Sukhothai Province
This riverside compound – complete with restaurant and coffee shop – inside Si Satchanalai-Chaliang Historical Park features 10 neat and compact bungalows…
Sukhothai Province
This riverside compound – complete with restaurant and coffee shop – inside Si Satchanalai-Chaliang Historical Park features 10 neat and compact bungalows…
Malaysia
This elegant hotel has spacious, contemporary rooms with occasional nods to Malay style and great hillside views across to Putrajaya Lake. Good-value…
Around Manila
There’s something a little '70s about this sprawling resort 1.3km east of the rotunda, but there's a huge variety of rooms and good facilities: the…
Sulawesi
Wanci's newest, cleanest and quietest place to stay gets high marks for everything except location – it's about 2km out on the edge of town away from,…
Panay
Dramatically sited at the mouth of the Bugang River, this resort offers a restaurant-bar and simple bungalows, but you're really here for the lovely views…
Kota Kinabalu
This friendly hostel has large double rooms, uncramped dorms, a decent kitchen and a chill lounge with TV. Staff can help you book trips around Sabah. The…
Boracay
A top choice in the budget-friendly Angol area, Orchids has simple rooms in an attractive dark-stained nipa-palm complex and a quiet little garden with…
Chiang Mai
An upgrade of a typical Thai house, with simple but good-value backpacker rooms, some quite large and/or with balconies. It was purchased and remodelled…
Maluku
Friendly and sweet Johanna offers two simple but spotless rooms with fans, OK beds and reasonable bathrooms, both with terraces directly overlooking the…
Luang Prabang
This nine-room minihotel offers generously sized cream and cloud-white rooms, with hung fabrics, handmade lamps and decent hot showers. There are small…
Papua
Jayapura's best budget option and often full, the Amabel has neat little rooms with windows and an inexpensive restaurant. It’s up a small, leafy side…
Bohol
Filipino-owned Dapdap is a reasonable budget option located on a lovely, if tiny, cove beach. You'll find a choice of nipa huts and bamboo-walled rooms,…
Mae Sot
Baan Rabiangmai is the sort of comfortable, efficient, no-fuss hotel every town should have. Its 19 modern rooms come equipped with a kitchenette, a…
Ho Chi Minh City
Very conveniently located, the Adora Art is steps from the Ben Thanh Market and a stroll from Tao Dan Park. Rooms are presented beautifully, with plush…
Phan Rang & Thap Cham
Decorated with local textiles, this attractive hostel-like homestay has large rooms filled with bunk beds, a guest kitchen and yard for barbecues and…
Papua
There’s nothing very Papuan about it, but the Swiss-Bel provides high-quality, European-style comfort in a harbourside location and it has a good open-air…
Ko Pha-Ngan
At the far eastern corner of Hat Khuat (Bottle Beach), this double string of very basic, turquoise bungalows is the ideal place to chill out – for as long…
Nong Khai
Though it's a modern building, the all-wood construction and large tiled roof give this nine-room hotel a bit of a historic atmosphere. The rooms are…
Central Java
This attractive hotel on a clean, narrow stretch of beach offers a handful of homely rooms, set around a delightful pool. The upper rooms open onto a…
Yogyakarta
A tidy little losmen owned by a hospitable family, with a handful of smallish, quirky and charming rooms, each with private mandi (Indonesian bath). There…
Hua Hin & the Upper Gulf
Rather more upmarket than most hotels in Cha-am, this beautiful, family-friendly place has a huge pool and small fitness centre, and the beach is just…
Mandalay
This multistorey glass tower is good value for money. Staff are smiley and helpful, the location is central, the rooms are clean and comfortable, with…
West Java
Set in the rice fields a short way back from the main surf break is this sky-blue, concrete-block homestay, tended by lovely English-speaking staff who…
Kuta & Legian
The 173 rooms are large, with marble bathrooms featuring separate shower and tub. The three-storey blocks are set in lush grounds across from popular…
Sanur
Like its many-petalled namesake, the Gardenia has many facets. The seven rooms are visions in white and sit well back from the road. Nice verandahs face a…
Moalboal
A friendly midranger just south of White Beach, it lacks a sandy coastline but has a good lookout over the house reef, a dive company and free kayak use…
Battambang
The best of Battambang's cheapies, Ganesha has a light-filled dorm with double-wide beds, and small private rooms with bamboo furniture and tiled…
Chiang Rai
A quiet, good-value hotel has been created from this three-storey Thai villa. Rooms are decked out in dark woods and light fabrics and there's an inviting…
Phnom Penh
The backpacker-oriented Banana franchise ventures into flashpacker territory here. The slick high-rise features arty, ambient-lit rooms with nice desks…
North Sulawesi
Classic hotel charm begins at the tiled driveway and extends up to the open-air rooftop swimming pool. Rooms have been recently renovated to great effect,…
Mui Ne
In a shady compound at the eastern end of the main drag, this traditional guesthouse (and restaurant) is run by friendly folk who look after their guests…
Cebu City
A reliable place that's perhaps looking a tad dated but remains a dependable choice, with welcoming staff, a convenient location and tidy, decent-value…
East Java
One of the best homestays in the village, Pasir Putih offers modern rooms with private bathrooms and patios overlooking the beach. Chuck in a royal…
Johor
About 300 beds are available at this resort, north across the channel from Pulau Aur. Dayang Blues Resort is located at the scenic beach on the south of…
Ko Tao
Perched high over the gulf waters overlooking Chalok Ban Kao, Chintakiri is one of Ko Tao’s more luxurious properties. Rooms are spread around the inland…
Sarawak
The carpeted rooms in this centrally located hotel, though small and rather musty, are a reasonable option for those on a budget who aren't put off by a…
Mui Ne
A well-established, refined place where lovely villas are dotted around a stunning, shady garden; the secluded pool area is delightful. It's located on a…
Bantayan Island
Right on the beach, these bamboo-and-wood rooms and bungalows are well constructed and equipped with crisp linen and TV. Villas are huge and well suited…
Mandalay
The pool, unusual for this price point, makes up for Nan Bwe's less-than-central location. There is a free morning shuttle to downtown. Despite balconies,…
Around Manila
This well-maintained place, 2.7km east of the rotunda, is good value. It overlooks the lake but sits on a busy intersection, so noise is a potential…
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