Unique hotel experiences in Asia by Live Less Ordinary Bloggers with unique, boutique and design hotels in Southeast Asia and beyond.
It is often a worry with hotel reviews that we may fail to find more to add to past experiences, almost expecting a copy and paste from past accommodations. Yet here, at Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park, we find the complete opposite, as we are almost overwhelmed by the scale of what the hotel has to offer. …
When constantly moving, chasing budgets and schedules, and documenting everything along the way, we do consider travel to be work these days. So sometimes we really just need a break from our life of so-called “holidays”, and we found this recently at Resorts World Langkawi where we were able to finally relax, and do nothing but indulge …
Today we are at the Village Coconut Island Resort in Phuket. A contrasting change from our boutique hideaway experience at Sala Phuket Resort. From one side of luxury to the next. While previous days were spent in privacy and seclusion we are now on a resort island with excitement and activities at our fingertips. Okay …
Despite being well travelled in Thailand this was our first visit to Phuket. The reason? We can’t afford it. A visit to Phuket must be done in luxury. The fancy resort, secluded beach and away from the ugliness of mass tourism. For this reason, Phuket is not a backpacker or budget travel destination. You can …
As I arrive at Champasak Palace Hotel another couple leave. They desperately shout down my tuk-tuk and disappear. 11pm. In a city which was asleep hours ago. Where were they going? I am still baffled by this. Anyway… welcome to the Ghost Palace. Under a backdrop of lightning and a deafening chorus of bugs, lizards, …
After being trolled for negativity on my first ever hostel experience I am now going back for a second bite. Coincidently in the same country, town and even street as my previous hostel experience. This time I choose a hostel closer to my own interests. I shun the backpackers to taste the trendy life of a …
Tiptoeing through puddles of pubes in the hostel’s shared bathroom toilet. This week I am a backpacker. With expensive European travels two months ahead I have forced myself to cut costs by booking a tiny one-bed guestroom in a Georgetown Hostel ($16US). I am new to hostel life in Southeast Asia. Currently in Penang Malaysia for …
My First Hopefully Last Hostel Experience (2013) Read More »
On our escape to Koh Yao Yai we stay at a number of resorts and without a doubt Santhiya Koh Yao Yai is the best of them, by a long way. While paying above our usual budget we are happy to go the extra and yes we are rewarded. Santhiya exceeds all expectations, the pool …
Ocean View Villas at Santhiya Koh Yao Yai (South Thailand) Read More »
Siem Reap no doubt spoils for choice when it comes to hotels but it can also be a strenuous task to filter through the seemingly endless list of boutique and heritage hotels. In honesty I find the French-colonial style hotel to be overplayed in Siem Reap and no doubt you’ll feel the same passing the …
Maison Polanka a Sanctuary in Siem Reap (Cambodia) Read More »
This would be our fifth visit to Rayong, although before now, we have always failed to see further than the pier at Ban Phe. There has always been a slight disadvantage for mainland beaches in Rayong, where they often go overlooked, in favour of the nearby island of Koh Samet. But I do feel this …
