Review: Inside Rosewood Luang Prabang - Travelogues from Remote Lands - 16 Aug 2018

Call us: +1-646-415-8092 View in your browser. REVIEW: INSIDE ROSEWOOD LUANG PRABANG

As luxury hotels open at an unprecedented rate across Asia, I find myself asking with each one: “Is there room for another one here?” In the case of the new Rosewood in Luang Prabang, the answer is unequivocally, yes.
 

Opened in March earlier this year, the new Rosewood Luang Prabang has eschewed an in-town location for a plot on the outskirts of town. While this means the primary access to the UNESCO Word Heritage listed city is a short 10-minute shuttle in one of the Rosewood’s luxury vehicles, the payoff is that the resort is nestled in a lush forested valley split down the middle by a waterfall and the river it feeds. It’s just gorgeous.

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