel’s bikes. Plus, the Colosseum is just a kilometre away.

The excellent Schloss Elmau Retreat, nestled in the Bavarian Alps, is where Germany’s Chancellor, Angela Merkel, met G7 leaders, including US President Barack Obama, in 2015. Check out Ganesha, the spa restaurant, and Summit for Thai cuisine.

Le Pigalle Paris truly believes that to experience a city, you have to live in it. So your breakfast croissant comes from the bakery across; the library’s stocked with books from the neighbourhood bookstore. And the piped music is picked by a DJ who lives down the street. Experience it on the inside or step outside—you decide.

This 100-acre property nestled in the countryside of Oxfordshire is all heart, with style to match. The seven-room Soho Farmhouse comes with full housekeeping and room service. So, the next time you’re planning that long overdue reunion with the extended family, kids in tow, you need look no further.

Besides all of the brand’s jet-set snazziness, the hotel draws much of its look and feel from the character of the city. So while the stairways have ornate metal railings, the rooms feature carved wooden headboards, wall-mounted carpets and freestanding bathtubs. Soho House Istanbul has a look that’s supremely local yet international, just like the city itself.

The Great Gatsby of the 1920s sashays into the future as Art Deco elements merge with aluminium- and copper-clad interiors at The St. Regis Istanbul. Unwind at one of the in-house hammams or kick back with the signature Bloody Mary at the glass-walled gourmet rooftop restaurant, Spago, which is helmed by masterchef Wolfgang Puck.

We know you‘ve always wondered what it’s like to stay in the home of the rich and famous. You can now shack up at a 1920s villa located in Alsace that was once the residence of Art Deco glass designer René Lalique. In its current avatar, Villa René Lalique has a wine cellar that stocks over 20,000 bottles from around the world. Sounds like a vin(o)-vin(o) situation to us.

Ever wished for a switch that you could flip to disconnect from the outside world? Villa Stéphanie, a spa retreat with a sauna, hammam and medical facility attached, offers rooms where you can switch off from the digital world completely and be free of e-smog. That’s what we call taking off-the-grid to the next level.

Your first glimpse of the Yndo Hotel in the gorgeous wine country of Bordeaux might convince you you’re about to step into a 19th-century mansion constructed entirely of stone. But once you’re inside, what you see will come as a complete surprise. Rooms with names such as Crazy feature shaggy chairs, bathtubs shaped like ramen bowls, decadent chandeliers made of Murano crystal as well as custom-made ceramics.

Perfectly situated on its own private island, the JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa is ideal for that romantic getaway. Take cooking classes at its Sapori Cooking Academy, watch the sun set from the terrace or just hang out in the rooms, designed by starchitect Matteo Thun—some with stunning views of the Venetian lagoon.

Amsterdam’s image makeover—from a drugs-and-sex hotspot to one for sophisticated design—gets a boost with the W Amsterdam, right in the heart of the city. We love the “pets are welcome” policy, which includes services such as cosy beds and friendly walkers.

Kitted out with souvenirs sourced from a fictitious Wicked Uncle Seymour’s grand tour of Europe, The Zetter Townhouse Marylebone in central London has all the elements of an eclectic boutique hotel—think antique wicker sofas and in-room guides with staff recommendations.