BEST BOUTIQUE HOTELS

A new category in this year’s listings takes the measure of hotels and resorts with less than 100 rooms—places that often get overlooked amid the buzz of bigger, splashier properties. Good things do come in small packages, after all.

Reader’s Take: “With just 65 pool villas spread across a 14-hectare cliff-side estate in southern Bali, Alila Villas Uluwatu is as gorgeous as it gets, with sweeping Indian Ocean views, unparalleled luxury, and warm Balinese hospitality.”

Top 10 Boutique Hotels:

1. Alila Villas Uluwatu, Bali
2. The Siam, Bangkok
3. 137 Pillars House, Chiang Mai
4. Amanpuri, Phuket
5. COMO Uma Ubud, Bali
6. Keemala, Phuket
7. Amanjiwo, Central Java
8. Baros Maldives, North Male Atoll
9. Hotel Proverbs, Taipei
10. Macalister Mansion, Penang

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