Garrya Mu Cang Chai

Terraced rice fields carved into the mountains by the Hmong community over centuries sit right outside the window, which is the whole point of being here. This resort in Lao Cai Province is the only one of its kind in Mù Cang Chải, its bamboo architecture and brocade details borrowing from the surrounding culture rather than ignoring it. Pool villas mirror the mountain skyline; the Charcoal Grill handles open-fire highland cooking after dark.