Phu Hin Bun NPA & Tham Kong Lor
These stilted bungalows sit in an immaculately landscaped, jungle-like garden at the edge of Nam Hin Bun. The more expensive rooms have en suite bathrooms…
Must-see hotels in Central Laos
Savannakhet
This funky little place is akin to a boutique homestay. There are just three rooms sharing two bathrooms – one with an outdoor shower – and delightfully…
Savannakhet
This swanky hostel will make you feel like a million bucks on just a few thousand kip. Located right in the heart of 'downtown' Savannakhet, the handsome…
Savannakhet
Avalon Residence offers smart midrange rooms at a budget price and is pretty convenient for a stroll to the bus station. The rooms are spacious and have…
Central Laos
Spacious, new-feeling rooms in a four-storey building. Perks such as friendly service, free bus station/border pickup and one of the only hotel lifts in…
Central Laos
One of the most popular guesthouses in Ban Khoun Kham, this is a friendly and helpful place to stay. Cheap-as-chips dorms and comfortable rooms with air…
Phu Hin Bun NPA & Tham Kong Lor
Homestay accommodation is available at the opposite end of Tham Kong Lor, in Ban Natane. The village is within walking distance of the drink stalls where…
Central Laos
Hotel Riveria has terrific views of Thailand on one side and even more dramatic vistas of the jagged karsts on the other. But this is very much a business…
Hin Namno NPA & Around
The only place to stay in Lang Khang (and the only hotel-like accommodation in the area), it doesn't look like much from the outside, but the rooms here…
Savannakhet
This ostentatious hotel overlooking the Mekong offers a slice of international comfort, and its kidney-shaped pool is very welcome on sweltering days, of…
Savannakhet
Pilgrim's Inn is attached to the popular Pilgrim's Kitchen with English-speaking staff who make you feel at home. Guacamole-green rooms feature clean beds…
Central Laos
A somewhat over-the-top retro-renaissance hotel on the river with smart, well-finished rooms. French in accent, the riverfront rooms with balcony are a…
Central Laos
Housed in a handsome villa, the dorms here range from four to six beds. The beds themselves are pretty standard; the real reasons to stay are the homey…
Savannakhet
A new-feeling guesthouse tucked down a side soi (lane) off Th Santisouk, Fundee offers great value for money thanks to its smart rooms, the more expensive…
Central Laos
Set in an old French villa with a pretty facade, Inthira offers the most romantic, stylish digs in town. That said, some of the rooms have odd and…
Phu Hin Bun NPA & Tham Kong Lor
This Swiss-style accommodation on the main road to Kong Lor, at the start of the village, has 15 plain but well-kept rooms plus a dorm. The owners are…
Phu Hin Bun NPA & Tham Kong Lor
This compound includes a strip of concrete rooms and a row of elevated wood bungalows. The latter have more space and natural light, and balconies that…
Savannakhet
This large compound houses several structures; opt for the more expensive rooms in the new building – they're spacious and spotless, if lacking in pizzazz.
Central Laos
This canary-yellow compound, just west of the market, has recently been renovated, leaving the rooms comfy, if plain. The cheapest are fan-cooled.
Central Laos
The Vieng Xay is hands down the town's best digs, with 30 vast rooms with TV, air-con and hot water. There's an attached restaurant.
Nakai–Nam Theun National Park & Around
The characterless yet clean rooms here are set in bungalows in a spacious garden and firepits are lit nightly during peak season.
Phu Hin Bun NPA & Tham Kong Lor
If you want a cultural experience, check in at the ticket booth for Tham Kong Lor for details on Ban Kong Lor's homestay program.
Nakai–Nam Theun National Park & Around
This guesthouse offers respite in a string of rather small, aged, stuffy bungalows. The more expensive rooms are the only ones worth considering, and the…
Central Laos
Located right at the fountain square, this colonial-era building has bare-walled dorms and private rooms. With a motorcycle hire place in the lobby, the…
Central Laos
Thanks to a bit of tender loving care, this blue, Soviet-inspired monolith has been somewhat improved, with decent rooms that have cable TV, air-con and…
Central Laos
Sitting back from busy Rte 8, this pleasant guesthouse has large rooms with mahogany beds and furniture, basic en suite and TV. The cheapest rooms are…
Savannakhet
Pastel-hued Leena has something of a motel vibe with its kitsch decor, peach-coloured rooms with tiled floors, and an inviting semi-open-air breakfast…
Central Laos
All rooms here have fan or air-con, and although some are smaller than others, they are fresh with firm beds and en suite with very hot water. There is…
Phu Hin Bun NPA & Tham Kong Lor
Boasting the closest location to Tham Kong Lor is this attractive yet overpriced cluster of 30 rooms. The restaurant features a terrace with views to the…
Phu Hin Bun NPA & Tham Kong Lor
Kong Lor Eco Lodge has 12 spartan but clean rooms set back from the road. The small restaurant here is one of the more popular in town.
Central Laos
The rooms at this modern-feeling place are plain but serviceable, and a lot less opulent than the lobby might suggest.
Savannakhet
This little guesthouse down a quiet street abloom in bougainvillea has clean but bare en suite rooms.
Savannakhet
Phonepaseud has aged-feeling, French-wallpapered rooms with air-con, TV, fridge and en suite bathrooms. Outside there's a fountain guarded by a naga …
