Where we've stayed

27 hotels across 12 countries

Everywhere we have actually paid to sleep, gathered in one place. Nothing here was hosted, discounted or comped, and nothing was written in exchange for a room. Where a place is worth a word of warning or praise, it is written under the entry.

Some of the older ones were booked through Booking.com or direct at the time. The links go to Trip.com because that is what we use now, and because it is the only place we have an affiliate account.

China

Park Plaza Beijing Wangfujing

Beijing, China · read the story

We really liked this one, but do not use Google Maps to find it. Once you are there, the busy streets are an easy walk away.

Hong Kong

Ramada Hong Kong Harbour View

Hong Kong · read the story

Japan

Henn na Hotel Fukuoka Hakata

Fukuoka, Japan · read the story
Hotel Asia Center of Japan

Tokyo, Japan · read the story

Jordan

Amman Paradise Hotel

Amman, Jordan · read the story
The Rock Camp Petra

Petra, Jordan · read the story

Kazakhstan

Grand Hotel Tien Shan

Almaty, Kazakhstan · read the story
Rixos Khadisha Shymkent

Shymkent, Kazakhstan · read the story

Laos

Ali Grand Hotel

Vientiane, Laos · read the story

Singapore

Aqueen Prestige Hotel Jalan Besar

Singapore · read the story

South Korea

Best Louis Hamilton Hotel Changwon

Changwon, South Korea · read the story
Haman The Moon

Haman, South Korea · read the story
Hotel Nanta Jeju

Jeju, South Korea · read the story
Hotel Skypark Myeongdong 2

Seoul, South Korea · read the story
Incheon DK Airport Hotel

Incheon, South Korea
Jamsil Noblestay Hotel

Seoul, South Korea · read the story
Jinju Hotel Owl

Jinju, South Korea · read the story
Shine Hotel Incheon Airport

Incheon, South Korea

Sri Lanka

Cinnamon Grand Colombo

Colombo, Sri Lanka · read the story
Club Palm Bay

Marawila, Sri Lanka
Heritance Kandalama

Dambulla, Sri Lanka · read the story
Thinnai Organic Farm

Jaffna, Sri Lanka · read the story

No Trip.com listing for this one, so there is nothing to link to. We stayed there all the same.

Thailand

Ramada Grand Swiss Sukhumvit 11

Bangkok, Thailand · read the story
Ramada by Wyndham Bangkok Sukhumvit 87

Bangkok, Thailand · read the story

United Arab Emirates

Hilton Garden Inn Dubai Business Bay

Dubai, United Arab Emirates · read the story
Millennium Atria Business Bay

Dubai, United Arab Emirates · read the story

United Kingdom

Hilton London Olympia

London, United Kingdom · read the story

They honoured our Hilton Honors member benefits even though we booked through Trip.com, which is not something every Hilton does. The breakfast was outstanding, and we would have paid for it separately.

Tours we have taken

Amman airport transfer into the city

Amman, Jordan · read the story
Madaba, Mount Nebo, the Baptism Site and the Dead Sea in a day

from Amman, Jordan · read the story
Two day overnight Taj Mahal and Agra tour from Delhi

Agra, India · read the story