The 50 Most-Anticipated Hotel Openings of 2026
1 Hotel Tokyo, Japan
Design: Crème, in collaboration with Starwood Hotels’ in-house team
What we’re looking forward to: Part of Mori Trust’s Tokyo World Gate Akasaka development, the sustainably driven 1 Hotel Tokyo honors the concept of wabi-sabi through raw, natural materials. In the 38th-floor lobby, guests are greeted by a ceiling that calls to mind a raked sand Zen garden and a bar adorned with handstitched lanterns, while the 211 guestrooms marry moss walls, live-edge plank headboards, and chiseled stone vanities.