The Best in the World of Luxury Travel this November

The Dandelion Chandelier Luxury Travel Diary has the news headlines you need to know regarding new luxury hotel openings, new travel books, new luxury travel products, and new travel experiences in November 2019. For the full November 2019 Luxury Calendar, click here. And for our list of the top 10 luxury travel destinations in November, click here.

the best in the world of luxury travel this november 2019

In the spirit of the month, there are plenty of things to be thankful for in the world of travel in November.  The start of ski season out west coinciding with Thanksgiving, for one, and the openings of the new West Hollywood Edition, The Standard in the Maldives, Puku Ridge camp in Zambia and the new luxury Cour des Vosges in Paris. But we must admit that we are especially excited and thankful for the return of one of our favorite resorts – Eden Rock is back following an almost two year closure due to the 2017 hurricanes.  Pack your bags, people.

top news and events in luxury travel this november 2019

1. Europe

Located in the heart of the Marais district of Paris, Cour des Vosges overlooks the Place des Vosges, famous for its Louis XXIII era pink brick houses and royal square and gardens.  The hotel occupies a former 17th century residence that has been reborn as a 12 room and suite boutique hotel, complete with a restaurant that spills out onto a terrace, a tearoom and a Roman bath.  And here we thought Paris in the fall couldn’t get any better?

Central Milan is welcoming the Vik Milano inside one of the city’s most famous landmarks, the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele.  Lobby murals by artist Alex Folla adorn the walls and ceilings of the hotel’s lobby while pieces by some of the Uruguayan artists the brand has partnered with for decades will be inside the 90 suites from the South American brand

Hagia Sofia Mansions, a collection of traditional Turkish residences, will reopen in mid November in Istanbul.  Nestled in the old city, travelers should expect rich Ottoman inspired design elements, like dark carved woods, Moorish style light fixtures and in the bathrooms, Turkish bath showers with separate soaking tubs

Located in Florence’s Centro Storico neighborhood, in a 19th century property known locally as “Palazzo Degli Angeli,” is the 38 room boutique Hotel Calimala.  Atop the hotel you will find Angel, a lush three story restaurant, bar, garden patio and pool

2. United States

The newly opened Posada by the Joshua Tree House in Tucson is a five suite inn emblematic of a new sort of hotel/Airbnb hybrid.  Inside you’ll find white washed walls, adobe tiled floors, Navajo rugs and plenty of tassels, leather, natural wood and brass accents.  On the outside you will find 33 acres of the cactus studded Sonoran Desert and the nearby Saguaro National Park

Halepuna Waikiki by Halekulani will open in Hawaii this month. The Halepuna sits on the former site of the Waikiki Parc Hotel, across the street from it’s stately sister property, the Halekulani.  Halepuna’s 288 guest rooms and suites (all located on the 8th floor or higher, with mountain or ocean views) are done up in airy white and shades of blue, echoing the sea and sand below.

Opening its first outpost on the east coast is the Cali brand Pali.  Palihouse Miami is located in the former historic Greenbrier hotel on Miami Beach, having transforming the Art Deco building in lashings of peaches and pinks, with some rooms large enough to fit kitchenettes for those who want to really settle in on South Beach

The West Hollywood Edition officially opens this month with the brand’s stripped down interpretation of luxury that will include a basement club, a rooftop pool and an intimate spa with six treatment rooms

3. Asia

The Standard has opened on the white sand beaches of the Maldives with 115 villas including several over water.  Also over water?  A glass floored night club that stays open until after sunrise.  After you party all night long you can recoup inside the steam rooms and hammam inside the resort’s full service spa, before heading out for an afternoon of snorkeling among the protected coral reef that surrounds the property

The Aman Koyoto has opened on what was formerly the grounds of an artistic community that helped found the coveted Rinpa school of painting 400 years ago.  The rooms are simple, wooden and washed with plenty of natural sunlight, inspired by a traditional Japanese ryokan.  When you are not visiting the nearby 17 UNESCO sites, you can give the onsite natural mineral baths a try, enjoy morning yoga in the gardens or take a two hour hike through the surrounding areas, followed by green tea infused treatments in the region’s healing waters.

Located in the Shaviyani atoll, JW Marriott Maldives Resort & Spa is JW Marriott’s first Maldives property.  All 60 beach and overwater villas include private pools and outdoor showers and exceed 2,000 square feet in size

4. Middle East and Africa

One of Earth’s oldest and biggest deserts, the Namib extends for more than 1,000 miles along the southwestern coast of Africa.  Yet despite its remoteness, it’s actually home to a rapidly growing number of luxury retreats and lodges.  Among them is andBeyond Sossusvlei Lodge, where guests can retreat to the remote edge of the continent for stargazing, hot air balloon flights and rugged desert dune explorations.

Puku Ridge in Zambia’s South Luangwa National Park has been completely reimagined by Luxury Frontiers.  The redesigned camp has eight uniquely designed suites that feature freestanding bathtubs, walk in closets, rooftop starbeds and private plunge pools with large decks.  On top of that, the camp overlooks a wildlife rich floodplain and waterhole, so there’s always something to see from the property

5. Latin America and Caribbean

Packed with eateries, bars, showrooms and over-the-top amusements, the gigantic 20 deck high Norwegian Encore will take its maiden voyage from Miami to the Carribean this month.  It features a sprawling 1,150 foot long go kart track that will careen around two decks at the back of the ship with four sections that extend over the sides of the vessel.  Encore also will feature the Tony Award winning show “Kinky Boots,” an open air laser tag arena and a virtual reality complex – Nov 2

Hotel Barrière Le Carl Gustaf in St. Barth’s is open.  Rather than being located along the island’s beaches, the hotel is set in the middle of Gustavia, St. Bart’s pretty capital, filled with palm lined, cobblestone streets and a slew of high end restaurants and boutiques

Just two years after Hurricane Irma roared in, the iconic Eden Rock is opening this month, making it clear that the Caribbean’s toniest island, St. Barth’s, is back.  It’s also one of the handful of reasons why we think the Caribbean is one of the must visit destinations this month – Nov 20

6. new luxury travel products and travel books launching in november 2019

From Sofia Coppola’s luxurious family retreat in beautiful Bernalda, Italy to the beaches of Kate Winslet’s secret Scottish hideaway of Eilean Shona to Kate Moss’s favorite beach in the Maldives, Chic Stays ($85) features 36 personal tales of favorite spots around the globe from some of Conde Nast Traveller’s favorite celebs – Nov 24

In addition to announcing it will dip its toes into the fashion world, luxury luggage label Rimowa has unveiled a preview of its 2019 Holiday Gift Guide featuring iPhone cases and shiny new suitcase colorways.

the best in the world of luxury travel this november 2019

Those are the news headlines you need to know regarding the best in luxury travel, new luxury hotel openings, new travel books, and new luxury travel products for November 2019.  Wherever you’re going, have a great trip.

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 Jillian Tangen is the Head of Research at Dandelion Chandelier and a former Senior Research Analyst at McKinsey & Co and Analyst at Shearman & Sterling. She is an avid fan of Nordic design, having owned an independent lifestyle store and sales agency focused on emerging Scandinavian design. Jillian lives in New York and is married with three young children. She loves cross-country skiing, the New York Rangers, reading, travel and discovering new brands.

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