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Travel + Leisure on Thursday announced its annual IT List, a curated selection of the 100 best new and renovated hotels around the world. This year’s guide included one Charleston property — The Nickel Hotel.
To identify the best new hotels, Travel + Leisure editors and reporters considered nearly 250 properties across 40 countries. Each opened or underwent a significant renovation between February 2025 and February 2026. The Nickel opened in June 2025.
Here’s what the publication said, in part, about The Nickel:
“Set along Upper King Street in the Cannonborough neighborhood, the 50-room hotel sits within walking distance of some of Charleston’s most compelling restaurants, bars and cafés. On property, The Rosemary Rose, a rooftop lounge, serves cocktails and Mediterranean-inspired small plates, while Bar Daniel, on the second floor and named for Cannonborough founder Daniel Cannon, offers a quieter setting with light fare like ratatouille toast and chickpea fries.”
To see the full list of all 100 hotels and descriptions of each, https://www.travelandleisure.com/best-new-hotels-of-2026-11914442.