Compared to most of the world in Asia even theluxury and discount hotels are cheap but guesthouses & cheap rooms in Asia are some of the best budget strechers that you are going to find anywhere; this is why so many people come to Asia for extended holidays and vaacations becuase you can afford to stay in Asia longer than anywhere else. The other reason is of couse that Asia is a great place to visit. Most of the citys are strikingly diferent from Hutongs in Beijing to Bangkoks sprawl dotted with wats. Phnom Penh with its most french design Saigon's shophouses gone mad with mixture of French design thown in and the britsh inspired bland and humdrum Yangoon Burma to the skyscappers and palm tree lined beachs of Hawaii's Waikiki beach.