The All-Inclusive Hillside Koh Samui Resort With Five Pools & Private Oceanfront Villas

From beachfront dinners on the sand to a spa that sends you home rearranged – this all-inclusive Koh Samui resort is built for couples and families who want it all. Ten minutes’ drive from Koh Samui airport, the Hyatt Regency Koh Samui sits on a hillside above the Gulf of Thailand, all cascading pools and […]

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The Inimitable Royalty-Approved Hotel That Still Sets the Standard in Bangkok

Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok has been hosting royalty, writers and the well-travelled since 1876. Here’s why it’s still on top. By most reckonings, Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok is one of the most storied hotels in Asia. Audrey Hepburn stayed here. So did Joseph Conrad, Princess Diana and David Bowie. The portraits in the Author’s Lounge document the […]

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Why Alila Seminyak is the Bali Beach Hotel Worth Booking Again and Again

Alila Seminyak puts you directly on one of Seminyak’s best stretches of beach, with five pools, good food and a spa with an international reputation. No matter if you’ve been to Bali a few times or it’s your first time, Seminyak is a good place to be. Good restaurants, a beach that catches the sunset, […]

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The Bali Resort With 14 Pools, 30 Restaurants and a Private Clifftop Beach

AYANA Resort Bali has been drawing repeat guests since 2009 – and a recent top-to-bottom renovation has given them even more reason to come back. AYANA Resort Bali occupies 90 hectares of clifftop on Jimbaran’s southwestern coast, and it uses every square metre of it. There are 14 pools, a private beach accessible only by […]

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Is This Hotel Perth’s Most Underrated Resort Stay?

Crown Metropol Perth puts you five minutes from the CBD with Rockpool Bar & Grill, Nobu, three pools and a theatre on site. Here’s why it’s Perth’s most complete hotel stay. Crown Metropol Perth sits on the eastern bank of the Swan River in Burswood, five minutes from the Perth CBD and close enough to […]

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Why This Darling Harbour Hotel is a Vibe For Any Short Stay in Sydney

Darling Harbour has some of Sydney’s best eating, drinking and culture within easy walking distance. This hotel puts you at the centre of it. For an interstate visitor, a quick trip to Sydney lives or dies on location. Too far from anything and you spend half your time in an Uber or figuring out public […]

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Bold Design & Better Views: This Resort is Ha Long Bay’s Best New Stay

A bold addition to a famous seascape, Ha Long Bay’s brightest new resort pairs striking design with thoughtful local touches, delivering a stay that feels both polished and authentically Vietnamese. Brand-new luxury hotels arrive gleaming, designed with confidence and delivered with flair. The worry, always, is whether they have any soul. InterContinental‘s newest Vietnamese property […]

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This Hotel is About to Be Sydney’s Most Talked-About Stay

A community hub, a revival of a classic Sydney building and one of the most eccentric stays in a hotel scene that could benefit from some personality; 25hours Hotel Sydney The Olympia is a star and here are the reasons why. With arrival of the new movie-themed 25hours Hotel Sydney The Olympia, the inner-city suburb […]

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This Melbourne Hotel Puts the Entire City on Your Doorstep

At Le Méridien Melbourne, the Palace Suite has views over Old Parliament House, a vinyl record player, and ramen noodle cups in the minibar. Yes, really. Le Méridien Melbourne sits at the top of Bourke Street in the heart of the city’s cultural precinct, steps from some of Melbourne‘s best theatres, galleries, and dining. With […]

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7 Reasons Guests Keep Coming Back to This Melbourne Hotel

Most Melbourne hotels are easy enough to leave. QT Melbourne – laneway address, award-winning rooftop bar, three restaurants and rooms that feel like a designer’s fever dream – is not. In a city that takes its boutique hotels seriously, repeat guests are the real review. More than half of Luxury Escapes travellers who stay at […]

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Pastries, Pools and Spas: This Singapore Hotel Does It All

COMO Metropolitan Singapore delivers a downtown sanctuary with TikTok-famous pastries, Michelin-starred bites, and the city’s largest COMO Shambhala spa. Orchard Road is loud, flashy and impossible to ignore – and then there’s COMO Metropolitan Singapore, quietly doing its own thing. Part of the new COMO Orchard destination, it blends rooms, restaurants, wellness spaces and fashion boutiques, so you can start the day with Cédric Grolet pastries, browse a […]

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Is This the Most Beautiful Hotel Renovation in Singapore?

Following a top-to-toe redesign, this Marina Bay icon has reemerged with bold colours, gallery-style floors and one of the city’s most dramatic atriums. Mandarin Oriental Singapore has always been one of the city’s recognisable landmarks, thanks to its soft green exterior and the dramatic atrium designed by John Portman. After a major transformation completed in […]