10 hot new hotels and restaurants are headed our way in 2025 – Paradise Post

10 hot new hotels and restaurants are headed our way in 2025 – Paradise Post

There’s something so shiny and sparkly about a new year — and we’re not just talking sequins and disco balls. That fresh start feeling goes for the world of travel, too. The new year will bring a flurry of new hotels and other attractions up and down the West Coast. Here’s just a peek at the fun ahead, from a new beachside resort in Santa Cruz to a Charlie Palmer-helmed hotel in Morgan Hill, midcentury-mod lodging in Palm Springs and national park foodie news in San Francisco.

A beachy La Bahia

Santa Cruz’s newest beachside hotel is set to open this summer on Beach Street near the wharf. Originally built in 1926 as an apartment and hotel complex with an iconic bell tower, La Bahia has been rebuilt and transformed — with interiors by ForrestPerkins, the high-end San Francisco design team — into a swanky coastal escape with 155 guest rooms, a Champagne lounge and a surf culture-meets-luxe resort vibe. And a newly restored bell tower.

Expect chaises and umbrellas on the beach along with a “beach butler,” a spa complete with sauna+view, and f​our new restaurants including the Pacific Rim-inspired High Tide, Low Tide Bar & Grill, Pearl bar and Plunge, a poolside cocktail bar.

Details: 215 Beach St. in Santa Cruz; and @labahiahotelandspa.

Columbia River glamping

The Pacific Northwest is getting its own upscale Under Canvas resort this summer. Set on 120 acres of land in Washington’s White Salmon River Valley along the Columbia River Gorge, the new resort will be about an hour’s drive from Portland, Oregon.

Over the last decade, Under Canvas has elevated the glamping concept into a series of outdoorsy resorts near a dozen national parks and monuments, from Yosemite to Acadia. Think safari-inspired tents with king size beds, private decks and en suite bathrooms with hot running water. You’ll find West Elm furniture in the main lobby tent, daily yoga sessions on the patio, s’mores by the firepit, and an “adventure concierge.”

Plus: A cafe serving location-specific fare and picnics to go. Columbia River Gorge campers can expect a menu that includes Columbia River salmon and seafood from Portland and Seattle, for example, as well as local wines and craft beer.

Details: Under Canvas Columbia River Gorge will open May 29, and reservations (starting at $299 per night) are now open for the inaugural season; www.undercanvas.com.

Palm Springs’ newest

The distinctive new Thompson Palm Springs hotel that opened in October near the city’s Design District will go even more glam in the new year. The 168-room hotel is a natural fit with this oh-so-mid-century-mod city in architecture, with bungalow-inspired rooms boasting views of the San Jacinto Mountains and cityscape. Throughout the complex, you’ll find art by Indigenous artists, including a glass-tile mosaic on the hotel facade by Indigenous artist Jeffrey Gibson, whose appearance in the 60th Venice Biennale held earlier this year, was a first for the U.S. Pavilion.



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