BAP Guesthouse
Small and basic
What we say: 
BAP is reasonably close to the pier but in the centre of town, just by the mini intersection, This two-storey building has rooms which are pretty small and basic, with no sheets and no furniture. Some rooms have a shared bathroom, while some have a private bathroom with hot shower. Some rooms come with a river view. Staff are helpful and friendly, you just have to be patient. Standard backpacker fare is available at their restaurant. They also sell boat and bus tickets, and have information about northern Laos. Their bus schedule (and prices) is a little out of date, but this goes for many guest houses in northern Laos.
Contact details:
Centre of town, Huay Xai. T: (084) 211 083
What we were quoted
| Type of room | Low season | High season | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sgl fan share b'room | 30,000 Kip | 30,000 Kip | |
| Dbl fan private b'room | 50,000 Kip | 50,000 Kip | |
| Triple fan private b'room | 80,000 Kip | 80,000 Kip |
Added to Travelfish on: 15th June, 2004
Last visited or updated on: 17th July, 2009
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Read BAP Guesthouse reviews
Rated 3 out of 5
Based on 8 ratings and 8 reviews
Fine - not gret value though
This place is well positioned and the rooms/bathroom are clean. We paid 100k kip, and this was in low season and (no matter how hard we tried) non-negotiable. Maybe we could have found better value elsewhere, but we were tired. Not the worst, but not the best place we've stayed. It was a fan room with hot shower and a TV with some western stations. Oh, there were a few ants in the room.
BAP Guesthouse reviewed by appro (Total reviews: 13) on
alright
Stayed in a double room with bathroom. The place was ok, well located, easy to reach when coming of the boat from Thailand. There is a small restaurant and the lady of the house can organise the slow boat trip to Luang Prabang. Although she charges a little more than the price of the boat, it includes a pillow (!) and a taxi ride to the boat. Not bad all in all.
BAP Guesthouse reviewed by hdelcour (Total reviews: 15) on
quite allright
payed 300 B for room without window but with fan and hot water. Ladies who run it are funny but you shouldn't be in a hurry if you want something to eat. They arrange private boats to Luang Prabang or tickets to the regular slowboat. Nothing special but fine for a night.
BAP Guesthouse reviewed by milou13 (Total reviews: 8) on
can do better at other places
I stayed at BAP because when I was looking at the guidebook to decide where to stay in Huay Xai, this looked like the closest accommodation to the ferry pier from/to Thailand. It turned out there are other guesthouses closer or as close to the pier and are cheaper (at BAP I was told the price for the double room was 60,000kip or 240 baht since I was coming from Laos. The woman said she charged 300 baht if a guest came from Thailand). Don’t stay here. The manager woman seemed like a money grabber, and I didn’t seem any humor in this woman or the other woman working here. If you want travel information, you can just go to the travel agency across the street (maybe affiliated with BAP). The price at the restaurant here seemed reasonable compared to other farang restaurants in town, though.
BAP Guesthouse reviewed by cecilia2 (Total reviews: 2) on
Great Fun
We had a really good time here. Our room on the ground floor was teak lined with a balcony out the back and a view of the river. It was clean and comfortable. The old duck in charge is worth the price just to watch her -- She is so funny and sarcastic! (But helpful and friendly at the same time.) The guest house is conveniently positioned near the cross river ferry. I can't help thinking that anyone who complains about the speed of service hasn't really got the point of visiting Laos yet!
BAP Guesthouse reviewed by BigRoss (Total reviews: 15) on
Okay.
It was okay. When we stayed there we met the lady in charge, and she was really nice. Although I can understand if not everybody likes her sarcastic humor, we found it an overall friendly place. She also helped us with getting tickets to the boat ride, and gave us her personal phone number in case we would come across any trouble while i Laos. The room was okay, nothing more, nothing less. Big clean bathroom with hot water shower. Very cold during the night, though.
BAP Guesthouse reviewed by galvmaster (Total reviews: 8) on
very slow
Didn't stay here,just used the restaraunt,but have to say the service was the slowest I've ever come across,we were waiting about 15 minutes for the beer,and as for the food... Its ok when it arrives though.
BAP Guesthouse reviewed by baquinn (Total reviews: 7) on
nothing special
Stayed in an upstairs room with private bathroom, clean enough but not spottless...fine for a night. Restauraunt served a lovely veg curry but all the food takes about an hour to arrive...be careful in the morning if your due to catch the boat. We found the staff (all sisters) really friendly.
BAP Guesthouse reviewed by ontour06 (Total reviews: 13) on