Panglao Island
The best base for backpackers in Panglao, if you don't mind being inland, with nipa huts that are entirely appropriate for the rustic setting. There's a…
Must-see hotels in Asia
Pushkar
This welcoming budget hotel is nestled in the quiet laneways north of Sadar Bazaar. It’s run by a friendly father-and-son team who can’t do too much for…
Northern Honshū (Tōhoku)
Room options here range from quaint cottages with private bathrooms to split-level dwellings where you're just within snoring distance of your fellow…
Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
This former 19th-century palace lost none of its colonial-era charm through conversion into a top-class hotel. Pillared walkways and immaculate lawns lead…
Hue
A short walk from decent restaurants, Hue Riverside Villa combines five whitewashed and red-brick bungalows with a relaxing and breezy shared garden and a…
Banyak Islands
The Banyak hot spot for backpackers at the time of research, Nina's comprises five spacious, thatched bungalows with hammocks swinging on shady porches…
Yangon
When it comes to affordable, trendy lodgings in Yangon, there's little competition for Hotel G. The standard 'Good' rooms are snug but strikingly…
Pulau Perhentian
Family-run D'Lagoon is the sole property on a tranquil bay, Teluk Kerma, with fine coral a short swim from the beach. Accommodation ranges from camping…
Mongolia
Mongolia’s first luxury hotel and spa is an incongruous neoclassical building set on the edge of tiny Terelj village. Opened in 2008, this five-star hotel…
Arugam Bay
This Danish-run place sits at the north end of the bay. There's a magnificent open-sided restaurant-lounge-terrace facing the ocean, perfect for languid…
Nanjing
This sleekly polished five-star hotel, opening to a gargantuan marbled lobby with a huge calligraphic dedication and a vast and stylised depiction of…
Bikaner
This hotel on the western side of Junagarh is run by a former Bikaner prime minister’s great-grandson. Rooms are mostly large and are eclectically and…
Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park
Especially at night when its chateau-like turrets are lit up, this unforgettable resort has a Las Vegas fantasy feel, with a hot-springs water park, spa…
Hokkaidō
Up the hill from the port, this immaculately clean pension with a big 'U-ni-!' sign has Western-style twin rooms. Meals include local seafood; rates with…
Bikaner
About 4km east of the centre, this is a home away from home, with spacious, light-filled rooms, a warm welcome and good home-cooked meals. Owner Vijay is…
El Nido
The husband-and-wife-run Qi Palawan is a beautiful top-end option on El Nido's remote east coast. Eight stand-alone bungalows dot the lush grounds; the…
Siargao
Young, Spanish-owned Bravo has become one of GL's happening spots. This is thanks in part to its attractive, closely spaced nipa-roofed cottages with…
Kamakura
A three-minute walk to the beach, this lovely guesthouse occupies a restored wooden building that's almost a century old, with paper lampshades and a…
Coron Town
This quiet budget option on luscious Maricaban Bay, run by eco-conscious local dive instructor Brenda, is a wonderful place to chill out. She maintains a…
Ho Chi Minh City
Set in verdant gardens on the banks of the Saigon River, this hotel is a uniquely peaceful retreat from the energy of the city. Eight rooms – some…
Ayuthaya
Service couldn't be friendlier at this guesthouse within an attractively and creatively modified wooden building. Hidden in a backstreet across from Wat…
Taiping
In a high-ceilinged 1930s shophouse, cheerful Sojourn has four-bed dorms with pod-style bunks – that means more privacy and less rocking from the top bunk…
Jakarta
Run by a helpful and friendly team, with good info on the local Cikini area (just south of Merdeka Square), Six Degrees rightfully remains popular with…
Melaka City
Why merely tour one of Melaka's heritage buildings when you can stay overnight in one? Inhabiting a superbly renovated 1822 Peranakan mansion, this hotel…
Tajikistan
This charming homestay is tucked down a leafy lane behind the bazaar. With a kitchen, dining room, billiard room and sitting area shared by three pleasant…
Kanchanaburi
This Thai/Dutch-run spot has an exclusive feel. Set in a semiwild garden, all 12 cottages are sumptuously decorated with Thai sculpture and fabrics and…
West Bali
Designed by the French architect-owner, this 11-unit boutique hotel is close to the ocean. The private, walled bungalows march out to a dramatic outcrop…
Camiguin
Meticulously manicured oasis of style and sophistication, created by a Filipino-British couple whose finely calibrated taste is evident in every feature,…
Ella
Totally renovated, this once supremely tacky hotel now has seven perfectly designed, sleek, modern bungalows, each with stupendous valley views from their…
El Nido
A small hidden paradise at the very end of Caalan Beach, Garden Bay takes some work to get to, but that's part of its appeal. The seven pleasingly rustic…
Jodhpur
This 500-odd-year-old, family-run, red-sandstone haveli (traditional, ornately decorated residence) is an understated gem. Run by two friendly brothers,…
Ueno & Yanesen
Sawanoya is a gem in quiet Yanaka, run by a very friendly family and with all the traditional hospitality you would expect of a ryokan. The shared cypress…
Anhui
All that was left of the nearly 300-year-old Imperial Guard Temple was the facade. Film producer Zhang Zhenyan reinvented the rest using beams salvaged…
Eastern Cambodia
'Mr T's' place is one of the best places to stay in Cambodia's 'Wild East', with oodles of atmosphere. Rough-hewn walkways lead to huge bungalows…
Nepal
Even if guests here didn't get a warm glow from knowing that their money was funding a nearby children's home (see www.rokpa.org), it would still be a…
Chiang Mai
Set within the historic Wat Ket district, Baan Orapin has been a family affair since the owner's relatives first occupied the stately teak house and…
Udon Thani
The 'home' part of the name is literally true as your hosts live on the ground floor of this fantastic four-room guesthouse. Rooms are modern and cosy and…
Phnom Penh
This colourful and vibrant hostel is justifiably popular. The spacious dorms have air-con and sleep six to 22; the smaller ones have double-width bunk…
Fuji Five Lakes
On a quiet backstreet, this excellent choice combines an old Japanese-style house (where guests have breakfast) and a new build behind it housing fabulous…
East Bali
Associated with the Sea Communities social enterprise (www.seacommunities.com), Gede and Made's oceanside guesthouse has simple garden bungalows and four…
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