These 2 New GA Hotels Ranked Among World’s Best By Guests Who Stayed There

GEORGIA — Two of the best new hotels in the world are in Georgia, according to a report by Esquire.

Some 6,000 hotel projects were in the works by the end of 2024, a record high, with another 10,000 announced, according to the New York City-based international men’s magazine. The boom in hotel and resort building comes as travel to popular tourist destinations rebounds after flat-lining during the pandemic, Esquire said.

Hotels from Georgia on Esquire’s Best New Hotels in the World 2025 are:

Forth Hotel, Atlanta: Luke Guillory noted Forth Hotel’s well-rounded scene in Atlanta’s Historic Fourth Ward. The Rankin Street Northeast hotel features a gym, spa, fitness classes and a rooftop bar. According to its website, Forth is available for weddings, private events and group dining. Rooms starts at $345.

Hotel Bardo, Savannah: Hotel Bardo, with 149 new rooms, sits along Savannah’s Forsyth Park, Joshua David Stein wrote. The redbrick Victorian mansion features an outdoor pool, an Italian restaurant, a wellness spa and daily boot camps. According to its website, Club Bardo is the Drayton Street hotel’s effort to establish community. Rooms start at $450.

Esquire created the list after its editors and trusted contributors traveled across the globe to explore the latest trends in new properties. They experienced health and wellness spas in Dubai, tried longevity-enhancing treatments in London, and engaged in adventurous activities like kayaking with dolphins in South Carolina and hiking in Wyoming until their legs were sore.

“Great hotels don’t just cater to your daily needs. They’re oases of comfort in foreign lands and gateways to dazzling new cultures,” Esquire’s Madison Vain wrote. “They offer the chance to experience the kindness of people who look and sound nothing like you, while restoring you for your life back home. The very best hotels won’t just make your vacation. They can change the way you see the world.”

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The list includes the Hotel of the Year, the Populus in Denver, Colorado, where nothing about the environmentally friendly design is accidental. Even constellations of tiny dots painted on the arched oval windows are intentional, a signal to let birds know they are approaching a pane of glass, according to Esquire.

Other U.S. hotels recognized by the magazine are:

California

• Casa Loma Beach Hotel, Laguna Beach
• Thompson Palm Springs, By Hyatt
• Regent Santa Monica Beach

Florida

• Beach Club at Boca Raton
• Palm House, Palm Beach

Maine

• The Longfellow, Portland
• The Nevada, York

New Jersey

• Pendry Natirar, Somerset County

New York

• The Henson, Hensonville
• The Manner, New York City
• The Surrey, a Corinthia Hotel, New York City
• Seven Beach Lane, Westhampton Beach

North Carolina

• Outpost Inn, Highlands

Oregon

• Tu Tu’ Tun Lodge, Gold Beach
• Grange Estate, Willamette Valley

Pennsylvania

• Hotel Anna & Bel, Philadelphia

South Carolina

• The Dunlin, Johns Island

Texas

• Hotel Saint Augustine, Houston

Vermont

• Twin Farms, Barnard

Wyoming

• Hotel Yellowstone, Jackson Hole

The elite list also includes hotels in Canada, Europe and the United Kingdom; Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America; and the Middle East and Asia.