The DNA: In keeping with the city’s Unesco status, the Avani+ Luang Prabang hotel has been built in the style of a French colonial-era barracks; low rise with crisp white walls and louvre windows, squarely positioned around a sunny courtyard and swimming pool. The billet-style layout combined with pretty gardens of towering palms, jasmine blossoms and banyan trees makes the Avani+  the perfect spot for unwinding. It is perfectly positioned in the centre of town, opposite the night market and a five-minute stroll to the banks of the Mekong River.

Seen: Wallpaper*

✅ free Wi-Fi • size matters: 53 rooms & suites (47-75m2) (506-807 sq ft) • hotel opened: 2017 (previously Azerai Hotel) • architecture & interior design: A11 ✅ free on-site parking • no pets allowed • 24-hour front desk