Mumbai (Bombay)
Light, airy, spacious and well-equipped rooms a stone’s throw from the Gateway of India. Design-wise each floor is themed: the decor ranges from…
Must-see hotels in Asia
Yogyakarta
This attractive, well-run guesthouse, on the main thoroughfare in Sosrowijayan, benefits from a greater sense of space than lodgings hidden in the lanes…
Temples of Angkor
This charming boutique hotel offers a slice of the countryside in comfort. Rooms are in traditional houses set around a lush garden with a small swimming…
Bikaner
This place offers eight varied and clean rooms in a quiet family house with a little garden (hot water by bucket only in budget rooms). On offer are a…
Around Manila
This charming 1870 ancestral house has four rooms decked out in period features, each of a different configuration and theme pertaining to French colonial…
Kep
The hugely friendly Tara Lodge gets a big tick for its split-level bungalows with wide verandas and all the mod cons, secreted within a verdant garden of…
Amritsar
Across the road from the train station, but far from grungy, the Grand is an oasis of calm amid an otherwise chaotic location. Rooms are spacious – if not…
Jaipur
This heritage hotel housed in a gracious 19th-century mansion is set in beautiful green gardens, and has a lovely swimming pool and grand dining room. It…
Ubud
The latest offering from Indonesia's hip Artotel chain, this place offers 22 good-size studios (20, 30 and 40 sq m) with amenities including a coffee…
Bangkok
A sophisticated hotel with rates that weigh in at a sweet midrange spot, Trinity has spacious, modern-feeling rooms with professional service. A swimming…
Kandy
Run by Thomas and Mani, a very welcoming couple, this slightly bohemian place is a great escape from the city, a Sri Lankan cottage tucked away in a…
Rajasthan
About 4km east of town is a converted palace partitioned into two hotels. Roop Niwas Kothi is one sibling and has a back-to-the-Raj feel, lovely grounds…
Downtown Kyoto
Located in the heart of downtown, within easy walking distance of two subway stations and the entire dining and nightlife district, this superb ryokan has…
Bangkok
For the classic luxury Bangkok experience, a stay at this grand old riverside hotel is a must. The majority of rooms are in the modern Garden Wing, but we…
West Bali
This luxury villa compound on a (still) remote stretch of Bali's west coast has 48 very private villas, each with its own plunge pool. The accommodation…
Ko Kut
Absolute beach frontage at the southern end of Khlong Chao makes this resort hard to ignore. Natural materials, such as bamboo privacy fences and thatched…
Sabah
Dedicated to sustainable living and bursting forth from a riot of greenery, a minute's walk from Pulau Mantanani's loveliest beach, this is the kind of…
Bukhara
Housed inside the converted 1861 Said Kamol Medressa, this charming eight-room place has all the comforts you need without sacrificing an inch of its…
Pattaya
As well as being a tropical garden resort with two pools and good-sized rooms, this place helps fund the work of the PDA, a notable rural development…
South Goa
Romantic getaways might not come any better than this. With just nine gorgeous thatched cottages – all sea-facing and with jacuzzi on the personal outdoor…
Yangon
Everything inside the Savoy is done well and stylishly. Hallways, rooms and even the lavish bathrooms are stocked with photographs, antiques, handicrafts…
Ko Chang
Literally the top place in Lonely Beach (largely due to its hillside location), Oasis has great sea views from its vertigo-inducing 12m-tall tree house…
Cambodia
Very much a boutique homestay, Bong Thom offers some beautiful wooden houses in the countryside complete with four-poster beds and tasteful decor. Lots of…
Siargao
Contemporary meets traditional at this architectural gem just south of Cloud Nine. Owned by a pair of furniture makers, rooms have sliding glass doors,…
Kanazawa & the Hokuriku Coast
The friendly staff at this award-winning, gorgeously minimalist ryokan are committed to upholding the Japanese art of hospitality. A sense of Zen pervades…
North Sulawesi
This long-running dive centre and resort is run by a young and enthusiastic crew and is still one of the best midrange places on the island. It offers a…
Asakusa & Sumida River
The rooms at this well-run hotel with English-speaking staff are typically small but come with tatami floors (even though you sleep on beds) and other…
Kathmandu
This classy and stylish new lodge hits the perfect balance of atmosphere and utility: with romantic traditional architecture but modern bathrooms, and…
Padang
Popular with surfers and backpackers, this friendly, relaxed six-room guesthouse is the perfect mix of budget and style. A compact Zen garden combines…
South Lombok
Curvaceously designed by the Russian architect-owner, this stunning hotel on a secluded beach just south of Gerupuk was built for detoxing. Wi-fi is only…
Kandy
This small hilltop place is one of Kandy’s longest-established hotels and it has excellent views and scrupulously clean rooms decorated with Sri Lankan…
Matsumoto & the Northern Japan Alps
In a lovely forested setting, this attractive modern ryokan is an oasis at the foot of the mountains in Hotaka Onsen. Although little English is spoken,…
Pokhara
This lodge is set on a lofty ridge about 10km east of Pokhara, and the owners have made a real effort to make it blend into the surroundings. Rooms are…
Hampi
This 'ecowilderness’ resort is 10km west of Virupapur Gaddi by the Tungabhadra River. It's an isolated but supremely relaxed place to escape, with a…
Vientiane
Lovely French-era building lovingly reincarnated as a welcoming boutique hotel; think subtle belle-époque touches like glass-tear lightshades,…
Panaji
Miramar’s plush Goa Marriott Resort is the best in Panaji, with a price tag to match. It's expertly choreographed, with the five-star treatment beginning…
West Lake Yín Dū International Hotel
Xinjiang
This plush and excellently located hotel is generally considered to be the best Hotan has to offer. Rooms are big, with desks, fridges and glass-walled…
Colombo
Part of this grand seafront hotel dates to 1806, when it was the residence of the British governor. The appropriately named ‘governor’s wing’ has colonial…
Udaipur
This central hotel has sparkling rooms with decent beds behind solid doors and there's an elevator. It’s eye to eye with the Jagdish Temple, so many of…
Shanghai
With open-space rooms divided by hanging silk screens and an understated beige-and-mahogany colour scheme accentuated by a few well-placed orchids, the…
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