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THE LUXE LIST 2026

The grassy heights of Hirado’s Kawachi Pass offer sweeping views of the Kujuku Islands and the Genkai Sea.

Discovering Nagasaki and Saga in Kyushu with Walk Japan

DestinAsian 2026 Luxe List, featuring new and newly revamped hotels for your stay.

The Year’s Best New Hotel Openings

Night exterior view of the courtyard facade at Capella Kyoto featuring a curved wooden canopy over a glass entry framing a warmly back-lit shoji screen displaying a bonsai tree silhouette, reflected in a still water feature with low lantern lighting.

Capella Kyoto

Top-down aerial drone photography of the central courtyard at Avani+ Lanexang Vientiane Hotel in Laos, featuring a rectangular blue-water outdoor swimming pool, stone sun deck with loungers and white umbrellas, lush tropical trees, and colonial-style architectural balconies.

Avani+ Lanexang Vientiane Hotel

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The master bedroom of the Jim Thompson Suite. Top and pants by Jim Thompson; shoes, model’s own; poolside lounging. Dress by Jim Thompson; shoes, model’s own.

Scenes of George Town, Penang in Malaysia: a speakeasy bar, an industrial-cool restaurant, and sharing plates at a bistro.

Why Now’s the Time to Revisit Penang

Readers’ Choice Awards

Sun loungers on the sand outside Nammo Beach Club at Nihi Rote and Hospitality Academy in eastern Indonesia.