South Sulawesi
This family-run institution has six cheap rooms with shared mandi upstairs, and four sparkling bungalows with outdoor showers out back. However, the…
Must-see hotels in Southeast Asia
Ko Ratanakosin & Thonburi
Although strategically located on the river directly across from Wat Arun, this multilevel wooden house has much more than just great views. The seven…
Ko Samet
Samet's one remaining bohemian bay is tucked off the main road down a dirt track. Running down a jungle hillside to the sea, these cute wooden bungalows…
Little India & Kampong Glam
This popular hostel is spick and span, with comfy beds in a pod formation and super-helpful staff. The location is quiet but hip (you'll find decent…
Nusa Lembongan
Associated with World Diving, a local dive operator, this place offers fantastic rooms with terraces facing the ocean. Six plusher rooms surround a dive…
Ko Phi-Phi
Hibiscus-lined pathways here lead to shady teak bungalows with sleek, distinctly Asian indoor-outdoor floorplans. Each comes with floor-to-ceiling windows…
Phuket
Understated, luxurious and immensely peaceful, celebrity-magnet Amanpuri is one of Phuket’s finest, most exclusive hotels. Graceful traditional-design…
Sukhothai
At first glance, you might mistake this eye-catching complex for a Buddhist temple or a traditional Thai house. The upper-level rooms follow a distinct…
East Java
By far the best place to stay in Probolinggo, Clover is a smart and colourful 29-room hotel, where the small and spotless rooms have deep purple or hazy…
Northwestern Cambodia
Undoubtedly the best-value digs in Preah Vihear City, this is also a candidate for one of the best deals in the country. The 27 well-maintained rooms at…
Railay
Arguably one of Thailand's finest chunks of beachfront property, this exclusive resort sprawls across huge grounds filled with banyan trees, flowers and…
Sarawak
After a few nights upriver, the Velton Inn's cool, spacious air-con rooms and slick bathrooms with excellent rainforest showers could be just what you…
George Town
Occupying a former mansion, its kitchen and stables, 23 Love Lane tastefully combines antique furniture and fixtures with modern design touches and arty…
Pattaya
On a different qualitative planet to most Pattaya accommodation, Rabbit Resort has stunning, stylish and secluded bungalows and villas that showcase Thai…
Northern Laos
Principally for the use of passengers aboard the Luang Say Cruise, this traditional hardwood-and-rattan lodge has stylish bungalows in a pretty garden,…
Hua Hin
Family-run guesthouse with great prices and loads of character – you're greeted at the front door by a crystal chandelier and there's a German shepherd…
Yangon
The epitome of colonial luxury, the Governor’s Residence was first built in 1920 as a guesthouse for important nationals of the Kayah ethnic group. The…
Cebu City
This inviting, genuinely ecofriendly place has clean, spacious rooms, delightful common spaces loaded with games, a veggie-heavy cafe and slogans on…
Kep
Choose from sturdy, stilted, wooden bungalows and cheaper, squat, concrete huts – all with private porch – at this well-run Khmer–American venture that…
Maluku
Romantically rustic cottages are stilted over the sea and enjoy fabulous bay views, but all the accommodation here shares a lovely white-sand beach backed…
Sarawak
This 16-room, longhouse-style guesthouse with valley views is full of evocative photographs, each with a story that owners Lucy and David Labang will…
Battambang
A stylish fun bar, leafy front garden for relaxing and free beer on arrival make Here Be Dragons a top backpacker base. Six- and eight-bed dorms come with…
Nam Tok
Luxurious raft rooms at FloatHouse shift with the movement of the river. The rooms' Thai-village stylings (split bamboo walls, traditional decorations)…
Ko Chang
Facing the mangrove forest, this environmentally friendly guesthouse is a fabulous spot. Crisp, attractive rooms face the verdant front garden, while the…
Malapascua Island
The classiest place in Malapascua, this Italian-run hillside resort above Logon Beach is a cut above the competition. Attractive cottages feature soaring…
Mentawai Islands
Boasting one of Mentawai's most stunning white sandy beaches, crystal-clear waters and coconut trees, this Spanish-owned resort truly is your clichéd…
Sabah
With flower-filled lawns, this charming accommodation has lovely chalets with wood floors and boutique accents, clustered around the pool. The restaurant…
Kuching
This riverfront property, housed in two old shophouses that were rebuilt after a fire, has a truly boutique ambience. All 24 rooms are different, with…
Sarawak
Run by Norwegian-born Lars and his Bidayuh wife, Liza, this superfriendly, sustainable jungle homestay occupies a wooden house built on land that once…
Mentawai Islands
With Pitstops breaking right in front of its three breezy Mentawai-style cottages, this intimate surf retreat has an enviable location on Pulau Masokut…
Dili
Offering fine facilities and a chilled-out ambience, plus sunrise and sunset views from the beach across the road, this diving-school hostel has plenty…
Siargao
The five villas of this French–owned resort could make the centrefold of any contemporary design magazine. Massive and whimsical bathrooms are the…
East Bali
Sidemen's original boutique choice, the Samanvaya commands sweeping views over rice fields to the ocean and has a textbook 'Bali chic' decor. Every room…
Pulau Perhentian
Located at the northern end of the bay, this top-end option offers 36 rooms in a modern, three-storey setting overlooking Long Beach. All rooms face the…
Central Java
This delightful guesthouse, at the top of the tiny village of Kalikuning, has three chalets with bamboo fixtures and fittings within the family acreage…
Ninh Binh
This excellent, very friendly and tidy hotel has six spotless en-suite rooms, buffet breakfasts and free use of bicycles. It's owned and operated by local…
Hua Hin & the Upper Gulf
Turning the humble Thai rice village into a luxury living experience is what La a natu does and it does it with panache. The blissfully remote thatched…
Mai Chau
It's hard to beat this collection of thatched bamboo bungalows, backing onto karst cliffs, with balconies overlooking the paddy fields, 2km west of Mai…
Candidasa
A dramatic walk across a lotus pond sets the atmospheric tone at this classy and tranquil resort. The 18 well-spaced units are arranged around a gorgeous…
Hotel des Artists Ping Silhouette
Chiang Mai
An elegant, minimalist boutique hotel channeling the Chinese and European roots of its neighbourhood with chinoiserie details throughout, including two…
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