Northern Laos
Nestled on a riverbank, the Lhakham Hotel offers some of the best-value rooms in northern Laos. Furnishings are tasteful, the bathrooms include a rain…
Must-see hotels in Southeast Asia
Sulawesi
Despite being the first 'luxury' hotel in Kendari, the Plaza is holding up well. Rooms have nice touches like clean carpets, artistic motifs on the walls,…
El Nido
Under new management, this old-timer has spruced up its outdoor common area and restaurant while supplying the same friendly service and good value that…
Boracay
The polygonal two-storey cottages, set in a lush garden, have huge rooms, balconies and loads of Balinese atmosphere; they're easily the most elegant…
Hanoi
These sumptuous, fully equipped serviced apartments in buzzing lakeside Tay Ho are the perfect choice for the discerning traveller staying a few days or…
Boracay
The clean minimalist style and variety of rooms – the priciest of which open to the sea – are just right. The low-key breakfast by the White Beach Path is…
Bukit Peninsula
This luxurious beachside retreat is set in nice grounds complete with a maze-like pool that looks on to open ocean. The 64 cottages and villas have…
Puerto Galera
Run by the nicest family you’ll ever meet, Reynaldo’s has a splendid mix of more-than-passable budget fan rooms and large ‘view’ rooms with kitchenettes…
Around Manila
Rooms at this valleyside place, 3.5km east of the rotunda, are a steal. The double-storey hotel with a bright-yellow, Thai–style facade is immaculately…
Panay
A mix of old-world charm and modern amenities, this is far and away the best place to stay in the centre. The downside, of course, is street noise. Rooms…
Iloilo
The city's newest upscale hotel is far and away the slickest and most luxurious – that is, until the next one goes up nearby. It has contemporary and…
Eastern Cambodia
Stung Treng's most appealing hotel has a surprising wine cabinet in the lobby and a sky bar on the roof overlooking the Tonlé San and Mekong River. Rooms…
Vung Tau
A social hostel, popular with both foreigners and young Vietnamese, with pizza-making evenings and beer-downing sessions on weekends. Staff will direct…
Kalimantan
This converted country home is a rare and welcome find. Rattan walls in the entry lounge are a nice touch, even when adorned with assorted glass armaments…
Leyte
Six kilometres out of town on the road to Padre Burgos, this welcoming and well-run beachside place has nine smart tiled rooms, eight with fine sea and…
Papua
A hidden delight with just five immaculate, cheery marine-themed rooms. They’re full of thoughtful touches such as lights you can switch on/off from bed,…
Maluku
By far the best hotel in Langgur, the Grand Vilia has spacious, comfortable and modern rooms with excellent beds, decent bathrooms and safety boxes. There…
Davao
The city’s most luxurious hotel couldn’t be more centrally located. Has several recommended restaurants.
Sumba
Formerly Nihiwatu, few luxuries are excluded from this celebrity-favoured resort, where you might bump into the Beckhams. Hefty price tag aside (we've…
Luang Prabang
You can imagine Graham Greene writing under a wood-blade fan in the wicker-accented restaurant of this beautifully renovated French colonial-era building…
North Sulawesi
This new addition to Bunaken is in a league entirely of its own. Each embarrassingly comfortable villa protruding from the lush gardens has commanding…
Mandalay
In 2018 Accor took over this high-rise, crescent-shaped property, uniquely situated at the foot of Mandalay Hill, and renovated most of the 208 rooms in a…
The Southern Islands
The only resort on Koh Thmei is a gem, with tidy bungalows that use solar panels and biofuel for electricity. The resort sits on a private beach, and you…
Raja Ampat Islands
Sorido offers top diving standards along with Western-style comforts, such as air-con, camera workstations and hot showers in spacious, well-equipped…
Shangri-La Boracay Resort & Spa
Boracay
There's no doubt about it: this is Boracay's most impressive resort. Occupying the northwest tip of the island, it offers everything you might wish for:…
Myanmar (Burma)
Some 2.5 miles northwest of Mt Popa's main temple, the lovely, lonely Popa Mountain Resort has all-wood bungalows, dramatically set amid lush gardens with…
The Southern Islands
A throwback to the early days of the Southern Islands, Paradise remains a timeless testament to castaway-chic style near the far south end of Saracen Bay…
Raja Ampat Islands
Tucked away on a dreamy private island, Agusta excels for its stylish beachfront villas, top-notch Italian restaurant and exceptional hospitality. The…
Anantara Golden Triangle Resort & Spa
Chiang Rai Province
This award-winning resort takes up a large patch of beautifully landscaped ground directly opposite the Hall of Opium. The rooms combine Thai and…
Timor-Leste
Listen to the waves from these cute but no-frills open-air bungalows (with unreliable power and mosquito nets) in the shaded grounds (also a campsite) of…
Ko Samet
Exclusive and offering the ultimate in privacy, this sleek resort near Ko Samet's southern end is one of the island's most luxurious. Golf carts hum about…
South Coast
Glamping with extra wow-factor. The 21 canvas tent-villas here, some floating on pontoons, are on Koh Andet, an island in the Tatai River 6km downstream…
Koh Rong
Coconut Beach's original guesthouse sprawls up a hillside overlooking cerulean water and powdery white sand. The owners go above and beyond for guests and…
Palawan
This chilled-out beachfront resort on Honda Bay, about halfway between Puerto Princesa and Roxas, is great for slower-paced travellers heading north to El…
Timor-Leste
Right by the waves, this complex offers six upmarket villas, all surrounded by their own privacy wall. They are exceedingly spacious, stylish and…
Dos Palmas Island Resort & Spa
Puerto Princesa
The only established place to spend the night in Honda Bay is here on private Arreceffi Island. Choose from wood-floored cottages perched over the water…
Gunung Mulu National Park
Situated 3km from park HQ, this 101-room complex has been designed and decorated in a way that is both stylish and sympathetic to its jungle surroundings…
Koh Rong
Near the pier on up-and-coming Pagoda Beach, 15 minutes west of Coconut Beach by moto, this sleek little boutique offers a mix of luxury safari tents and…
Chiang Mai
A magnificent, giant, century-old rain tree anchors this romantic boutique property perched at the edge of Mae Ping. A restored teak house contains the…
Cameron Highlands
This charismatic 1939 property looks as though it was lifted straight out of the English countryside with its exposed beams, four-poster beds and even a…
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