Residence Sisouk

Pakse is a bit of a one horse town and there is very little there for tourists. I expect the hotel was amazing in its heyday but it has not been maintained and is expensive for a run down hotel in need of renovation. Soft furnishings were ripped and the room and bathroom were poor. it could have been so nice.

Old hotel in a central location. Large room, terrible shower, malfunctioning a/c After checking in you need to take the elevator. The elevator has grilled doors on both sides, and only one person with their luggage can fit at a time. I did not know how to operate this elevator, or wanted to use such an old elevator, so reluctantly chose to use the stairs. Room is large and dated. Hard uncomfortable mattress. Shower is tiny and badly designed. The shower head was placed too high so that when you turn on the water the shower head spreads water all over the bathroom and not on the person taking the shower. I had to use my towels to dry the puddles of water on the floor. The worse part was the air conditioning. The air conditioning was working but not cooling the room. I woke up in the middle of the night sweating and could not go back to sleep. Breakfast staff does not speak English. They served me an egg, baguette, jam, water, cut up banana and papaya, juice, and coffee, no espresso drinks. I don’t know if there are better options in Pakse, but I would not want to stay here again.

Colonial feeling in the heart of Pakxe. A nice old building decorated with a lot of old furniture, wooden floors and a lot of athmosphere. Maybe the slowest old fashioned lift in the world ;-) Rooms are very homey and nice, balconies with river view. Quiet at night, I did sleep very well. Helpful and friendly staff. A lot of restaurants, shops, market in walking distance. Easy to discover the city of Pakxe by walk.