Asian Resorts. Akihiko Seki
Cocoa Island, the Maldives.
The Oberoi Lombok, Indonesia.
Asian Resorts
Bhutan Indonesia Japan Laos Maldives Malaysia Taiwan Thailand UAE
photography & text by Akihiko Seki
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| Contents | |
| SIMPLY THE BEST 009 | |
| Bhutan | UMA PARO Paro 016 |
| Indonesia | AMANKILA Bali 022 |
| AYANA RESORT & SPA Bali 028 | |
| BAGUS JATI HEALTH AND WELL-BEING RETREAT Bali 034 | |
| COMO SHAMBHALA ESTATE at BEGAWAN GIRI Bali 040 | |
| LOSARI COFFEE PLANTATION RESORT & SPA Magelang, Java 046 | |
| MIMPI RESORT MENJANGAN Bali 052 | |
| THE OBEROI BALI Bali 056 | |
| THE OBEROI LOMBOK Lombok 062 | |
| THE ROYAL PITA MAHA Bali 066 | |
| Japan | GAJOEN & TENKUH-NO-MORI Kagoshima 072 |
| GOSHO BESSHO Kobe 078 | |
| INN SEIRYUSO Shimoda 082 | |
| THALASSA SHIMA HOTEL & RESORT Toba 088 | |
| Laos | MAISON SOUVANNAPHOUM Luang Prabang 092 |
| Maldives | COCOA ISLAND Makunufushi Island 096 |
| KANUHURA Lhaviyani Atoll 100 | |
| ONE & ONLY REETHI RAH North Male Atoll 104 | |
| THE RANIA EXPERIENCE Maafushi Island 110 | |
| Malaysia | CAMERON HIGHLANDS RESORT Cameron Highlands 114 |
| CARCOSA SERI NEGARA Kuala Lumpur 118 | |
| FOUR SEASONS RESORT LANGKAWI Langkawi 122 | |
| PANGKOR LAUT RESORT Perak 128 | |
| THE DATAI LANGKAWI Langkawi 132 | |
| THE MAGELLAN SUTERA Kota Kinabalu 136 | |
| Taiwan | SPRING PARK URAI SPA & RESORT Taipei 140 |
| Thailand | ANANTARA GOLDEN TRIANGLE RESORT & SPA Chiang Rai 144 |
| BAAN TALING NGAM RESORT & SPA Samui 148 | |
| BLUE CANYON COUNTRY CLUB Phuket 152 | |
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CHIVA-SOM INTERNATIONAL |