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2 years agoThe best new hotels in North America, Mexico and the Caribbean: 2026 Hot List
The article highlights the best new hotel openings in North America and Mexico over the past year.
While one of the bartenders at the legendary Connaught Bar in London mixes your martini tableside, you're invited to choose your bitters to complete the drink. Lavender, perhaps? Or would tonka, coriander, or cardamom please you? Oh, what about the house-developed Dr. Ago's? Whatever your choice, you feel special for having collaborated on your order. But in truth, the selection process is so carefully planned by the Connaught that they're still behind the wheel. It's customization and control in perfect balance.
Instead, Beau du Bois, vice president of bar and spirits at Marisi Italian restaurant in La Jolla, California, found himself with an incredible opportunity. In 2021, the Adler and Lombrozo families, owners of the Puesto Mexican restaurant chain, tapped du Bois to build Marisi's bar program from the ground up. One of the first actions du Bois took when learning about this new venture was starting a batch of limoncello, using a lesser-known Amalfi Coast technique.
An ecologically-friendly hotel never hurts, either; having a sense that one is minimizing one's impact on the environment is a plus for many travelers, whether they're on the road for business or personal reasons. In an article for Hotels, Tatiana Valenzuela explored the case of GHL Hoteles, a hospitality company based in Colombia with locations in 10 countries across Latin America.Valenzuela's article cites the head of HR for GHL Hoteles, Sandra Zapata, who stated that the company has a goal of being carbon-neutral by 2035. To that end, the company's carbon footprint dropped by 6.18% over the course of 2024.