Cynthia Rosenfeld

Cynthia is a Contributor at Conde Nast Traveler and the Editor-at-Large for Surface covering design, fashion, culture and travel. She studied Chinese at Yale after (nearly) failing her first architecture course. Now she checks into hotels after someone else has done the work. What is your favourite Asian travel experience? ‘I will never tire of exploring India's far corners and returning to catch up on what's new in Indian fashion, which I adore.’

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Exceptional Seoul Hotels for Your Next Stay

From Hongdae across the river to Gangnam, we’ve mapped out the top 10 Seoul hotels by neighbourhood. Here’s where to stay on your next trip to South Korea’s capital
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Asia’s Top Wellness Hotels

Head to one of these 14 exceptional wellness retreats and leave your health to the experts
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Checking into the Hottest New Hotels of 2020

January heralds not only the kick-off to a new year, but also the dawn of a new decade. We predict what’s coming up for the hospitality industry and the hottest new hotels
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A Season-by-Season Asian Hotel Guide

Planning out your year in travel? Here are suggestions for hotels in Asia perfect for a spring, summer, autumn or winter trip
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Top Art Hotels for a Cultural Stay

These top art hotels around the globe offer unparalleled access to world-class art and local culture
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Asia’s Best Hotels for a Destination Wedding

Whether you’re looking for a seaside paradise or contemporary charm, these romantic hotels will give you an Asian destination wedding to remember
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5 Colourful Hotels Around the World

Check into hotels where millennial-pink palettes and gold-plated palm trees will brighten up your stay
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Asia’s Most Instagrammable Hotels

These Insta-friendly hotels look so good, they’ll take you from 200 followers to 200,000
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Bulgari And The Rise Of The Designer Hotels

What’s in a name? Both retailers and guests benefit from a new breed of hotels
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Asian Hotels By Homegrown Designers

We celebrate Asia-born architects making waves with standout hotel designs
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Luxury Hostels Where More Is Less

Think ‘luxury hostel’ is an oxymoron? We reveal nine places across the globe where the bill comes as a nice surprise
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South East Asia’s Best Jungle Hotels

Go deep into nature for a restorative stay at these jungle hotels across South East Asia
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The Coolest Hotel Lobbies in Asia

More than just places to check-in, hotel lobbies are becoming artfully designed hangout spots. Here are some of Asia’s best examples
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Sleep of Faith: 4 Hotel Sanctuaries

These hotels bring you closer to a higher power
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Beauty spots: 4 China hotels with amazing views

Hotels set amid China’s iconic landscapes
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Bamboo hotels: A growing trend

Eco-friendly, versatile and undeniably Asian, bamboo is increasingly at the forefront of some of our region’s resorts
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4 of Asia’s best independent hotels

Brands offer consistency and trust, but these unique hotels offer plenty of character
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Asia’s top minimalist hotels

Asia's most stylishly minimalist hotels
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Asia’s top new heritage hotels

Asia's heritage conversion trend is still going strong
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Asia’s top hotel club lounges

When you're bored of your room, these hotels offer an even more comfortable place to lounge
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Asia’s sky high hotels

Asia’s top luxury hotels high in the sky
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4 inventively stylish hotels in Asia

Rather than blending into their surroundings, these hotels use avant-garde concepts to make a big statement
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Asia’s Best Hotel Renovations

The fresh looks of Asian hotels that have undergone massive refurbishments in recent years
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Asia’s best hotel libraries

For a truly quiet escape, try one of Asia’s best hotel libraries
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Asia’s spinoff hotel brands to watch

Get to know the new spinoff hotel brands courting the next generation of luxury travellers
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Fashion thrives in post-war Colombo

For 26 years, Sri Lanka was ravaged by civil war. Now it’s been transformed into one of South Asia’s most stylish destinations
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Crumbling warehouses to hip hotels: 8 worth booking

Hoteliers have breathed new life into once humble buildings
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4 Great Fashion Hotels in Asia

Big-name labels interpret luxury accommodation at these Asian hotels
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4 of Asia’s top hotel bars

Once considered desolate watering holes of last resort, hotel bars have gone through a renaissance, especially in Asia
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Meet China’s homegrown luxury hotel brands

Meet the luxury hotel brands emerging from the Middle Kingdom
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The world’s best serviced apartments

How refuges for long-stay execs became seriously sexy
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The unique charm of Asia’s ‘born again’ hotels

Hotels across Asia that bring together innovation and preservation

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