Skip to content
2LUXURY2.COM
LIFESTYLE • POWER • ESCAPE • SINCE 2009
  • DRIVE
    • Automotive
    • Aviation
    • Yachts
  • LUST
    • Beauty
    • Fashion
    • Watches & Jewelry
  • SHELTER
    • Art
    • Business
    • Cigars & Spirits
    • Green
    • Gifts
    • Hi Tech
    • Gourmet
    • Interviews
    • Sport & Health
    • Design
    • Pets
  • ESCAPE
    • Gourmet
    • Holiday
    • Real Estate
  • THE CURATED CALENDAR
    • Q1: The Winter Circuit (Polo, Davos, Fashion Weeks)
    • Q2: The Spring Season (Cannes, Grand Prix, Art Basel)
    • Q3: The Summer Escape (Yachting, St. Tropez, Music)
    • Q4: The Winter Gala (Art, Holidays, Skiing)

Strand Hotel Rangoon Burma

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

LATEST

  • Checking In at Hotel Moynat: When the Sticker Becomes the Souvenir October 27, 2026
  • A Wrap Dress, a High Line and a Lifetime of Courage: Diane von Furstenberg Takes the Couture Council Award October 27, 2026
  • Open Doors, Smaller Doors: Reading LVMH’s Weekend of Craft October 27, 2026
  • Azimut: Italian Design on the Water October 26, 2026
  • For the One Who Has Everything: Inside 2026 Fantasy Gifts October 25, 2026
  • Re-Mapping Wine Tourism: Aya Estate Wine Gallery Among the Best 50 Vineyards October 24, 2026
  • Six Luxury Hotels, Two Slips: Reading the 50 Best Hotels Between the Lines October 24, 2026
  • A Charter Grows Up, With Homework Left Over October 24, 2026
  • Gold on Rubber, Take Three: Hublot Reissues Its Own Rebellion October 22, 2026
  • The Revolving Door Spins Again: Reading Kering’s Creative Exits October 22, 2026
© 2026 • Built with GeneratePress
2LUXURY2.COM
LIFESTYLE • POWER • ESCAPE • SINCE 2009

IDENTITY

  • Our philosophy
  • Advertising
  • Contact

PILLARS OF INDULGENCE

  • DRIVE
  • LUST
  • SHELTER
  • ESCAPE

THE CURATED CALENDAR

  • Q1: The Winter Circuit
  • Q2: The Spring Season
  • Q3: The Summer Escape
  • Q4: The Winter Gala

SOCIAL

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • X (Twitter)

Legal

  • Terms
  • Cookie
© 2026 2LUXURY2.COM — CURATING EXCELLENCE SINCE 2009