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Where to stay: choose your area first

Pick the area before the hotel. Compare each area by its travel links to the airport and sights, and by the travelers it suits.

Choose the area first, then the hotel or rental. The area you stay in sets how long you spend getting to the airport and the sights on your list, how quiet your nights are, and how much you walk each day. Price still matters, but a cheaper room can cost you an hour in transit each way. Use the area you choose to narrow the hotel and rental search that follows.

Start with your trip. List the sights you want to reach, note whether you arrive by air, and decide how much daily travel time you will accept. Families, solo travelers and business travelers weigh these trade-offs differently, so a central area that suits a couple on a city break may not suit a family with young children. Once you have a short list of areas, compare the hotels and rentals within each one side by side.

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red and white boat on body of water near beige concrete building during daytimeIndiaWhere to stay in Udaipur: Old City, Ambrai Ghat, Fateh Sagar or the stationUpdated Oct 3, 2026a building that is next to a body of waterVietnamWhere to stay in Hue: south bank, Citadel side, Kim Long or the beachUpdated Oct 2, 2026rowing boats near dockIndiaWhere to stay in Varanasi: ghats, Assi, the Cantonment or SarnathUpdated Oct 1, 2026standing statue and temples landmark during daytimeThailandWhere to stay in Pai: town, riverside, east hills or canyon roadUpdated Oct 2, 2026brown boat on beach during daytimeIndiaWhere to stay in the Andaman Islands: Port Blair, Havelock or NeilUpdated Oct 2, 2026A beach with palm trees and a white sand beachVietnamWhere to stay in Phu Quoc: four coasts, from Duong Dong to Bai SaoUpdated Oct 2, 2026High-angle view of the Hong Kong skyline across Victoria Harbour in golden hour lightHong KongWhere to stay in Hong Kong: five bases from Tsim Sha Tsui to LantauUpdated Oct 2, 2026Illuminated figures and large letters spelling SEOUL at the Seoul Lantern Festival at nightSouth KoreaWhere to stay in Seoul: six areas compared, with the Incheon airport routesUpdated Oct 2, 2026a group of people standing around a food standJapanWhere to stay in Fukuoka: Hakata, Tenjin, Nakasu or OhoriUpdated Oct 3, 2026a sandy beach with lawn chairs and umbrellasThailandWhere to stay on Ko Pha-Ngan: five coasts from Haad Rin to Thong Nai PanUpdated Oct 1, 2026a group of houses surrounded by treesChinaWhere to stay in Suzhou: four bases from old town to Jinji LakeUpdated Oct 2, 2026a park with trees, rocks and a walkwayJapanWhere to stay in Kanazawa: station, Korinbo, Omicho or Higashi ChayaUpdated Oct 3, 2026Green and red pagoda templeTaiwanWhere to stay in Kaohsiung: four MRT bases from Zuoying to HamasenUpdated Oct 4, 2026Aerial view of the Sigiriya rock fortress rising above a dense green forestSri LankaWhere to stay near Sigiriya: village, Dambulla or HabaranaUpdated Oct 6, 2026gray pergula between green grassChinaWhere to stay in Hangzhou: four West Lake bases comparedUpdated Oct 2, 2026A sandy beach with waves coming in to shoreTaiwanWhere to stay in Hualien: city, Xincheng or the Qixingtan coastUpdated Oct 4, 2026Lush green rice terraces with palm trees in Tegelalang, BaliIndonesiaWhere to stay in Ubud: four bases from the center to the terracesUpdated Oct 1, 2026tokyo tower illuminated at dusk with city skylineJapanWhere to stay around Tokyo: five bases for day trips and onsen nightsUpdated Oct 4, 2026A body of water surrounded by mountains and treesIndiaWhere to stay in Rishikesh: four bases comparedUpdated Oct 3, 2026the sun is setting over a green valleyVietnamWhere to stay in Sapa: town, valley, village or Lao CaiUpdated Oct 2, 2026woman in white long sleeve dress standing beside tree during daytimeVietnamWhere to stay in Da Lat: lake, hillside villas, Tuyen Lam or farmsUpdated Oct 2, 2026
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