Ho Chi Minh City
New in 2019, this fine luxury choice has a whiff of colonial glamour, with French Indochinese design touches, dark-wood furniture and sumptuous…
Must-see hotels in Southeast Asia
Eastern Cambodia
Located a few kilometres out of town on a bluff near Boeng Yeak Lom, Ratanak is a stylish, all-wooden resort with accommodation in upmarket bungalows…
Leyte
The best place to stay in Hinunangan, with a garden facing a lovely dark-sand beach. 'Boutique' is pushing it, but rooms and suites are very spacious …
Malapascua Island
This locally run hostel is well set up, with a choice of dorms (four, 10 or 14 beds) each with reading light and privacy curtain – though bunks are…
Puerto Princesa
The meticulously maintained garden courtyard and pergola make centrally located Casa Linda feel like a country refuge. The surrounding wood-floored rooms…
Siquijor
The huge wooden beachfront cottages, with furnished sunset-facing balconies, are front and centre at the Irish-run Bruce, which sprawls along a prime…
Chinatown & the CBD
In a restored heritage building just steps from Chinatown MRT, this fun, brightly coloured hostel offers clean dorms, comfy beds, good-sized lockers, and…
Ko Lanta
This driftwood treehouse set back from the beach has three different and simple dorms, shared bathrooms and rickety doubles with bathrooms. It's…
George Town
With 1950s film posters and old radios, the nostalgic theme goes back further than the ’80s, but why quibble when the welcome is warm? Modern, bunk-style…
Myanmar (Burma)
Slap in the middle of the village strip, with beach access, this midrange place offers a choice of compact wood and rattan bungalows with beds that are…
Mentawai Islands
Not actually by the sea, the hilly Oinan Surf Lodge, around 4km from Tua Pejat (ojek/taxi ride 20,000/100,000Rp), has amazing terrace views of the iconic…
Chinatown
Located in a former school, the 42 rooms here surround an inviting garden courtyard and are generally large, bright and cheery. Amenities such as a free…
Phang-Nga Province
Easily the sweetest of Ko Yao Yai's humbler bungalow properties, Thiwson has proper wooden thatch- and tin-topped huts with polished floors, outdoor…
Sarawak
Surrounded by a verdant fruit and vegetable garden where you can pick your own pineapples, this sustainably run farm offers accommodation in two neat…
Southeast Luzon
In the middle of the beach strip, this simple but friendly guesthouse has a clutch of small, clean budget rooms on two floors with a rooftop restaurant…
Ko Kut
One of the best budget-by-the-beach options. Compact, agreeably rustic huts perch on a forested hillside over a reasonable beach; the outlook through…
Ko Phi-Phi
It's in the party zone (read 'noisy') but, for the money, this resort just back from Ao Lo Dalam is one of the better deals on Ko Phi-Phi. Rooms are big,…
Chiang Rai Province
Phumektawan is not really a resort but the rooms here are perched on a hillside, allowing for spectacular views. There are even better vistas from the…
Phnom Penh
Great-value Billabong may be near Psar Thmei, but it's an oasis of calm by comparison. Stylish rooms surround an open courtyard with a large swimming pool…
Ho Chi Minh City
Recently rebranded, this lively place remains a good choice if you want to socialise and be in the heart of things. The building is a sprawling,…
Maluku
Perched above the sea and linked by wooden walkways, this long-standing traveller favourite juts out over Teluk Sawai. It offers large and simple wooden…
El Nido
Razed and rebuilt from scratch in 2017, the dozen cottages here, perched above the popular beach bar of the same name, have quickly become a prime place…
Banglamphu
Taking cues from the teak home that used to reside here and the wooden buildings that still surround it is this contemporary design-forward hotel. Rooms…
Panglao Island
If you're looking for something a little luxurious near Alona Beach but don't want to pay five-star prices, this cluster of beautifully designed stand…
Mataram
Lombok Raya took more of a beating than most Mataram hotels in the 2018 quakes, but renovations were under way at the time of research. It's a well…
Ko Pha-Ngan
The smartest option on the gloriously soft sands of Hat Yuan, Pariya has a choice of spacious and comfortable villas but they're not cheap. It's remote…
Yangon
Many colourful canvases decorate the corridors and rooms of this self-styled 'contemporary art boutique' hotel, but the overall feel is tacky, reinforced…
Hua Hin
This small, immaculate guesthouse (or Bed & Pool, as they call it) is in a soi between the beach and the massive Bluport shopping mall. There are five…
Hoi An
Centred on its blue pool, Pham Gia edges into the boutique-guesthouse category. Blending colonial and local design, rooms are spacious and sunny, and the…
Yogyakarta
This misnamed multistorey hostel is well run, and somewhat functional. All the dorms (both mixed and female-only) are pod-style and air-conditioned,…
Labuan Bajo
Laid-back beach vibes abound at this large hostel, where free banana pancakes are available 24 hours. There's a restaurant (11am to 11pm; mains 35,000Rp…
Ko Samet
This sprawling resort with its garden-like setting occupies much of the southern part of Ao Wong Deuan. Popular with families and efficiently – almost…
Johor
Located on the west side of the island and equipped with a spa, a pool and a bar for sunset viewing, the 88-room Tad Marine Resort has a variety of garden…
El Nido
A super-friendly, locally run hostel with a generous breakfast (for a hostel) in a three-storey high-rise a five-minute walk from Hama St. The private…
Bangkok
Handsome tiles, heavy wood furniture, antique furnishings: the 20 rooms at this stylish midrange hotel have been meticulously designed to emulate an old…
Western Visayas
An attractive modern two-storey building on a grey-sand beach 2km from Poctoy port. Walls are painted in bright colours and rooms simply furnished;…
Ubon Ratchathani
Although it's not truly 'grand', this is Ubon's best hotel. From the stylish light fixtures to the at-a-snap service, it will meet expectations. There's a…
Sarawak
'Aunty' Saupang is a welcoming host at her two-storey wooden lodge built on stilts over a pond, with views of the mountains and paddy fields beyond…
Around Manila
About 2km from the bus station on the outskirts of town, this is one of Lucena's best value deals. The large complex features rooms well back from the…
Chau Doc
Stylish modern hotel overlooking a peaceful green square. Rooms come with satellite TV, chic bathrooms and welcome touches of artwork. The Hung Cuong…
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