From a Mexican Treehouse to a Japanese Penthouse: 10 Stellar Hotel Suites We Can’t Wait to Book in 2021

Debuting on January 1, this reimagined and renamed suite occupies half of the Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown’s 24th floor, with 180-degree views that stretch from lower to midtown Manhattan. Design house Tara Bernerd & Partners has optimized the furniture placement to showcase the views and filled the spaces—which include a master bedroom, a study, living, dining and media rooms, two bathrooms and a kitchen—with soft silks, bold marble and walls lined with felt, inlayed wood and hand-painted de Gournay wallpaper. Along with the stunning design, the 2,400-square-foot Empire Suite comes with a host of perks for guests who book it at the best available rate, including roundtrip helicopter transfers (from all three major New York-area airports), limo transfers from the heliport, a multi-treatment spa retreat and a choice of either personalized Olivia Von Halle silk pajamas or Duke + Dexter slippers, all for two guests. Rates starting at $25,000 per night.

Introduced in November as part of this 483-acre Puerto Rico resort’s new $85 million beachfront condo development, the Penthouse Suite is the first in a planned collection of residential-style accommodations geared toward family travel. The four-bedroom, five-and-a-half-bath suite stretches 7,694-square-feet and features a kitchen with Wolf & Sub-Zero appliances, soaking tubs, walk-in closets and views of the beach and Atlantic Ocean. The three terraces include a rooftop with an outdoor kitchen, BBQ and plunge pool. In addition to private elevator access, guests of the suite will enjoy signature St. Regis Butler service, as well as regular hotel services like housekeeping and in-room dining. Rates starting at $6,500 per night, with a five-night minimum.

Suite, Little Kulala

Reopened this fall following a redesign by Cate Simpson of Reflecting Africa, Wilderness Safari’s reimagined Little Kulala now has a clean, streamlined aesthetic inspired by the colors and textures of its Namib desert location. Built using sustainable methods, the 11 suites have been expanded to feature spacious decks, lounging areas and plunge pools—the latter a welcome perk after a day spent quad biking or climbing Namibia’s famous red dunes at Sossusvlei. Each suite also has a rooftop that can be used for sipping sundowner drinks and stargazing, and can be transformed into an outdoor bedroom—complete with plush bedding—for a sleepout under the spectacular desert sky. Rates starting at $680 per person, per night.

Opened in July in the heart of Japan’s Tochigi prefecture, inside the cedar-filled Nikko National Park, the Ritz-Carlton, Nikko, has been designed to encourage relaxation, cultural enrichment and communion with nature. You can do all that from a base at the Ritz-Carlton Suite, the 94-room hotel’s top accommodation. Located on the fifth floor, the 2,982-square-foot space features the best views in the house, with panoramas out to Lake Chuzenji and Mount Nantai visible through the floor-to-ceiling windows and from the balcony, which is furnished with daybeds and a telescope. The interiors were created with wood, stone, mashiko pottery and locally curated artwork, and have decorative elements inspired by traditional Kanuma-kumiko latticework. The spacious living area features a gas fireplace and a dining table that seats eight, the fully-equipped kitchen includes a wine fridge, and the open-plan bathroom has a rain shower and soaking tub. There’s also a wellness area with a gym and massage treatment room—though it’s worth heading down to the spa for a soak in the hot spring-fed baths. Rates start at approximately $8,250 per night.

Following a roughly $400 million investment, the Londoner hotel is slated to open in the heart of the British capital’s Leicester Square neighborhood in April. Featuring interiors by noted design house Yabu Pushelberg, the 16-story property will house much more than its 350 guest rooms, including two private screening rooms, a gym and wellness center, a hair salon and separate barber shop, and six restaurants, from a tavern hosting live music to a Japanese-style rooftop lounge with firepits. The pinnacle of it all will be the duplex Tower Penthouse, a 2,153-square-foot haven with two bedrooms, living and dining rooms, handpicked art works, statement furnishings by Stellar Works and floor-to-ceiling windows framing sweeping city views. Rates starting at approximately $13,360 per night for the partial duplex, $26,737 for the entire penthouse.

Set in the middle of a forest along the Arctic Circle in Finland, Arctic Treehouse Hotel brings plush comforts and luxuries to an otherwise blissfully remote location. The 52 accommodations range from standard suites to the family-friendly ArcticScene Executive Suites (which have separate living rooms and wellness areas), but there’s something particularly cozy about the five GlassHouses. Along with two bedrooms, a kitchenette, two bathrooms and a fireplace-equipped lounge, each of these suites has a beautiful sauna and a spacious deck that affords excellent views out over the treetops and up to the northern skies. The design in all the suites mixes modern Scandinavian and traditional Lappish elements, and the on-site restaurant uses local ingredients in its gourmet preparations. Rates starting at about $795 per night.

Launched this fall in a meticulously restored 18th-century manor just outside of Munich, the Langham brand’s first private residence is a super-size suite spread out over 9,000 square feet. Boasting direct views of the imperial Nymphenburg Palace, the residence is located on the grounds of the renowned Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg—the last company in the world making porcelain completely by hand—and that connection is celebrated in the custom porcelain decorative pieces, tableware, cutlery and artwork found throughout. There’s lots of space for guests to spread out, with four bedrooms, seven bathrooms, three living rooms, a dining room, a wine cellar and a kitchen equipped with Gaggenau appliances. Get work done in the office and conference room, get active in the fitness center, be entertained in the home theater and relax on the garden-set terrace, in the sauna and in the spa/wellness room, which is adorned with hand-painted walls and 24-carat gold detailing. The materials used throughout are top-of-the-line—from crystal chandeliers and vintage birdcages to Jim Thompson textiles and Jan Kath silk carpets—while touches like circus wallpaper in the children’s bedroom, hand-painted goldfish “swimming” along a bathroom’s tiles and a dog theme in the Gentlemen’s Room add a sense of whimsy. Rates starting at about $36,000 per night.