The best Ho Chi Minh City luxury hotels include everything from big 5-star brands, such as the Sofitel, InterContinental and Park Hyatt, which has spacious colonial style suites, hotels with history, such as the Continental, and The Reverie Saigon, perhaps the city’s most sumptuous lodgings. You’re spoilt for choice when it comes to the best … Read more
The brief history of boutique hotels is fascinating if you’re a boutique hotel obsessive as I am, beginning in London in 1978 with Anouska Hempel’s Blakes Hotel and taken to giddy heights in New York City by Studio 54’s Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell with the Paramount Hotel near Times Square. I have to confess … Read more
The best Perth boutique hotels range from the jaw-droppingly gorgeous QT Perth with its whimsical glamour to the luxurious minimalism of COMO The Treasury, along with a clutch of contemporary design driven hotels that are stylish, yet cosy and welcoming. I had to pinch myself while writing that intro, because it wasn’t all that long … Read more
The best Bangkok Old City heritage boutique hotels and bed and breakfasts are set in historic buildings and decorated with antiques and vintage furniture. The atmospheric heritage hotels offer a step back in time, a quaint taste of the past, and an intimate and very personal experience when it comes to hospitality. They also provide … Read more
Luxury for less in Siem Reap means a 6-course gastronomic tasting menu at a fine dining restaurant for as little as US$32, a three-hour spa package priced at US$65, and chic boutique hotels starting from as little as US$50 in low season. Our Luxury for Less in Siem Reap guide is the first in a … Read more