Encircled by mountains and charmingly situated at the meeting of the Mekong and Khan rivers, the ?Jewel of the Mekong? conveys an atmosphere of remote serenity and informal splendour.

The heart of a thriving kingdom for more than a thousand years, it is today a sleepy mixture of ancient temples, cobbled lanes, interesting back streets, French-Indochinese architecture and ochre-coloured colonial buildings. Trees line the streets above the banks of the river where children swim and play, while farmers carefully tend to their tiny, irregular riverside plots of agricultural land. In the mists of dawn, throngs of barefoot orange-robed monks silently make their way from the monasteries to the streets, where locals wait to gain spiritual merit by filling their wooden alms bowls with rice, before disappearing once again into their places of refuge and meditation. Unhurried people drift past stalls of spicy papaya salad, noodles, omelettes and fruit drinks. This is the real Lao, a town with a distinctly village-like feel, but endowed with a historical legacy so rich that it has been designated a World Heritage site.

Hotel name	Location	Hotel Rate	Booking
MANOLUCK HOTEL	121/3 Phou Vao Street, Luang Prabang, Laos	3Star	Stay
LE PARASOL BLANC HOTEL	P.O. Box 779, 11 Phouvao Road, Luang Prabang, Laos	3Star	Stay
SALA PRABANG HOTEL	102/6 Ounkham Road., Ban Xieng Mouane, P.O. Box 902 Luang Prabang, Laos	3Star	Stay
MOUANG LUANG HOTEL	P.O. Box 779, Bounkhong Road, Ban Mano, Luang Prabang, Laos	3Star	Stay
APSARA HOTEL	Thanon Kingkitsarath, Ban Wat Sene, Luang Prabang, Laos	3Star	Stay
THE PHOUSI HOTEL	Setthathirath Road, Luang Prabang, Laos	3Star	Stay
VILLA SANTI HOTEL	Royal Sakkarine Road, Ban Wat Sene, P.O. Box 68, Luang Prabang, Laos	4Star	Stay
LE CALAO INN	Mekong Road, Luang Prabang, Laos	2Star	Stay
GRAND LUANG PRABANG HOTEL	Ban Xiengkeo, Khet Sangkalok, P.O. Box 1191, Luang Prabang, Laos	4Star	Stay
AUBERGE DES 3 NAGAS	Sakkarine Road, Luang Prabang, Laos	5Star	Stay
LA RESIDENCE PHOU VAO HOTEL	Domaine de Phou Vao, Luang Prabang, Laos	4Star	Stay