From a safari resort in the Nepalese wilderness to a waterfront property in the heart of Split, each new Preferred Hotels & Resorts property has authentic experiences to immerse guests in the destination.
If you’re looking for something new to recommend when booking a Preferred Hotels & Resorts property, the world’s largest independent hotel brand has added more than a dozen new properties, including six new openings across 13 countries and four continents.
Perfect for work and play, Hotel Ambasador Split, in the pretty Croatian city of Split (main image) is a boutique hotel overlooking the Adriatic Sea. Originally opened in 1937, it’s renowned for its in-house guest experience team, known as “Diplomats,” who provide invaluable insights into local life.
For those who love golf, CordeValle in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains has an award-winning, 18-hole golf course designed by internationally acclaimed golf architect, Robert Trent Jones Jr. There are also three restaurants and bars, a spa and an estate winery.
In Portugal, five-star Farol Hotel is a 19th-century mansion once owned by the Count of Cabral, steps away from the cobblestone streets of Cascais, and the Estoril Coast. And your neighbours include Museu Condes de Castro Guimarães, the oldest museum in the county that incorporates the Tower of Saint Sebastian.
When wildlife experiences are top of the travel to-do list, Himalayan Wildlife Sanctuary is a safari resort on the western edge of Chitwan National Park – home to more than 43 species of mammals, including the Bengal tiger and Nepal’s largest one-horn rhinoceros population.
Here, 27 guestrooms and private villas have been designed to honour the cultural significance and traditions of the local Tharu people.
For an adults-only sanctuary, direct guests to Mexico’s Hotel Mousai Cancun on the white sand beach of Costa Mujeres which has 88 oceanfront suites with floor-to-ceiling windows and sprawling terraces with private Jacuzzis.
Other new member properties include:
- Durango Casino & Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Pendry Natirar, Gladstone, New Jersey
- Ara Maris, Sorrento, Italy
- Grand Hotel Imperiale, Forte Dei Marmi, Italy
- Glee Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya
- Nixe Palace, Mallorca, Spain
- Only YOU Hotel Malga, Spain
- South Place Hotel, London
- Villa Dahlia, Stockholm, Sweden
- SCP Corcovado Wilderness Lodge, Bahia Drake, Costa Rica
For more information, visit Preferred Hotels & Resorts.
