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Cafe Batavia and Hermitage Hotel Jakarta Indonesia

Raffles, Batavia, Majestic: six of the best colonial hotels in south-east Asia

December 31, 2019May 26, 2015 by Editorial Team

Whip out your linen and your Somerset Maugham – high tea and afternoon G&Ts are undergoing a revival at south-east Asia’s refurbished colonial hotels, cafes and bars

Categories Holiday Tags Article, Asia, Batavia hotel Asia, Brigid Delaney, Cafe Batavia and Hermitage Hotel Jakarta Indonesia, Changi Airport Singapore, colonial hotels Asia, Food & drink, Food and drink, Galle Fort Hotel Galle Sri Lanka, Life and style, Majestic hotel, Majestic Hotel in Malaysia, Mesa Stila Central Java Indonesia, Metropole Hanoi Vietnam, Raffles hotel, Rex Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam, Strand Hotel Rangoon Burma, the best colonial hotels in south-east Asia, The Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur, travel

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