Asia and the Pacific Rim


The resort will offer six bespoke private residences, 28 villas and 33 apartments.

The bedrooms all have adjacent plunge pools.

The villas and apartments are designed to be split into separate units for rental as hotel rooms.

A three-bedroom villa.

The resort is due to open in the second half of 2008.


The eco-friendly resort stands on the site of a former pewter mine.

The villas come with a dining and living area, two bedroom suites, a kitchenette and a meditation sala with poolside terrace.

The resort includes four meeting rooms.


The Banyan Tree Resort has been designed around a 'village' concept.

The villas all have landscaped garden areas.

The villas offer luxury and privacy.

Bathrooms are luxurious and well appointed.

Illustration of the spa treatment room.

The Presidential Villa bedroom complete with circular bed.


The hotel exterior.

The rooftop terrace with excellent views over Tokyo.

Decoration in the lobby area.

Room 505 has a glass walled bathroom affording excellent views of the city while you wash or bathe.

Some of the larger suites have their own private terraces.

The hotel also contains open plan office and work space.

Contemporary Japanese designs for the refurbishment.

The interior design of Claska is on the cutting-edge of contemporary.

The Claska Hotel used a lot of original design pieces with an Asian theme.

The entryway and lobby lighting was by the UK design company Tomato.

The central concept of the refurbishment is 'contemporary Japanese'.


Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex is a unit of Crown Limited, based in Melbourne, Australia.

A number of renowned architects such as Daryl Jackson helped design The Crown Entertainment Complex. It is set in an idyllic location, in the Southbank area.

Foyer of the Crown Towers hotel.

The Crystal Club Lounge of Crown Towers.

The popular restaurants include Koko, Silks, Conservatory, JJ's Bar and Lounge, Number 8 restaurant and wine bar, Breezes and the Brasserie by Philippe Mouchel (pictured).


The Four Seasons Anahita has 123 villas and residences.

The resort's residences are made of natural wood and volcanic stone.

The resort's villas all have outside bathrooms.

The villas all have landscaped gardens.

Bedrooms have traditional decor with either king or queen-sized beds.


The hotel is in Bora Bora in French Polynesia.

The setting for the hotel could not be more perfect.

Accommodation is in the form of water bungalows and also beach villas.

Bora Bora has a surfeit of activities based around water.

The hotel has two top-notch restaurants.


Opened in October 2002, the latest Four Seasons hotel in Tokyo is situated in Marunouchi in the prestigious new Pacific Century Place tower.

The hotel portrays itself as an exclusive oasis within the bustle of Tokyo.

Custom-designed furniture makes use of a wide range of materials, from natural woods to metals, fabrics, slate, glass, inlaid pearl and tapestries.

The 66-seat Ekki restaurant offers modern French cuisine in a setting overlooking historic Tokyo Station.

The Pacific Century Place tower in the centre of the city's financial district is 31-storeys high, of which the Four Seasons hotel occupies floors three to seven.


The Grand Hyatt hotel in Dalian, China.

Artist's impression of the Grand Hyatt Dalian in the evening.

The design will also prove ideal for the area's windy climate. The triangular shape will reduce the impact caused by the high wind forces.


The hotel is composed of two towers: the grand tower and the premium grand club tower.

Grand Hyatt Macau has 791 rooms and suites.

The hotel has two main restaurants.

Suites feature walk-in showers, living rooms and work desks.


Bridge leading to the resort.

Iru Fushi aerial view.

Table overlooking the sea.


The hotel is ideally situated overlooking the Tolo Harbour, with mountains as a backdrop.

The 26-storey hotel stands adjacent to a new teaching facility for the School of Hotel and Tourism Management so it can provide its students experiential learning from the Hyatt Regency team.

Like the rest of the hotel, the marble and limestone-lined lobby was decorated using a nature-inspired colour palette to complement the surrounding environment.


The Jimbaran Puri Bali resort offers a variety of packages to cater to all customers – from romantic getaways, to luxury spa breaks.

Traditional Balinese style and architecture has been adopted throughout the resort, using mainly timber and marble stones.

Jimbaran Puri Bali's luxury bathroom facilities.

Orient Express opened 22 new thatched villas in June 2009.


JW Marriott Hotel, Jakarta

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Asuka Japanese restaurant

The Presidential Suite


Le Meridien bedrooms are always luxurious and comfortable with a simple elegant style.

The bathrooms provide a level of service rarely seen in the luxury hotel market.

The hotel is in the Shanghai district of Huangpu.

The Shimao Plaza building under construction. The hotel occupies 48 floors.

The Shimao plaza building can be seen next to the TV tower forming a varied skyline for Shanghai.


The hotel has a 12-hole golf course.

Each lagoon room has a marble bathroom, deep-soaking tub and separate shower.

Italian cuisine is served at The Riverside, an open-terraced restaurant by the River Sal.

The 75-acre resort offers 200 rooms including guest rooms, suites and villas.

The hotel is located at the tip of Goa, between the banks of the River Sal and the coast of the Arabian Sea.


The hotel facade.

The hotel lobby.

Some of the contemporary design which has been blended with the old fashioned colonial hotel style.

The lap pool with three port holes in the bottom that look into the Majestic restaurant.

Some of the old style chairs that can be found around the hotel for guests to relax in.

The hotel entrance.

The image shows the flower child room with the suspended bed and mural and also the lap pool.


The Shinjuku Park Tower houses the Park Hyatt Tokyo hotel.

A bathroom for one of the Park Hyatt Tokyo's park-view rooms.

A typical bedroom in the Park Hyatt Tokyo hotel.

The New York Grill restaurant, situated on the Park Hyatt Tokyo hotel's 23rd floor.

The delicatessen offers an array of products.

The pool is just one of the Park Hyatt Tokyo hotel's many leisure facilities.

The wedding chapel on the 40th floor.


The Qualia Resort's pavilions, designed by architect Chris Beckingham, have magnificent views over the Coral Sea.

The Qualia resort is situated on the northernmost tip of Hamilton Island.

Guests have golf carts as personal transport to allow them to explore the island at their own pace.

Hamilton Island was bought by Bob Oatley in 2004.

The island has its own marina and organises a yacht race every year.


Espa: a keyhole to the walkway.

Pearl: green bamboo tables.

A three-bedroom villa living room.

The path through the villas at sunset.


Map of the area showing the vicinity of the new Maranuchi Building in which the hotel will be situated.

The new building alongside the existing Maranuchi North Tower.

The reception area of a typical CHI-Spa.

One of the treatments on offer at the Spa.

Guests have their own personal water treatment area at the Spa.

Retail therapy is also important at Shangri-La hotels.


The Shangri-La Qingdao offers 709 rooms, suites and apartments.

The Cafe Yum serves international cuisine.

The Valley Wing lounge provides breakfast, Champagne, butler service and free Wi-Fi internet access.

One of the meeting rooms available for business guests.

The Valley Wing's 324m² presidential suite features a master bedroom with a walk-in wardrobe and dressing area.

The Shangri-La's Valley Wing offers 13 fully serviced apartments.


The resort is situated on the southern-most tip of Addu Atoll.

Illustration of a Beach Villa.

The resort spa will offer a range of luxury treatments.

Illustration of the Water Villa.

Illustration of a Tree-House Villa.


The Island has been compared to the Galapagos for wildlife.

A typical Southern Ocean Lodge bedroom.

A suite lounge with open fire.

The terrace at the lodge.


The St Regis features landscaped gardens.

The St Regis is part of a development including residential apartments and a retail and entertainment complex.

An executive suite bathroom.

The 31 executive suites features Jim Thompson silk throws and chandeliers.

The St Regis sits on a 4.13-acre site in Tanglin.

The complex consists of two 23-storey apartment towers and a 20-storey hotel tower.

The drawing room at the St Regis Hotel.

The outdoor pool at the St Regis Singapore.

The St Regis, Singapore.


The palace is set on a four-acre area on Jag Niwas Island in the middle of Lake Pichola.

The palace building was handed over to Taj Hotels Resorts in 1971.

The palace provides Indian rejuvenation therapies.


The 140,000m² island offers numerous beaches.

Only 11% of the island is being developed.

The sitting room in the Beach Suite.

The private relaxation area of the Beach Suite.

A Beach Villa bedroom.

The villas have private plunge pools and cabanas.

The Infinity pool.

The Water Villas at the resort.


The boulevard at the Orchid Hotel in Mumbai.

An executive suite, one of several room styles at the Orchid Hotel.

Mostly Grills at the Orchid Hotel, Mumbai.

An interior view of The Orchid Hotel in Mumbai.

A view of the Orchid's swimming pool.


The Sphinx at the entrance of the Sunway Pyramid shopping mall.

The Sunway Resort Hotel, before expansion.

A bedroom in the new Pyramid Tower.

A typical Duplex bedroom.

View of the Sunway Lagoon Theme Park.

Rooftop view across the Villas.

Construction of the Villas.

Location map of the resort.


Model of the Venetian Macao development.

Construction of the Venetian Macao.

Model of the Cotai Strip.

A rendering of the Cotai Strip.

The hotel will have its own fleet of taxis.

Floor plan of the Rialto Suite.

Floor plan of the Royale Suite.


Hasting Street is one of the most sought-after tourist locations in Australia.

The condominiums have a contemporary design.

The interior of one of the existing earlier phase apartments.

Apartment with the attendant view of the bay.

Hastings Street is a fabulous tourist destination and is only 500m away from the resort.

Noosa is an area of national park and excellent beaches but further development will now be seriously restricted.


The opening night in September 2006 with fireworks.

Construction almost completed in mid-2006.

Map of the area where the hotel was constructed showing the proximity of other casinos and hotels in Macau.

Wynn Macau construction site.

Artist's impression of the completed resort.

The Wynn Macau at night ready to welcome its guests and gamblers.


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