The lap of
Luang Prabang
luxury
The latest offering from legendary hotelier Adrian Zecha is bound to impress By Sally Pryor
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t’s a conspicuously new building in a town lauded for its heritage charm, but Azerai, Luang Prabang’s newest luxury hotel, has drawn as much inspiration as possible from the previous building’s footprint. Set back from the street, the graceful two-storey façade is both sparkingly modern, and completely in synch with its surroundings. Hotel manager Gary Tyson said while the structure was new, the building process was subject to the same regulations as older, more traditional structures. “Under UNESCO regulations, the hotel had specific guidelines to follow and to draw from elements of the hotel that was on the site prior to Azerai,” he says. “The footprint of the L-shaped accommodation building is identical to the previous building, and the architect wanted
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