Luxury Hotel Reviews
Honest, first-hand reviews of luxury hotels and resorts. The rooms, the dining, the service, and whether each one is actually worth it.
REVIEW: Buahan, a Banyan Tree Escape Hotel
Buahan review: open-air bales with no walls above the rice terraces north of Ubud, superb service and the most memorable stay in Bali, if you can sleep through a forest.
8/10
Umana Bali, LXR Hotels & Resorts Review: Extraordinary Villa
Umana Bali review: vast 400-square-metre pool villas, one of Asia's best hotel breakfasts and a superb spa, but the villas are not equal, so choose yours carefully.
8/10
Four Seasons Bali at Sayan Hotel Review: Is It Still Worth It?
Four Seasons Sayan review: a spectacular arrival over the Ayung valley and a suite-then-villa stay, but dated rooms, merely good dining, and competing with a much better Mandapa just up the river.
7.5/10
The St. Regis Bali Resort Review: Balinese Maximalism
St. Regis Bali review: a saltwater lagoon you can swim to the beach, a superb Boneka breakfast and immaculate Gardenia Villas, but suites that are showing their age.
8/10
Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve Review: Best Resort in Bali?
Mandapa review: 400sqm pool villas, complete nature immersion, a three-hour dinner at Kubu and rafters waving from the river. The best resort I've stayed at in Bali.
9/10
Conrad Bali Review: Pools, Kids Club and Everything Else You Need to Know
Conrad Bali review: the cheapest Conrad I've seen holds up, with fresh rooms, grounds that don't look 2004 and a superb breakfast. The beach and dinners let it down.
7.5/10
Fairmont Bangkok Sukhumvit Review, Club Room (Opening Stay)
Fairmont Bangkok Sukhumvit Review: Incredible New Opening
8.5/10
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Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort Review: A Bali Oasis [8/10]
Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua is one of top luxury resorts after their refresh in 2022 - new restaurants, redesigned rooms, a reimagined spa, and a renewed commitment to its signature French-Balinese fusion.
8/10
Grand Hyatt Bali Review: Pools, Kids Clubs and Everything You Need to Know
Despite its older age, the Grand Hyatt Bali is one of the best value luxury resorts in Nusa Dua, especially if you're traveling with kids under 12. It sits on 41 acres of beachfront with five pools (two have waterslides), a really solid kids club, and one of the longest private beach stretches in Nusa Dua. It's also...
7/10
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Hyatt Regency Bali Review [8/10]: Photos, Rooms & Kids Club
Hyatt Regency Bali: a lush beachfront resort in Sanur, all Made Wijaya gardens, open-air lobby, quiet pools and service above its price. Full 8/10 review
8/10
![Andaz Sanur Bali Hotel Review: A Beautiful Village [9/10]](/_next/image?url=%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2FAndaz%2520Bali%2520-%2520Pool%25202.jpg%3Fprefix%3Dmedia&w=3840&q=75)
Andaz Sanur Bali Hotel Review: A Beautiful Village [9/10]
Bali resorts tend to come in two sizes: the mega-resort you navigate by golf buggy, and the twelve-villa boutique where the manager knows your blood type by day two. The Andaz Bali is the rare...
9/10
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Alila Seminyak Hotel Review: Seminyak for Grown-Ups [9/10]
Alila Seminyak describes itself as "sophistication, vibrancy and vivacity, offering an indulgence of luxurious lifestyle facilities and refined spaces for relaxing and rejuvenating in impeccable...
9/10
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W Bali Seminyak Hotel Review: Chic Vibe, Bad Sleep [7/10]
W Bali opened in 2011 as the island's original lifestyle five-star, and for a while it was the only hotel in Seminyak where checking in involved a DJ. Fifteen years on it still works better than it...
7/10
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Marina Bay Sands Hotel Review 2026: Worth the Price? [6.5/10]
I have a hard time understanding how anyone considers this a luxury experience. Luxury is supposed to feel personal. Here you feel like a number among roughly 3,000 guests a day, all spending thousands of dollars to take two pictures at the pool.
6.5/10
St. Regis Singapore Review: A Beautiful Hotel After Renovation
St Regis Singapore's renovated rooms are among the city's best - but the lobby, pool, breakfast and service still lag. A first-hand review before you book.
7.5/10
Fairmont Singapore Review - Marina Bay View Room
Fairmont Singapore is not a super luxurious hotel by any stretch, but it's a solid choice for first-time visitors who wants a no-frills base in the middle of the city.
7.5/10
Frasers House Singapore Review: An Unexpected Gem
Frasers House Singapore Review: See Rooms, Club Lounge, and how it performs after the rebrand from Intercontinental.
7/10
Portman Ritz-Carlton Shanghai Review: A Disappointing Stay
I left the Portman Ritz-Carlton feeling like I'd stayed at a 4-star hotel with a Ritz-Carlton sign on it. The location is genuinely good and the pricing is affordable. Everything else - the room, the breakfast, the one restaurant - is a long way behind what the rest of Shanghai is offering.
5.5/10
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