The Belle Rive Boutique Hotel

Best hotel in Luang Prabang! The location was perfect. They located nearby the river and offered a free boat trip sunset for 1 hour. The room was nice, clean, comfort. Breakfast was delicious as well. Recommended!

Beautiful setting, overlooking the Mekong river. Beautifully restored and furnished French Colonial Rooms. Fruit basket topped up daily and a lot of complimentry beers and drinks daily. Friendly, helpful English speaking staff. Restaurant for breakfasts (included) and dinner (not included) on the Mekong River. We will be back, for sure.

We loved our stay at Belle Rive Boutique Hotel. Comfy beds, polished wood floors, cool A/C, and a stunning view of the Mekong right from our room. Breakfast was a treat—served riverside with a great à la carte menu. Super friendly staff, perfect location just minutes from town, plus free bikes and a relaxing sunset cruise included. A peaceful gem in Luang Prabang.

This is a hidden gem, overlooking the Mekong. The rooms are comfortable and serviced daily. We had a balcony, which we used to shelter from the heat in the afternoons. There is a lovely breakfast included, served in the terrace restaurant. The staff are extremely friendly and very helpful. We hope we can go back sometime.

My husband and I stayed during our honeymoon, and were absolutely enamored with the Belle Rive hotel. We didn't know much about Luang Prabang and were relying mainly on search and online research, and we were so happy we found this charming hotel. The location is perfect (very walkable) and the food (breakfast and dinner) was amazing. The view overlooking the river is stunning, even if its a little overcast (we got a little rain while we were there but were able to enjoy dinner and cocktails at the covered outdoor restaurant! It was lovely). The staff is incredibly accommodating, helping us plan our excursions (e.g. we went to an elephant sanctuary and to the waterfalls), helping us book a Vespa, and giving us lots of great recommendations upon arrival. Cannot recommend this hotel enough!

I was a bit confused of this place by the photos, but booked it due to the good reviews. Basically it's less of a hotel, and more so a collection of buildings on a street that presumably were converted to have hotel rooms. It appears most (possibly all?) rooms are facing the street, and have Mekong River views. It's only a two lane road with relatively low speeds, so not a huge deal. And in a weird way it kind of works, as it makes it more feel like you are in a town vs. a resort. Since it was low season, they double upgraded us from their base terrace to a balcony room. I always appreciate this a lot of hotels will only upgrade if your room is unavailable, or only do it if you have status. The room truly was nice- rustic styled but actually felt new and clean. Much better in person than in the photos. It was too humid to sit on the balcony without fans, but still the views from inside were fantastic. The included minibar was a nice touch. You get two beers included in your stay, and then housekeeping will refresh it with soft drinks throughout your stace. They don't advertise it on 3rd party booking sites (making me think it was a direct booking offer) , but they did also give me a free river cruise for my stay (including one drink). The hotel also provides bikes, and even ebikes for free. I highly recommend taking the ebikes accross the ferry and just riding on the other side. Really nice views, and the ebikes make the hills easy. The hotel has a restaurant accross the street that is river front. I think this is the main draw of the hotel, as you can have included breakfast every morning looking at the Mekong. I was a bit confused on what unlimited all day breakfast means from reading reviews so here's specifically what it is: Once per a day when the restaurant is open, you can order from their breakast menu (attached) at their restaurant. You can order as much as you like while seated, but you can't leave and then come back. The breakfast was good, and it's unique to have full table service. if you compare it to the massive breakfast buffets served in southeast asia by hotels in this price range, the options are more limited but that's a very high bar. In general I found the Laos food at their restaurant for breaskfast and dinner bland, but the western breakfast options were good. Especially the croissants. Note a few caveats for low season right now - the river lounge area is gone. presumably they will reopen it once it's no longer at risk by the water. - Despite reviewers metioning it, they do not do turndown service when the hotel is at low capacity. They don't technically advertise turndown and the hotel isn't in the price range where you would normally see turndown so you can't be too mad. The location is decent. You are maybe a 5 minute walk to the center of Laos "nightlife", and then a 10 minute walk to the market. Definately book here if you want to be by the river.

Luang Prabang was by far the best stop in our five-country Asian trip, and the Belle Rive was a big part of it. They gave us a beautiful, well-equipped room on the ground floor. The only downside to the room was the beautiful polished wood floor in the room was very slippery when walking around in socks. Shoes or barefoot were the only safe options. The bed had mosquito netting, but we really didn't see any mosquitos. There was an in-room safe, good water pressure and plenty of hot water. The included breakfast was offered at the hotel's restaurant, directly across the street from the hotel and right over the River. The hotel gave excellent service, both in the hotel and in the restaurant. Airport pickup and return was $15 US and worth every penny.

An excellent and amazing experience. From the reception (Ken) where our room was ready to arranging our tours (Khai) and being dropped off at the airport, the Belle Rive Boutique Hotel delivered excellence and service. First, we loved the location. It was close to all the walkable activities and the major temples...but then most things in Luang Prabhang are all in close proximity. The room was very comfortable and reflected the architectural style. The breakfast was substantial with the initial welcome juice always a delight. I also enjoyed the Laotian coffee! However, it was the service that blew us away. Really wonderful and caring staff. Khai made tour arrangements to visit the Kuang Si Waterfalls, a wonderful boat ride on the Mekong to the Pak Ou caves and a cooking class. The sunset cruise as part of the hotel offering was also a great experience. All - in all we were delighted.