Asia
From silent towers above Tokyo to castaway islands in the Indian Ocean.
No continent stretches the idea of a hotel further than Asia. Here a stay might be a monastic tower of paper and stone above the world's busiest city, a floating palace on a Rajasthani lake, or a jungly private island where the dress code is bare feet and the ceiling is the Milky Way.
Service reaches an almost telepathic pitch across the region, and the best addresses fuse deep tradition with a fearless appetite for the new. These are our favourites, from Kowloon to the Baa Atoll.
Hotels in Asia
Urban SanctuaryAman Tokyo
Thirty-three floors above Otemachi, Aman took the top of a corporate tower and made it the calmest room in Tokyo. It works because of everything it leaves out.
From $1,150 / night
IconMarina Bay Sands
Three towers, a ship balanced on top, and the most famous rooftop pool on earth. It's a spectacle, and it earns the hype.
From $520 / night
Grande DameThe Peninsula Hong Kong
Since 1928 the Peninsula has been Kowloon's answer to the grand hotels of Europe: a colonnaded lobby, harbour views, and a helipad on the roof.
From $780 / night
Barefoot LuxurySoneva Fushi
The resort that taught the Maldives that barefoot could mean luxurious. Vast Robinson Crusoe villas, an open-air cinema, and some of the best diving in the Indian Ocean.
From $2,200 / night
Palace HotelThe Oberoi Udaivilas
Built the way a maharana's residence would have been, with domes, courtyards and reflecting pools mirrored in the lake. Regularly voted among the finest hotels on earth.
From $900 / night
Urban RetreatPark Hyatt Tokyo
Fifty-two floors up, the New York Bar still swings, the pool still floats under a glass vault, and the whole place still hums with cinematic melancholy.
From $720 / night
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