These historic and luxurious mythical hotels are to be visited during a trip to Asia
For all those who love to travel, choosing accommodation is a very important moment because it participates in the trip. The hotel in which you reside adds to the atmosphere, helps to relax, to see the city or country with a different look. Some like luxury hotels while others prefer an overanimated charm. In Asia, there are mythical hotels that can be grouped into these two categories.
Here are a few.
Raffles Hotel Singapore (Singapore)
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The Raffles Hotel : located in Singapore, it is surely one of the most famous hotels in the world. It gives an idea of what old hotels could be in the colonial era at the end of the 19th century. This hotel is also known to be the first in the peninsula to have electric light and it is also here that the famous Singapore Sling cocktail was invented in the 1910s.
Taj Mahal Palace (Bombay/Mumbai)
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The Taj Mahal Palace : how to miss this mythical palace? It is too often forgotten that there is a hotel in Bombay which serves as an annex to the fabulous palace. Many personalities came down to this hotel like Gandhi, Duke Ellington, Aldous Huxley. A legendary hotel that offers a historical wing to learn more about its history.
Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor (Siem Reap)
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The Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor : not far from the sublime and not less famous ruins of the temples of Angkor, this hotel has been able to reconnect with its past splendour.
Settha Palace Hotel (Ventiane)
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The Settha Palace Hotel is a magnificent hotel located in Ventiane, Laos: to discover the colonial atmosphere of the 1930s, you will also be able to rest in an atmosphere where Khmer art, art deco and colonial style mix.
Oriental Residence Bangkok (Bangkok)
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L’ Oriental Residence Bangkok : a magnificent establishment where the words of Baudelaire "luxury, calm and voluptuous" take all their dimension. Authors like Joseph Conrad or Graham Green have often stayed there.
The Oberoi Hotel Bali (Bali)
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The Oberoi Hotel Bali : it’s probably the most luxurious and mythical Bali hotel to date. Built in the 1970s, located in front of the sea, this hotel is prominent throughout the archipelago. A true haven of peace, feet in the water.
Belmond Jimbaran Puri (Bali)
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The Belmond Jimbaran Puri in Bali: also located in the Indonesian archipelago, this hotel is very pleasant, especially with its beautiful beach.
Other mythical hotels are to be added to this non-exhaustive list like Majestic Ho Chi Minh City, the Metropolis To Hanoi.
Did you stay in one of these mythical hotels?
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