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Apsara HotelRate:![]() ![]() Address: Thanon Kingkitsarath, Ban Wat Sene, Luang Prabang Phone: Fax: Location: Laos
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Note : The above rates are net inclusive of 10% tax, 5% service charge and breakfast. Description : Apsara owner Ivan Scholte brought interior designer Niki Fairchild from Bangkok to assist with the hotel’s design. The result is what most visitors will agree is one of the most chic places in Luang Prabang. [read more] As the Asian Wall Street Journal said about the Apsara, "It's almost too attractive". The restaurant features polished concrete floors and serves modern European and Asian food and the driest Martinis in town. With Chinese-style lanterns hanging in marvelous multicolored clusters and original art on the walls, the use of color, placement of plants and greenery, riverside and mountain views creates a spectacular ambiance and feeling of well-being. The friendly staff just make the Apsara experience even more wonderfulFacilities and Services The building now housing the Apsara Hotel was built in the early 1960s and was originally used as a warehouse to store rice. Operating for a time as an English school, it was converted into a guesthouse and restaurant known as Duang Renovated and reopened in December 2002, it has quickly gained a reputation as a wonderful place to stay in Luang Prabang. All the renovations were done with the approval of the Heritage House office and the building now closely resembles its appearance when first built. In 2004, a second building was acquired, adding six additional rooms. The name Apsara is a Khmer word for the dancing girls or heavenly nymphs who were employed to please the gods. You can see them carved on most Khmer temples, both in Facilities:
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Apsara owner Ivan Scholte brought interior designer Niki Fairchild from Bangkok to assist with the hotel’s design. The result is what most visitors will agree is one of the most chic places in Luang Prabang. [read more] As the Asian Wall Street Journal said about the Apsara, "It's almost too attractive". The restaurant features polished concrete floors and serves modern European and Asian food and the driest Martinis in town. With Chinese-style lanterns hanging in marvelous multicolored clusters and original art on the walls, the use of color, placement of plants and greenery, riverside and mountain views creates a spectacular ambiance and feeling of well-being. The friendly staff just make the Apsara experience even more wonderful
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