Aureum Palace Inle

All hotels within the Aureum Palace group are idiosyncratic in style… and this one at Inle Lake, Myanmar, is no exception. You’ll arrive to water features, statues, huge columns and a heavily teak-lined open reception. From here, the hotel cascades down towards the lake shore, occupying as it does a lovely lake-front setting with a huge pool overlooking the water.

The 65 rooms are located along elevated teak walkways over the water and along manicured paths in the hillside. Those closest to the water are partly built on stilts over the rippling lake and invariably these rooms have the best views.