Luang Prabang, Laos

Achieving the perfect balance between period authenticity and modern comfort is a difficult trick to pull off, but the 3 Nagas has triumphed. Havens of heritage boutique chic in the heart of Luang Prabang’s old quarter, both of the buildings that make up the property date from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and have been artfully restored with local clay-tiled roofs and dark-wood floors. Set in lush tropical gardens on the banks of the Mekong, they offer plenty of relaxing outside space. The rooms are sleek and stylish, featuring four-posters and spacious verandas opening on to palm-shaded lawns.