INTERVIEW In an era when luxury hotels increasingly resemble one another — same marble lobbies, same scented candles, same carefully calibrated version of global chic — A Curious Group of Hotels has taken a different path. Its collection spans a literary hideaway on Paris's Left Bank, a canal-side mansion in Amsterdam, an eccentric Notting Hill institution and a seaside retreat in Brighton, united less by branding than by personality. Two of its properties — Canal House in Am

HONG KONG Hong Kong has always occupied a unique position in the wellness world — a city where a five-star hotel breakfast can be followed by a TCM consultation and a gua sha treatment before noon. Here's where you can get the best of both. Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong Built into the International Finance Centre in Central, Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong connects directly to ifc mall, Hong Kong Station, and the Airport Express, and houses ten restaurants carrying a combined sev

HOI AN There is a moment, somewhere between the airport and the resort, when Vietnam's central coast begins to rearrange your nervous system. The road from Da Nang skims the edge of the South China Sea — the Vietnamese call it the Đông Biển, the East Sea — and the light arrives differently here than it does almost anywhere else. It is wide and golden and older than the traffic. By the time the car turns off the coastal highway and glides through the gates of Four Seasons Reso

HONG KONG Mandarin Oriental The Landmark, Hong Kong reopened on 1 June 2026, marking a defining new chapter for one of Central’s most established luxury hotels. Set within the evolving LANDMARK complex as part of the broader “Tomorrow’s CENTRAL” redevelopment, the refreshed property introduces a more residential, design-led expression of contemporary hospitality, while retaining its position as a key culinary and lifestyle destination in the city. The guest journey begins at

MACAU Step off the ferry at Taipa and the Cotai Strip makes its intentions clear immediately. The reclaimed land connecting Taipa to Coloane hosts some of the largest and most extravagantly styled hotels on earth, and the drive to W Macau – Studio City gives you a decent preview of the competition. W's own tower, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, arrives looking relatively composed by comparison — curvaceous, purposeful, and unbothered by its more baroque neighbours. Whether

CSP Times checks into Kimpton Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, the largest global property in the Kimpton portfolio. The brand’s first hotel in the city is strategically located in the vibrant Tsim Sha Tsui neighbourhood.

MACAU At a time when Macau's dining scene is more competitive and internationally minded than ever, standing out requires more than technical excellence — it demands a clear point of view. At Lakeview Palace, Executive Chef Kevin Zhu has found his by reimagining the culinary traditions of Jiangnan through a distinctly modern lens. Launching this June at Wynn Palace, Zhu's new menu draws inspiration from the rivers, lakes and rich culinary heritage of eastern China's Jiangnan

HONG KONG For sushi chefs and seafood aficionados alike, few ingredients command the reverence of premium tuna. At Nobu Hong Kong, the prized fish is taking centre stage throughout June with the launch of its Tuna Premium Omakase, a seasonal menu designed to showcase the ingredient at its finest. The limited-time experience arrives during one of the most coveted periods of the year for tuna. Sourced from Shizuoka, the fish are at their largest and most active during the early

HONG KONG Cordis is a younger, artier sister brand of old-world luxury kingpin Langham – inaugurated in 2015 when its Langham Place, Mongkok property was reborn. Since then, six more addresses have popped up across mainland China, and one in Auckland, and with five further Chinese properties in development, Cordis (that’s “heart in Latin”) is clearly on the up. However it all started here in Hong Kong – where we checked in for a celebratory staycation. Art, Art, Everywhere “

CSP Times checks into The Royal Garden Kowloon East, a newly opened hotel in Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong. Touted as the “new landmark of Kowloon East,” the hotel is a refined transformation of the former Crowne Plaza Kowloon East.

HONG KONG Nowhere in Hong Kong has a higher confluence of luxury hotels than the throbbing heart of Tsim Sha Tsui, which makes both standards and competition high. Yet The Langham, Hong Kong really doesn’t need to try and stand out – open on Peking Road since 1989, it’s one of the city’s luxury OGs. Its reputation, of course, is unassailable – when the original The Langham opened in 1865 it was hailed as both London’s largest and Europe’s first “grand hotel”. So naturally we

SINGAPORE In a city that has made a sport of building luxury hotels, the Four Seasons Singapore on Orchard Boulevard has been doing it quietly and correctly since 1994. It doesn't chase trends or compete on spectacle. What it offers instead is a kind of disciplined excellence — the sort that reveals itself not in grand gestures but in whether your morning coffee arrives at exactly the temperature you requested, and whether it does so every single morning. After a substantial

HONG KONG Following the success of its highly anticipated Maison Dunand collaboration in May, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong is continuing its Best of Hyatt Tables: Guest Chef Series with another cross-regional culinary exchange — this time bringing the refined flavours of Suzhou to Victoria Harbour. From June 11 to June 13, Executive Sous Chef Calvin Yu of Xizhou Hall — the Black Pearl One-Diamond restaurant at Park Hyatt Suzhou — will join forces with Executive Chinese Chef Chan Hon

INTERVIEW In an era where luxury hotels compete to be louder, bigger, and more theatrical than ever, The PuLi Group has built its reputation doing the opposite. The group’s hotels — from the hushed elegance of The PuLi Hotel and Spa to the deeply local sensibilities of The RuMa Hotel and Residences and The PuXuan Hotel and Spa — are defined by an atmosphere of muted lighting, measured service, and a sense of calm that arrives almost before check-in does. We speak with The Pul

PHU QUOC Edging the shore of Khem Beach, one of Phu Quoc's most beautiful coastlines, JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Resort & Spa isn't your typical beach resort. It's the world's only concept-driven JW Marriott, built around the fictional Lamarck University, where every building, room, and experience belongs to a 19th-century legend. Here, the experience opens into something more personal: private villas made for real connection, island adventures in southern Phu Quoc's m

TEGERNSEE There is a specific kind of silence that exists only within the walls of a Lanserhof property - a hush so profound it seems to vibrate. Whether it is the salt-misted dunes of Sylt or the original, intimate mountain refuge in Lans , the sensation is the same: you aren't merely checking into a clinic; you are surrendering to a high-tech monastery for the modern soul. However, it is at Lanserhof Tegernsee , nestled in the Bavarian Alps, where this philosophy finds its

HONG KONG There’s a particular kind of magic to vinyl — unhurried, a little imperfect, and far more personal than anything a playlist algorithm can conjure. This April, The Peninsula Hong Kong leans into that mood with the launch of its Analogue Record Series at Felix at The Peninsula Hong Kong — a weekly Thursday night affair that feels equal parts listening party and low-lit social ritual. Taking place every Thursday from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm, the Philippe Starck-designed sp

HONG KONG Yes, the name might remind you of a certain seminal 20th century artist, and no – they didn’t steal it. Think of this as the ultimate homage: the elemental, architectural aesthetic of Piet Mondrian – the pioneering Dutch abstract painter behind those big, bold, primary-colour cuboid patterns – so inspired the designers of the first Mondrian hotel, they put his name outside. Sitting pretty on LA’s Sunset Strip since 1985, that notorious celebrity hangout was later im

AMSTERDAM Canal House, a Member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World , is composed of three adjoining 17th-century merchant houses that stretch along the Keizersgracht, in the very heart of the Jordaan, Amsterdam’s cultural and artistic centre. Here, narrow timbered staircases, triple-width gardens, and intricate gables speak of a city built on ingenuity and international trade. We checked into this eccentric, design-lovers' dream for a two-night boutique hotel stay in the he

MACAU In a destination defined by spectacle, subtlety can feel almost radical. Cotai’s skyline is a carnival of excess — replicas of Parisian boulevards, Venetian canals and London landmarks rising above casino floors humming around the clock. Yet tucked inside The Londoner Macao , The St. Regis Macao offers something rather different: a hotel that doesn’t try to compete with the theatrics outside its doors, but instead perfects the quieter art of hospitality. That differenc