I had to work in Asia several times each year, so I bought my place in Phuket (The Pearl of the Andaman Sea) Thailand. This location is to my mind the best in Asia, (and I know the region quite well).
Here we have great weather, fabulous mountainous scenery, and some of the finest beaches in the world.
Eating out is amazing, nearby beach restaurants are excellent, check out "Pla" on Surring beach, get a table right up to the sea edge, which the illuminate at night, and sit is fully upholstered armchairs, with the crashing of waves to listen to, and often as not lanterns flying up into the sky, or fireworks
Again I set it up as a home, not for rental, but now I prefer to let it out from time to time, as it is better that a property is regularly used. I have weekly maid service.