Amari Krabi
Our hotel for the Krabi and island stops.
FROM OUR JOURNALThailand 2025. Coast, islands and small discoveries. ↗
Places we have stayed.
Hotels from our own travels, with our notes and the story behind each stay.
Most of our hotels are Marriotts – we're Marriott Bonvoy members. Our advice: pick one chain and stay with it where you can. So our hotel tips are especially useful if you're looking for a Marriott.
14 places from our travels
Courtyard by Marriott Phuket Town
Our final hotel in Phuket Old Town.
FROM OUR JOURNALThailand 2025. Coast, islands and small discoveries. ↗
Grand Hyatt Kochi Bolgatty
A beautiful hotel, great for families with children, and good service.
JW Marriott Hotel Berlin
The furnishings are showing their age a little – complaining at a high level 😉 No, really: a lovely hotel with very good service.
Kalima Resort & Spa Khao Lak
Our hotel during our days in Khao Lak.
FROM OUR JOURNALThailand 2025. Coast, islands and small discoveries. ↗
Kochi Marriott Hotel ★
Our favourite hotel. Right next to Lulu Mall, the best service, and the breakfast is breathtaking.
Noku
Our first hotel on Phuket.
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Phuket Marriott Resort & Spa, Merlin Beach
Our hotel when we returned to Phuket.
FROM OUR JOURNALThailand 2025. Coast, islands and small discoveries. ↗
Renaissance Bali Uluwatu Resort & Spa
A really lovely hotel that offers a lot – but huge, and busy with events while we were there: from the lobby to our room was sometimes a five- to ten-minute walk. Uluwatu itself is worth it, with beautiful beaches like Padang Padang.
FROM OUR JOURNALBali & Lombok. Three weeks in Indonesia. ↗
The Ritz-Carlton, Bali ★
Truly beautiful – a huge resort of many buildings, with the service you expect from a Ritz-Carlton. A lovely end to our trip and one of our favourite hotels.
FROM OUR JOURNALBali & Lombok. Three weeks in Indonesia. ↗
The Sira, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa ★
Truly exceptional and one of the best hotels we have ever stayed in: beautiful grounds, outstanding service, even our own butler. The catch is the location – there is almost nothing around it, and the resort's activities are priced accordingly. Perfect for a few days of doing nothing; to explore Lombok, Senggigi or Gili Air may suit you better.
FROM OUR JOURNALBali & Lombok. Three weeks in Indonesia. ↗
The Westin Resort & Spa Ubud, Bali
A good hotel where we lacked nothing, though compared with the others on our trip not a highlight. It sits a little out of town on a hillside and is hard to reach on foot – but taxis in Bali don't cost much. In our view, Bali's best restaurants are in Ubud.
FROM OUR JOURNALBali & Lombok. Three weeks in Indonesia. ↗
W Bali - Seminyak ★
The best hotel of our three weeks and one of the best we have ever stayed in. We were upgraded to a private villa, and the service was more attentive and warm than almost anywhere we know. Although it sits in lively Seminyak, the resort feels calm, and the beach in front is lovely for a shisha at sunset. We would come back again and again.
FROM OUR JOURNALBali & Lombok. Three weeks in Indonesia. ↗