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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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Udaipur, India · Palace

Taj Lake Palace

A white-marble summer palace on an island in Lake Pichola, run as a hotel by Taj since 1971.

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Jodhpur, India · Palace

Umaid Bhawan Palace

A palace built between 1929 and 1943 that is today a royal residence, a Taj hotel and a museum under one roof.

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Shanghai, China · Heritage

Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund

A hotel on the Bund in the former Shanghai Club building and a 24-floor tower, open since 2010.

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Nikko, Japan · Heritage

Nikko Kanaya Hotel

A hotel open since 1873 beside Nikkō Tōshō-gū, described as the oldest Western-style resort hotel in Japan.

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Bangkok, Thailand · Luxury

Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok

A riverside hotel on the Chao Phraya with roots in the nineteenth century, known as The Oriental until 2008.

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Dambulla, Sri Lanka · Resort

Heritance Kandalama

A hotel designed by Geoffrey Bawa that wraps around a cliff above the Kandalama Reservoir, near Dambulla and Sigiriya.

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Galle, Sri Lanka · Heritage

Amangalla

A hotel inside Galle Fort, in a complex built in 1684 and a hotel since 1865, in the Aman group since 2005.

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Bangkok, Thailand · Luxury

The Peninsula Bangkok

A 37-floor riverside hotel on the Thonburi bank of the Chao Phraya, open since November 1998.

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Bangkok, Thailand · Luxury

Capella Bangkok

A 101-room hotel on the Chao Phraya, open since 2020 and sharing a campus with the Four Seasons.

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Fort Kochi, India · Heritage

Brunton Boatyard

A heritage hotel on the site of a boatyard founded around 1895, opened by CGH Earth in 1999.

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Galle, Sri Lanka · Luxury

Jetwing Lighthouse

A Geoffrey Bawa hotel on a rocky promontory just north of Galle Fort, open since June 1997.

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Kandapola, Sri Lanka · Heritage

Heritance Tea Factory

A tea factory in the hill country, converted into a hotel in 1996 at an altitude of about 2,000 metres.

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Colombo, Sri Lanka · Luxury

Cinnamon Grand Colombo

A central Colombo hotel on Galle Road, opened in 1975 as the Hotel Lanka Oberoi and renamed in 2005.

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Colombo, Sri Lanka · Luxury

Shangri-La Colombo

A 31-floor hotel at 1 Galle Road, open since November 2017 as part of the One Galle Face development.

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Tokyo, Japan · Luxury

Palace Hotel Tokyo

A hotel in Marunouchi on the moat opposite the Imperial Palace gardens, with 266 rooms and 18 suites.

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Tokyo, Japan · Luxury

Aman Tokyo

Aman's city hotel on the top floors of the Otemachi Tower in Tokyo, open since 2014.

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Kyoto, Japan · Luxury

Aman Kyoto

An Aman retreat of suites and pavilions in a forest garden in the Takagamine hills, north of central Kyoto.

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Paro, Thimphu and Punakha, Bhutan · Lodges

Amankora

Five lodges across the central and western valleys of Bhutan, from 8 to 24 suites each.

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Luang Prabang, Laos · Luxury

Amantaka

An Aman hotel of 24 suites on a garden estate at the foot of Mount Phousi in Luang Prabang.

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Siem Reap, Cambodia · Luxury

Amansara

An Aman retreat of 24 suites in a 1960s New Khmer building that once housed guests of King Sihanouk.

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Jaipur, India · Luxury

The Oberoi Rajvilas

A 32-acre hotel of rooms, villas and tents in walled gardens on Goner Road, outside Jaipur.

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Kochi, India · Heritage

Taj Malabar Resort & Spa

A hotel on Willingdon Island open since 1935, run by Taj since 1984 and reopened after a renovation in 2024.

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Kyoto, Japan · Ryokan

Hoshinoya Kyoto

A riverside ryokan of 25 rooms in Arashiyama, beside a gorge, used for the Kyoto nights in two of our Japan itineraries.

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Tokyo, Japan · Ryokan

Hoshinoya Tokyo

A high-rise ryokan of 84 rooms in Otemachi, where each floor works as a private six-room ryokan.

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Galle, Sri Lanka · Boutique

Fort Bazaar

A small hotel of 18 rooms inside Galle Fort, in a restored spice merchant's home.

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Chiang Mai, Thailand · Heritage

137 Pillars House

A historic teak house on Nawatgate Road in Chiang Mai with named suites around a garden.

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Luang Prabang, Laos · Luxury

Rosewood Luang Prabang

A riverside resort in the Nahm Dong Valley with waterfalls on the grounds, a short drive from the old town.

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Krabi, Thailand · Resort

Rayavadee

A resort of 94 two-storey pavilions and 7 villas in tropical gardens on the Phranang Peninsula, in Krabi Province.

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Sigiriya, Sri Lanka · Luxury

Jetwing Vil Uyana

A hotel of 36 rooms among paddy fields, reed beds and lakes in Sigiriya, 6.9 km from the rock.

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Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka · Heritage

Jetwing St Andrew's

A restored country mansion in the hill station of Nuwara Eliya, advertised with 'old world charm from 1875'.

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Hakone, Japan · Ryokan

Gora Kadan

A ryokan in Hakone Gora on the grounds of the Kan'in-no-miya Villa, once a summer retreat of the Imperial Family.

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Nikko, Japan · Ryokan

Hoshino Resorts KAI Kinugawa

A ryokan of 48 rooms in Kinugawa Onsen, near Nikko, with an indoor and an outdoor bath.

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Kyoto, Japan · Luxury

Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto

A 160-room hotel beside Nijo Castle, on the site of the Kyoto home of the Mitsui family.

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Ubud, Indonesia · Boutique

COMO Uma Ubud

A hotel of 46 suites and villas on the edge of Ubud, with the COMO Shambhala wellness programme.

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Siem Reap, Cambodia · Boutique

Zannier Phum Baitang

A hotel of 45 villas on stilts among rice paddies and sugar palms, on the outskirts of Siem Reap.

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Ahungalla, Sri Lanka · Resort

Heritance Ahungalla

A beachfront hotel of 152 rooms in five categories on Galle Road, in Geoffrey Bawa's tropical modernism.

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Sigiriya, Sri Lanka · Boutique

Water Garden Sigiriya

A hotel of 30 villas among streams and lakes at Indigaswewa, beneath Sigiriya Rock.

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Colombo, Sri Lanka · Luxury

Taj Samudra

A 300-room hotel opposite Galle Face Green in Colombo, reopened in 2018 after a US$20 million renovation.

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