Shangri-Lao Resort

If you are okay being out of the busy streets of Luang Prabang, this is a great location. On a quiet river co-located on an elephant conservation property, it is a great place to relax and chill. Staff and service fantastic.

L’emplacement, l’accueil

Le bruit dans la rue ce soir la

Le bungalow a un charme fou. L’intérieur est tout en bois et donc très chaud. La vue et l’environnement sont très agréables

Petit déjeuner très simple

The view from the balcony is beautiful, as well as the surroundings. In the morning you can see the elephants crossing the river.

When we checked in we received absolutely no information about the place. We booked this place cause we thought it was a sanctuary for elephants, however when we arrived the elephants had been taken to another place for the evening (I assume the share them between the nearby resorts?). They have an ostrich in a small enclosure - which was pretty random, but also really sad, as the animal was clearly stressed. I would think people chose this place for the nature experience, so an enclosed ostrich is not the best way of promoting animal welfare. Besides that there is nothing to do in the evening. - which is probably why there were no other guests around as people will drive 30min to be in Luang Prabang instead. The place is very run down. The room smells really strongly of air freshener, which gave an instant headache. The bathroom was not very clean - there was a used bandaid on the floor and no amenities beside a bar of hand soap. The room which is designed as a “tent” is formed by really heavy burgundy drapes, and it was really dark and impossible to see anything when it was dark outside. This place needs a thorough renovation, cause the view and location would have potential, but until then I wouldn’t recommend staying there.