The Best 8 Colonial Hotels In The Asia Pacific

By Author: Ritika Sen
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For travelers who revel in architectural opulence and traditional services, a colonial hotel can be a superior place to stay. If you are planning a tour to anywhere in the Asia Pacific, here are some colonial hotels you can consider for your stay:

1. Hotel Majapahit (Indonesia): Majapahit is a grand old dame of Dutch colonial splendor, located in the 2nd largest city of Indonesia, Surabaya. With it's colonnaded structures set around fountains and courtyard gardens, this hotel never fails to impress guests. It has 143 rooms with lavish furnishings and gold and marble bathrooms, antique cabinets and oriental rugs.

2. Sun House (Sri Lanka): With only 7 rooms and excellent features, the Sun House feels more like a private residence than a grand hotel. The hotel overlooks the Indian Ocean and the Galle's historic fort. The rooms have white-washed, cool interiors and antiques. There's also a pool surrounded by tropical gardens.

3. Foreign Correspondent's Club (Cambodia): Earlier a Ferench Governor's residence and now a luxury hotel, the Foreign Correspondent's Club forms the perfect base to explore the temples ...
... of Angkor, Cambodia. The 29 rooms of the hotel are strategically positioned in tropical gardens or around saltwater pool. There's an art gallery, spa, billiard room, a restaurant that serves Khmer cuisine, but the best of all is the cocktail bar.

4. Majestic (Malaysia): The Majestic is a grand mansion built in the 1920s, overlooking a river, and is one of the best colonial hotels in Asia. It underwent major renovations to evolve into a luxury hotel. The original house contains the library, reception area and the restaurant, while the new wing contains 54 bedrooms and the Spa Village.

5. The Chosun Hotel (South Korea): Opened in 1914, the Chosun is the oldest and the most venerated hotel of South Korea. This colonial hotel claims to have introduced the elevator, the dance part and even the ice cream to the country. The hotel boasts a total of 20 floors, with a whopping total of 456 rooms that offers the largest guest rooms in Seoul, all lavishly furnished.

6. Mandarin Oriental (Bangkok): Opened in 1876, the Mandarin Oriental boasts to be the oldest and most luxurious hotel in Bangkok. Originally called the Oriental Hotel, it introduced features never before known outside a royal palace.

7. Glenburn Tea Estate (India): Glrnburn is a tea estate that is run by the Prakash family. The property was built in 1860 and has 4 guest rooms with open fires, plantation style furnishings and antiques, and old fashioned bathtubs. It is one of the best hotels in India. You may go for a tour to the vast expanses of tea field or go rafting to enjoy your stay.

8. Windamere Hotel (India): Located in Darjeeling in the state of West Bengal, India, Windamere is one of the best colonial hotels in India. This Indian hotel was started in the 1930s as a boarding house for bachelor British tea planters in the 'British India'. The hotel gives magnificent views of the mount Kanchenjunga and the tea plantations below.