Settha Palace Hotel
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Settha Palace Hotel, is a historical, luxury boutique hotel
located at 6 Pangkham Street, Vientiane
, central Laos
, next to Laos National Stadium
, near the Khounboulom Boulevard. It is housed in a renovated French Indonese colonial building built in 1932 and attracts ambassadors and distinguished visitors from surrounding Southeast Asian countries. The hotel was reopened after substantial renovation in 1999.
The 2 executive suites of the hotel cost $420 and more a night. They feature high ceilings and king-sized beds. Other room types include the junior suites which are narrower rooms and the deluxe suites. The hotel offers personalized airport transfer with it's original London cap.
.The bar to the restaurant is open throughout the day, even when meals are not being served.
Boutique hotel
Boutique hotel is a term popularized in North America and the United Kingdom to describe intimate, usually luxurious or unique hotel environments. Boutique hotels differentiate themselves from larger chain/branded hotels and motels by providing personalized accommodation and services / facilities...
located at 6 Pangkham Street, Vientiane
Vientiane
-Geography:Vientiane is situated on a bend of the Mekong river, which forms the border with Thailand at this point.-Climate:Vientiane features a tropical wet and dry climate with a distinct monsoon season and a dry season. Vientiane’s dry season spans from November through March. April marks the...
, central Laos
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
, next to Laos National Stadium
Laos National Stadium
Laos National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Vientiane, Laos. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 20,000. The National Stadium is located at the intersection of Khounboulom and Le Ky Huong streets in central Vientiane, less than 1 km northwest of the...
, near the Khounboulom Boulevard. It is housed in a renovated French Indonese colonial building built in 1932 and attracts ambassadors and distinguished visitors from surrounding Southeast Asian countries. The hotel was reopened after substantial renovation in 1999.
Architecture
The hotel is restored to its 1930s colonial appearance.The building is painted beige with mahogany brown windows and roof. At the front of the hotel are beige painted pilasters leading into the reception. The lobby is similarly painted in beige/cream with a grand chandelier on the ceiling, light brown marble floor with two large pilaster supporting the roof towards the end in front of the staircase. Wooden chairs with orange pattern furnishings lie either side of the lobby. The banisters of the staircase, like most of the hotel are dark rosewood. The swimming pool and hotel is surrounded by palm trees.Rooms
The rooms elegantly furnished with antiques and Venetian marble and dark Rosewood furniture.The 2 executive suites of the hotel cost $420 and more a night. They feature high ceilings and king-sized beds. Other room types include the junior suites which are narrower rooms and the deluxe suites. The hotel offers personalized airport transfer with it's original London cap.
Meetings & Banquets
The hotel has an elegant banquet room facing the pool garden, which is able to host up to 200 persons.La Belle Epoque
The hotel is served by La Belle Epoque Restaurant, one of the "most charming" restaurants in the city according to Frommers. It serves French and continental cuisine and is noted for its meat dishes and goat's cheese pastry. It also imports steaks and fish from AustraliaAustralia
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.The bar to the restaurant is open throughout the day, even when meals are not being served.