Hot List Hotels 2007
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Seaside vacationers are returning to the country's southern shore with the opening of this stylish compound a three-hour drive from Phnom Penh...
Banyan Tree's new outpost in southwestern Yunnan Province is a Himalayan retreat 6,500 feet above sea level, with 55 villas facing the glacial peaks...
Office towers and the futuristic Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre make the Wan Chai District a buzzing hub for business, but the...
With considerable panache, Le Royal Méridien executes its Art Deco–inspired design throughout its 770 rooms, high above People's Park on...
The service is uniformly welcoming and efficient at this smart, supremely comfortable tower in the rising business district northwest of the Forbidden...
With its concave shape and a lobby of designer stores, the Wynn Macau is a lot like its Las Vegas sister property—and with 600 rooms and a...
A co-venture between the Taj Resorts and Palaces hotel group and CC Africa to establish a five-park "tiger circuit" in Central India aims to...
It seems appropriate that the new Ista hotel chain makes its debut in Bangalore, a city that epitomizes modern India's cosmopolitan youthful...
At the entrance to Ranthambhore National Park—famous for its tigers and tenth-century fort—this all-inclusive 15-unit camp on ten acres...
A co-venture between the Taj Resorts and Palaces hotel group and CC Africa to establish a five-park "tiger circuit" in Central India aims to...
On India's west coast, Gokarna was until recently known to few outsiders apart from visitors to its temples or hippies seeking secret beaches....
After the success of its Milan hotel, Bulgari surprised everyone by choosing Bali's rugged south coast for the follow-up. The 59 villas are perched...
A short drive from Seminyak along winding back roads, Desa Seni is a change from the synthetic perfection of most resorts in Bali: Set amid rice...
One doesn't usually think of Bali as a land of wide open spaces; yet Kayumanis Jimbaran conveys a sense of what the island was like before the...
The Kemang Icon is an extravagant 12-room caravansary occupying the upper floors of an opulent shopping center at the gateway to the chic Kemang...
A 30-minute flight by seaplane from Malé, the second Four Seasons resort (the original one is on Kuda Huraa Island in North Malé Atoll)...
With only 19 expansive guest quarters, this intimate resort provides a level of privacy and personal attention impressive even in the Maldives....
In an archipelago where you're already spoiled for choice, Rania Experience raises pampering to a new level. The exclusive-use setup consists of...
The focus is as much on the beach as it is on your thatched-roof room with a big curtained day-bed, a plunge pool, and 24-hour private dining. If you...
The four-month-old Malikha Lodge has plenty to recommend it—gorgeous thatched bungalows, views of the Himalayas, charming local staff, and a...
Within a walled garden and fronting a long beach on the island's southern shore, this 49-room resort is designed to resemble a traditional walauwa, or...
Nine freestanding, airy pavilions blend into the lush jungle at this former private home set on a 12-acre working tea estate five miles inland from...
Travelers who head north to Sri Lanka's heritage treasures often feel too pinched for time to detour to the sun-kissed south. But at the Park...
Far from the island's madding crowd, a local sister-and-brother team has opened the 30-villa Aleenta Resort in Phang Nga, where the nearly deserted...
The new outpost of Dream Hotel is a five-minute walk from both the subway and the Skytrain in Bangkok's central Sukhumvit district. Owner and...
In the Sukhumvit area, this modern manor in the colonial style artfully incorporates hundreds of antique pieces from the owner's collection, from...
On the secluded northwestern tip of the rapidly developing island’s glassy Laem Yai Bay, Bill Bensley, architect of the Four Seasons Tented Camp...
American Bill Bensley has recast this formerly ho-hum three-star resort into something modern and unexpectedly funky, with witty industrial touches...
The spectacular views make a lasting impression at this 36-villa property situated atop craggy headlands and both convenient to and removed from Koh...
In crowded Chaweng Beach, this 26-room hotel's high style attracts a stream of beachcombers (prepare to show your key to the hotel gatekeeper)....
Silence is golden at this hushed resort overlooking Bang Tao and Layan beaches, where staff deliver seamless service without a sound and know when to...
It may not look like much from the outside—a white facade behind a skimpy porte cochère—but on the inside, where it counts, Les...
Perched on the banks of the Perfume River just upstream from Hue's famous citadel, this 122-room hotel takes its identity from the former French...
This new 43-room hotel is spearheading the transformation of Phu Quoc, the largest island off the country's southwestern coast, from backpacker's...
The 100-villa Nam Hai combines high design with stunning views of the breakers rolling in from the Gulf of Tonkin. The hotel's centerpiece, a sequence...










