Outside town -- guesthouses and hotel

Bounhome Guesthouse - Basic but interesting location

 
Otherside of the river


A very basic guesthouse on the opposite side of the river to the rest of town, Bounhome gets custom mainly when nearby May Lyn is full. Basic adjoined bamboo rooms, half have a cold shower and squat ...  

Champa Lao - Interesting, if perilous location

 
Island in the Nam Song River


Champa Lao is the only guesthouse on the small island in the middle of the Nam Song. Currently closed because the two bridges servicing the island have washed away with the swollen river, there is ...

Les Jardins de Vang Vieng - Shows promise

 
Moung Song Village
Tel: (023) 511 340; Fax: (023) 511 340

Newly built, Les Jardins de Vang Vieng so far has no real garden to speak of, but the location is right by the river and a bit of a walk from the centre of town, which shows promise. Run by the very ...

May Lyn - Great alternative to Vang Vieng town

 
Across the river from Vang Vieng
Tel: (020) 604 095;

Eccentric Irishman Joe who owns May Lyn has built most of it himself. Slightly wild gardens, teaming with gorgeous butterflies (particularly in the early morning hours) hold a pleasant, old style ...

Otherside Guesthouse - Basic bamboo in a quiet spot

 
Otherside of the rive


Currently closed for the rainy season due to lack of water and electricity, Otherside Guesthouse is, unsurprisingly, on the other side of the river from the main part of town. Basic bamboo bungalows ...

The Organic Mulberry Farm - Basic guesthouse, interesting spot

 
Vang Vieng


The Farm is located on the banks of the Nam Song, 3km north of Vang Vieng. The farm's mulberry plantations are fed on by the worms used to make silk and also used to make traditional Lao mulberry ... profile

Vang Vieng Resort - Attractive, cheap and private

 
Vang Vieng
Tel: (021) 219 380;

A little out of town, the Vang Vieng Resort has large grounds in the shade of the mountains. Individual bungalows are well spaced and fan cooled with bathroom and hot shower. There is a coffee ...

In town -- guesthouses and hotels

Although the vast majority of places in Vang Vieng are on the eastern bank of the river, we've been advised there are a growing number on the western bank -- Maylyn Bungalows has been particularly recommended.

Amphone Guesthouse - Quite clean but nondescript

 
Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 180;

On the road that follows the river but not by the river, this nondescript guesthouse has quite clean rooms with bathroom inside, and a hot shower. Beds do not have proper sheets 

Bountang Guesthouse - Balcony with a view

 
Ban Sengsavang, Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 328;

Located at the northern end of town, Bountang Guesthouse has plain rooms with bathroom and hot shower inside. Bountang has a front balcony looking over the river

Bungalows Riverside and Restaurant - Off the beaten track.

 
On the riverbank, Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 035;

Tucked away off the main strip but well signposted, Riverside offers a choice of budget bamboo huts, or full scale air-con wooden bungalows. It's not the most attractive stretch of the riverc

Chaleune Guesthouse - Basic

 
Ban Sisavang, Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 135;

At the northern side of town, Chaleune has a balcony with a top-of-the-mountains view. The rooms are plain and basic with bucket flush ...

Chan-thanom Guesthouse - A lovely feel.

 
Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 174;

Affiliated with the Organic Mulberry Farm, Chan-thanom has simple rooms with a lovely feel. Currently fan cooling is the only option, but air-con was planned as of mid-2004.

Chantala Guesthouse - Basic but clean

 
Ban Sengsavang, Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 146;

Located on the northern side of town. Chantala has plain basic rooms with bathroom and hot shower inside.Chantala has a front balcony overlooking the town, and full view of the moon at night, as well ...

Dok Khoun 2 - Clean and quiet, bare balconies have lovely views.

 
Ban Viengkeo, Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 063;

Run by the younger brother of 'Dok Khoun 1', this guesthouse is similar in style. Rooms are plain, but clean and decently sized. Recently built, all rooms have a bathroom with hot shower

Dokboua Guesthouse - Family run

 
Ban Sisavang, Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 125;

Centrally located, at the top of the road leading to the market, Dokboua is in a large concrete buildings, with clean rooms featuring basic furniture, a bathroom with hot shower and fan.

Dokkhoun 1 Guesthouse - Friendly family run spot

 
Ban Sisavang, Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 032;

Centrally located, at the top of the road leading to the market. This place has with clean rooms with basic furnishings, a bathroom with hot shower and fan (and some a/c rooms).

Hotel Nam Song - Needs to lift its game

 
Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 016;

The long-running Hotel Nam Song has a good reputation, offering clean rooms -- in fact they smell strongly of cleaning fluids -- and co-ordinated decor. However the rooms are sterile and quite dull

Jardin Organique de Vang Vieng - Decent rooms but not the best setting

 
Vang Vieng


Not to be confused with the owners' brother's guesthouse, which is next door and actually does have plans for an organic garden, Jardin Organique de Vang Vieng has two types of room set in a pleasant location

Khamphone Guesthouse - Clean rooms

 
Ban Viengkeo, Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 062;

This long-established guesthouse has expanded into the building across the street. Rooms are clean with a bathroom and hot shower and a choice of either fan or air-con. There is a small balcony

Kianethong Guesthouse - Flourishing spot

 
Near the river, Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 069;

This guesthouse is clearly flourishing, as a huge new building has recently been added. In a quiet area of town, Kianethong has clean, fan rooms with very small beds. Rooms have a bathroom with hotshower

Le Jardin Organique Vang Vieng - Tranquil

 
On the riverbank, Ban Viengkeo
Tel: (020) 220 1857;

Le Jardin Organique Vang Vieng has enormous bungalows by the river. A quiet spot, it is still convenient to the centre of town. Cool tiled adjoined bathrooms have hot showers,

Malany Guesthouse - Clean and central with great views.

 
Ban Sisavang, Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 083;

Immediately identifiable by the huge wooden wagon wheels out the front, Malany is right in the centre of town. Four storeys, each with large balconies facing the mountains, mean views are fantastic.

Nam Song Garden - Unfinished

 
Vang Vieng


The Norwegian owner of Nam Song Garden also makes ice cream favoured particularly by the local children. The guesthouse is just a small operation, two rooms in their house overlooking the river

Nana Guesthouse - Attractive, quiet and reasonably priced.

 
Ban Viengkeo, Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 036;

On the main street, but away from the bustle and noise of the pizza-and-movie restaurants, Nana is an attractive guesthouse. Rooms are nice but fairly standard, with bathroom and hot shower,

New Guesthouse - Overpriced and under functional

 
Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 617;

Government run, New Guesthouse is exactly that: new. Unfortunately that doesn't make it great. Overpriced for pretty basic rooms, those with fan share separate men and women's toilets

Ngeunphanith Guesthouse - Central, but cramped and noisy.

 
Centre of town, Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 150;

Ngeunphanith is right in the tourist centre of town, with rooms behind its very popular restaurant. Constantly playing movies, and back to back Friends episodes, the rooms are continually drowned in

Pan's Place - Under new management

 
Ban Viengkeo, Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 097;

Viengchaleune has two sections. The front building has clean wooden rooms with and without bathrooms. Shared bathrooms do not have a hot shower. Rooms in the concrete back building are all fan cooled .

Pany Guesthouse - Light, airy and quiet

 
Ban Viengkeo, Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 076;

Pany is set back off the main road, close to the old airport runway and bus station. On offer are a variety of rooms. Those in the front downstairs have air-con and have clearly been decorated

Phaserdsay/Paseuthxay Guesthouse - Surly staff

 
Near the market, Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 052;

This centrally located guesthouse is at the top of the road leading to the market. Set in a large concrete buildings, it has clean rooms featuring basic furniture, a bathroom with hot shower and fan. ete profile

Phonsakit Guesthouse - Clean and decent.

 
Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 081;

Rooms at Phonsakit are small but decent and clean, with fans and a bathroom with hot shower. Staff are helpful and offer laundry and safety deposit boxes. In low season it is worth trying to bargain

Phoubane Guesthouse - Great setting, basic rooms.

 
Ban Sisavang, Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 306;

Behind the market and set right on the river, Phoubane has one of the best settings in Vang Vieng, with a balconied restaurant jutting out into the river, a full clear view of the mountains, and ... Phoubane Guesthouse complete profile

Phoubane Guesthouse - Old but clean with herbal sauna.

 
Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 037;

This long-established guesthouse has a fairly uninspiring exterior, tucked away on a small corner behind other buildings, and with little signage. The buildings are old and not that well cared for.

Phoukham Guesthouse - Cheap and friendly.

 
Vang Vieng
Tel: No telephone;

The family at Phoukham are very friendly and welcome you with a glass of Lao tea, but they don't speak much English. The guesthouse is quite old so the rooms are faded but clean. Fan cooled

Sapaothong Guesthouse - Away from the throngs, large and clean.

 
Ban Sisavang, Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 116;

Well away from the tourist end of town and very much in the burbs of Vang Vieng, Saphaothong is large, clean and cool. There is a front balcony overlooking a school, and some mountain scenery.

Saysong Guesthouse - Peaceful location with a great river view.

 
Near the river, Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 130;

Saysong is tucked away behind the market, between the meat-on-a-stick and pungent pickled green vegetable stalls. It's right on the river, and a balcony out the back overlooks lush greenery

Sisavang Guesthouse - Spectacular views and central location

 
Ban Sisavang, Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 428;

Set slightly back off the road, Sisavang is a four-storey monolith that towers over all the other buildings in town. Large furnished balconies on every level face the mountain ranges

Sivixay Guesthouse - No views

Luang Prabang Road, Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 030;

Sivixay is on the northern side of town with basic rooms with bathroom and hot shower inside. The problem here is the guesthouse has no views at

Song Riverbank Guesthouse - Basic but pleasant, on a quiet river spot.

 
Vang Vieng
Tel: (020) 5489414;

Song Riverbank Guesthouse is on a quiet spot in the river, behind the market and overlooking a tiny tributary with two small bamboo bridges. There is plenty of local activity to watch from the large ... Song Riverbank Guesthouse complete profile

Thavisouk Guesthouse - Decent rooms, and services

 
Downtown, Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 340;

Thavisouk is a clean, decent guesthouse with fairly simple rooms. Rentable with either fan or air-con, beds have spring mattresses, and rooms have bathrooms with a hot shower.

Thavonsouk - Wide range of nice, clean rooms and lovely views

 
Riverside, Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 096; Fax: (023) 511096

Staff are very helpful at Thavonsouk, and they speak very good English. The grounds are tucked away down by the river, opposite the Hotel Nam Song, and is a much more attractive option

Vang Vieng Guesthouse - Same as usual but central

 
Ban Sisavang, Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 058;

The newly-opened Vang Vieng has large, clean rooms with a bathroom and hot shower. At this stage only the ground floor is open, as they have run out of money.

Vang Vieng Orchid Guesthouse - Same style but great views

 
Riverside, Vang Vieng


Newly built, Vang Vieng Orchid is right on the riverside, behind where the market used to be. Clean, freshly painted rooms pretty much stick to the Vang Vieng formula.

Viengkeo Guesthouse - Cheap, clean rooms in a quiet area

 
Ban Viengkeo, Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 108;

Set back off the main street, Viengkeo is a little out of the action but still reasonably central. Rooms are clean, with a fan, bathroom and hot shower. There is a restaurant attached at the front,

Viengsavanh Guesthouse - Really nice for a budget guesthouse.

 
Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 112;

The relatively new Viengsavanh has very clean fan-cooled rooms with a bathroom and hot shower. Some rooms have access to a small shared balcony which circles the quite high building, and consequently profile

Viengvilay Guesthouse - Clean, attractive and central

 
Centre of town, Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 177;

Run by a brother and sister team, this guesthouse and trekking operation has friendly staff who speak very good English. In the centre of town, right near the market,

VK Guesthouse - Large rooms are the cleanest in Vang Vieng

 
Ban Viengkeo, Vang Vieng
Tel: (023) 511 483;

Set in quiet, neat grounds, VK has particularly large rooms that are extremely clean -- and peach coloured. Rooms can be either fan-cooled or air-con and include a bathroom with hot shower.