The best Dubai beach resorts range from romantic luxury retreats that sprawl along squeaky-soft stretches of sand to big family-friendly hotels with water sports galore and gob-smacking views of Dubai’s iconic sail-shaped Burj Al Arab. It’s that time of year when I start getting questions about Dubai. The first is always “what are the best … Read more
The best Ho Chi Minh City boutique hotels include an audacious design hotel that wouldn’t be out of place in Barcelona or Bilbao, romantic waterfront retreats on the peaceful Saigon River, and intimate off the beaten track lodgings that ooze French colonial charm. Vietnam’s southern city, which is more fondly known by its pre-1975 name … Read more
Where to stay in Yogyakarta on Indonesia’s island of Java depends on what your priorities are, whether it’s temples, and you want to stay near Borobudur and Prambanan; Javanese food and markets, then you need to be in Yogya’s heart; or history, when you’ll want to base yourself near the old City. Whatever you plan … Read more
These Central Vietnam luxury beach resorts and boutique hotels are some of the best in Southeast Asia, each possessing a distinctive design and architecture, dreamy beach and riverside locations, alluring swimming pools, and immersive activities and excursions, especially of the culinary kind. They’re also some of Vietnam’s most romantic hotels. I have to say that … Read more
Where to stay in Hanoi is easy – you want to be on, near or overlooking one of Hanoi’s atmospheric lakes. And as Hanoi’s luxury hotels and boutique hotels in Hanoi come at such an affordable price in Vietnam, compared to other Southeast Asian capitals, why not stay by the water in style? These are … Read more