Melaka City
These two spacious shuttered-window double suites are located above the cafe Eat at 18. The decor is divine, matching exposed-brick walls with luxury…
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Eastern Cambodia
Under super-friendly French management, this long-standing backpackers has upped its game with a renovation of both the atmospheric main house and the…
Niraamaya Retreats Surya Samudra
Kerala
Built into natural groves of mango, banana and banyan trees and offering A-list-style seclusion, luxurious Niraamaya's 33 glammed-up traditional Keralan…
Zhenja & Lyuda’s Boarding House
Kazakhstan
This cosy guesthouse-cum-small-hotel on Zhabagly’s main street has rooms with two comfy single beds and private bathroom, and vegetarian meals can be…
Himachal Pradesh
Overlooking a tea plantation and woodlands, 1.5km north of Subash Chowk, Norwood Green offers four bright, contemporary and very tasteful villas, each…
Ōsumi Islands
This well-run youth hostel is about 3km west of Onoaida, nestled into the forest. Accommodation is in either Japanese- or Western-style dorms, and the…
West Bali
Right on wave-tossed Balian Beach and fresh with the scent of ocean spray, this complex features an eclectic range of rooms: from vintage Indonesian…
Kii Peninsula
The fourth-generation Kosaka family of innkeepers opened this modern and polished building in 2015. The current-generation Kosaka-san doesn't speak much…
Kochi (Cochin)
The first thing you'll notice at the Waterfront Granary is the 1928 Ford vintage car in the lounge. This is a museum-hotel, where relics from the owner's…
Mongolia
Inside the national park, 18km southwest of the park entry's information centre, Moilt Camp is run by Hustai National Park Trust. It comprises basic…
El Nido
This funky complex has some beautiful A-frame cottages with private balconies and sea views. More rudimentary bungalows and tents are down by the beach …
Western Mongolia
Rather than overnighting at the north ranger station, this lovely spot 3km back down the trail has two five-bed gers with solar electricity and a toilet…
Puerto Galera
With a dramatic mountain backdrop and a glorious infinity pool fronting the beach, Puerto Galera's fanciest resort presents a stunning first impression…
Xi'an
Set in a little faux hútòng (narrow alleyway) with artist galleries and cafes nearby, Jano’s is a pleasant place to escape bustling Xi'an (though street…
North Goa
Below Chapora Fort and terracing down to Vagator Beach, W Goa is the newest and swankiest hotel in North Goa with a price tag to match. This is luxury all…
Phuket
Bright, spacious, minimalist rooms rise up around a long, slim pale-turquoise pool at this friendly and contemporary pick, a five-minute walk from Kamala…
Udaipur
This elaborate, faded haveli (traditional, ornately decorated residence) is set around a stone-pillared courtyard, with a wide assortment of rooms on…
George Town
This flashpacker hostel has a minimalist feel but there's no strong Japanese connection, just spic and span dorms (mixed and female-only) painted in muted…
Southern Atolls
This impressive place has marked the arrival of sophisticated tourism on Thinadhoo. The modern and stylish boutique hotel, which describes itself as…
Kodaikanal (Kodai)
Deep in the valley 22km northeast of Kodaikanal, off the Kodaikanal–Palani Rd, this ecofriendly French-run retreat sprawls across 48 hectares of mountain…
Peninsular Malaysia's Northeast
Brightly painted and with a harbourside location, Hotel Pelangi is a comfortable option that's convenient if you'd like to stay near the jetty for boats…
Sapporo
This is one of Sapporo's new hipster hostels – think raw wood and concrete – inside an old unagi (eel) shop a minute's walk from the subway. The rooms,…
Pakse
A riverside spot just 3km southeast of central Pakse that makes for a wonderful escape from the city. Most rooms have unbeatable Mekong sunset views. The…
Trang Beaches & Islands
Pastel-painted, green-roofed concrete air-con bungalows frame a cool blue pool and have varnished-wood verandas. The older concrete-and-wood, air-con…
Downtown Kyoto
While you don't have to be a Millennial to stay here, it might help when it comes to the iPod-controlled 'rooms' at this modern take on a capsule hotel…
Sarawak
A beautiful garden with glimpses of jungle wildlife, friendly family dogs, hospitable owners, an 8m kidney-shaped pool and bright, comfortable rooms all…
Assam
Manas' most in-the-forest lodging experience, Mathanguri sits almost on the riverbank, deep inside the national park – in fact, it's just 400m from the…
Danau Toba
Rooms in traditional Batak houses overlook fruit trees, a children's playground and a grassy badminton court at this excellent budget resort. The more…
Munnar
An elegant boutique-meets-country retreat, 4km southeast of Munnar, where 18 supremely spacious garden- and valley-view rooms are sprinkled around serene…
Kanchanaburi
Mannerly staff and water features immediately establish the tone of this sleek riverside resort, 10km southwest of the city. X2 has gorgeously designed…
Kansai
In northern Miyama and surrounded by farmland, this four-room family-run inn started as a pharmacy on the old road connecting Kyoto with the sea; it also…
Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
High up on the hill overlooking the river and the island, this MP Tourism property has rooms in two separate blocks. Those in the older block are well…
Kaohsiung
A once-flourishing wedding shop has been turned by the owners' grandson into a quirky hostel that won an architectural award for its restoration. The…
Hakone
Threadbare but exceedingly homely, this family-run guesthouse offers good-value tatami rooms, indoor and outdoor onsen with divine volcanic waters, and a…
Gujarat & Diu
This is the erstwhile ruling family’s main palace and is used as a back-up hotel when the Orchard Palace is full. Built in the 1880s and formerly the…
Kerala
Wrapped in greenery, 4.5km southeast of Cherai Beach, this blue-washed 250-year-old house makes an intimate, character-filled escape. French owner Marco…
Osaka
Imagine spending the night in a first-class suite of an Airbus A380 – inside an office building. Cabins, closed off by sliding screens, contain private TV…
Shibuya & Shimo-Kitazawa
Hotel Mets is part of Shibuya Station’s quiet south side, with direct access to the JR lines; the location can be confusing at first, but once you get the…
West Java
Water, water everywhere at this upmarket resort with attractive thatch-and-timber bungalows built around and over waterlily ponds complete with croaking…
Eastern Rajasthan
Bhanwar Vilas Palace, owned and run by Maharaja Krishna Chandra Pal, is closer to a large country manor than a palace. A back-in-time place, it features a…
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