With over 500 ravishingly beautiful full-color photographs, Cool Hotels is the first in a series of hotel guides focusing on Asia. Ultimately these will be the definitive guides exclusively show-casing the best of Asia's unique places to stay.This book showcases the best hotels in India, the Maldives and Sri Lanka.

COOL HOTELS showcases the best hotels in India, the Maldives and Sri Lanka. Be it a rustic retreat or a five-star, super-deluxe resort that can hold its own globally, all are at the cutting-edge of the new wave of hotel design and management. Each property has been hand-picked according to a set of criteria that includes a strong design aesthetic, architectural integrity, a commitment to service and a sense of individuality--a million miles away from the cookiecutter approach of chain hotels. Many of the properties have never been featured in guides beforehand many are recently opened. With over 500 ravishingly beautiful full-color photographs, Cool Hotels is the first in a series of hotel guides focusing on Asia. Ultimately these will be the definitive guides exclusively show-casing the best of Asia's unique places to stay.

The New Asian Hotel:

A Sanctuary for the Senses

North India

The Imperial New Delhi

The Manor. New Delhi

Amarvilas. Agra

TC Hotel Sonar Bangla Sheraton & Towers, Kolkata

Ananda--in the Himalayas

Rajasthan

Neemrana Fort Palace, Atwar district

Vanyavllas, near Ranthambhore

Samoae Palace, near Jaiour

Rajvilas Jaipur

Dev Garh, near Udaipur

Udaivilas Udaiour

Goa

Sort Tiracol Heritage Hotel Pernem

Siolim House, Bardez

Nilaya Hermitage, Aroora Bhatil

Pousada Tauma, Calangute

Park Hyatt Goa Resort ana Soa Cansauum

South India

The Verandah in tne Forest. Maharashtra

The Park Hotel Bangalore

Shalimar Spice Garden Resort Mufikkady

The Malabar House Fort Cochin

The Brunton Boatyard Fort Cochin

Coconut Lagoon. Kumarakom

Hotel de I'Orient Pondicherry

The Park Hotel. Chenna

The Maldives

Cocoa Istana South Male Atoll

Soneva Fush Resort ana Spa, Baa Atoll

Four Seasons Exolorer. North Male Atoll

Soneva Gill Resort ana Spa, South Male Atoll

Sri Lanka

Ulpotha, near Embogama

Kandalama HOtel Dambulla

The Eleonant Corndor. Sigiriya

The Tea Factory, near Nuwara Ehya

Taorobane, Weligama Bay

Kahanda Kanda near Galle

The Sun House Galle

The Dutch House Galle

The Villa Mohotti Walauwa Bentota

Hotel List

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