Sofitel Luang Prabang

A handful of original French Colonial buildings, including the old governor's mansion, anchored a Thai modernist architect's vision for this luxury resort in Laos's most serene UNESCO town. Guest suites feel genuinely sequestered from time, each with private gardens and spa-grade bathrooms, with private pools in select rooms. A spa, main pool, fine restaurant, and cooking school round things out before you've even counted the sister hotel down the road.