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№ 01 ★★★★★ Five-star hotel Kuningan, Jakarta · Indonesia The Westin Jakarta A 166 sqm Ambassador Suite on the 66th floor, with Nikkei dining two floors up at Henshin. № 02 ★★★★★ Five-star hotel Ubud, Bali · Indonesia Visesa Ubud A 53 sqm Jungle Suite over the river valley, with working rice fields, an organic farm and a Balinese cooking class. № 03 ★★★★★ Five-star hotel Jimbaran Bay, Bali · Indonesia InterContinental Bali Resort Balinese grandeur across fourteen hectares of Jimbaran garden. № 04 ★★★★★ Five-star hotel Nusa Dua, Bali · Indonesia Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua French polish on Bali's calmest shore, lagoon pools threading the gardens. № 05 ★★★★★ Five-star hotel Kamala Beach, Phuket · Thailand InterContinental Phuket Kamala's modern grande dame — Thai craft, a serious spa, faultless service. № 06 ★★★★★ Five-star hotel Mai Khao Beach, Phuket · Thailand Renaissance Phuket Resort & Spa Barefoot polish by Mai Khao's empty sands, far from the airport's rush.

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