"Amantaka: Housed in a colonial-era hospital about a five-minute walk from the beginning of Sisavangvong Road, the Amantaka—all clean lines, high ceilings, and a restrained, mostly white palette—is an oasis. The rooms are large and stone-floored, the daily afternoon tea is addictive (there are two different kinds of iced infusions and at least five different kinds of pastries every day), and you should at the very least come here for a dinner, which is served around the candlelit pool."