This summer, Fukuoka on the island of Kyushu in southern Japan will welcome the brand new The Ritz-Carlton Fukuoka. The hotel’s 147 guest rooms and 20 suites are perched on the 19th to the 23rd floors. And the sophisticated interiors will be tastefully accented with local art traditions like Hakata-ori weaving (a yarn-dyed weaving tradition of Fukuoka).

Expect the likes of world-class fitness and spa facilities, as well as a variety of F&B outlets including a Japanese restaurant serving teppanyaki, sushi, and multi-course kaiseki menus.

If exploring the locality is on your agenda, the hotel’s prime location within the Fukuoka Daimyo Garden City complex makes it easy to immerse yourself in the lively local music and street food scene—don’t miss out on the city’s famous tonkotsu ramen.

Getting here will also be a breeze—the hotel is just 15 minutes away from Fukuoka airport, the bullet-train-serviced Hakata Station, and Hakata Port by car or public transport.

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Hotel Naru Seoul – MGallery Ambassador is a new boutique hotel launched in late 2022 in Seoul’s vibrant Mapo-gu district. It is located on the northern banks of the Han River, near the CBD and Incheon International Airport. In this area, you’ll find cultural sites, green spaces, local dining destinations, universities and office towers.

The 196-key hotel affords sweeping views of the river, and the biophilic-inspired interiors create an intimate connection between guests and nature. The lobby on the 20th floor showcases a large cascading aluminium art installation titled Airy Navigation by the artist Haegyu Yang. This piece is reminiscent of Mapo’s history as a historic port location. The rest of the property also exudes the spirit of the neighbourhood through its design aesthetic.

There are several wining and dining options to look forward to including the chic French bistro Restaurant Voisin and The Pool Bar serving refreshing drinks and light bites by the infinity pool (the hotel has an indoor swimming pool too). The ground-floor café, Mapo Eight is where you can munch on freshly baked pastries paired with freshly brewed coffee.

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Situated in the Sudirman Central Business District (SCBD) in South Jakarta, this luxury hotel puts you within easy access of some of the city’s best shopping malls, and for the business traveller, key financial service areas.

The Langham features 223 Deluxe and Suite rooms including a Presidential Suite Room. The latter has everything the luxury-seeker could dream of – spacious and tastefully furnished living and dining areas, a luxurious Italian marble bathroom, an in-suite gym with a trainer on demand for private sessions, plus an outdoor terrace with panoramic views of the city. The Langham Club lounge on the 59th floor offera complimentary food and beverage, a reading library, and private arrival and departure facilities along with dedicated butlers for personalised service.

Ready for some much-needed pampering? Head over to Chuan Spa, where you can select an array of traditional Chinese medicine-informed therapies customised to your lifestyle needs.

After your spa session, head over to T’ang Court for refined Cantonese creations, or Tom’s, the classic British-European outpost of award-winning chef Tom Aikens. Langham is well loved for its iconic afternoon tea – here you can indulge in a luxurious French-inspired afternoon tea at Alice.

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Park Hyatt Jakarta is a design-led hotel whose interiors take plenty of inspiration from traditional Indonesian crafts and indigenous materials. You’ll find cool lava stone, warm copper, intricate wooden carvings, and hand-woven ikat textile motifs accentuating the generously appointed rooms here (220 in total, including 36 suites).

And while the hotel’s prime location in Jakarta’s central business district makes it easy to get around the city’s best spots, foodies can also indulge in top-notch dining without having to leave the premises. There’s KITA, a rooftop restaurant and bar that showcases Japanese cuisine, as well as The Dining Room, an open-concept restaurant serving wood-fired Italian and Indonesian dishes.

Come evening, wind down at the hotel’s two-storeyed spa where you can luxuriate in numerous traditional Indonesian wellness treatments. Or simply take a refreshing dip in its pool overlooking unobstructed views of the city skyline from the 35th floor.

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Aman’s sister brand Janu (meaning ‘soul’ in Sanskrit) will unveil its first hotel, Janu Tokyo, this autumn. The property is situated in the ‘Modern Urban Village’ of Azabudai Hills, touted as the new heart of the city.

Janu Tokyo will house 122 spacious guest rooms, six restaurants offering Italian, Japanese and Chinese cuisines, a bar, lounge and garden terrace, and one of the largest wellness facilities in the city. After a day out in the city, guests can relax at the extensive hydrotherapy and thermal area. There also a 25-metre heated lap pool, a lounge pool as well as two spa houses.

Rooms will have floor-to-ceiling windows with the majority having private balconies with views of the Tokyo Tower or surrounding greenery. Some of the rooms and suites will have connecting rooms which are ideal for families.

Find out more here.

Additional reporting by Arista Kwek

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