Top New Marriott STARS, Luminous Hotels

Several new Marriott hotels are STARS and LUMINOUS and members. STARS and LUMINOUS are Marriott's preferred partner programs, with benefits that are exclusively available to TravelSort Clients and clients of other STARS and LUMINOUS luxury travel agencies.

STARS includes Marriott's top luxury brands: The Ritz-Carlton Reserve, The Ritz-Carlton, St. Regis, Bulgari, EDITION and the Luxury Collection, and provides these benefits:

Welcome amenity
Priority for a room upgrade, based on availability at check-in
Daily breakfast for two guests per bedroom
One credit valued at $100 per room per stay
Complimentary WiFi

Due to the room credit, it makes sense for even top Marriott elites to reserve with STARS benefits, as they wouldn't otherwise receive this credit.

LUMINOUS benefits are similar, except that only select Luminous hotels offer the $100 credit per stay. Luminous includes Marriott's Upscale and Upper Upscale brands (which Marriott refers to as Premium and Distinctive Premium), which are below the STARS luxury brands, for example Autograph Collection, JW Marriott, Le Meridien, Renaissance, W Hotels, Westin and Marriott.

Without further ado, here are our picks for the top new STARS and LUMINOUS hotels:

1. Bulgari Hotel Tokyo (STARS)

Style: Italian luxury
Located near Tokyo Station, on the 40th-45th floors of the Tokyo Midtown Yaesu skyscraper
98 rooms and suites
The 40th floor Bulgari Spa offers an 82-foot indoor pool with skyline views through its floor to ceiling windows, thermal facilities, and 9 treatment rooms including two couple's treatment rooms

2. The Ritz-Carlton Fukuoka (STARS)

Style: contemporary Japanese
167 rooms, including 20 suites, many with beautiful views of Hakata Bay
24th floor Club Lounge with dedicated Concierge service and four complimentary food and beverage presentations daily

3. JW Marriott Khao Lak Resort Suites, Thailand (Luminous)

Style: Contemporary
52 Two Bedroom Suites
Offers a $100 credit per stay
Supervised kids' club

4. Adahan Decamondo Pera, Autograph Collection, Beyoglu, Istanbul, Turkey (Luminous)

Style: Boutique, renovated 19th century building with a mixture of modern comfort and vintage flair
50 rooms, including 16 suites
Offers a $100 credit per stay

5. Hotel Palacio del Carmen, Autograph Collection, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Style: Restored historic 18th century building (former tannery and convent)
74 rooms
Indoor pool
Book the Cathedral View Suite to enjoy a view of the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral