Accomodation
The 33 guest rooms of the Villa Maly boutique hotel occupy five different buildings, including Plumeria, which was once the home of a royal Lao family. Each was designed as individual grace notes, to be inhabited by guests for a day, or three, or a week at a time, and then to inhabit that same guest’s memory for years to come.
Common to each and every room are the trappings of Luang Prabang’s inimitable architectural appeal. Parquet floors, furnishings of tropical hardwood and in some, open timber-framed ceilings. European aesthetics are also at large at Maly. Marelli fans. Four-poster beds. And classic arrangements.
Each room at our Luang Prabang boutique hotel Villa Maly is individually styled to be a testament to the colonial history of the property. With an art décor style that blends French and British tastes.
Rooms
Each of the superior rooms at Villa Maly can lay claim to its own distinct appeal, featuring custom arrangements and distinguished artwork. The rooms do share similarities in hardwood floors, vibrant colors, slate-walled bathrooms, flat screen televisions and views of the gardens or pool. Some superior rooms boast a king sized bed; others offer a pair of beds. All promise a very individualized experience.
Amenity
- Mini-bar
- Room Safe
- Air-conditioning
- Coffee and Tea
Entertainment
- Flat Screen TV
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- Direct Dialing (Domestic and International)
With king beds, wonderfully subdued colors and ample natural light, the deluxe rooms rank as the Villa’s most exquisite accommodation. All of the deluxe rooms occupy space in the home at the heart of Villa Maly, now known as Plumeria but once the residence of Princess Khampieng and Prince Khamtan and their children. The furnishings in each of the rooms was specially designed for Villa Maly and crafted by artisans in Saigon. The desks, the bedsteads, wardrobes and tables each add to the singular ambiance of Villa Maly.
Amenity
- Mini-bar
- Room Safe
- Air-conditioning
- Coffee and Tea
Entertainment
- Flat Screen TV
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- Direct Dialing (Domestic and International)
DELUXE
Rooms
- Internet access
- Living room
- Wheelchair-accessible
- Wi-fi
- Extra beds on demand
- Satellite TV
- Room size (sqm)
- Number of bedrooms
- King-size bed 150-183 width
DELUXE KING BED
SUPERIOR KING BED
SUPERIOR
SUPERIOR
Rooms
- Internet access
- Living room
- Wheelchair-accessible
- Wi-fi
- Wake-up service
- Extra beds on demand
- Room size (sqm)
- Number of bedrooms
- Housekeeping
- King-size bed 150-183 width
- Single bed 80-130 width
SUPERIOR
Rooms
- Direct dial telephone
- Internet access
- Living room
- Wheelchair-accessible
- Wi-fi
- Wake-up service
- Room size (sqm)
- Number of bedrooms
- Housekeeping
SUPERIOR
SUPERIOR
Dining
At Villa Maly boutique hotel, our menu dabbles in the culinary traditions of the East and West, with a scattering of French standards and a little bit of Lao adventure. While you may be lured for a dinner or two beyond the confines of Villa Maly, we do urge you to experience the set menu at Le Vetiver one evening. This is real Lao cuisine by an exceptional Lao chef.
Dining on the mighty Mekong is to being in Luang Prabang what walking over the Brooklyn Bridge is to being in New York. Essential. To ensure you don't 'miss the boat', we've launched the Nava Mekong, the foremost regular dinner cruise opportunity in the royal capital.
Villa MaLy’s own culinary options are a good base for exploration. The hotel’s kitchen serves a mix of Western and Eastern dishes, from Italian favorites, local fish to green curry, fried glass noodles prepared Lao style and Chinese fried rice. We do soups, salads and sandwiches as well. Though our menu is not extensive, what we do we do well. Likewise, our wine list. It’s short but vibrant, with excellent vintages from Europe to Australia.
On the ground floor of Plumeria at Villa Maly, there is Mouhot's. A bar, yes. But it's more than that. It's an out-of-the way watering hole for those who want a quiet drink, and those inclined to lift a glass in the memory of the bar's namesake, Henri Mouhot. After the French naturalist Mouhot rediscovered Angkor, he traveled through Luang Prabang and fell prey to malaria. You don't have to worry about malaria at the Villa Maly. But rest assured, there is plenty of quinine (tonic water) behind our bar!
On a balmy Luang Prabang evening, what could be better than a poolside barbecue and hotpot in the midst of Villa Maly. At our Sindad, our servers will whet your appetite as they parade tantalizing cuts of well-marinated tenderloin, ribs, pork, shrimp and fresh seafood to your table. We’ll fire up the grill and leave you to cook selections to your liking. Meanwhile, we’ll leave a steaming hotpot to simmer its delights. Our wine list complements both the grill and the hotpot.
Recreation
The swimming pool remains in its original location, imagined anew with alternating swaths of black and white mosaic tiles. Villa Maly has been rated one of the best swimming pool hotel in Luang Prabang.
As we are a boutique hotel, so too we offer a boutique spa experience. In our two-table, poolside venue, our two therapists practice time-honored spa techniques. With Marelli fans, vibrant, tropical colors and hardwood floors, our spa trades on the same charming aesthetic at large in our rooms. We’re ideally suited for one guest at a time but couples can be accommodated, and the four-hand massage is an option. We do recommend pre-booking.
A wonderfully mature tropical garden blooms all about the grounds of Villa Maly. Stepping stones meander purposefully among the plantings, showing off a profusion of tropical life — frangipanis, mango, ginger, orchids, lilies, gardenias, mango trees and others. It’s the sort of botanical garden that should have identifying placards, an aim we plan to satisfy. It is a place to linger, whether with a cup of coffee after breakfast, or on a stroll after dinner. In the midst of Villa Maly is our singular pool, and an ample pool deck, perfect for sunbathing or a late afternoon apertif.
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