There’s nowhere quite like Southeast Asia and the Maldives, lands formed by millennia of trade, empire and monsoon, where ancient temples jostle beside glass towers and street food earns Michelin stars. Its sands are some of the whitest on earth, its shores thick with green, and the sea arrives in more shades of blue, green and silver than seems entirely reasonable. From cities like heady Bangkok, elegant Singapore and creative Manila, to paradisiacal islands like Bali, Koh Samui and the Maldives,  this part of the world offers something for all travellers – whatever you seek from a vacation.

Which is why this collection is organised not by map, but by mindset. Across ten remarkable luxury properties – Waldorf Astoria, Conrad and LXR addresses in Bangkok, Singapore, Manila, Bali, Koh Samui and the Maldives – you’ll find stays chosen for the state of mind they create: calm shared with the people you love, the ease of a mind fully present, discovery that connects you to a place, and the rare pleasure of coming back to each other.