Baan SamsavsThe Apsara Rive Droite
The Apsara and The Apsara Rive Droite are both recommended by expert writers. On balance, The Apsara is preferred by most professionals compared to The Apsara Rive Droite. The Apsara is ranked #7 in Luang Prabang with praise from 4 sources including The Telegraph, Fodor's and DK Eyewitness.
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Fodor's
DK Eyewitness
Lonely Planet
The Telegraph
Banks of the Nam Khan, Luang Prabang, Laos
From $55/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Fodor's "With its white facade and balustrades and its riverside location, this French-style maison would be at home in southern France; instead, it's the trendiest boutique hotel in Luang Prabang." Full review
DK Eyewitness "A tasteful hotel built in what was once a rice warehouse facing the Nam Khan, The Apsara has a classy appeal."
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Commonly tagged Luang Prabang’s most chic hotel, the Apsara fills its rooms with contemporary Asian décor in bold and vivacious colours." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"The impact on guests that The Apsara’s uncluttered, zen-like cool has is palpable, and in an ever-expanding city of swish but impersonal accommodation." Full review
The Apsara Rive Droite Fodor's DK Eyewitness The Telegraph
Michelin Guide
Tablet
Ban Phan Louang, Luang Prabang, Laos
From $94/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Fodor's "The nine boutique rooms are housed in an old villa decorated with fine contemporary Asian art... but its private position across the river gives a feel of seclusion." Full review
DK Eyewitness "This hotel has large, opulent rooms with hardwood floors surrounding a swimming pool in a cool garden."
The Telegraph8.0
"The sassier younger sister of The Apsara sits on the opposite side of the Khan River, attracting aesthetes in-the-know who come here in the hope of escaping the crowd." Full review
Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
"That’s the rive droite of Laos’s Nam Khan, not the Seine — but the Apsara Rive Droite is hardly less French than it would have been if it were in Paris. Sister hotel to the original..." Full review
Tablet "That’s the rive droite of Laos’s Nam Khan, not the Seine — but the Apsara Rive Droite is hardly less French than it would have been if it were in Paris. Sister hotel to the original..." Full review
