Bangkok Sukothai: Calming The Waters

On a warm, balmy night in Bangkok near the end of 2011, the city was under siege from the relentless floodwaters that were descending on the city from the highlands. The world’s media was focusing on the negatives and the tourists were listening and staying at home. Thomas Jones decided to buck the trend and visited the Sukothai Hotel in a show of support. Continue »

Quiet Sunrises: The Westin Sinray...

Thomas Jones visits The Westin Siray Resort and Spa on the east coast of Phuket and finds a place walking to the beat of its own drum. Continue »

Royal Reception at The Leela Palace New...

Nick Walton checks into Delhi’s newest hotspot, the Leela Palace, to discover the epitome of contemporary Indian hospitality. Continue »

The House Where Art Lives

You can often tell the fortunes of a city by its hotels. From backpacker to plush palaces, the travellers a city attracts, and the hotels they are choosing to stay in, says volumes about where any given city is headed. In the case of Xiamen, home to a luxurious and cutting edge new Le Méridien, things are certainly looking up. Continue »

Intercontinental Bangkok

Intercontinental Bangkok sits right in the heart of Bangkok’s shopping and business district and couldn’t be better positioned. The Skytrain, the river, shopping malls, restaurants and the CBD are all easily accessible from the front door of the hotel. Continue »

G Hotel Penang

Thomas Jones rides into Penang by bus on a whirlwind tour of the Malay Peninsula for a look around historic George Town and reports on the town’s most fashionable address – the G Hotel. Continue »

Quincy Singapore: Home of Business...

Have you ever gone to Singapore purely for a holiday? If the answer is “no”, then you are most welcome to join the club. It seems that when Indonesians go to Singapore these days, it is mostly business related so the the stay is usually short. Continue »