The Best Ecolodges & Wilderness Resorts in Laos

Lotus Villa Hotel, Luang Prabang (tel. 071/255-050; www.lotusvillalaos.com): Luang Prabang is a UNESCO-protected World Heritage Site. At Lotus Villa they have been environmentally conscious with a series of well-thought-out measures to keep their carbon footprint low.

The Quay, Phnom Penh (tel. 023/992-284; www.thequayhotel.com): An environmentally friendly hotel in hazy and chaotic Phnom Penh? Believe it. This riverside gem strives to be Cambodia's first carbon-neutral hotel, accomplished through a combination of environmental initiatives and purchasing offsets -- and it has a great mod setting to boot.

Khoun and Khone Guest House, Luang Prabang (tel. 020/770-7665; www.khounandkhone.hrorbit.com): A cheerful rural retreat, Khoun and Khone offers a taste of countryside living a few miles outside of Luang Prabang. Half guesthouse and half working farm, it is a perfect place from which to explore the beauty of the area.