North Bali
Coming here is like visiting your rich friends, albeit ones with good taste. These custom-built villas, 3km east of Yeh Sanih, are large and have…
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Manila
The best downtown hostel is in an up-and-coming area on the border of Pasay and Malate, and is equally convenient for Makati. The highlight is the rooftop…
Thresher Cove Resort & Dive Center
Malapascua Island
On a private beach a 10-minute walk north of Bounty Beach, this well-managed operation is an excellent all-rounder. Dorms have air-con and are cleaned…
Pai
This neat resort looks over the Pai Valley from atop a ridge just outside town. The bungalows are spacious and include gold-leaf lotus murals, decent…
Anhui
If you're counting on a good night's sleep, the Westin, Hefei's top hotel, is a safe bet. Facilities include a fitness centre, swimming pool, spa and…
Assam
The KF is one of a few hotels around Mission Chariali crossroads 5km northwest of central Tezpur, convenient if you're just passing through towards…
Phang-Nga Province
This ecofriendly resort is upmarket without being over the top price-wise. It offers big, light, elegantly furnished villas with outdoor bathrooms set…
Central Java
Down a narrow lane that zigzags through backstreets, this modernist beachside resort comprises 23 rooms and attracts a youthful clientele. Deluxe rooms…
Luang Prabang
This family-run guesthouse in a homely colonial-era villa has upstairs rooms featuring local fabrics and views across the quiet patch of garden. Newer…
Sarawak
The traditional, 100-door Iban longhouse Rumah Patrick Libau, which is home to about 400 people, operates an informal homestay program. Accommodation is…
Inner Mongolia
You can usually get a room for around ¥220 unless you turn up during the peak season at this comfortable and cosy, large all-wood affair, which looks like…
Mindoro
This resort slinks down a hillside about 1km beyond the new RORO terminal. The nipa huts, hung with shells and surrounded by a light screen, are the…
Siem Reap
Set amid lush gardens in a sophisticated villa down a side street near the centre, Mulberry scores points for its generously proportioned rooms decked out…
Northern Kerala
Around 10km northwest of Payyanur and 5km southwest of Ayitti Jetty, this tranquil homestay, sandwiched between a near-empty golden-sand beach and the…
Hoi An
This fine minihotel has modish rooms with huge beds, dark-wood furniture, writing desks and satellite TVs; some rooms also have balconies, though the…
Xiamen
The Kempinski label maintains its high reputation with the futuristic design of the Xiamen branch, located splendidly on Bailuzhou Lake. Inside the lobby…
Mandalay
Walking past, you’d never guess this newly renovated, palm-shaded oasis lay just behind all the dreary buildings on 26th St. The airy, tiled lobby is…
Sikkim
This brand-new, six-room building has large, modern bathrooms, comfortable beds and view-balconies from the top three units. It's good value by Lachung…
Kalimantan
From the long jetty welcoming you across the 4km house reef, to the common areas hovering over razor-sharp limestone, there is nothing typical – and…
Banda Aceh
Staying in the home of hospitable Linda, 4km out of town, is a good way to experience local life in a family home and to learn about Acehnese culture…
North Goa
This wonderful villa, ideal for families or groups looking to book the whole place, is uber exclusive. It’s a spacious, stunning refurbished Portuguese…
Hakone
Azito means 'hideout', and there is indeed something playful and treehouse-like about the huge timber capsules here furnished with double beds. It also…
Cambodia
Tbeng is a pretty little village in the east of Banteay Srei where local schoolteacher Mr Khuon has set up a homestay project with around a dozen houses…
Mumbai (Bombay)
‘Palace’ is pushing it slightly, but this modern, brilliantly located little place is certainly a comfortable choice with its contemporary decor: neutral…
Ibis Nanchang Bayi Memorial Hall
Jiangxi
This new, friendly budget branch of the international hotel chain Ibis offers great value and a central location. Rooms are on the small side, and most…
Kochi (Cochin)
Behind a red-and-white facade, this branch of the Goan Hostel Crowd chain is just west of the Customs jetty. The nautical theme is a characterful touch;…
Kanchanaburi
This stylish guesthouse-resort has rooms in a sophisticated style, all cream walls and dark-wood furnishings, and a little garden outside the window. The…
North Goa
This loungy upmarket party place has a cool location looking out on the lake-like mouth of the Chapora River, and is the new home of Thalassa restaurant…
Ginza & Tsukiji
This hotel's present building is the successor to Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1923 masterpiece, and small tributes to the architect's style can be found in the…
Ladakh
This welcoming, good-value guesthouse is fronted by a flower and fruit garden and has comfortable en suite rooms, with towels and toilet paper provided…
Kolkata (Calcutta)
This quiet, ever-popular guesthouse looks dowdy from outside but the tiny rooms are unexpectedly comfortable and well appointed. Hot water flows freely in…
Chiang Mai
Seconds from Wat Phra Singh, Buri Gallery is a perfect base for exploring the old city. Rooms, set around a lovely pool that's ideal for families, are…
Panay
Occupying its own island, this absolutely private resort is one of the best offshore options. Those who fantasise about being a castaway (no internet, no…
Dambulla
This former government rest house has been given the full Heritage treatment, and the four rooms now boast very classy interiors – the dark-wood furniture…
Colombo
The Steuart is set in a renovated colonial-era building with parts dating back to 1835. The 50 rooms have a fairly simple purple-and-white decor with old…
The South
Right next to a wild, oceanic, boulder-strewn beach, this quirky compound is perfect for long days exploring the coast and for those that enjoy nature…
Sabah
Welcoming staff await in this fine eco-conscious lodge, run by River Junkie and divided into the Civet Wing dorm-style huts and the Agamid Wing with twin…
Ko Tao
This dive-centric party palace offers a wide range of quality accommodation, from basic backpacker digs to sleek hillside villas, and it's growing all the…
Candidasa
Resembling a homestay compound, this well-priced guesthouse is hidden behind a banana grove east of town. Cramped standard rooms have air-con, simple…
Nur-Sultan (Astana)
The abode of choice for many Western business and official visitors, the three-towered Radisson provides the expected comfort and professional service…
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