A collection of places where hospitality, culture and a sense of place come together.
Stays is a curated collection of hotels, villas, retreats and hospitality projects that I have personally experienced or come to know through meaningful conversations with their owners, founders and teams.
The properties featured here are not selected because they are the newest, largest or most luxurious. They are chosen because they reveal something about the destinations they inhabit - through architecture, craftsmanship, cultural heritage, thoughtful restoration or deeply personal hospitality.
Each feature is approached editorially, with attention to story, place and atmosphere. Some are long-standing favourites, others are recent discoveries, but all share a strong sense of identity and a connection to their surroundings.
For travellers seeking more than a place to sleep, these are places worth slowing down for.
A Hotel That Leads Back to the Harbour
In Wan Chai, The Fleming turns Hong Kong’s Star Ferry, bamboo scaffolding and maritime hardware into a design language that only fully made sense after I walked to the pier and crossed Victoria Harbour myself.
Morning above Shanghai
At the top of Shanghai Tower, J Hotel turns scale, height and contemporary Chinese hospitality into an experience suspended above the city.
A Quiet Redesign in the Heart of Bangkok
A return to COMO Metropolitan Bangkok after its redesign, considering restraint, familiarity and what allows a hotel to remain relevant over time.
Suspended between mountains and silence, Miramonti feels less like a hotel and more like a retreat shaped by landscape, light and thoughtful restraint.
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One of Bangkok’s most enduring luxury hotels, explored through its architecture, gardens, hospitality and the stories behind a place that has quietly shaped the city’s hotel landscape for more than three decades.
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One of Bangkok’s most compelling contemporary hotels, Park Hyatt is explored through its architecture, art and understated design, revealing how restraint and craftsmanship have shaped a distinctly modern expression of luxury.
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