Region: Northern Laos> Province: Luang Nam Tha> Location: Muang Sing
Backpacker
Under US$10
Adima Guesthouse - Basic but lovely and in peaceful surroundings
Tel: (081) 212 372;
Adima is about 7km out of town towards the Chinese border. The journey can be covered by bicycle, but in the heat of the day it feels like an interminable distance. Alternatively, you can organise a ... Adima Guesthouse complete profile
Backpacker
Under US$10
Daen Neua Guesthouse and Restaurant - No atmosphere but best deal in town
Tel: (081) 212 369;
This large concrete structure houses a restaurant downstairs and atmosphere-free guesthouse above. The clean rooms come in two sizes, and all are very simple and fan-cooled, with a bathroom ... Daen Neua Guesthouse and Restaurant complete profile
Backpacker
Under US$10
Muang Sing Guesthouse - Small but clean rooms, friendly owners
Tel: (081) 212 375;
Tucked behind an imposing wooden Tai Lue house is the more conventional-looking concrete Muang Sing. Rooms are small, but pretty clean and well looked after, with a fan and mosquito net. Some have ... Muang Sing Guesthouse complete profile
Backpacker
Under US$10
Phou Iu Guesthouse - Very clean rooms, quiet bungalows
Tel: (081) 212 348;
While the exterior of Phou Iu is nothing special, inside, the rooms are pleasant and very clean. They are fan-cooled, and the bathroom has a hot shower and western toilet. Across the street they also ... Phou Iu Guesthouse complete profile
Midrange
US$20 to 50
Sing Chalern Hotel - Muang Sing's best quality offer
Tel: (081) 212 347;
Sing Chalern is the closest Muang Sing comes to an upmarket place to stay. Decorated plainly in stark white, the fan-cooled rooms are very clean. Bathrooms have a western toilet and hot shower. A ... Sing Chalern Hotel complete profile
Backpacker
Under US$10
Tai Lü Guesthouse - Attractive old guesthouse
Tel: No telephone;
The Tai Lü was the first guesthouse in Muang Sing and has one of the most attractive exteriors. As the name suggests, the building is Tai Lue style, ringed by a balcony and with wooden detail ... Tai Lü Guesthouse complete profile
Backpacker
Under US$10
Champadaeng Guesthouse - Smallish but clean
Tel: No telephone;
Hidden in a back corner of the morning market, Champadaeng's rooms unfortunately do not look out over it. The rooms are smallish but clean, with a fan and mosquito net. Bathrooms are also pretty ... Champadaeng Guesthouse complete profile
Backpacker
Under US$10
Inthanon Guesthouse - Peaceful if you can find it
Tel: (020) 5454 092;
This out-of-town guesthouse has no signage to guide you to it or even let you know when you are there. In a peaceful spot, surrounded by rice paddies, the guesthouse is a series of conjoined ... Inthanon Guesthouse complete profile
Backpacker
Under US$10
Saeng Deaune Guesthouse - Choose between neutral or bright and garish
Tel: (081) 212 376;
A little way out of town in a quiet area, Saeng Deaune has two types of room. The cheaper rooms are rattan bungalow-style, quite dark with a funny smell. They are very clean, however, with a fan and ... Saeng Deaune Guesthouse complete profile
Backpacker
Under US$10
Viengsay Guesthouse - Just a few, basic rooms
Tel: (081) 212 372;
Viengsay has been around since tourism first took off in Muang Sing. Many of the rooms once for guests are now filled with extended family members, and their washing covers the balcony railings. ... Viengsay Guesthouse complete profile
Backpacker
Under US$10
Singxay Guesthouse - There's better in Muang Sing
Tel: (081) 212 364;
Singxay has basic rooms, and though they're comparatively not too bad, it's not a particularly welcoming place. Large numbers of people sitting around watch as you enter, but no one makes a move to ... Singxay Guesthouse complete profile
Backpacker
Under US$10
Tai Neua Guesthouse - Good price but grubby
Tel: (081) 212 358;
Tai Neua is on the main street, just up from the market. To get to the rooms you have to parade between the entire family and the television, and up a filthy stairway. The fan-cooled rooms are grubby ... Tai Neua Guesthouse complete profile
Backpacker
Under US$10
Sengkhativavong Guesthouse - Small, hot, basic rooms
Tel: No telephone;
Almost unrecognisable as a guesthouse, Sengkhativavong is above a CD shop. The rooms are small and basic, and with no fan to cool them, quite hot. The bed has cleanish, faded sheets and a mosquito ... Sengkhativavong Guesthouse complete profile
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