Winter Travel for the New Year: Finding Your Reset at Aparium Hotels

The start of a new year has a way of sharpening our focus, on ourselves, on the people we love, and on what we want more of. Through Aparium’s translocal lens, we’ve seen how travel can reveal different sides of who we are. As we step into 2026, our hotels offer a setting for discovery, reflection, or whatever comes next. 

If your New Year ritual is about grounding and clarity, Minneapolis offers a different kind of reset.

Nestled in the electric North Loop neighborhood, winter wellness thrives at Hewing Hotel. The city’s Nordic roots are reflected in the hotel’s Thermaculture experiences, helping you ease into 2026 feeling calm and centered following a sauna session. Downstairs, tarot reader Claire Hauge extends that sense of intention with readings designed to help set your focus for the year ahead. Whether you’re navigating career questions or a road to romance, every flip of a card offers a shift in your perspective. 

For a new year centered on culture, Detroit can ignite your journey.

From Detroit Foundation Hotel's downtown location, the city unfolds in every direction. With Midtown’s museums,  Corktown’s historic legacy, the energy of Eastern Market’s many storefronts, and the waterfront all within reach, Motown’s magic invites you to wander and discover the spirit that defines the city. 

Inside the hotel, small sparks of creativity set the tone: DJs spinning vinyl at brunch, inventive cocktails crafted with local distillers, and a lobby that doubles as a warm gathering place. If you’re considering trading resolutions for exploration, Detroit has plenty waiting to be uncovered this January.

If you’re craving inspiration, Portland offers endless ways to slow down and deepen your perspective.

The Heathman Hotel’s iconic collection of 2,700 books and well-worn titles invite lingering reflection and the kind of quiet discovery that literary travelers seek out. Or, step into a story of your own, and take one of Heathman’s bikes for a spin around the city and experience its many January rituals, from O-Shogatsu celebrations at the Portland Japanese Garden afternoons spent browsing nearby bookstores like Powell’s. As the month unfolds, moments like the Portland Folk Festival bring artists together to welcome the new year. 

 The year will speed up soon enough. For now, January leaves room for curiosity - and sometimes that’s all a new chapter really needs.