Above: a room at The Siam in Bangkok.

Between July and September, Small Luxury Hotels of the World added 23 properties to its worldwide network. Nine were in Asia, among them three in Thailand (in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, and Koh Samui), three in China (Nantong, Suzhou, and Tengchong), and one each in Laos, India, and the Maldives. We always find it interesting to see which properties a network like this chooses, so here they are:

The Siam
Bangkok, Thailand

137 Pillars House
Chiang Mai, Thailand

Akaryn Samui
Koh Samui, Thailand

Tengchong Hot Spring Spa Villas Resort
Tengchong, China

Pingjiangfu Suzhou Hotel
Suzhou, China

Sheng He Club
Nantong, China

Niyama
Male, Maldives

The Luang Say Residence
Luang Prabang, Laos

The Serai-Chikmagalur
Chikmagalur, India