Ban Xianglôm – Dvalarstaðir

Caroline Þýskaland

Great food, incredible staff, extraordinary Location, you will hear elephants every morning at breakfast! thank you so much for this experience

Margaret Chantal Ástralía

Wow! Wow! WOW!!! This exceptional hotel is now one of my two favourites in the world. Where do I start... Grounds: From the moment you get out of the car, you'll realise you've arrived somewhere exceptional. You may even witness an elephant amble up the driveway if you arrive in the morning at about 7:30!!! There are large carved antique entranceways and open-sided buildings that create features along a meandering path through the grounds. At times, you wander across a pond, with stepping stones cleverly placed and dragonflies dancing between lotus blossoms. Location: the property sits perched high on the riverbank, looking out across a village, lush valley, and distant mountains. Butterflies are absolutely everywhere, and the only sounds are those of nature. Rooms: large, airy, and with comfortable beds, my twin room had its own large balcony overlooking the river. The bathroom had a bath with chrome feet, and the tapware/ basin was embossed brass. Carved antique wooden doors and wooden shutters completed the look. Facilities: When you walk into the main building, your jaw will be on the ground and your head swivelling from side to side. It's crammed full of antiques from India and is more like a gorgeous home than a hotel reception/ restaurant. Small turret-like rooms with pillows for sitting on make you feel like a princess. There's also an upstairs area (go up the spiral staircase), but you will probably stay glued to downstairs like we did, studying the detail of the decor, and watching elephants cross the river. Pool: overlooking the river, it may be smaller in size, but the pool is simply perfect. It is pretty, has shade where there is a swim up bar, and has seats built into the pool on the sunny side, for relaxing. Again, the decorations are unique (throwback to Germany), and there are shaded hidden spots for reading or watching the world flow by.

Keith Indónesía

There were so many activities for the kids, they loved it (and so did I because I got to relax and read my book!). Staff was also excellent, very accommodating. Food was fresh, vegetables coming from the lodge's organic garden.

Laura Bandaríkin

Boo and her staff are the most polite and amazing group of people we have met on are 2 month trip

carrie Bandaríkin

Very friendly accomodating staff, spacious rooms, great pool.

Julianne Nýja-Sjáland

We were so lucky to have 5 nights at this beautiful resort. I cannot say enough about the facilities and staff. We had no activities pre-arranged and Sam and his staff organized the most amazing trips to incredible destinations with every small detail included. They were always there when we returned with a big smile to welcome us back.

Florian Þýskaland

Very beautiful location. Perfect place to relax and to explore the centre of Luang Prabang. The shuttle per boat is perfectly organized and it’s so charming to cross the Nam Khan river with it. Great coffee for breakfast. Special thanks goes to Mr. Han and to his team for their excellent service, e.g. organizing motorbikes and train tickets. We had a great stay and highly recommend this accomodation!