Best Secluded Hotels in Laos
This landlocked country borders China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar; making it a rite of passage for anyone journeying across the entirety of Southeast Asia. Come here to experience the flora and fauna of this part of the world in its forests, plains, on mountains and via trips on the Mekong River. Man-made attractions include Laos’ French-colonial architecture, rural highland hill tribe settlements, the Patuxai war memorial, Talat Sao (the morning market) and Buddhist monasteries. The That Luang monument found in the capital, Vientiane, is said to hold Buddha’s breastbone.
Laos, Luang Prabang
Rosewood Luang Prabang
(5 stars)With just 23 bedrooms and concealed in the leafy jungle beside Luang Prabang, this riverside property is a regal hideaway. Stay in a room, a villa or a sumptuous hilltop tent, for a rustic-luxe adventure. Experience Laotian gastronomy, with farm-to-table ingredients, in its two restaurants; The Great House, a colonially-influenced bistro, and the Elephant Bar, set on a wooden bridge, above the river. Rosewood’s Sense spas are legendary and this one, housed in tented pavilions, seeks to cleanse, replenish and bring balance to its guests. At the heart of the property is an oval-shaped pool and natural waterfall, around which loungers and daybeds are arranged, with waiters bringing cool drinks and cocktails.