Two Canadian properties make AFAR Magazine's ‘Best New Hotels of 2023’

AFAR has released its list of the world's best new hotels of 2023, which includes two Canadian properties—Muir Hotel, located on the edge of the Halifax Waterfront, and Klahoose Wilderness Resort in the British Columbia coastal wilderness of Desolation Sound.

Since opening in December 2021, Muir has welcomed travellers to a refined, distinctly Nova Scotian experience. Muir sets a new standard for luxury inspired by the region's rich cultural history, raw and physical beauty, and enduring character.

"Muir tells the story of who we are," says Eugénie Jason, general manager, Muir. "From the expression of place found throughout Muir's art and design to cuisine inspired by our land, people, and history, to our elevated East Coast hospitality and service," she continues.

Klahoose Wilderness Resort reflects the Klahoose traditional values and offers an immersive exploration into this pristine region rich in diverse wilderness and cultural significance. Toba Inlet wildlife tours including spring bear viewing and late summer/fall grizzly bear salmon run tours led by Indigenous guides.

Only accessible by boat or seaplane, the off-the-grid resort is located within the heart of Desolation Sound, Klahoose Wilderness Resort resides upon Homfray Channel between the Coast Mountain peaks of British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast and the Salish Sea and the edge of the BC's Great Bear Rainforest.

To read more about Klahoose Wilderness Resort, please see our feature on Indigenous Tourism destinations in the latest issue of STAY Magazine.

AFAR's “Stay List” will be online on April 4th. The print issue hits newsstands on April 25, 2023.

The full Stay List includes:

• andBeyond Grumeti — Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
• Buahan, A Banyan Tree Escape – Bali, Indonesia
• Coulibri Ridge — Petit Coulibri, Dominica
• Flockhill – Canterbury, New Zealand
• Habitas Alula — Ashar Valley, Saudi Arabia
• Hotel Chelsea - New York City, New York, USA
• Intercontinental Khao Yai Resort — Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
• Klahoose Wilderness Resort — British Columbia, Canada
• Muir Hotel — Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Nayara Bocas Del Toro — Frangipani Island, Bocas del Toro, Panama
• Pa.te.os — Melides, Alentejo, Portugal
• Raffles Udaipur – Rajasthan, India
• Sommerro – Oslo, Norway
• Villa Passalacqua — Lake Como, Italy
• Wildflower Farms, Auberge Resorts Collection - Hudson Valley, New York, USA