The hotels in our itineraries
Each page here covers a hotel named in one of our sample itineraries: what it is, where it sits, which room to ask for, what it costs and when to go.
Every fact comes from a source named on the page, and every rate is a published price with its date. We add a hotel only when we can source what we say about it, so the list is short and grows slowly. It carries no ratings or reviews.

Kathmandu, Nepal · Heritage
The Dwarika's Kathmandu
A hotel assembled from traditional Newari houses and salvaged carved timber, in the Battisputali district of Kathmandu.
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Hanoi, Vietnam · Heritage
Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi
Hanoi's grand colonial hotel, open since 1901, with a historic wing and a 1990s extension.
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George Town, Penang, Malaysia · Heritage
Eastern & Oriental Hotel
A seafront colonial hotel in George Town, founded by the Sarkies Brothers in the 1880s and reopened in 2001.
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Beijing, China · Luxury
The Peninsula Beijing
A central Beijing hotel that opened in 1989 as China's first luxury hotel and was rebuilt in 2016 with larger rooms.
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Siem Reap, Cambodia · Heritage
Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor
Siem Reap's grand hotel since 1932, built for travellers coming to Angkor Wat, in French Art Deco style with Cambodian influences.
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Gobi Desert, Mongolia · Lodge
Three Camel Lodge
A lodge of ger-style rooms in Mongolia's Gobi Desert, sold as a package of three or four nights.
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Taipei, Taiwan · Luxury
Mandarin Oriental, Taipei
A 303-room luxury hotel on Dunhua North Road in Taipei's Songshan district, open since May 2014.
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