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FROM SPAIN’S SANDY SHORES AND A HIDDEN INDONESIAN HIDEAWAY TO AN AMERICAN VINEYARD ABODE AND A BOUTIQUE AFRICAN PAD REINVENTING HOTEL CONSTRUCTION, WE PRESENT THE HOTELS WE CAN’T WAIT TO CHECK INTO

Get ready to do some serious hotel-hopping in 2020. Over the next 12 months we’ll see stellar openings from big brands and smaller, more intimate offerings alike getting travellers excited. Floating between Malaysia and Borneo, Bawah Reserve bawahreserve.com encompasses six tropical islands, all part of Indonesia’s Riau archipelago. Adding to its existing 36 suites and bungalows, it will unveil six romantic, eco-luxe lodges on Elang, an untouched island, in early spring. Closer to home, the team behind design-driven Sant Francesc Hotel Singular in Palma are launching a sister property in the creative town of Santanyí, south-east Mallorca. Can Ferrereta, opening in spring, is poised to be equally stunning. Occupying a meticulously restored 17th-century building, 31 rooms and suites hewn in golden sandstone – the same as used in Palma Cathedral – will open up onto private, sun-kissed patios. Two pools – one indoor, one outdoor – a spa and Mediterranean

restaurant complete the look. Summer sees a pioneering eco resort take root on Benguerra Island, on Mozambique’s east coast. In a world first, Kisawa Sanctuary kisawasanctuary.com has been built using revolutionary 3D sand-printed technology. The 12 one-, twoand three-bedroom bungalows are set to be incredibly well appointed, featuring private beachfront pools, massage huts and outdoor kitchens. Elsewhere, two new wine hotels have us gearing up for grape escapes. Four Seasons Resorts and Residences fourseasons.com in California’s Napa Valley will perch atop 2.3ha of hand-farmed vineyards. Expect a farmhouse-chic vibe across 85 villas, each with a private terrace and fire pit. Tickling a lush valley in South Africa’s Cape Winelands, and just as impressive, five-bedroom Brookdale Estate brookdale-estate.com will allow guests exclusive access to the estate’s 80ha of vineyards, intimate grape-to-glass tastings and cuisine fed by a kitchen garden.