The 41 Best Hotel Openings of 2022

Hotel La Compañía, Panama City, Panama

The 88-room Hotel La Compañía, the first Central American property in Hyatt’s Unbound Collection, doubles as a museum. The complex, deemed a UNESCO World Heritage Site, comprises the Spanish Colonial wing, a former Jesuit convent showcasing restored stone walls; the French Colonial wing, the site of Panama’s first university, which marries all-white interiors with intricate ceiling moldings; and the American Beaux-Art wing, a one-time department store that beckons with a classic black and white palette and wainscoting.

Architecture Firm: Hache Uve Design Firm: Soda (Thailand) Owner: Shebandowan Holdings Operator: Hyatt