Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo

Located in Nihonbashi (which is walking distance from the Tokyo’s main shopping and entertainment destinations), this five-star hotel offers 157 sumptuously furnished rooms and 21 suites, various restaurants and bars including the Michelin-starred Signature, a luxe spa and a fully equipped business center.

Grit

The buzz: This no-frills (read: super hardcore) establishment is the only gym in Singapore to subscribe to the Training for Warriors (TFW) system, a much-lauded physical and mental training program originally created for MMA fighters more than 10 years ago. What it offers: Trainers Gene Leong and Allan Ng call the place “bare-boned”, and that just […]