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Region: Northern Laos> Province: Luang Nam Tha> Location: Muang Sing
Adima Guesthouse
Basic but lovely and in peaceful surroundings
Tel: (081) 212 372
Description
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 tuk tuk at Viengsay Guesthouse for 5,000 kip per person. Its isolation means that it's close to a number of small ethnic minority villages, which can be visited on day trips.
The guesthouse itself has a simple loveliness. Wooden bungalows are built in Lao style, and blend in well with the surroundings. Rooms are simple, with a bathroom with western toilet and cold shower, but staff will supply a thermos full of hot water for washing. There's no fan, but a cool breeze blows in from the countryside anyway.
Balconies have views over scrubland and rice paddies to distant mountains. Just spending some time sitting and contemplating in this peaceful environment will ensure you fall in love with the area. If you're the active type, you can walk or ride a bicycle to the Chinese border, about 3km away. You can also take a number of self-guided walks in the area, with information posted in the restaurant. The closer villages are very accustomed to visitors and are little more than an opportunity to sell handicrafts. Take water and a hat as it's easy to get a bit lost.
Total rooms: 14
Dbl fan share b'room
5 USD (low season)
5 USD (high season)
Dbl fan private b'room
6 USD (low season)
6 USD (high season)
Added to Travelfish on: 28th September, 2004
Last visited or updated on: 10th February, 2005
Guest feedback
isolated spot, great view - 
By zomerwoning ( total comments: 6 
) Stayed here 8/2007
we went here on rented motorbikes coming from luang nam tha. It's a one day motorbikeride through the luang nam tha protected area/mountains. (great waterfalls half way Luang Nam Tha and Muang Sing !) Adima is at about 8 kilometer beyond Muang Sing close to chinese border. It has clean bungalows with great balcony view over the ricefields with fireflies at night ! Family is very helpfull, food is ok,Beautifull & quit isolated location !
Paul en Jeroen, Amsterdam
FANTASTIC - 
By supervale ( total comments: 10 ) Stayed here 9/2007
Adima is fantastic, we slept in a nice room with a view on the rice fields and the surrounding mountains. The restaurant is good and you are 5 minutes from a Akha village. A lovely place!!
the best or the only? - 
By scoop01 ( total comments: 1 ) Stayed here 3/2007
While the setting of Adima is beautiful I would question wheter the hilltribes are actually benefitting from its locale.
Worse yet, we paid quite a lot for the room 50,000 kip and had an entirely sleepless night as there were very large rats in the room. and a poisonous spider. In the morning (no sleep, remember) we ledt promptly as did all the other guests. Turns out there were rats in every room. That is a lot of money to pay for a room that has such problems While the reality is that there are many rats in that part of laos (food warehousing etc.) the doors did not seal, the bungalows were in ill repair and the stratification between the children of the guesthouse owner and the hiltribe children was difficult to swallow, so to speak. I did not feel taht staying there benefitted the hilltribe resodents in anyway, and the nearby villages have been intensely overtouristed. There must be a better way to contribute to imp[roved quality of life for the minorities in Laos, beginning with adequate nutrition and health standards and including education (many are iliterate, including numberically.) To promote self sufficiency this literacy woul dbe a huge benefit. There are NGO's committed to education in these areas, I will be researching to see how my $ could more effectively help with that than staying in a place like Adima where I think I contributed to the problems and straticfication and had a miserable night.
Adima is the best! -
By VioletSerene ( total comments: 2 ) Stayed here 1/2005
Besides a beautiful location & great food, the owner is very very helpful.
The prices were higher than what Travelfish quotes, range was $7-8 (?) - $20. They are building a couple of new huts. Call first to make sure they have a room as there were only 8 (?) when I was there.
It is worth the price...much nicer than staying in town. The owner helps the local communities & they have really cute dogs there. It is really the sort of place I am happy to spend my money on.
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