In December 2019, I checked into the Deluxe Room at Kyoto Yura Hotel by MGallery, the first MGallery hotel in Japan. The 144-room boutique hotel is situated within the bustling Sanjo shopping, dining and entertainment precinct where the famous Sanjo-kai Shotengai shopping arcade is located. Other nearby attractions include the…
In December 2019, I checked into the Heritage Corner King with Balcony at the Heritage Wing of The Okura Tokyo – the hotel formerly known as the Hotel Okura Tokyo – which reopened in September 2019 after three years of renovation. Situated close to the United States Embassy in the…
In November 2019, I checked into the Governor’s Room at Belmond Governor’s Residence, a luxury heritage hotel in Yangon. Situated in the secluded Embassy Quarter neighbourhood within the grounds of an almost century-old colonial-style mansion, the 49-room property is about forty minutes away from Yangon International Airport by taxi and…
In November 2019, I checked into the Rosewood Suite at Rosewood Yangon, an ultra-luxury hotel situated at the junction of the former Myanmar capital’s Strand and Sule Pagoda Roads facing the Yangon River. The 205-room riverside heritage property is a hop and skip from popular tourist dining destinations such as…
In October 2019, I checked into the River View Room at The Warehouse Hotel Singapore, a boutique hotel situated along the banks of the Singapore River, near the vibrant Robertson Quay and Clarke Quay districts full of dining and nightlife options. The 37-room riverside property is a 20-minute walk from…
For the inaugural Secret Life of Fatbacks 2019 Luxury List, we researched and stayed at dozens of new hotels in the Asia-Pacific (sometimes as the first ever paying guest who checked in) to suss out the best properties for luxury hotel lovers and travellers to check out during their next…
In September 2019, I checked into the Ocean Grand Room at the Mandarin Oriental, Singapore, located along Marina Bay and connected to the sprawling Marina Square shopping mall in downtown Singapore. The 527-room luxury hotel is minutes away from Promenade and Esplanade MRT Station, a short walk away from destinations such…
*Editor’s note: As of 31 May 2020, Six Senses Duxton and Six Senses Maxwell (collectively known as Six Senses Singapore) have ceased to be managed by Six Senses Hotels Resorts and Spas, and will reopen in 2021 under Marriott’s Autograph Collection and be renamed as The Duxton Reserve Hotel, Autograph…
In September 2019, I checked into the Signature Gold King Suite at Fairmont Singapore, situated within the civic district in downtown Singapore. One part of the Raffles City integrated development which also comprises Raffles City Shopping Centre and Swissotel The Stamford, the 778-room hotel is served by three MRT lines…