Looking for luxury hotels in Asia & Pacific? Here you find reports/reviews on high-end accommodations visited when traveling the world.

Mandarin Oriental Taipei/The Lalu Sun Moon Lake/Silks Club Kaohsiung - best luxury hotels Taiwan
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My personal luxury hotel highlights in Taiwan

3 of the best high-end accommodations in Formosa, as this Asian island was formerly known: After elaborating on general aspects of a trip in style to Taiwan - planning, one-week and two-week itinerary - , it is about the best luxury hotels…
Kenting/Kaohsiung/Beitou-Taipei, Taiwan - 2-week Taiwan itinerary
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Taiwan in style, a 2-week road trip itinerary

Travel all over the island and stay at luxury hotels & dine at (Michelin) gourmet spots: Now it is to the details of a two-week Taiwan itinerary. My last post was about a one-week travel plan comprising the island's north. If you have two…
Taipei 101/Taroko Gorge/Ci En Pagoda Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan - 1-week Taiwan itinerary
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Taiwan in style, a 1-week road trip itinerary

Travel Taiwan's north and stay at luxury hotels & dine in (Michelin) gourmet spots: While my last post went into general considerations to make when planning a Taiwan trip, this one is about a concrete one-week itinerary. When my husband…
Bangkok & Hua Hin, Thailand - pre & post Bhutan stay
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Where to go for a pre- or post-Bhutan stay

A pre-Bhutan trip to Bangkok & a post-Bhutan one to Hua Hin/Thailand: Is Bhutan on your bucket list for your next vacations? Then I have not only lots of travel information about the Land of the Thunder Dragon for you (see next section),…
Hotel COMO Bhutan Paro - Hotel Como Bhutan
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Traveling Bhutan with a private guided tour by COMO luxury hotels

How it is touring this Himalayan kingdom on a 9-night trip arranged by COMO:  After giving an overview on the three luxury hotel brands with multiple locations in Bhutan, now to one of them. It is about Hotel COMO Bhutan, the choice of my…
Hotel COMO Paro Bhutan - luxury hotels Bhutan tours
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Which luxury hotel brand to choose for a private guided tour in Bhutan

Touring this Himalayan kingdom with Aman, Six Senses or COMO - a (price) comparison: If you think about traveling Bhutan in style, you might have come across the one or other luxury hotel brand that offers private guided tours in this country.…
Hotel Amankila Manggis east Bali- best Bali luxury hotels
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Some of the best hotels for a luxury stay in Bali

A curated choice of upscale lodging by location on the Island of the Gods, after 4 stays in 8 years: After identifying must-do Bali places in my first post of my mini-series about this island, I now focus on which hotels to go for a luxury…
Narai Kiso Valley Japan
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Kiso Valley & Yakushima Island, 2 of Japan’s off the beaten path destinations

How to travel these two hidden gems in style: My three-week Japan trip together with my husband (before the pandemic) brought me not only to the typical route of the "Golden Triangle" (Tokyo-Kyoto-Osaka) with three extensions (Hakone, Takayama…
ryokan experience in Japan: stay at luxury Madoka no Mori in Hakone
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How it is staying at a luxury ryokan (Japanese guesthouse)

Total immersion in Japan's culture at ryokan Madoka no Mori in Hakone: No Japan trip is complete without staying at a ryokan, a traditional Japanese-style inn. When my husband and I traveled this country on a three-week trip (before the pandemic),…