World’s hottest new hotels, according to Conde Nast Traveler

Katia Hetter
By Katia Hetter, CNN
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Updated 4:25 PM EDT, Thu April 21, 2016
This Four Seasons Hotel Seoul is located in the north bank, the city's seat of power. The best rooms offer views of the entire Gyeongbokgung Palace.
Four Seasons Hotel Seoul (South Korea) —
This Four Seasons Hotel Seoul is located in the north bank, the city's seat of power. The best rooms offer views of the entire Gyeongbokgung Palace.
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With acres of olive groves and gardens, JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa's private island provides a break from the city's crowds.
JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa (Italy) —
With acres of olive groves and gardens, JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa's private island provides a break from the city's crowds.
Courtesy JW Marriott Venice
Views of El Arco and the Bahía San Lucas horizon, a Mexican restaurant from Enrique Olvera and four bars with over 100 cocktails are waiting at Mexico's The Cape.<br />
The Cape (Cabo San Lucas, Mexico) —
Views of El Arco and the Bahía San Lucas horizon, a Mexican restaurant from Enrique Olvera and four bars with over 100 cocktails are waiting at Mexico's The Cape.
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The Soho House Istanbul, Turkey is located in the city's hip Beyoglu district.
Soho House Istanbul (Turkey) —
The Soho House Istanbul, Turkey is located in the city's hip Beyoglu district.
Yale Wagner
The Press Hotel in Portland is the spiritual heart of the neighborhood and has a restaurant worthy of the food scene in this bustling Maine town. <br />
The Press Hotel (Portland, Maine) —
The Press Hotel in Portland is the spiritual heart of the neighborhood and has a restaurant worthy of the food scene in this bustling Maine town.
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The new Mandarin Oriental in Milan, Italy, is located down the street from the famed La Scala opera house.
Mandarin Oriental, Milan (Italy) —
The new Mandarin Oriental in Milan, Italy, is located down the street from the famed La Scala opera house.
Stephen Johnson
The beachfront Faena Hotel Miami Beach kept the facade of the circa 1948 Saxony Hotel but turned the inside into an ode to modernism.
Faena Hotel Miami Beach (Florida) —
The beachfront Faena Hotel Miami Beach kept the facade of the circa 1948 Saxony Hotel but turned the inside into an ode to modernism.
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Travelers know they'll get quality at the Four Seasons Hotel Casa Medina Bogota, Colombia. But this relatively small property offers added personalized service.
Four Seasons Hotel Casa Medina Bogota (Colombia) —
Travelers know they'll get quality at the Four Seasons Hotel Casa Medina Bogota, Colombia. But this relatively small property offers added personalized service.
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To create Perth's new COMO The Treasury, designers transformed a group of 19th-century state treasury and Anglican Diocese buildings at the edge of the central business district.
COMO The Treasury (Perth, Australia) —
To create Perth's new COMO The Treasury, designers transformed a group of 19th-century state treasury and Anglican Diocese buildings at the edge of the central business district.
Courtesy COMO
andBeyond Benguerra Island on Mozambique's Bazaruto Archipelago has only 10 casinhas, two cabanas and one three-bedroom casa.
andBeyond Benguerra Island (Mozambique) —
andBeyond Benguerra Island on Mozambique's Bazaruto Archipelago has only 10 casinhas, two cabanas and one three-bedroom casa.
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Danny Meyer's Shake Shack is on the ground floor of the new Chicago Athletic Association Hotel, which was designed by New York-based Roman and Williams.
Chicago Athletic Association Hotel (Illinois) —
Danny Meyer's Shake Shack is on the ground floor of the new Chicago Athletic Association Hotel, which was designed by New York-based Roman and Williams.
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Traditional meets trendy in the Guadalajara, Mexico neighborhood that's home to Casa Fayette, where the white 1940s Art Deco facade is complimented by modern designs.
Casa Fayette (Guadalajara, Mexico) —
Traditional meets trendy in the Guadalajara, Mexico neighborhood that's home to Casa Fayette, where the white 1940s Art Deco facade is complimented by modern designs.
Courtesy Grupo Habita
Amanera in Playa Grande, Dominican Republic features sleek designs and plenty of privacy.
Amanera (Playa Grande Dominican Republic) —
Amanera in Playa Grande, Dominican Republic features sleek designs and plenty of privacy.
Courtesy Amanera
13 hot hotels for 2016
CNN  — 

Whether they’re in emerging destinations, repurposed embassies and discos or the hippest neighborhoods, the hottest new hotels around the world are creating a lot of buzz.

Conde Nast Traveler picked 60 winners on six continents for its 20th annual HOT List of the world’s best new hotels, which was released Wednesday.

“We want to steer you to places which offer that push-pull of foreignness and familiarity: comfortable but also defiantly out of your comfort zone,” said Pilar Guzmán, the magazine’s editor-in-chief.

CNN Travel asked Conde Nast Traveler editors to pick a baker’s dozen of their favorite properties from the list of 60 hotels, all of which have opened in the last 12 months.

World’s best vacation islands are ….

Their favorites are listed below in alphabetical order by region and in the gallery above.

Africa and the Middle East

andBeyond Benguerra Island (Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique)

Asia

Four Seasons Hotel Seoul (South Korea)

Australia

COMO The Treasury (Perth, Australia)

Caribbean & Mexico

The Cape (Cabo San Lucas, Mexico)

Casa Fayette (Guadalajara, Mexico)

Central and South America

Four Seasons Hotel Casa Medina Bogota (Colombia)

Europe

JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa (Italy)

Mandarin Oriental, Milan (Italy)

Soho House Istanbul (Turkey)

United States

Chicago Athletic Association Hotel (Illinois)

Faena Hotel Miami Beach (Florida)

The Press Hotel (Portland, Maine)

Amanera (Playa Grande, Dominican Republic)

The 13 U.S. hotels on the HOT List were first released via SnapChat Wednesday morning. The complete HOT List is available at CNTraveler.com.