Region: Southern Laos> Province: Khammuan> Location: Tha Khaek
Backpacker
Under US$10
Thakhaek Travel Lodge - The perfect place
1km south of the roundabout, Tha Khaek
Tel: (030) 530 0145;
The Thakaek Travel Lodge is flat out one of the best guesthouses in southeast Asia and features nightly campfires in the front courtyard that create a great atmosphere to relax with a beer and chat ... Thakhaek Travel Lodge complete profile
Flashpacker
US$10 to 20
Mekong-Kham Mouane Hotel - The best pick in town for comfort-travellers
Setthathilat Street, On the river, Tha Khaek
Tel: (051) 250 777; Fax: (051) 250 778
If you're wearing a backpack and looking for a room, the tuk-tuk drivers will take you to the Thakaek Travel Lodge. If you've got a suitcase, they'll take you here. It's a bright-blue, four-story, ... Mekong-Kham Mouane Hotel complete profile
Backpacker
Under US$10
Phoukhanna Guest House - Good quality accommodation
Vientiane Road, south of the Tourist Information Centre, Tha Khaek
Tel: (051) 212 092;
The Phoukhanna is a good alternative to the Travel Lodge in a more convenient location -- it's just down the road from the new tourist information centre, and not to far from the river. There's an ... Phoukhanna Guest House complete profile
Backpacker
Under US$10
Sooksomboon Hotel - Worth staying in just for yucks and giggles
On the river road, across from the car ferry
Tel: (051) 212 225;
The Sooksomboon is a curious place, worth staying in just for yucks and giggles. Set in an old French-style building that used to be a police station, it's notorious for it's kitschy interior decor ... Sooksomboon Hotel complete profile
Backpacker
Under US$10
Southida Guest House - Pricey for the standard
Chao Anou Road, north of the fountain square, Tha Khaek
Tel: (051) 212 568; Fax: (051) 212 568
This is a friendly, family run place -- some of the staff here speak English well and can particularly helpful with tour information and scaring up motorbike rentals. The rooms are decent -- ... Southida Guest House complete profile
Backpacker
Under US$10
Khammoune Inter Guest House - Seen a lot worse!
Kuvoravong Road, 2 blocks north of the fountain square, Tha Khaek
Tel: (051) 212 171;
This place gets a bad rap, and while it's true the corridors are shabby and unkempt, the rooms aren't so bad. You'll pay less for a fan room with private bath here than you will at the Travel Lodge. ... Khammoune Inter Guest House complete profile
Backpacker
Under US$10
Mouthong Guest House - Basic guest house
Nong Bua Kham Rd, Tha khaek
Tel: (051) 212 387;
This is a weird little place in a courtyard off the road, with some slightly shabby but nevertheless comfy rooms and no atmosphere, that serves mostly as a fall-back option. All the rooms have ... Mouthong Guest House complete profile
Backpacker
Under US$10
Thakaek Guest House - Not too bad a choice
Vientiane Rd, 3 blocks east of the river, Tha Khaek
Tel: (051) 212 551;
Like a lot of places in Tha Khaek, this place doesn't exactly have a lively atmosphere, and the location and grounds are less than charming. But it does has some very good rooms, with carpeted ... Thakaek Guest House complete profile
Updates and new places
Do you know somewhere we don't list? Please consider adding it to the New Additions section of the Travelfish messageboard.