The Silversands, Grenada’s first luxury resort.
With every new year comes the usual lists and predictions for top luxury destinations and the hottest hotel openings.
And with Marriott International alone set to open 40 luxury properties around the globe this year, there is no shortage of new hotels to choose from.
Among the standouts for 2018, however, are several that are set to introduce or substantially raise the bar on luxury in far-flung and lesser-known destinations.
Topping several lists this year is Raffles Europejski in Warsaw, Poland, a significant restoration of the Hotel Europejski, which was once one of the most luxurious hotels in the Russian Empire. Opened in 1857, it was mostly destroyed in World War II, then rebuilt in stages and reopened in 1962. The Raffles Europejski in Warsaw is opening in a building constructed in the mid-19th century.
Jack Ezon of Ovation Travel says the hotel will open up “the whole of Poland with the first five-star hotel in the country, a grand hotel that will surely help luxeplorers add Poland to their radar this year.”
In the Caribbean, Grenada gets its first luxury resort, the Silversands, which will bring chic modern luxury that includes oversize suites no smaller than 700 square feet, five private beachfront villas with their own pools and a football field-size infinity pool lined with cabanas.
Other noteables include the Setai, Sea of Galilee, which Ezon says will be the first luxury resort of its kind on th...