Riverview Bungalows & GH

The host is great but the trick of the Trip.com which bought the room from *********** and not communicated with the Bungalow and they give our room for another guess.

We booked for 1 night via a booking engine while heading north up the river. Reviews on there said it was next to the boat dock- it’s actually a ＜10 min walk along the village street. We were shown to a room in a modern block set slightly back from the river front bungalows. It was on the 1st floor so had a river and Mountain View over the bungalow roofs and a shared balcony rather than a private one in the bungalows. Not sure why others off our boat got a bungalow- there was only one type of room available on the booking engine and they used the same as us. Maybe as we were staying only 1 night? The room was a good size, clean and had a comfy bed. No need for the fan as it was chilly at night in late January. The hot water worked if you didn’t turn it on fully. The walls were quite thin so you could hear neighbours coughing etc. In general the room was ok but a little expensive for Laos. The owners (European and local) speak good English which is unusual for Laos but they seemed a little distracted (they own a few businesses in the village). In summary, it was clean and comfy enough but for rural Laos $15 would have been a fairer price.

Great location but missing the basics, ie clean sheets (I didn’t want to have to ask again), and soap. My room also had a missing connection from the tap to the wall which was fixed when I asked.

The room was passable in terms of cleanliness. We were told that the room he gave us had a few problems but he didn’t list them all. The main light didn’t work, the door didn’t lock from the inside, there were many holes in the roof, there was a crack in the sink so whenever you washed your hands it would go all over the floor; the shutters didn’t close properly (handy for potential thief’s). He said that he gave the room to us at a slight discount, but the more we got to know Gabriel and how deceiving he seemed, the more we doubted this. He also tried to pressure us into buying a boat ticket to our next destination which seemed fishy. Generally, he had the air of salesman and was charismatic at first but we got bad vibes as we got to know him more. Overall though the price was good and the view was nice.

Excellent breakfast, spacious, no mosquitos, laundry service unfortunately soft matras and window cannot open resulting no ventilation. Overpriced.

Excellent hotel! The hosts are a marvelous family — very friendly and accommodating!!