Iloilo
This high-rise towers over its competition for value. Rates are low for the amenities such as robes, 46in flat-screen TVs and a 21st-floor restaurant …
Must-see hotels in Southeast Asia
East Bali
Perched on jutting cliffs, this luxury resort has three infinity pools that step down to the sea in a cascade of aqua blue – a magnificent sight. The 33…
Ko Chang
Partially hidden on a verdant hillside west of the pier are a few dozen simple, comfortable huts overlooking a rocky cove with water on both sides, plus…
Bukit Peninsula
Rumah Bali is a luxurious interpretation of a Balinese village by cookbook author Heinz von Holzen, who also runs local restaurant Bumbu Bali. Guests…
Chinatown
Travel a century back in time by booking one of the nine rooms in this beautiful antique shophouse located in a classic Bangkok neighbourhood. They’re not…
Ubud
Located in a river valley amidst the rice fields of Peliatan, 2km from the centre of town, this huge resort was built in 2001 and is looking a bit dated;…
Chau Doc
With its walls decorated with indigenous art, collected from around the world by the Kiwi-Vietnamese owners, this wonderful guesthouse outside of the…
Hanoi
The chic Hotel de l'Opera effortlessly combines French-colonial style with a sophisticated design aesthetic. Rooms are trimmed in silk and Asian textiles,…
Volcan Beach Eco Retreat & Dive Resort
Camiguin
A line of well-constructed thatch-roofed cottages with sliding glass doors ends on a rocky shore battered by waves – there's a neat bamboo platform for…
Peninsular Malaysia's Northeast
Redang’s biggest resort – a vast 400-room complex – dominates this beach. It has luxurious sea-view suites with balconies, two restaurants, a dive centre…
Sabah
Uncle Tan was one of the earliest environmentalists working along the Kinabatangan. This is not the Hilton: accommodation consists of raised, open huts…
Koh Rong
Reef's formula is best described as beach games all day, drinking games all night. Dorms feature individually fan-cooled, couples-ready double beds, while…
Flores
If Sunset Cottages is full, or even if it's not, Sante Sante homestay and beach bar next door is run by the owner's nephew. He has two basic rooms and…
Pai
In a rural setting about 2.5km southeast of Pai, the 12 spacious, fan-cooled, wood and bamboo bungalows here are attractively positioned around a vast…
Lampang
If you’re going upscale, this is Lampang’s best choice. The lobby is tastefully decorated in a teak and Northern Thai–temple theme, a design that…
West Lombok
This all-inclusive resort for the backpacker set envisions itself as a place to practise the art of doing nothing. Rates include three daily meals,…
North Luzon
Evangeline's feels more like a B&B than a hotel. The multi-storied house is built like a heritage home, with heavy wood floors. The bedrooms, furnished…
Labuan Bajo
This central, 30-bed hostel from Green Hill Boutique Hotel is perfect for travellers who want a hostel set-up without the rowdy crowd. Immaculate and…
West Sumatra
Commanding Bukittinggi's heights like a Moorish citadel, Novotel (formerly Hills) is usually full of VIPs and their security squads. Sports lovers can get…
Railay
One of the few resorts on this sublime beach, this place offers comfortable bungalows, quaint cottages and smart, contemporary rooms with every amenity…
Pai
The four adobe-style riverside bungalows here are rustic and quirky, with a mix of bright colours, beds on elevated platforms and sliding-glass doors…
North Luzon
This original, colourful backpacker and surfer hostel in Liw-liwa is a great place to connect with a young crowd of fellow wave riders and make friends…
Manila
Manila's number-one party address for backpackers thanks to its rocking rooftop bar and chic ground-floor cafe. It's a huge space, with 130 beds over…
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
Owned by a hardworking local family, the Phong Nha Mountain House features four comfortable wooden stilt houses (including one with a family room), with…
Ko Lanta
At the southern end of the beach, this ecospot popular with Asian tourists consists of comfortable suites and wooden villas spread over a wooded hillside…
Nam Tok
Bamboo and wood floating rooms open straight onto the river at this small resort 3km south of Nam Tok train station. It's not to the deluxe standard of…
Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay
Right in the heart of Boat Quay, Quarters Hostel welcomes guests into a cool pale-pink, cafe-esque reception-dining area, perfect for meeting other…
Sumatra
Right on Pantai Lagundri, this is the place for non-surfers, with a mellow little beach with no (or little) waves. Even though it's directly on the beach,…
Sarawak
Owned by artist and one-time guide Stephen Baya, a Bario native, and his friendly Danish wife, Tine, this super-welcoming lodge (and art gallery) has four…
Phuket Town
Five uncluttered, open-brick-walled boutique-ified rooms in whites and charcoal-blue fill this bright, stylish, laid-back guesthouse in the heart of town…
Manado
Colourful, whimsical, funky – it's nice to see a hotel in the city attempt a little personality. Of course underneath the cartoons, it's still just a bed…
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
Highly tranquil and surrounded by paddy fields, this recently opened, good-looking and fresh hotel has a drop-dead gorgeous infinity-pool view across the…
Northwestern Cambodia
Dominating Kompong Thom's accommodation scene, this central establishment has 58 good-value rooms with Chinese-style decoration and on-the-ball staff. The…
Sapa
The hotel attached to the excellent tour agency exists to train locals in hotel management, so be patient. The best rooms enjoy spacious lake views and a…
Flores
Bintang is one of the best guesthouses in town, offering five large, centrally located and renovated rooms. It has hot water and the cafe (mains 30,000Rp…
Pattaya
Dormitories are so yesterday! This very stylish industrial-chic seafront building features capsule beds – tiny boxes stacked up like building blocks – in…
Phuket Town
Housed in a pale-yellow Sino-Portuguese-style building with a small cafe, this friendly, central, contemporary place has two simple, spotless, eight-bed…
Ko Phi-Phi
This sprawling complex of dark wood Thai chalets, decked out with art, is tucked into the rocky headland on the northern curl of lovely Hat Yao…
Kanchanaburi
Halfway between the party zone and the bridge, Stamp is in a converted yellow shophouse with six-bed dorm rooms, and, while the building lacks the…
Singapore
In a quiet street just above Orchard Road, the Four Seasons delivers the coveted combo of centrality and retreat-like tranquillity. Common areas are…
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