Asia

The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong is the highest hotel in the world. Occupying floors 102 to 118 of the International Commerce Centre in Kowloon, the hotel has 312 guest rooms all providing spectacular city and harbour views. With six dining venues starting on the 102nd floor, including state-of-the-art designer Chinese and …

Established by founders Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, Design Republic will offer a unique collection of products created by the world’s best design talents, many of which have never been made available to consumers in China. Design Republic will also collaborate with many designers both foreign and local to create …

Located one hour from Tokyo by bullet train, in Nagano Prefecture, Hoshinoya Karuizawa is a secluded resort surrounded by mountains and forests. Here you can relax to the pace of old Japan in a contemporary villa, and enjoy the hot-spring spa and superb Japanese cuisine. Choose from a riverside, hillside …

Hotel Kanra Kyoto is a modern design hotel, but one that’s deeply rooted in the nation’s urban culture and in Kyoto’s local tradition. Formerly home to one of Japan’s notorious cram schools, this five-story building on a peaceful street has been transformed into a 29-room hotel. At Kanra, even the …

Poised on an elevated plateau that meets with limestone cliffs sweeping down to the ocean, the view from the Alila Villas Uluwatu is nothing less than picture-perfect. Blending in with the surrounding natural environment, the design of the interiors at Alila Villas Uluwatu is completely integrated with the architecture, seamlessly …

SeaDream Yacht Club set up shop in August 2001 and a month later took possession of two luxury ships with electric trolling motors originally known as Cunard’s Sea Goddess I and II. The owner of SeaDream is Norwegian industrialist Atle Brynestad, at one time the largest shareholder of the old …

Mandarin Oriental, Macau is located on the Peninsula, where alongside the major entertainment district, visitors can discover pockets of colonial character reflecting Macau’s Portuguese past; the centre of town is a World Heritage site. The hotel boasts panoramic views of Taipa Island, west Nam Van Lake, Macau Tower and the …

Hoshinoya is a picturesque riverside retreat in historical Kyoto. Guests take a private boat ride to this picturesque retreat, which sits by a river in Arashiyama, the most beautiful hideaway in Kyoto. All the rooms at Hoshinoya Kyoto are furnished in a contemporary Japanese style with attractive hand-blocked wallpaper, cedar …

Following Paris, New York, and Tokyo, the Seoul flagship store is located a little far from the luxury goods shopping area in southern Seoul. Rena Dumas of RDAI, in charge of all of the world’s Hermès Miason architectural plans, built the Maison Hermès Dosan Park’s outer wall out of glass, …

FS Landaa Giraavaru is located on the beautiful island approx 30 minutes by seaplane from Malé Airport in the Baa Atoll. This verdant, beach-fringed coral island offers sophisticated pleasures on land and water – from genuine ayurvedic therapies in the spa to splashing, sailing or diving in the jewel-like Indian …