El Nido
A little refuge away from the chaos of Hama St, this seven-room two-storey inn has attractive wood and bamboo rooms. The 2nd-floor porch has a few small…
Must-see hotels in Southeast Asia
Bicol
About 7km north of Sorsogon at the deliciously named Bacon (pronounced 'Backon') Beach, this ageing family-run resort is a decent out-of-the-city…
Archery Asia Camping & Nipa Huts Moalboal
Moalboal
Worth considering for its sociable atmosphere (campfires and beers at night), this campground has preerected tents and little nipa huts. Frank, the owner,…
East Java
With huge views out over the caldera, this place has a prime location. The tiled rooms are very average, though, and maintenance could be better (you'll…
Sumba
Beside two expensive VIP rooms with gaudy bed sheets and air-con (although the rate covers up to three people), you can watch fisherman at work from the…
Ko Samet
With a village of clean, nondescript, pastel-shaded bungalow rooms and a tree-shaded garden, this spot isn't flash but opens onto the beach and gets bonus…
Padangbai
On a clear day you can see Lombok from this hillside guesthouse. The downside of the elevated location is a steep walk up 70 steps to get here from the…
Koh Rong
With air-conditioning and hot water – rarities in Koh Tuch – this is a fine option during the rainy season, when prices drop by about 60%. At other times…
Sulawesi
Popular with expats and students, this dependable place may be basic, but it has a great location across from the waterfront park which turns into a…
Little India & Kampong Glam
One of the best-value non-hostel budget options in Little India, this basic Chinese-run hotel is friendly and clean enough. Rooms are poky and some come…
Hat Patong
Right in the belly of the beast, a one-minute walk from Th Bangla, Wire has a stylishly designed lobby bar along with clean, shared hot-water bathrooms…
Sumba
With 14 simple rooms that are much cleaner than the gloomy fish tank in reception, you can expect plenty of images of the host family, Virgin Mother and…
Trang Beaches & Islands
This place is tucked up against a headland on its own rocky, sandy beach (not the best for swimming). The cheapest digs here come with just a bed and fan…
Sumba
A plain, clean guesthouse with an out-of-place dolphin water feature, overlooking a rice paddy with grazing buffalo. There are six rooms with air-con, TV…
Northern Laos
Although perhaps showing their age on the outside, these river-facing rattan-and-tin A-frame cabanas have pleasant rooms inside, with en suites and back…
Banglamphu
Pannee is a multistorey hotel offering tidy, if somewhat character-anaemic, rooms. The cheapest rooms are small, but like all the others include a safe,…
Banglamphu
One of a handful of places along Th Phra Athit taking advantage of the riverside setting, this hotel has comfortable yet plain rooms with tiny bathrooms…
Sumba
On the righthand side facing the beach is this small, bamboo house with three basic rooms sharing one bucket-flush toilet and mandi. Set among local homes…
Johor
On isolated Pulau Sibu Tengah, this middling resort has all the mod cons and decent snorkelling. There’s a full spa, a dive centre, tennis courts and a…
Northern Laos
Once Muang Khua's top address, the Sernalli has a facade that suggests a certain neocolonial elegance and the often unlit, deserted small lobby is full of…
Sabah
Select from a choice of grotty old rooms and dorm, faded chalets and newer chalets with oxblood walls, which are built right out to sea. The food doesn't…
Northern Laos
Colourful furnishings stand out against the concrete floors of this otherwise bare-bones hostel with a couple of four-berth dorms. The rooms are as clean…
Northern Laos
Tangerine-coloured Maly may be a 15-minute walk (or 20,000K in a tuk-tuk) to the town centre, but it has a certain decaying charm with its wooden beams…
Ko Lanta
Hidden amid a tranquil bougainvillea- and palm-filled garden set back from the beach, this is a decent set of wood and bamboo bungalows with built-in…
Tana Toraja
The only 'luxury' hotel in the centre does OK with its spacious but dated rooms trimmed with dark wood accents overlooking either the lush garden…
Kota Kinabalu
Like its big sister in KL, this friendly hostel consists of pea-green rooms (four doubles and two dorms) and has the ecofriendly policy of no air-con…
Flores
Down a gravel road off the road that leads to the pier, these 23 basic but clean rooms have desks and Western toilets. The cheapest are fan only. The town…
Ayuthaya
For people who want a few more amenities and services than you can get from the island's small hotels, these spacious business-class rooms just over the…
Mt Kinabalu & Kinabalu National Park
The place where most hikers stay at Laban Rata before making a predawn assault on the peak of Mt Kinabalu consists of simple, unheated dorms and three…
Pulau Langkawi
Set 300m back from Pantai Cenang, this cheerfully painted place has nonbunk dorm beds with partitions and curtains, allowing better repose than the…
Flores
Set a touch back from the road, this family-run, plain but polished five-bedroom guesthouse is a bargain. Three cheaper rooms share a bathroom and there…
Yogyakarta
Attractive to a younger clientele is this hostel, housed in a former art gallery. It has an enormous common area set up with couches, board games,…
Ko Pha-Ngan
Home to the Black Moon Party (another lunar excuse for Ko Pha-Ngan to go wild), pleasant Mac Bay is a sandy slice of Ban Khai where even the cheaper…
Sihanoukville
Set around a somewhat bizarre interior courtyard pool, the rooms here are tranquil cocoons above the din of Serendipity Beach Rd, with luscious beds, huge…
Balikpapan
The main reason to stay in this former police residence (the top cop now lives next door) is the location backing onto Kemala Beach. The 12 motel-style…
George Town
The White House would be a more apt name for this all-white painted former mansion, with smallish rooms also decked out in virginal white with, of course,…
Kanchanaburi
Hospitable and impeccably managed, this very popular resort has colourful rooms with huge windows overlooking the pretty poolside garden, and it has the…
Sumba
This 80-room hotel is set on a sunken plateau on the edge of a valley. Standard rooms are cramped, fan-cooled and have twin beds, but VIP rooms have views…
Sanur
Lush gardens, three large pools with fountains, a tennis court and beach frontage, as well as 199 comfortable, well-equipped rooms, make this a popular…
Flores
Look before you book – some rooms are dark and cramped. Those on the 2nd floor have views of the (rather gloomy) 15m pool, but the epic Gunung Meja looms…
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