Guest Reviews

Reverie Siam: "Wonderful relaxing hotel with delicious food!"

one of the best hotels ever. room was very clean. the stuff very friendly. the food was delicoius (nice tapas!) and the (red) wine great! nice pool to relax. i can not complain about anyting. it's worth the money.

David’s Kitchen: "Best Restaurant in Chiang Mai"

What a wonderful evening at David's Kitchen. Even though it was a monsoon outside, the restaurant was absolutely packed. Both food and drink were great. I highly recommend the lobster bisque. The cocktail and wine list were both excellent. Chef David stopped by every table to chat with the customers and make sure they were having a great meal. Excellent and personalized service at its best.

Villa Song Saigon: "Is Villa Song as good as before"

We visited Villa Song in May 2015. Our review was a bit gushing but accurate. We finally made it back for our second visit hoping it would be as good.......it is better. If you were to write a handbook as to how to run a 5 Star boutique hotel, start with Villa Song. Nothing is left to chance. The staff are professional, friendly, efficient and so happy. The rooms are stylish and very comfortable. The pool and public areas are excellent. The restaurant puts out superb, beautifully presented food created by Chef Kevin and his brigade - you won't get bored with his brilliant and evolving menu. A guest asked for a drink from the bar that the bar staff were not familiar with. My wife told them the ingredience but before they gave it to the guest, they mixed two and brought them to our room to see which was better before mixing it for their guest.....service? I could go on and on about the hotel. In my first review I said that they treat you like an honored guest. This time we felt like friends. Who knows - next time we may be treated like family and have to make our bed and wash our own dishes...we will still be back as soon as we can. 'Our Second Home'

Satri House: "Very good hotel, phenomenal staff"

"I truly felt like I was a guest of the staff of this hotel. I must have had 5 conversations with members of staff where I learnt a lot about Lao culture. The hotel itself is very nice, a couple of small pools and a decent restaurant. My room was huge and very nice, it's important to remember that you're at a boutique hotel, not the Four Seasons. As others have written, the staff took care of my every need, they arranged a last minute excursion for me and somehow would manage to set up my room for sleeping the second that I left it for more than 10 minutes. The only negative is that it's a but of a walk into town in the Lao heat, but other that that it's a solid 4 star hotel."

Rachamankha: "Serenity in the midst of the old city"

"The Rachamankha is a hotel designed in the Lanna style by one of the leading Thai architects Ong-ard Satabrandhu. In fact he still has an office in the grounds. The hotel only has 28 rooms of which two are suites. All the rooms are set around two courtyards and are tastefully done. The furnishings are antique replicas but there are real antiques dotted around the property. The hotel does not allow children under 12 and therefore there is a peace and quiet around. There is never a feeling of crowds and noise. In fact, during our 5 day stay, we hardly came across other guests other than at breakfast. The breakfast is served in the restaurant and has an outdoor courtyard. It is a la carte and very well done. It makes a change from the usual buffet mêlée. Fresh juice and lovely warm breads and pastries accompany a selection of hot breakfast choices including the traditional eggs benedict as well as noodles and rice! The breakfast staff were excellent though with the personalised service a tad slow. Food was good and well presented. The grounds of the hotel is divided into various courtyards including one for the pool. Each had a water or some architecture feature and it was tranquil for a rest. There is a library filled with antique books as well as current books and magazines that you can browse. There are a couple of PC's there and a decanter of cognac that you can help yourself to. A nice quiet spot to do some reading. The pool area is beautiful and the blue tiled pool was very welcoming with its warm water. Although there is a spa area, there is no resident spa team. They get staff from outside to come provide the spa services. The rooms are very comfortable and quiet. The bathrooms are a little tired around the edges but that seems to add to the charm. The housekeeping staff are great and as with all good properties, you get an evening turndown. The addition of a coffee capsule machine is a welcome feature and it means that you can have a nice cup of coffee in your room or take it out to the guest sitting area outside. It was my birthday during our stay and on the day itself when we got back from visiting some temples, there was a lovely card and bottle of fizz on ice waiting for us. This was a lovely gesture and made you feel special. All in all, I would recommend this hotel for it's location, facilities and staff who were attentive and helpful. A great stay and we hope to be back"

David’s Kitchen: "A Highlight of Our Trip"

Food: Delicious! I ordered an Asian dish (seared tuna with lemon grass) and my friend ordered a European dish (braised meat on potato mash with heavenly gravy), and both were SCRUMMY! We also got the flight of soups -- YUM! The squash soup and the pea soup were especially bright and flavorful -- I say this as someone who usually won't order either on a normal night. The lobster bisque was full of lobster (which is oddly not a given in my experience). David is an expat Brit and a charmer. Lovely man! He stopped by our table throughout the night, extolling stories about the family recipes behind his signature dishes, as well as his own mind-blowing travel experiences. The reservation page is a breeze, and best of all it asks if you'd like transportation to take you to and from the restaurant, which in a click brought a car to our hotel lobby at reservation time and made travel to the restaurant effortless. (We all agree the travel option on the reservation page is brilliant.) We will be back!!

Tugu Bali: "An amazing experience"

A few days ago my wife and I were fortunate enough to have the absolute pleasure of staying at the amazingly beautiful TUGU HOTEL. We cannot be more complimentary about the facilities, the ambiance and the staff, who themselves left us in awe at their willingness to please us at every opportunity. We dined at the adjoining Ji Restaurant which should be placed on everyone's 'TO DO' list, as dining there is remarkable....the food, the staff, and the cocktails are beyond compare. A truly exhilarating experience and the Balinese Dancers were a cultural 'plus' and one that we are very keen to repeat!

The Village House: "Mr and Mrs Smith style boutique hotel"

"Myself and a friend stayed at The Village House for one night a couple of weeks ago, and we both left saying that we could have stayed for much longer. If I go back to Borneo I intend to stay there for at least a week! The room was lovely and clean, modern, unpretentious and very comfortable. The bathroom was big, with a powerful shower. It was quiet and felt safe and secure. The hotel has a lovely pool, which has lots of nice plants and trees around it that give it a great deal of character. The restaurant and 'bar' area is around the pool, we ate both lunch and supper at the hotel as there is nowhere else around (I believe the closest restaurant is a 5km drive away), but eating at the hotel was the best decision anyway, as their food is some of the best we had over the course of the trip, which is high praise in Malaysia! The beach is about 2 minutes away from the hotel on foot, it is huge and quite striking with lots of trees and deadwood on the beach. The sea was extremely warm, it is quite shallow for a long way out, so perhaps not the best if you want a real dip. Sadly I was attacked by a jelly fish so my swim was abruptly ended. According to the hotel they are not that rare, but not dangerous, perhaps not the best place from swimming though! Overall I found it comfortable, the staff were lovely and helpful, and I would highly recommend its restaurant. If you are looking for somewhere with lots of bars and restaurants, however, this is not the area for you!"

The Twelve Hotel: "A HAVEN OF PEACE IN Bangok"

Discovered by chance, that's exactly the place we wanted to be well located in Bangkok (Japanese district), not far from the Phrom Phong BTS station, near shopping centers and at the same time lost in alleys , Quietly. Beautiful modern decoration, design .. two pools .. very nice spacious rooms and amazing bedding! A perfect welcome from our hosts (French) who gave us many tips.

Tugu Lombok: "Amazing food!"

"We were staying at a nearby hotel and thought it would be a nice change to eat somewhere different considering we were quite secluded and this place did not disappoint! Amazing food, great service and quick. Even though they were almost fully booked, they managed to get the food out quick while keeping a high standard. It is a bit pricey but it is a resort but it's definitely worth it!"