The 22 Most Notable Hotel Openings of 2020

Kimpton Armory Hotel: Miami, Tulum, Barcelona, Bangkok, and Tokyo are among the 10 cities where Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants left its imprint in 2020. Some of these recent openings, including the Pittman in Dallas and the Cottonwood in Omaha, Nebraska, are situated in historic buildings like the Knights of Pythias Temple and the former Blackstone Hotel, respectively. The Kimpton Armory Hotel, which takes over downtown Bozeman, Montana’s 1941 National Guard Armory Building, is an especially impressive example, reimagined by local practice Venue Architects, Lafayette, Colorado-based Studio R Interiors, and Brooklyn firm MARKZEFF. A new tower extends original architect Fred Wilson’s Art Deco vision, and one of his ornate friezes is preserved at Armory Hall, the concert venue in what was once the gymnasium. From the Sky Shed, the rooftop lounge and pool, views of the mountains are savored. It’s that Big Sky Country backdrop that also informs the neutral-hued guestrooms bolstered with leather, metal, and felted wool. (Photo courtesy of Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants)