River Lodge

I know that I'm in Laos, and things run differently here, but I feel ripped off. I have travelled using Agoda all over Indonesia, Cambodia and Thailand, but I have never been charged in USD before. As it was I thought this was a little over priced, but figured it was right on the banks of the Mekong river with aircon, wifi and a pool, but now that it's in US dollars not Aussie, it is WAY over priced. When I arrived there was nobody around, and eventually I found a young girl cleaning who gave me the key to my room. Rooms are nice enough, and the bum gun has great rinsing pressure! They ask you to leave your key with reception when you go out, but when you come back to get it, it's just sitting on the counter with nobody around watching out for it, so anybody could walk in off the street and help themselves to whatever is in your room. Did I mention there is no pool?

Stayed in this beautiful hotel on the Mekong River in this fabulous little backwater. Breakfast is magical as was the service and location. Book a river view room and you are as close to paradise as it is possible to get. Sunset river cruise is a must as is the best temple just fifty yards away Wat Xieng Thong. Would go back in a heartbeat.

We stayed for four nights and loved this place. The room was clean, the beds were comfortable and most of all the staff were amazing. The location is perfect, only 5 minutes to the night market and easy walking distance to everything else.