The EugeniaIn Asia, luxury hotels are generally supersized affairs, where everything from the continental breakfast spread to the dimensions of a bathtub exist on a (...)
The EmperorWith the amount of construction that’s going on in Beijing at the moment we’d probably do well to get used to this sort of thing. For years, nothing (...)
The B AkasakaIf money is no object, then Tokyo is a hotel guest’s paradise — the top five luxury hotels here are easily in the world’s top ten. But it’s when (...)
The Chedi Chiang MaiIf Chiang Mai does turn out to be the next big Thailand destination, it’ll be because it’s something a little different. Far from the sandy beaches of (...)
The BaleThe Bale cannot accommodate children under 16 year old.
A bale is a traditional Balinese pavilion, and it’s a fitting (if prosaic) name for this (...)
Taj West EndLuxury hotels in India tend to fall into one of two camps: the lavish Western-style resorts, with the sobering divide between corporate travelers and (...)
Taj Lake PalaceThe Taj Lake Palace floats on the calm surface of Lake Pichola and was built in 1740 as a summer retreat, taking advantage of the cooling lake breezes. (...)
Taj KrishnaThose of us with an aversion to big hotels might be put off by the hulking silhouette of the Taj Krishna. But in India’s big cities, Hyderabad included, (...)
Sofitel On Renmin SquareWith every decade that goes by China opens itself further to the West. By now Hong Kong feels like it’s right next door, and Beijing and Shanghai are (...)
Shiv Niwas PalaceAn old-world Indian classic, Shiv Niwas stands within the walls of Udaipur’s City Palace — once a guest house for royal visitors, today it’s a (...)
Sofitel Metropole HanoiThe Sofitel Metropole Hanoi is currently undergoing construction work between 8:00 and 19:00 but will remain open to guests.
This is simply the (...)
Shangri-La's Boracay Resort And SpaThey’re internationally known for their big-city resorts, but Shangri-La can do remote island escapes with the best of them. Shangri-La’s Boracay (...)
Shangri-La New DelhiIn New Delhi they already know a thing or two about business-oriented luxury hotels. But there’s room for a perspective from abroad as well, in the form (...)
Shangri-La Hotel, SuzhouSuzhou may be best known for its thousand-year heritage, and the innumerable gardens, temples and bridges. But that’s the postcard Suzhou — the (...)
Shangri-La Hotel, BeijingThe palatial megahotels of the Far East are renowned for their state-of-the-art facilities and for their almost absurdly high standard of service — the (...)
Shangri-La Hotel, BangkokWhen it comes to top-flight luxury on a massive scale, the Far East is where it’s at — Europe and the Americas have no shortage of impressive (...)
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