Eastern & Oriental Hotel

“Noel Coward, Herman Hesse, Rudyard Kipling, and Somerset Maugham have all hung their pith helmets at the Pearl of the Orient. Its four mahogany Writer Suites ($380) make you want to pull out the old Royal manual typewriter, clack out a literary masterpiece, and ship it off on a steamer to your publisher in London. Afterward, retire to Farquhar’s Bar for a well-deserved gin and tonic.”