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La Folie Lodge Southern Laos' most charming lodge — 25 peaceful rooms with Mekong views, nestled on Don Daeng Island. A "Secret Retreat" near the sacred hills of Vat Phu.

Located on the island of Done Daeng in Champasak, La Folie Lodge offers 26 rooms with Mekong river view, in a lush tropical garden. The restaurant beside the pool offers traditionnal local food and western dishes. The large outdoor pool under the palm shade offer a delightful view of the sunset over the mountains. The lodge also offers tour desk service, a Spa, botanical garden, organic garden, petanque court, and bicycle rental. The private boats of the resort offer free shuttle service to connect the island to the center of Champasak town, only a 15 minute drive to Vat Phu, the ancient Khmer temple. Guests can also go to Ban Meuang, for easy transfers to the 4000 Islands or Cambodia.

Lonely Planet found room for a new edition, but not for Don Daeng.No matter. The island has never needed a guidebook to ...
31/07/2026

Lonely Planet found room for a new edition, but not for Don Daeng.

No matter. The island has never needed a guidebook to be worth discovering.

For travelers who still enjoy finding places for themselves: www.lafolie-laos.com

The latest   t overlooked an entire island.  did not.For travellers who know that the finest discoveries are rarely foun...
29/07/2026

The latest t overlooked an entire island.

did not.

For travellers who know that the finest discoveries are rarely found in an index: www.lafolie-laos.com

Hotels are becoming easier to recognise and harder to remember.At La Folie, we have always preferred warmth, colour and ...
28/07/2026

Hotels are becoming easier to recognise and harder to remember.

At La Folie, we have always preferred warmth, colour and a little personality to modern 50 shades of beige and concrete

From Don Daeng, unmistakably: www.lafolie-laos.com

Breakfast beneath Lingaparvata. A wooden bungalow in the garden. Bougainvillea in the light.A day on Don Daeng needs ver...
27/07/2026

Breakfast beneath Lingaparvata. A wooden bungalow in the garden. Bougainvillea in the light.

A day on Don Daeng needs very little arranging.

Take your time: www.lafolie-laos.com

From the yoga sala, Lingaparvata holds the horizon across the Mekong.The mountain was sacred long before the first mat w...
27/07/2026

From the yoga sala, Lingaparvata holds the horizon across the Mekong.

The mountain was sacred long before the first mat was placed on Don Daeng.

See you on the mat: www.lafolie-laos.com

First, over ice on Don Daeng. Then, less than 100 kilometres away, among the coffee plantations of the Bolaven Plateau.O...
26/07/2026

First, over ice on Don Daeng. Then, less than 100 kilometres away, among the coffee plantations of the Bolaven Plateau.

One of the world’s remarkable coffee regions is still hiding in plain sight.

From the plantation to your glass: www.lafolie-laos.com

La Folie usually speaks quietly.The double smash burger with our ginger sauce has other ideas. Come hungry: www.lafolie-...
26/07/2026

La Folie usually speaks quietly.

The double smash burger with our ginger sauce has other ideas.

Come hungry: www.lafolie-laos.com

Swisscontact  spent years giving southern Laos a place online.When their website domain expired, we built dondaengisland...
25/07/2026

Swisscontact spent years giving southern Laos a place online.

When their website domain expired, we built dondaengisland.com with the island’s homestays, local contacts and booking details included.

Don Daeng is easier to find. So are its hosts.

From Don Daeng, for Don Daeng: www.lafolie-laos.com

Reduced funding and a pandemic changed the timetable, not the vision.Three seasons ago, the yoga shala sala was complete...
25/07/2026

Reduced funding and a pandemic changed the timetable, not the vision.

Three seasons ago, the yoga shala sala was completed. The retreats on Don Daeng have continued ever since.

From compromise, without compromising: www.lafolie-laos.com

Travelife has a checklist. Don Daeng has soil beneath its fingernails.Here, kitchen scraps return to the earth and veget...
24/07/2026

Travelife has a checklist. Don Daeng has soil beneath its fingernails.

Here, kitchen scraps return to the earth and vegetables grow near the kitchen. Some knowledge makes more sense in a garden than in an audit.

From the garden, without the label: www.lafolie-laos.com

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Done Daeng
Champasak
1605

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