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A solid choice on the lake, with a popular air-con restaurant and a murky swimming pool. Rooms could do with a refurb, as could the overgrown garden, but…
Must-see hotels in Southeast Asia
Pulau Langkawi
This is one of the cleaner budget sleeping options in Pantai Cenang. The wi-fi doesn’t reach beyond reception and rooms are small, plain and lacking in…
Quy Nhon
New in 2019, this luxury hotel is set just inland from the beach. All rooms are designed in a contemporary style, with subtle greys and pale wood colour…
Manado
A gleaming white fortress on a hill in the middle of town, the Sintesa has all bases covered: a marble-clad lobby, spacious rooms with fine city views, a…
Eastern Visayas
This basic crash-pad has eight tiny rooms; bathrooms (which are kept moderately clean) are shared. Service can be spotty. Its location is superb, facing…
Vang Vieng
The 38 rooms at this veteran are spacious and comfortable if not desperately stylish, although not all have views or balconies. Vansana does, however,…
Ba Be National Park
The Hai Dang is raised above the main road in Bo Lu village and so has great views from its terrace towards Ba Be Lake. Rooms are comfortable, some with…
Pulau Langkawi
Friendly service, genuine efforts towards ecological conservation and its location on a quiet stretch of beach are the reasons to stay at this large…
North Sulawesi
This Balinese-style resort gets top marks for service, and has many returning customers. The pool area, strewn with day beds and loungers, is gorgeous,…
Sanur
Set 150m down a gang (alley) from the noisy road, Keke welcomes backpackers into its genial family (who are often busy making offerings). The five quiet,…
Ko Tao
New Heaven – part of the diving operation of the same name – delivers colourful huts perched on a hill over impossibly clear waters, air-con sea-view…
Aceh
Oong’s Bungalows has good-value rooms in basic tin-roof cottages hovering back from the water. Cheaper options share bathrooms. The on-site restaurant,…
Southeast Luzon
Pacific Surfers' Paradise has six adorable bamboo-with-thatched-roof cottages facing a garden area and a two-storey family cottage that sleeps up to eight…
Sumatra
This dependable, well-priced chain hotel has rooms decorated in vibrant colour schemes, ambient lighting and wide beds to go with plasma TVs, air-con and…
Bukit Peninsula
Back 20m off the main road, this friendly family-run homestay has 11 immaculate hot-water rooms that include breakfast. The tiles on the outdoor verandah …
Manila
Inside a beautiful art-deco building, this quiet, long-running pension is popular with Peace Corps volunteers and families. Consider staying elsewhere if…
Ho Chi Minh City
Friendly guesthouse located in a quiet lane in an emerging area of town – it's walking distance from Pham Ngu Lao and Dong Khoi. Dorms have decent air-con…
Phu Quoc Island
This friendly place recently rebranded as Vida Loca and offers redesigned rooms and bungalows amid a leafy garden, set on a prime piece of beachfront…
Siem Reap
Set in the semi-rural suburbs of Siem Reap, Navutu Dreams offers a selection of open-plan villas set around lush gardens and three swimming pools. There…
Sukhothai
New Sukhothai's longest-running guesthouse, Ban Thai is a relaxed, friendly spot. The cheapest rooms are plain and fan-only but the cute and compact…
Eastern Cambodia
One of the smarter options on the riverfront, with spacious rooms featuring heavy wood furnishings. The lavish suites have private balconies grandstanding…
Mt Kinabalu & Kinabalu National Park
These four split-level suites with rain showers can be found in the Liwagu Building. While they sleep up to four people, they're best for couples as they…
Bac Ha
Right in the middle of all the action in Bac Ha is this tidy, pleasant place. Rooms are clean and inviting, if plain, while the dorms, little more than…
Chiang Rai Province
There are clean, comfortable and decent-sized rooms, some with balconies, at this tidy villa compound just across the road from the Mekong River. A new…
Cat Ba Island
This small family-run place has basically furnished, clean rooms, some boasting four beds (600,000d). Negotiate hard for a front room and wake up to sea…
Peninsular Malaysia's Northeast
Ombak Kapas Resort has rooms ranging from simple fan-cooled affairs to air-conditioned bungalows. There's a well-stocked store, kayaking and snorkelling…
Yangon
This 56-room hotel occupies a modern eight-storey block, with its large rooftop terrace offering great views of the area and out towards the river…
Myanmar (Burma)
Rooms here are reasonably modern, spacious and well equipped, with the cheapest ones sharing (clean) bathrooms. If you want your own bathroom and hot…
Puerto Princesa
Central but quiet, native-style Pagdayon has six well-kept rooms, each with individual verandahs, set around a thatched open-air common-dining area. It's…
Nha Trang
South of the centre, this well-managed place has bright rooms with a contemporary touch, all very well equipped and attractively furnished with large…
Nha Trang
The Summer is a good midranger with affordable prices. Rooms have high comfort levels and comfortable trim, though the cheapest are windowless (or have a…
Pulau Langkawi
Weary of party hostels? Dormitorio offers a more sedate, grown-up experience with its clean, pastel-hued dorm rooms, each with its own bathroom. Private…
Bangkok
The 1960s-era furnishings somewhat date this classic Bangkok hotel, but the rooms are airy and virtually spotless, and the antiquated vibe provides the…
Hua Hin & the Upper Gulf
The rooms at this guesthouse are simply decorated and have balconies, though the walls are quite thin. It has a small swimming pool, a private section of…
Sarawak
Each three-bedroom cabin has one master bedroom with air-con and a double bed, while the other two rooms make do with single beds and a fan. There's a…
Vang Vieng
This place has spotlessly clean if somewhat characterless rooms with TV, air-con and en suites. Only five of the rooms have sufficient elevation to catch…
Bukit Peninsula
A mere 200m from the beach, the flash-free Puri Bambu is an older but well-run place – and the best-value option in Jimbaran. The 48 rooms (some with tubs…
Boracay
This leafy little village of basic budget rooms is close to the main road yet not as noisy as you might think. There's a family vibe, public kitchen and…
Sukhothai
Located in a manicured garden by the river, the eight stone-floored bungalows here are a little dated but still comfortable, cool and relatively spacious…
Sulawesi
One of best places in town, Hotel Tongkonan Mamasa's spacious rooms in this family house have en-suite bathrooms, and there's a distinct welcome feel…
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