The Leading Hotels of the World welcomes six new members

The Leading Hotels of the World (LHW) has added six new member properties to its portfolio this month.

 

The additions span Europe, North America, Asia and Africa, and include the collection’s first-ever outposts in Bhutan and Kenya.

 

Pemako Punakha (pictured) is the flagship property of Pemako, Bhutan’s first Bhutanese-owned and managed luxury hotel group. Its 21 tented villas are set along the Mo Chhu River and are inspired by the Himalayan idea of beyul, which is centred around hidden lands associated with refuge.

 

In Kenya, Hemingways Nairobi showcases “a side of the capital many travellers overlook”, with 45 rooms set in the leafy neighbourhood of Karen.

 

Other new additions include Italian property Le Graal Cortina, a reimagined 1920s palazzo at the foot of the Dolomites, and Villa Argentina, a 96-room Dubrovnik address that has recently undergone an “extensive renovation”.

 

In the US, The Nora Hotel in Florida’s West Palm Beach and Recess Hotel & Club Savannah in Georgia round out the new additions.

 

Dean Bannon, LHW vice-president of member experience, said: “Our October new members take LHW travellers from the Dolomites and Dubrovnik to West Palm Beach, Savannah, Bhutan and Nairobi, reflecting the range of destinations within our global collection.

 

“Each property brings its own character and a strong connection to its locale, offering travellers new ways to experience both established favourites and destinations they may be discovering for the first time.”