Travel_Leisure_Southeast_Asia_August_2017

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TOP 10

City Hotels

1 Temple House

Chengdu, China

97.37

2 Four Seasons

Hotel Hangzhou at

West Lake

Hangzhou, China

97.05

3 Shinta Mani Resort

Siem Reap,

Cambodia 95.48

4 St. Regis Osaka,

Japan 95.45

5 Mandarin Oriental

Bangkok 95.07

6 The Oberoi

Mumbai 94.76

7 Waldorf Astoria

Beijing 94.61

8 Taj Mahal Palace

Mumbai 94.60

9 The Peninsula

Hong Kong 94.59

10 Opposite House

Beijing 94.52

TOP 10

Resort

Hotels

1 Nihi Sumba Island

Indonesia 99.12

2 137 Pillars House

Chiang Mai,

Thailand 97.71

3 Oberoi Vanyavilas

Ranthambhore,

India 97.50

4 Four Seasons

Resort the Nam Hai

(formerly the Nam

Hai) Hoi An,

Vietnam 97.11

5 Four Seasons

Resort Bali at

Sayan Indonesia

96.88

6 Four Seasons

Tented Camp

Golden Triangle

Chiang Rai,

Thailand 96.86

7 Leela Palace

Udaipur, India 96.73

Lush and

historic Chiang

Mai, the temple-

filled capital of

northern Thailand,

ranks No. 1

in Asia.

TOP 10
Cities

1 Chiang Mai
Thailand 91.40
2 Kyoto Japan 91.13

3 Hoi An Vietnam
90.31
4 Ubud Indonesia
90.13
5 Luang Prabang
Laos 90.10
6 Siem Reap
Cambodia 89.57
7 Udaipur
India 89.54
8 Bangkok 89.45
9 Tok yo 87.79
10 Thimphu
Bhutan 87.12

TOP 5

Islands

1 Palawan

Philippines 93.15

2 Boracay Island

Philippines 89.67

3 Bali Indonesia

87.61

4 Panglao Island

Philippines 87.37

5 Maldives 86.69

8 Four Seasons

Resort Koh Samui,

Thailand 96.71

9 Rambagh Palace,

a Taj Hotel Jaipur,

India 96.41

10 Four Seasons

Resort Maldives at

Landaa Giraavaru

96.00

READERS SAY...

“The Temple House

is right in

Chengdu's city

center. But the

hotel still feels like

a calm oasis.”

TOP 5

Hotels

Beijing

1 Waldorf Astoria

94.61

2 Opposite House

94.52

3 The Peninsula

93.67

4 Ritz-Carlton

Beijing, Financial

Street 92.13

5 Fairmont 91.71

Asia

When it comes to city hotels, China stands out from

the pack—claiming five out of the top 10 spots—while

heritage-rich destinations like Chiang Mai, Kyoto and

Hoi An continue to dominate in the Asian cities category.

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