Phonevichith Guesthouse & Restaurant
Northern Laos
Colourful fabrics, fans and kitschy lamps add a little character to the smart rooms, which come with piping-hot showers and air-con. The newer wing offers…
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Candidasa
Run by ebullient Aussie expat Gary and his family, this dead-simple place has 12 rooms that range from cold-water with fans to air-con with hot water; a…
Phuket
Sprawling over a ridge behind Hat Nai Harn, this enormous, family-friendly compound is made up of vaguely modernist cubes swathed in earthy tones that…
Flores
Maumere’s most pleasant accommodation offers tidy rooms and bungalows in spacious grounds on a narrow black-sand beach, complete with novelty animal…
Hat Kata
This friendly, popular divers' flophouse offers clean, no-frills en suite doubles, hot water and air-con, and is attached to a recommended boutique dive…
Kota Kinabalu
Wide corridors lead to rooms boasting rain showers, tangerine-hued feature walls, large beds and modern furnishings. Most rooms feature comfy work chair,…
Manila
In the middle of Makati's red-light district, this hostel offers respite from within. The dorms lack windows but are spacious and have big beds and murals…
West Timor
Set on a leafy backstreet, this long-time budget joint sprawls across 42 rooms in a modern annex and weathered original block. Economy rooms are best…
Sumbawa
Rooms in this sprawling compound are basic but good value – the cheapest have fans and cold water. Overlooking two legendary breaks, Lakey Pipe and Lakey…
Kuta & Legian
The once-gaudy Love F Hotel in the heart of the Kuta strip got a face lift and recently re-opened as the Fashion Hotel Legian – but the sleek, modern…
Sabah
Jeff's is a fan-only affair at the end of the world's most rickety boardwalk. There's a breezy open deck offering sea views, plus lively bar with…
Nusa Tenggara
The view from this rickety, four-bedroom bamboo house with its alang alang grass roof can't be beat. It looks out over the clearest water you've ever seen…
Kuala Lumpur
Perched on the edge of the KLCC Park, this contemporary design hotel, run by the Shangri-La group, offers a superb vantage point for Petronas Towers…
Hanoi
This attractive, resourceful hostel has good dorms, a decent cocktail bar and a lovely rooftop terrace on the 7th floor. Privacy curtains indeed create a…
Sumba
The best night’s sleep is 2km northwest of town opposite rice fields. It includes fan-cooled budget rooms, higher-end units and renovated cottages with…
Nakhon Ratchasima Province
This renovated wooden house is polished to a gloss and the rooms have a hint of traditional history. The main drawback is that while each room gets its…
Semarang
For those on a tight budget, this centrally located hostel, comprising 'sleep capsules' with lockers, offers clean compartments along serviced corridors…
Ko Lipe
The only beachfront hostel in Ko Lipe is housed in a contemporary-style concrete block on west Hat Pattaya. Showers are shared, but you get private…
Pai
There are good views over Pai from the rooftop terrace here, where the overpriced and compact dorm is located. Rooms are a better deal: sizeable and…
5Footway.Inn Project Chinatown 1
Chinatown & the CBD
A branch of flashpacker hostel 5Footway.Inn, occupying three locations in buzzing Chinatown. Concrete floors, iMac computers and colourful art keep things…
Hat Patong
Just 100m from Th Bangla, this well-kept budget offering has compact, comfortable four- to eight-bed dorms in light woods and whites (not all have windows…
Sandakan
Contemporary, and multicoloured, S'kan Styles' rooms are generally medium sized and clean (though there were lingering smoke odours in the corridors when…
Surabaya
A modern hotel on a street getting transformed into a string of Indonesian-style McMansions, with malls and monuments a short walk away. Rooms aren't…
Phuket
Most bungalows have sea views and you're right on the beach at this pleasant, decent-value little resort at the southern end of Hat Bang Thao. The design…
Phuket Town
While not Phuket Town's most exciting midrange option, reasonably priced Tint revolves around three coloured-themed floors with hints of boutique style…
Mae Hong Son Province
Ban Ruam Thai's first guesthouse, Pala consists of several simple and spartan brick bungalows and some newer and more comfortable (but still plain) rooms…
Chin State
It's a stiff, 15-minute walk uphill from the centre of town, but the rewards are great views over Falam and the hills. Two downstairs rooms have private…
East Bali
Arranged on both sides of the road, this overpriced place has standard and sea-view rooms on the hillside and a mix of rooms and villas next to the sea;…
Myanmar (Burma)
One of the few cheapies in the hotel zone, Golden Lake has standard rooms with bathroom outside the room or superior en suite rooms – the best are…
The Southern Islands
As Saracen Bay crowds with bungalows and resorts, newcomers are distinguishing themselves with unique architecture. At the Pipes Resort, that means…
Tra Vinh
Staying here is a balancing act – get stuck on the lowest floors and adjacent motorbike-workshop noise becomes a morning problem; too high and the shuffle…
Central Sulawesi
This long-loved resort is reason enough to come to Tanjung Karang. Three classes of rustic-chic wood-and-stone bungalows enjoy partial sea views (but not…
Koh Rong
Bunnan is a steady if unspectacular option near the middle of Coconut Beach, with a mix of wood and concrete bungalows slinking up a hillside, plus a few…
Kep
Classic Kep contemporary minimalist design is the hallmark of Saravoan. The spacious rooms come with polished concrete floors, stone-wall detailing and…
Banglamphu
Despite sharing real estate with a Chinese temple, there’s no conflict of design at this eccentric hotel. Most rooms have raised-platform beds, and are…
Sabah
Set along the quiet coastal waters of the South China Sea, the serene Tempurung Seaside Lodge is the perfect place for hermits who seek a pinch of style…
Sarawak
This simple riverside cabin has three rooms and a spacious wooden verandah that's an excellent place to relax after jungle trekking. Packages include a…
West Java
Well, it's certainly unusual… This double-storey matchbox house with colourfully painted Mediterranean-style shutters is named after the gigantic tree…
Sabang
This place has a prime location in the middle of Sabang Beach and SUP, kayak and and mountain bike rental available. The cottages are on the tatty side,…
Trang Beaches & Islands
Sloping landscaped grounds dotted with papaya, frangipani and bougainvillea hold large, clean and well-managed (if a little old) bungalows sporting…
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