The Best Luxury Hotels in Laos

Settha Palace Hotel, Vientiane (tel. 021/217-581; www.setthapalace.com): This gem of a hotel is unique in every way with an unruffled, leafy calm that makes it one of the finest hotels in all of Southeast Asia. It is beautifully eccentric.

La Residence Phou Vao, Luang Prabang (tel. 071/212-530; www.residencephouvao.com): Set on a hill overlooking Luang Prabang, this splendid offering could best be described as a palace. The majesty of the views is matched only by the luxury from which you survey them.