Tropical Hotels showcases the best boutique hotels and resorts in Bali, Java, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. Southeast Asia is renowned the world over for its superb standards of resort architecture, hotel service and interior design and this book beautifully traces the development of today's hotel industry. It feature the cream of the crop; Be it a drop-dead urban hostelry, a retreat in the hills or a five-star destination spa resort, each property has been had-picked according to a set of criteria that includes a strong design aesthetic, architectural integrity, a commitment to service and a sense of individuality. With over 300 ravishingly beautiful, full-color photographs, this book doubles up as a guidebook to fabulous places to stay and an assessment of interior design and architecture. it is a must-have for design aficionados the world over.

With more than 500 ravishing full-color photographs, Asian Style Hotels brings you to the best hotels in Southeast Asia. Hotels from Bali, Java, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand are showcased in great detail. The super-deluxe establishments included here are all at the cutting-edge of hotel design and management. Each property has been hand-picked according to a set of criteria that includes a strong design aesthetic, architectural integrity, and a sense of individuality a million miles away from the cookie-cutter approach of chain hotels. Asian Style Hotels is the definitive guide to Southeast Asia's finest places to stay. Over half of the hotels have never been featured in guides before--and many are recently opened.

Butler presents essential details ranging fr om descriptions of beach resorts to practical information on each of these destinations, including up-to-date advice con cerning the new situation in Hong Kong '

Smart & intelligent boutique hotels (and more) in Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Myanmar

Welcome to the Tropical Punch Tour, my little three-and-a-half month jaunt through Southeast Asia. From May 25 to September 10, 2010, I backpacked through Bali, Java, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Myanmar to experience the insanely creative music, art, food and architecture of those countries.