Budget Hotels & Hostels
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Guesthouses and B&Bs
Baan Bayan
A colonial beach house built in the early 20th century, Baan Bayan is perfect for travellers seeking a luxury experience without the overkill of a big resort...
Park Hyatt Tokyo
Tokyo’s most famous hotel has 177 rooms spread out over a dozen floors of a Tange Kenzō-designed skyscraper in west Shinjuku. They’re really more like apartments, and painfully hip ones at that (see the Fellini storyboard sketches on the walls)...
Minahasa Hotel Manado
Manado’s answer to a boutique hotel has flower-filled grounds stretching up the hill to a luxurious pool and fitness centre with city views...
Hyatt Regency Kyoto
The Hyatt Regency is an excellent, stylish and foreigner-friendly hotel at the southern end of Kyoto’s Southern Higashiyama sightseeing district. Many travellers consider this the best hotel in Kyoto...
The Westin Miyako Kyoto
This grande dame of Kyoto hotels occupies a commanding position overlooking the Higashiyama sightseeing district (meaning it’s one of the best locations for sightseeing in Kyoto)...
Fairmont Peace Hotel
If anywhere in town fully conveys the swish sensations of 1930s Shànghǎi, it’s the old Cathay, which rises majestically from the Bund...
Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila
This five-star masterpiece, with its meandering pool area right on Manila Bay, is the closest you’ll get to a resort holiday in Manila. It’s the same magnificent hotel that has presided over the CCP for decades now...
Blue Lime
The follow-up act of the team behind the Pavilion outdoes its predecessor with smart, minimalist rooms and a leafy pool area done just right. The pricier rooms have private plunge pools, four-poster beds and contemporary concrete love seats...
Hotel Majapahit Surabaya
A memorable place to stay, this landmark colonial hotel simply exudes class and heritage...
The Phoenix Hotel Yogyakarta M Gallery...
Right in the heart of the city, this historic hotel is easily the best in its class and is a Yoyga landmark. Dating back to 1918, it’s been sensitively converted to incorporate modern facilities...
The Ritz Carlton, Tokyo
Crowning Tokyo Midtown, the Ritz-Carlton literally begins where other hotels leave off. The lobby – with giant paintings by Sam Francis and views clear to the Imperial Palace – is on the 45th floor, and capacious rooms go up from there...
The Oberoi, Bali
One of the world's top hotels, the beautifully understated Oberoi has been a refined Balinese-style beachside retreat since 1971...
Park Hyatt Shanghai
Spanning the 79th to 93rd floors of the towering Shànghǎi World Financial Center, this soaring hotel is the world’s second highest hotel above ground level (at the time of writing): Pǔdōng’s huge towers dwarf into Lego blocks as lobby views graze t...
Tiger Rock
For something truly different, consider a stay in one of these five cosy and stylish houses, each one decked out in the individual design tastes and assorted knick-knacks of the owners...
Manila Hotel
As the Mandarin Oriental is to Bangkok and Raffles is to Singapore, so is the Manila Hotel to Manila. This is one of Asia’s grand and regal hotels, where everyone from General MacArthur to the Beatles to JFK has spent the night...
Hotel Granvia Kyoto
Imagine being able to step out of bed and straight into the shinkansen (bullet train). This is almost possible when you stay at the Hotel Granvia, a fine hotel located directly above Kyoto Station...
Qunci Villas
A spectacular, lovingly imagined property that comes close to a 5-star experience at a fraction of the price...
Swiss Belhotel Borneo Banjarmasin
Unlike other Swiss-Bels, this one eschews modern business decor in favour of a traditional boutique feel, to include a Banjar roof and the warm use of wood throughout. Prices quoted are after the standard discount...
Kemang Icon By Alila
Terrific hip hotel with 12 simply gorgeous, suite-sized rooms, all kitted out with cutting-edge design, loaded ipods and state-of-the-art bathrooms located in the heart of the happening Kemang area...
Fraser Suites Seoul
These fully equipped serviced apartments are modern, light and spacious, great for a long-term stay for which major discounts are available...
Raffles Hotel
The grand old dame of Singapore's Colonial District has had many facelifts in her 121 years and is looking as spritely as ever...
Kim Tho Hotel
A smart hotel, verging on the boutique, Kim Tho sets a new standard for midrange properties in the Mekong. The rooms are stylish throughout and include designer bathrooms. The US$50 river-view rooms are a great deal...