Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore

Consistently ranked among the finest hotels in Asia, this city-centre offering features a total of 750 ever-so-stylish guest rooms, serviced apartments and suites. Set amid sprawling tropical gardens near the famous Orchard Road shopping district, it's perfectly placed for exploring the city, while facilities include an outdoor pool, a spa and health club and several excellent restaurants. The superb NAMI is a Wexas favourite, serving delectable Japanese fine dining to sweeping city views. The Shang Palace also comes highly recommended, its menus showcasing the very best in traditional Cantonese cuisine.

The hotel's 15-acre garden is particular highlight. A showpiece for ornamental trees and tropical flowers, its home to over 130,000 individual plants as well as 200 Japanese koi residing in ponds fed by cascading waterfalls, a true oasis in the heart of the city.