The President by AKARYN  is a new opening under the banner of  boutique Akarn Hotel  Group, led by the stylish and inspirational  Anchalika Kijkanakorn. If other hotels in the stable are anything to go by will recreate a bygone era of elegance along the Mekong River. The luxury hotel has the houses of parliament for a neighbour and puts you in Vientiane’s most exclusive neighbourhood. With wide, tree-lined boulevards and colonial mansions. It sits opposite a 16th-century temple that has one of the most impressive collections of religious art in Laos. There will also be has a personal butler-in-residence for guests and Rolls Royce transfers on offer. Outside are gardens, including and English country-style mazes.
Opens: February 2017
Also on our Laos radar: Rosewood Luang Prabang