With the year drawing to a close, some of us are already thinking about where to holiday in 2022. As part of our review of 2021, Dezeen rounds up 10 impressive new hotels, including Pharrell Williams' Goodtime Hotel, a 17th-century monastery conversion and clifftop villas on the Jurassic Coast.

Photo is by Guo Zhe
Grotto Retreat Xiyaotou, China, by Studio Avoid
Located in the village of Xiyaotou in the Zhangjiakou prefecture, Studio Avoid designed Grotto Retreat Xiyaotou to reference a collection of traditional cave dwellings in the area.
The cave-like pods take shape as a number of interconnected, brick-clad, vertical volumes each 0f which is topped with large skylights. A winding wooden walkway on stilts weaves between the pods connecting to entrances on the first-floor level. Find out more about Grotto Retreat Xiyaotou ?

Photo is by Alex Krotkov
Casona Sforza, Mexico, by Alberto Kalach
Alberto Kalach designed this hotel in the coastal town of Puerto Escondido, Mexico with a series of vaulted, brick arches overlooking a large circular swimming pool.
The hotel, which is named Casona Sforza, consists of arched volumes of varying heights arranged asymmetrically. Its design aims to integrate with the landscape and offer guests restful spaces for reflection.
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Photo is by Alex Filz
Monastero Arx Vivendi, Italy, by Network of Architecture
Network of Architecture transformed a former Italian monastery into the Monastero Arx Vivendi hotel b...