Prachuap Khiri Khan
The best-located, and possibly quietest, hotel in the city is near lots of good restaurants, opens up to the promenade and has great views from upper…
Must-see hotels in Asia
Kolkata (Calcutta)
The elegant Raj-era Fairlawn bungalow dates back to 1783, and the charmingly mothballed hotel that ran here since 1936 has recently been taken over by a…
Northern Kerala
With a warm family welcome, this wonderfully peaceful and exclusive resort is pocketed away on an incredibly lush 1.5 sq km of working pepper, coffee,…
Qinghai
The Norbang is an excellent choice in Tongren and offers fantastic value with stylings that are almost boutique-hotel. Forgo the generic western-style…
Ulaanbaatar
This popular guesthouse in an apartment block is run by a friendly, knowledgable team who work overtime to help guests with logistical matters, and it…
Xi'an
This very popular hostel has friendly and helpful staff – some of the best in China – and loads of information and tours of Xi'an. Dorms are compact but…
Hokkaidō
This old-style resort is the fanciest spot in town and sprawls over three buildings. The honkan (main hall) rooms are the cheapest but don't have lake…
Xi'an
A hybrid of sorts, this place has dorms and the vibe of a youth hostel but the look and feel of a three-star hotel. The smart rooms are decked out with…
Kyūshū
This friendly onsen hotel boasts some excellent facilities, including mountain-view rooms (mostly Japanese style), coin laundry, and English-speaking…
Beijing
These self-contained studios and maisonettes orbiting the Orchid boutique hotel place guests in intimate proximity with the real Beijing. All residences…
Bukit Lawang
Living up to its name, this lodge is set on a gorgeous bend in the river a 45-minute walk from civilisation. Aca, the eco-minded owner, has preserved a…
Kushiro-shitsugen Tōro Youth Hostel
Hokkaidō
This hostel, run partly on solar power, was designed with birdwatchers in mind. A porch (partly glassed in) looks directly over the marshes and there are…
Myanmar (Burma)
Charming, English-speaking grandma Mya Mya, her daughter and granddaughters will welcome you to their 100-year-old home on the river, a couple of blocks…
Pulau Perhentian
Alunan’s array of sleek designer pavilions cascade down a rocky, forested hillside to a compact cove. Translating to ‘Waves’ in Malay, the more remote…
Taipei
Chill Roof is a quirky little boutique hotel whose 10 rooms feel more like someone's real bedroom, with patterned rugs, bright paints, beanbags, wigwams,…
Gansu
Running since 1971, this excellent hotel combines hardworking and very friendly staff with a very central location just south of the Bell and Drum Tower…
Hangzhou
More of a resort than a hotel, the fabulous 78-room, two-pool Four Seasons enjoys a seductive position in lush grounds next to West Lake. Low-rise…
Leh
With box-spring mattresses and modern bathrooms, the experience here is more comfortable than many midmarket hotels but retains a family feel, thanks to…
Taipei
This lovely village house in Treasure Hill has massive picture windows and great views of the river. There are a variety of rooms with shared bathrooms –…
Pulau Bintan
Rustic whitewashed beach huts and a white sandy beach make this chillaxed resort popular with visitors from neighbouring Singapore looking for a quick,…
Hokkaidō
Run by local adventure guide Watanabe Toshiya, Rera Mosir is the best place on the island for active types – whether you're here to climb Rishiri-zan in…
Hainan
The digs of choice for international budget travellers, the simple, friendly Banana Youth Hostel is tucked away down a quiet residential alley. Some staff…
Rajasthan
In secluded, tree-shaded grounds off Hwy 32, 12km south of the temple, Aranyawas has 20 attractive rooms in two-storey stone cottages. They aren’t fancy,…
Western Honshū
At this waterfront ryokan, you can laze about in the outdoor saltwater bath while watching boats sail by. The rooms are spacious, the shared indoor…
Pulau Tioman
The small number of rooms gives this friendly resort a boutique feel. Operated by creative folk who invest effort in their rooms, the ones to nab are the…
Malang
The owners of this superb backpacking place have fashioned an excellent hostel on the rooftop of Hotel Helios. Dorm beds are comfy (and interestingly…
Western Visayas
A getaway from the 'big city' (Romblon Town), this resort refuge is set on Talipasak beach in Ginablan, about 10km south of town. From the spotless bamboo…
Panay
This property run by Tribal Adventures, a highly recommended tour company based in Boracay, is perched over the Tibiao River and has basic bamboo cottages…
Longji International Youth Hostel
Guangxi
One of the first accommodation options you find walking into Ping'an, this thoroughly pleasant, friendly and amenable hostel has decent rooms in a kind of…
Mussoorie
Located off The Mall, this is Mussoorie’s most romantic hotel. The white Romanesque castle was built in 1836 for a British officer and was bought by the…
Chiang Rai Province
The Lahu village that’s home to this unique place is only an hour's drive from Chiang Rai but feels very remote. Accommodation consists of simple but…
Gyeonggi-do & Incheon
If you're planning to overnight by the airport, you might as well do it in style. This 370-room cubist-meets-modernist structure looks like a concrete…
Ulaanbaatar
This homey place almost feels more like a boutique guesthouse than a hostel. Rooms are individually styled, some with traditional Mongolian furniture. It…
Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park
Brand-new, superclean rooms don't have much decor, but their winning feature is the view down onto the azure bay framed by wild, rocky ridges. To get the…
Davao
Practically every inch of this mother-and-son-run hotel, inside and out, is covered with art – sculptures, poetry, photographs and paintings – all of it…
Siargao
This large, leafy property on the inland side of the road, with a mix of attractively designed and stylishly furnished cottages, is great value. From a…
Chennai (Madras)
At this ‘eco-sensitive’ business-style hotel, floors are bamboo or rubber, water and electricity conservation hold pride of place, and AC-generated heat…
Myanmar (Burma)
Easily Monywa’s swankiest option, the Win Unity is a series of tile-roofed modern bungalow rooms set in huge grounds on the lakeside, less than half a…
Shymkent
This little gem 2km west of the centre has just a handful of rooms, all individually and pleasingly designed with features like half-timbering and exposed…
Hong Kong
This hotel has 84 unusually large rooms (for Hong Kong). They are stylishly minimalist, with luxury bathrooms and washed in a neutral palette. The hotel…
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