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Xiamen Lujiang Harbourview Hotel: The Latest Project from “Henry Ford of Malaysia”
Xiamen Lujiang Harbourview Hotel — a 1958 hotel on Xiamen’s waterfront, the last major project of…
23 Sep 2026
Puri Lumbung Cottages: Traditional Rice Barn Cottages
Puri Lumbung Cottages in Munduk are cottages built from authentic 80-year-old Balinese Lumbung barns, relocated from…
18 Sep 2026
Hotel Old Cinema: From 1930s Theatre to Ruins and Art Deco Hotel
Hotel Old Cinema in Kampot – a theater from the 1930s, which became a cinema in…
18 Sep 2026
Loy La Long: A Hotel Inside a Buddhist Temple on the Chao Phraya
Loy La Long Hotel in Bangkok – a former teak rice warehouse located within the grounds…
18 Sep 2026
Houshi: A Ryokan with a 718-Year Legacy, Spanning 46 Generations
Houshi in Awazu Onsen was founded in 718 and has been run by the same family…
18 Sep 2026
Hotel Cambodiana: The King’s Retreat, Once Barracks and Shelter
Hotel Cambodiana in Phnom Penh is a hotel dating back to the 1960s, built in the…
17 Sep 2026
Huong Giang Hotel: A Hue hotel designed by the architect of the Presidential Palace
The Huong Giang Hotel in Hue was designed by Ngo Viet Thu, the architect of the…
17 Sep 2026
Shanghai Moller Villa: A Childhood Dream Come True
A 1936 villa in Shanghai—legend has it—was designed based on a child’s dream of the daughter…
17 Sep 2026
Bali Beach Hotel: The Tower Sukarno Built But Never Saw
Bali Beach Hotel in Sanur – the first five-star hotel in Bali, built in 1966 with…
17 Sep 2026
Le Bokor Palace: The Ghost Hotel on the Mountain That Was Reborn Twice
Le Bokor Palace on the Bokor Plateau is a French casino resort of 1925, abandoned after…
17 Sep 2026