Phou Vao Hill, Luang Prabang
La Résidence Phou Vao
An all-suite hotel on Phou Vao hill, a former royal guesthouse in three acres of tropical gardens 2 km from the UNESCO-listed old town of Luang Prabang, looking over the temples and the mountains. Sold by Belmond to HMD Asia, the operator of Shinta Mani, it reopened after a full renovation and now trades as part of La Résidence Hotels; Marriott has signed it to join The Luxury Collection.
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About the property
- Suites
- 34
- Renovated
- 0
- Architecture
- Bloom Architects (renovation)
From our stays
We stayed in August 2024
Rooms and suites
Suites
Garden Heritage Suite
55 sq m · tropical gardens view · private terrace, terrazzo bathtub
Mountain View Suite
55 sq m · old town, mountains and Phousi view · terrazzo bathtub
Phou Si Temple Suite
55 sq m · infinity pool and Phou Si temple view · terrazzo bathtub
Phou Vao Grand Heritage Suite
65 sq m · tropical gardens view · the largest suite: double bedroom and separate living room
Dining and wellness
- La Brasserie de La Résidence
- French and Lao brasserie
- Tuk Tuk Bar
- cocktail bar
- Wellness
- The open-air Mekong Spa beside a waterlily pond, with two single and two couples' treatment rooms, a steam room and hot and cool baths, and a 13-metre freshwater infinity pool.
Where it is
- Luang Prabang old town
- 3 min by the hotel’s car
- Luang Prabang Airport
- 8 min by car
Unit 10, Luang Prabang
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The Phou Si Temple Suites look across the infinity pool to Phou Si temple, which is lit at night; the Phou Vao Grand Heritage Suite is the largest, with a separate living room.
Where the hotel takes part in a partner programme, you get a room upgrade on arrival where one is free, breakfast for two each day, a hotel credit to spend on dining or the spa, and early check-in or late checkout when the hotel can give it, at no extra cost to you.
La Brasserie de La Résidence, french brasserie dishes and a Lao tasting menu, indoors or in the garden with views of Mount Phousi and Tuk Tuk Bar, cocktail bar.
The open-air Mekong Spa beside a waterlily pond, with two single and two couples' treatment rooms, a steam room and hot and cool baths, and a 13-metre freshwater infinity pool.
On Phou Vao hill, 2 km from the old town centre, with complimentary bicycles and a shuttle into town.
Luang Prabang International Airport is 4 km away.
Built in a traditional style with teak and silk on the hill where Lao princes once flew their kites. HMD Asia's renovation, with Bloom Architects, kept the layout but opened sightlines to the landscape and gave the suites brighter timber, green accents, expanded private terraces and terrazzo bathtubs.
