Boutique in Bali: Tamu Seseh, created by architect Guy Morgan and Daniel Meury, manager of the exclusive Chedi hotel in Thailand, comprises two stand-alone boutique villas designed in the style of traditional thatched pavilions. Set by the Balinese fishing village Seseh, 20 minutes from Seminyak, both villas feature an outdoor bathroom (below), private pool, fully equipped kitchen, cable TV and CD player. Rates for the one- and two-bedroom villas start at US$110 (HK$858) and US$200 per night (or you can book both from US$275 per night) and include airport transfers, the assistance of eight full-time household staff and the loan of mountain bikes to explore the surrounding paddy fields. A masseur, laundry service and car and driver (from US$25 to US$40 a day) are also available (tel: [62] 82 361 1163; www.tamuseseh.com ). Fair enough: The world's best hotels for value as voted by readers of Travel + Leisure magazine: 1 The Peninsula, Bangkok 2 Boyer Les Crayeres, Reims, France 3 MalaMala Game Reserve, South Africa 4 Hyatt Regency, Istanbul 5 Cape Grace Hotel, Cape Town 6 The Oriental, Bangkok 7 Wickaninnish Inn, Tofino, Vancouver Island 8 Shangri-La's Rasa Sayang Resort, Penang, Malaysia (tie) 9 Swissotel Istanbul, The Bosphorus (tie) 10 Ciragan Palace Hotel Kempinski, Istanbul A tour of two halves: Surprise footy fans with a Manchester United Dream Break (from #99, or HK$1,214) next time they visit Britain. Available through Travelcare Sports, specialist in sports travel packages, the offer includes a match ticket, a museum and behind-the-scenes stadium tour, a match programme, a 10 per cent discount voucher for the stadium's Red Cafe and one night's accommodation at a choice of hotels, from budget to five-star. Similar breaks are available for Manchester City, Blackburn Rovers and Chelsea supporters, and packages are also available for golf, tennis, rugby and Formula One fans (call [44] 870 112 0114 or visit www.travelcaresports.com for more details). Read all about it: The Dusit Laguna Resort Hotel in Phuket has installed a satellite-supported newspaper kiosk in its reception area, where 115 newspapers from 46 countries are available within minutes of publication. Broadsheets and tabloids from USA Today to the Times Of India are available from US$4.70, about HK$37 (tel: [66 76] 324 324; www.dusit-laguna.com ).