Swiss Garden Hotel and Residences Malacca were our digs for the night we covered the recent Grand Opening of La Bodega Malacca. The hotel is new, and as such everything is looking clean and sharp. Rooms are complete with all the amenities you’d expect of a hot…
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Qliq Damansara, Boutique Hotel, Empire Damansara
The hottest new property to hit the KL accommodation scene is Vive Hospitality’s first hotel concept in this region, Qliq Damansara. Located in the vibrant enclave of Damansara Perdana, Qliq Damansara is surrounded by bustling business and leisure centres. …
Hyatt Regency Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Location An easy drive from the airport has us at the Hyatt Regency Kinabalu in 15 minutes. Its home in the heart of the city looks out over the South China Sea promising to deliver some of those spectacular sunsets KK is famed for. Tourist attractions, including …
Shangri-La Hotel Bangkok, Thailand
Shangri-La Hotels have never failed to furnish us with exemplary accommodation experiences, and as such the brand is always one of the first we look for when visiting a new location. On this travel adventure we found ourselves in Thailand, and spent our first t…
Doubletree by Hilton Hotel, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
There’s nothing quite like the smell of freshly baked cookies to distract from trivial angsts, and Doubletree by Hilton plays this to their full advantage. Upon arrival guests to the hotel are offered a hot-out-of-the-oven enormous cookie. These signature …
Water Front Resort, Pokhara, Nepal
The stunning lakeside community of Pokhara is a must visit on any trip to Nepal. Less than a 30 minute flight from Kathmandu rewards visitors with stunning views of the Annapurna range, and if lucky, on an especially clear day, that very image reflected off the t…
Crowne Plaza Kathmandu-Soaltee, Nepal
We love the idea of Nepal: the people, the mountains, the culture, the history, the great outdoors. And, while we’re happy to be fully immersed in it all day long, our days of ‘roughing it’ are long over. You can call us soft, but the fact is lugging around a backpac…
Best Hotels in Singapore
Singapore is only an hour flight and a four hour drive (in good traffic conditions) from Kuala Lumpur, which means we’ve visited quite a bit over the last year. Here’s our list of favourite stays in: Best Hotels in Singapore (Click on the title links to …
Best Hotels, Resorts and Villas in Bali
We do love a bit of luxury and Bali sure does pamper us every time we visit. Here’s our personal list of favourite luxury properties in: The Best Luxury Hotels, Resorts and Villas in Bali (Click on the title links for photos, maps and more details) Uluwa…
Best Hotels In Hong Kong
Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong Hong Kong has something to offer everyone visiting the city. We do like a bit of pampering at The Yum List however, so with that in mind here’s our personal favourite list of: Best Hotels in Hong Kong (Click on the titl…
The Peninsula, Luxury Hotel, Hong Kong
The Peninsula is always amongst the first few hotels rolled off the lips of those-in-the-know when it comes to making hotel recommendations for Hong Kong. The oldest hotel in the city, established in 1928, has many a tale to tell of glamour, scandal, and histor…
The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
A smiley doorman has our bags out of the taxi’s boot before our feet have even hit the pavement. He’s an older gentleman and I reach in to assist. His smile broadens as he says, “These are only two small bags. I’ll take care of them and shoos us up the stairs to […]