Asia - The Glass Magazine

Elevated Luxury in the City of Skyscrapers

July 25, 2025

TUCKED amongst lunchtime eateries and busy local markets of Wan Chai, The Hari Hong Kong offers more than just a place to stay. It’s one of those properties you don’t notice until you look up. Lush greenery...

Into the wild in Sri Lanka’s Uga Chena Huts

Ben Olsen

July 21, 2025

Asia, Feature, Rest of Asia, Travel

THE sun has barely made itself known above the horizon when our ranger, Jayaba, breaks from conversation and points excitedly at the horizon. “Leopard, on that rock,” he says, our jeep slowing to a halt as he ...

Glass finds tranquillity above the lively capital at Bellustar Tokyo

Vivian Hui

May 26, 2025

Asia, Feature, Japan, Travel

Tokyo is known to be an energetic city that never stops. Although the hustle and bustle is found on the ground, here at BELLUSTAR TOKYO, A Pan Pacific Hotel, it’s a completely new world. The unique property...

Glass gets that east meets west feeling at Swissotel Nankai

Ashleigh Jacobs

May 19, 2025

Asia, Feature, Japan, Travel

LOCATED conveniently above Namba train station in Osaka’s Namba district is Swissotel Nankai, a luxury establishment that prides itself on its fusion of Swiss hospitality and Japanese design. Prestige ...

Azerai Ke Ga Bay introduces new outdoor yoga sessions

Sophie Richardson

April 14, 2025

News, Travel, Vietnam

IMAGINE beginning the day with a deep breath and a slow stretch, accompanied by the calming backing track of ocean waves. Fortunately, Azerai Ke Ga Bay, an all-suites-and-villas beachfront resort in southern V...

Glass experiences the beauty of the Himalayas

Amanda Bernstein

February 3, 2025

Asia, Feature, Nepal, Travel

NEPAL is a landlocked Himalayan nation between China and India, where towering mountains and a rich cultural heritage converge. It’s home to the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, at 29000 feet and eight of ...

Glass enjoys a city escape at Shangri-La Tokyo

Imogen Clark

January 20, 2025

Asia, Feature, Japan, Travel

SITUATED next to Tokyo Station in the Marunouchi neighbourhood lies the luxury behemoth, Shangri-La Tokyo. In a city famed to be the epicentre of food, arts and culture in Japan, this 200-room hotel offers...

Glass stays in an urban oasis at the Four Seasons Bangkok

Imogen Clark

January 6, 2025

Asia, Feature, Thailand, Travel

THAILAND’S bustling capital is renowned for its thumping vibrancy, fast-track lifestyle and cosmopolitan outlook. But basking on the outskirts of all the buzz on the exclusive Chao Phraya Estate is the Four Se...

Glass visits the happy Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan

Amanda Bernstein

January 3, 2025

Asia, Feature, Travel

WE ARE standing atop Taktsang - better known as Tiger’s Nest Monastery – Bhutan’s cliff-clinging icon at 10,000 feet above sea level. Our steep three-hour trek up the pine-forested mountain was gruelling, even...

Glass experiences luxury with purpose at the Banyan Tree Phuket 30th Anniversary

Adina Ilie

October 31, 2024

Thailand, Travel

A FEW days ago, I was sitting on my balcony, sipping my coffee, and indulging in the illusion that autumn would be a gentle, introspective season. I imagined long, leisurely afternoons with books, perhaps ...

Glass reconnects with nature at Sirru Fen Fushi, Maldives

Olga Petrusewicz

October 28, 2024

Feature, The Maldives

OUR journey truly begins as we board a direct Trans Maldivian Airways seaplane in Malé taking us to the remote Shaviyani Atoll. The one-hour flight treats us to front-row view of the breath-taking shades of bl...

Glass takes in the sunrise to sunset at The St. Regis Goa Resort

Imogen Clark

October 21, 2024

Feature, India

THERE are very few places that can boast the promise of the perfect view from sunrise to sunset – but The St. Regis Goa Resort can. Nestled between the Sal River and the Arabian Sea, the resort sits in the...

Glass experiences sophistication and charm at The Murray Hotel, Hong Kong

Emma Hart

September 23, 2024

Asia, Feature, Hong Kong, Travel

AMONGST the bustle of Cotton Tree Drive in the heart of Hong Kong, The Murray Hotel stands as the height of luxury and modern innovation. Encompassing the best of modern style and architecture, the hotel showc...

Glass experiences the quiet luxuries of Southern Thailand

Sean Sheehan

August 19, 2024

Feature, Thailand

FLYING non-stop to Bangkok has never been more comfortable and flexible than with EVA on their B777-300ER airplanes. There are three levels of cabin service – Economy, Premium Economy and (with 2-metre long fl...

Glass experiences an Indian summer in winter at The St. Regis Goa Resort

Imogen Clark

July 29, 2024

Feature, India

NESTLING between the Sal River and the Arabian Sea in Goa is the idyllic St. Regis Hotel that emerges onto Mobor Beach. While many choose to experience southern India in less conventional ways like backpacking...

Glass goes green in the Garden City at Pan Pacific Orchard

Alicia Tomkinson

June 24, 2024

Asia, Feature, Singapore, Travel

EAGERLY, I take in the fresh view of the new flagship Pan Pacific Orchard, Singapore, which is hard to miss with its lush greenery envelope. Looking like a grown-up tree house and comprising 23 storeys, the ho...

Glass enjoys pure bliss in Mauritius with Beachcomber Hotels

Angela Cobbinah

June 10, 2024

Asia, Feature, Mauritius, Travel

AS THE plane flew over Mauritius preparing to land, sharp peaked mountains loomed into view jutting out of a seemingly unending carpet of velvety green. It was a clue that there was a lot more to this Indian O...

Glass relishes in the natural allure of Kyoto at the Park Hyatt

Sophie Richardson

May 13, 2024

Asia, Feature, Japan, Travel

SET within the epicentre of Kyoto’s historical district lies an oasis of tranquillity, natural beauty and sophistication that is the Park Hyatt Kyoto. Considered one of Higashiyama’s hidden gems, the hotel ser...

Glass gets a first class experience at Ritz Carlton Fukuoka, Tokyo

Sophie Richardson

April 29, 2024

Asia, Feature, Japan, Travel

LOCATED within the Fukuoka Daimyo Garden City complex in the central ward of Tenjin, Tokyo, The Ritz-Carlton is one of Kyushu’s newest luxury getaway locations. Keen to discover the impressive addition to ...

Glass dwells amongst the bright lights of Tokyo at the Shangri-La

Ben Sanderson

March 25, 2024

Asia, Feature, Japan, Travel

AFTER travelling through the infectious energy and colour of Tokyo, I arrive at my residence for the next few days, a stronghold of glass panelling and earthy hues that fuses modernity with complete serenity. ...

Glass experiences cultural immersion at the Mondrian Hong Kong

Vivian Hui

March 6, 2024

Asia, Hong Kong, Travel

SITTING in the centre of Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong’s most vibrant neighbourhood, is the newly opened Mondrian Hong Kong. Launched in December 2023, the hotel promises to instil the city with a fresh take on lux...