What’s a professional hotel sleeper and how to find the perfect hotel or accommodation for your next trip, holiday or vacation?
This year alone I will be sleeping in 18 different hotels, and throughout my life I have slept in at least 150 different hotels, resorts, bungalows, guesthouses, holiday villas and glampings around the world. You could say this makes me a professional hotel sleeper, right?!
Based on this experience and my own critical taste I have made a list of my 10 favourite hotels I slept in so far, from low budget, mid-range to luxury.
These favourites are based on my own experience and opinion as I have visited all these hotels myself. I am not paid to promote these hotels and there will be many other great hotels in these areas to choose from. But I can definitely recommend these and I hope to inspire you with lots of pictures and by naming the unique features of these accommodations in my opinion, opposed to other hotels.
I have stayed in low budget, but also mid-range and extreme luxury hotels and I generally select all of them based on unique features and location. I am happy to stay in either 3, 4 or 5 star hotels, as comfort and look are most important to me. In my experience 4 and 5 star hotels cover this best though, but they don’t always have to be expensive….
pic credit: Viking Nature Resort
All prices stated below are based on traveling in the month July and can differ per season. All prices are based on Booking.com rates (excl.discounts) for 2 person rooms (no suites or villa’s, unless this is the only option offered), and can be booked on Booking.com or directly on the website of these hotels.
Hereby my favourite hotels so far per continent:
Asia
1. Malaysia Langkawi – The Danna
Luxury 5 star hotel
Price range: €290 – €616 per night
pic credit: The Dana Hotel
Unique features:
Modern new hotel built in beautiful colonial style including a lush tropical garden
Perfectly located near the Cable Car and next to the harbor with many restaurant options
Quiet wide beach in front of the hotel
Stunning and huge infinity pool
Perfect views from your room and the most colorful sunset and mountain views every night
Different restaurant options in-and outside the hotel with good food
2. Thailand Koh Phi Phi – Viking Nature Resort
Low budget – mid-range 3 star bungalows
Price range: €30 – €63 per night
Unique features:
Very laid back nature location
Basic rooms with fan but built totally out of bamboo and natural materials
Including small private beach which is still very authentic and has perfect direct views at Koh Phi Phi Leh
Only 5 minutes away from one of the most beautiful beaches of Phi Phi Don, called Long Beach and 25 minutes walk from the main pier
Great value for money with a bit more comfort than most low budget bungalows
Unspoilt nature views from your own hammock on your balcony
3. Thailand Phuket – Ananta Thai Pool Villas Resort
Mid-range 4 star resort with only private pool villas
Price range: €112 – €216 per night
Unique features:
Small and personal boutique style resort with only 12 villas
Luxurious villas with private pool and jacuzzi, built in natural style out of wood including private closed tropical garden around the pool
Beautiful decorative features, such as traditionally carved wooden doors and small temples on the lush tropical grounds
Quiet location nearby bigger villages Karon and Kata, and only 15 minutes’ drive from the hustle and bustle of Patong
Free shuttle bus from resort to charming Rawai
Great dinner facilities at the hotel and your own small kitchen in the bungalow
4.Thailand Hua Hin – Putahracsa
Luxury 5 star hotel
Price range €200 – 400 per room per night, more luxury by booking the more expensive private villas.
Unique features:
Perfect central location near the night market and many restaurants
Clean, classy and minimal design
All rooms have their own balcony or terrace with great views and seating
Several pools with lots of space and sun beds
The hotel’s Seaside restaurant serves great food and cocktails with perfect sea views
5. Bali Seminyak – Anantara Seminyak Resort
Luxury 5 star resort with only suites
Price range:€414 – €481 per night
Unique features:
Centrally located, directly facing the beach in a buzzing area of the city
A beach walk via Legian to Kuta is easily done from the hotel’s location
Very spacious and beautifully designed rooms in modern Balinese style, including many facilities and great views
Each room has its own balcony with terrazzo jacuzzi and spacious seating area on the balcony and in the room
Very good breakfast and dinner options at the hotel’s restaurant and trendy Moonlite bar on the roof for cocktails with a view
Private beach with very comfortable sunbeds
6. Bali Ubud – Maya Ubud
Luxury 5 star resort
Price range: €246 – €266 per night
Unique features:
Rooms in modern Balinese design combined with traditional elements, including a balcony with perfect views over the rice fields
2 amazing infinity pools amidst the jungle looking out over the valley and river below
Totally secluded in the middle of tropical surroundings but still only 2 km from the city center
4 restaurant options at the hotel
Amazing hotel spa on a unique nature location
7. Africa
Mauritius – Hilton
Luxury 5 star resort, but well priced
Price range: €200 – €295 per night
Unique features:
Gorgeous private beach
Nice sunset view every night at 6 pm sharp with great cocktails
Many restaurant options at the hotel with recommended dinner options right on the beach including live music, so romantic!
Beautiful resort grounds, well maintained with tropical views from every angle
Centrally located on the island
8. Kenya – Galdessa eco lodge
Luxury 5 star eco lodge
Price range: €479 – €666 per night
Unique features:
Centrally located in Tsavo East National Park near Luggard’s falls, which is beautiful and this park is THE perfect place in Kenya for wildlife safari’s
The lodge is totally one with nature, located by the river so you can hear the hippo’s in the river, and wild animals roam free around the camp all day and night
You get your own Masai guide to walk you to and from your lodge to the main building for safety
The lodges are very private, each set widely apart with your own terrace and fantastic views of the river
Great food, all included in the booking
Central America
9. Costa Rica – Azánia bungalows
These bungalows can not be booked on Booking.com, but directly at the hotel: Azánia bungalows Costa Rica website
Mid-range 3 star bungalows
Price range: €85 per night
Unique features:
Near the beach and Caribbean sea on a quiet location
Beautiful basic spacious bungalows, only with fan, but built totally out of natural materials
The bungalows have their own terrace and hammock and a small shared swimming pool
Lots of privacy with only 10 bungalows set well apart and surrounded by nature
Nice breakfast and dinner facilities at the hotel amidst tropical plants and flowers
Great value for money as the bungalow is comfortable and provides room for up to 4 people
Europe
Hamburg – Gastwerk design hotel
Mid-priced but spacious 4 star design hotel
Price range: €135 – €165 per night
Unique features:
Perfect for architecture lovers, especially if you appreciate industrial design and heritage
Decoration of the hotel’s interior, as well as exterior is on point, beautiful contrasts of raw industrial structures combined with tasteful lighting
All loft rooms types are spacious, trendy and tastefully decorated
The ambiance of the breakfast area, restaurant and L-Bar is great, as well is the food
The spacious building offers plenty room for relaxation, meetings and a quiet spa
Free car rental service of their own Mini’s
Hopefully I have been able to inspire you and maybe even help you with deciding on your next destination and accommodation! For more booking links and advice you can also check my favourite booking links page.
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So curious to hear what your favourite hotel you stayed in ever around the world is! Please let me know by commenting below.
