Friendship Guesthouse

Travel Fish's review is a bit optimistic!!! - 22nd February, 2006
We stayed one night before catching the boat to Luang Prabang via Pak Beng. The staff were efficient, but I wouldn't say friendly. In fact they hardly spoke to us. The room wasn't dirty, but ok, it was just very old and a bit dilapidated. The bathroom was dingy and the water didn't flow away properly leaving a pool of water around the toilet and the hot shower didn't work and was freezing cold. Didn't see any of these nice chinese curtains, all looked a bit half-hearted and cheap and no mosquito nets, but plenty of mosquitoes. We did have a telly in our room with some English spoken channels that prevented us from getting to suicidal. As a one night stopover it was better than a complete dive. Don't buy your slow boat ticket here BAP Guesthouse does them 100B cheaper for the same boat, but you have to put up with the grumpy owner, who is if you take her in the right spirit quite funny to watch!!!

Friendship Guesthouse reviewed by mrandmrsburke on 22nd February, 2006, rated 2 out of 5.
Stayed here 2/2006
This is a Travelfish recommended reviewer
Total reviews submitted: 25.
mrandmrsburke also reviewed: Baan Lotus, Baan Sabai, Bella Bella House, Bounmy Guesthouse, Charlie's Huts, Chat House, CM Blue House, Garden House, Heritage Guest House, Kampot Guesthouse, Ko Tao Tropicana Resort, Les Jardins de Vang Vieng, LiThai Guesthouse, Mali Namphu, Monkey Republic, Nett Hotel, Prince II Hotel, Suncliff Resort, The Riverside Guest House, V.N.Guesthouse.

No mosquito nets? - 28th July, 2004
The room I visited at the Friendship had no mosquito nets, and I didn't find it that friendly. The stairs of the guesthouse just look like Amsterdam's!

Friendship Guesthouse reviewed by millionario on 28th July, 2004, rated 3 out of 5.
Stayed here 7/2004
This is a Travelfish recommended reviewer
Total reviews submitted: 13.
millionario also reviewed: Bungalows Riverside and Restaurant, Cat Cat View Hotel, Lien Hiep Thanh, Mali Namphu, Rambuttri Village, Sairee View, Seashell Gold Palm Resort, Souksamlane Hotel, Thongtapan Resort, Thongtapan Resort, Villa Ban Lao, Villa Salika.

staff meant well - 16th May, 2008
I stayed here after 2 nights of the Gibbon Experience and was disappointed. the bed was rock-hard and there were so many mosquitoes it was not funny. I tried to kill them with mosquito coils and one of those electric bats, but in the morning there seemed to be even more than the previous evening. I would recommend looking for a place with a mosquito net. adding to that, the hot water didn't work and there was no spray, toilet paper or bin near the toilet... at 250 Baht I was expecting more. The staff did mean well, tough. I think they gave me one of the best fan rooms with access to a balcony. Also, the room had the biggest television I have seen in Asia to date. quite nice to watch some tv early in the morning when you wake up with a numb bum or shoulder.

Friendship Guesthouse reviewed by svichy on 16th May, 2008, rated 3 out of 5.
Stayed here 5/2008
Total reviews submitted: 3.
svichy also reviewed: Thaveesinh Hotel, Wendy House.

Travelfish's review
mrandmrsburke: Perhaps staff wasn't friendly because you don't speak Lao? Did you try?

Friendship Guesthouse reviewed by pesky_tourist ( total comments: 4 )
Stayed here /

Friendly but getting a little tattered - 6th January, 2007
We found the staff really helpful during the single evening we stayed. The rooms were definitely getting a little frayed at the edges, but were clean and represented good value. Water was hot, beds were ok and warm, and beer served on the rooftop was cold! Hardly a trip highlight, but a fine place to stop a night.

Friendship Guesthouse reviewed by tblairg on 6th January, 2007, rated 0 out of 5.
Stayed here 12/2006
Total reviews submitted: 7.
tblairg also reviewed: Anouxsa Guesthouse, Champasak Palace Hotel, Phoukhoun Guesthouse, Souksan Hotel, The Tadlo Lodge, Xayoh Ban Sabai Bungalow and Restaurant.