The onetime palace of a Lao prince is shifting into the portfolio of inns managed by the Spanish lodge group, Meliá Motels Worldwide. The Grand Luang Prabang would be the first lodge in Laos to hitch Melia Motels Worldwide’s rising presence within the area.
The Luang Prabang property will bear a 12-month rebranding course of to turn out to be the primary member of the Melia Assortment in Southeast Asia. Meliá Assortment inns have been launched in 2022 to carry collectively a few of the group’s most distinctive and one-of-a-kind properties. Because the one-time palace of a Lao prince, the Lao property has the type of distinctive story that distinguishes a group lodge. With its wealthy tradition and structure the vacation spot of Luang Prabang has held UNESCO World Heritage standing for twenty years.
“For the Meliá household, we’re extraordinarily joyful to start our journey in Laos with this extraordinary lodge,” stated Gabriel Escarrer, Chairman and CEO of Meliá Motels Worldwide. “We count on locations like Luang Prabang to turn out to be extra in style with trendy vacationers who’re searching for new and distinctive experiences, and I’m certain that this lodge, with its unmistakable sense of place, will allow friends to totally benefit from the vacation spot.”
Located on lush riverside in Luang Prabang, The Grand Luang Prabang is a 75-key property unfold out over eight buildings, comprising of a 1920-built palace and a group of annexes. The property instructions the excessive floor of a six-hectare bluff on a bend of the Mekong with sweeping views of mountains and river, and majestic sunsets.
As soon as generally known as Xiengkeo Palace, the roots of the property attain deep into French colonial-style structure, albeit with decidedly Laotian touches. Prince Petcharath, the aristocrat who as soon as lived on the grounds, is well-known amongst Laotians and held a tenure as prime minister throughout World Conflict II.
Balconies from visitor rooms overlook manicured gardens and lotus ponds, and the environs past. Interiors ooze attraction by means of conventional picket furnishings and timeless appointments. The property additionally options an expansive swimming pool within the gardens. Meliá plans so as to add Spanish hospitality to the combo, whereas making certain the lodge retains its distinct character.
“Luang Prabang is a hidden gem in Asia, steeped in a lot historical past and tradition with a myriad of historical temples and monasteries,” stated Ignacio Martin, Managing Director Asia Pacific at Meliá Motels Worldwide. “We need to immerse friends within the story right here by means of a lodge that’s actually a part of the gorgeous essence of this vacation spot.”
Beneath Meliá’s umbrella the lodge will bear a renovation and refurbishment over the subsequent 12 months, remaining operational all through.
Meliá Motels Worldwide landed in Asia for the primary time within the Nineteen Eighties with the opening of Meliá Bali. Since then, the area has turn out to be strategically vital for the group, the place it at the moment has a portfolio of 50 properties (working and within the pipeline) in Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, China and Laos.
The primary Lao property expands on a partnership with Thailand-based TCC Group that started with the opening of Meliá’s first lodge in Vietnam over twenty years in the past.
