Four-star Three MICHELIN Keys Nahm Dong valley, outside the town, Luang Prabang
Rosewood Luang Prabang
Twenty-three rooms, villas and tents by Bill Bensley in the jungle of the Nahm Dong valley, every one beside a stream or the river, ten minutes from the old town.
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- MICHELIN
- Three Keys, 2025 and 2026
- Rooms
- 23 rooms, suites, villas and tents
- Opened
- March 2018
- From the airport
- About 25 minutes from Luang Prabang International
The hotel
A hill station in the Nahm Dong valley.
Rosewood opened here in March 2018, on a site in the Nahm Dong valley that had been a hill station in the nineteenth century. Bill Bensley designed it as the house of an expatriate host from a hundred years ago, filled with things gathered from Lao history. The resort sits on a forested hilltop above the river, about ten minutes by car from the old royal capital.
There are only twenty-three places to sleep, and all of them border a stream or the riverbank. Six are tents raised on stilts in the canopy, painted with motifs of the Lisu, Hmong, Akha, Lahu, Palaung and Mien peoples, the first tents Rosewood ever built. A waterfall frames the pool and the spa, a former monk leads meditation, and treks go out into the hills around the valley.
- Elephant Bridge Bar A bar on a bridge over the river, for cocktails and light plates.
- Sense Spa Treatments with local herbs and remedies, some in tents on the hillside, beside the waterfall and the pool.
- With a monk Meditation led by a former monk who lives at the resort.
Rooms & suites
By the river, by the falls, in the trees.
Five kinds of room, from Riverside Rooms to tents on stilts, every one beside running water.
- River Riverside Suite About 90 square metres, one of four suites on the river. Four Riverside Rooms and three Riverside Villas sit alongside.
- Private pool Waterfall Pool Villa Six villas with their own pools, looking over the waterfall.
- In the canopy Hilltop Tent Six tents on stilts in the treetops, hand-painted with hill-tribe motifs.
Dining
One house, one bridge.
Restaurant and bar as listed by the hotel. Shown for information.
- The Great House Lao, farm to table Produce from the resort's own organic garden
- Elephant Bridge Bar Cocktails and snacks Over the river
Recognition
In the MICHELIN Guide.
- Three MICHELIN Keys 2025 and 2026
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 3 pm, check-out by noon.
- Children Children of 12 and under stay free sharing with their parents, with breakfast. Cots and extra beds are free up to 12, subject to availability.
- Pets Pets up to 7 kg are welcome, one at no charge, but not in the restaurant, bar, pool or spa.
- Christmas A three-night minimum applies from 23 December to 1 January.
Getting there
Flying to Luang Prabang.
Luang Prabang International is about 25 minutes from the resort by car, with flights from Bangkok, Hanoi, Siem Reap and Vientiane. Private jets land there too, between 07:00 and 18:00 only, the hours the airport is open.
- Hanoi 50 min
- Bangkok 1 h 15
- Siem Reap 1 h 20
- Hong Kong 2 h 00
- Singapore 3 h 05
Questions
What guests ask first.
- How many MICHELIN Keys does Rosewood Luang Prabang have?
- Three, the guide's highest rating, in 2025 and again in 2026.
- How far is Rosewood Luang Prabang from the town?
- About ten minutes by car from the old town, and about 25 minutes from the airport.
- Who designed Rosewood Luang Prabang?
- Bill Bensley and his studio, BENSLEY. He also laid out the botanical garden.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Luang Prabang?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Luang Prabang, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
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Staying at Rosewood Luang Prabang?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Luang Prabang, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.