Xieng Mouane Guesthouse

Pricey but with its charms

Photo of Xieng Mouane Guesthouse, 86/6 Ban Xieng Mouane, Luang Prabang . , Luang Prabang

What we say:

A lush garden sits at the centre of Xieng Moune with two buildings of rooms set around it. At the front is an old colonial-style house whose lovely rooms feature hardwood floors and antique decorations. The bathrooms are up to modern standards with hot showers and Western toilet. Rooms in the newer annex are smaller and fewer in charms and not worth the price being charged. More luxurious rooms on the upper floors have balconies overlooking the garden. Drinking water is replenished daily and Lao coffee and tea are provided at leisure. Xieng Mouane's rates are high for such small rooms, but the setup oozes Luang Prabang charm – just make sure you get one of the older rooms.

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Contact details:

86/6 Ban Xieng Mouane, Luang Prabang . T: (071) 252 152
Email them at: xiengmouane@yahoo.com

Last reviewed by: Adam Poskitt
Adam gave up a corporate career in 2009 and left Australia for the hustle and bustle of Southeast Asia. He now lives in Indonesia, where as well as writing for Travelfish.org he plays around with www.pergidulu.com.

What we were quoted

Type of room	Low season	High season
Family room	40 USD	45 USD
Standard - Double	180,000 Kip	280,000 Kip
Superior - Double	500,000 Kip	600,000 Kip

Added to Travelfish on: 8th September, 2004
Last visited or updated on: 18th February, 2013

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Rated 4.5 out of 5

Based on 3 ratings and 3 reviews

Lovely place to stay

We were able to get a room without booking ahead. Not too expensive for Luang Prabang and a really convenient location. The staff were very friendly, the garden's lovely and the rooms were clean and comfortable. Definitely recommended.
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Xieng Mouane Guesthouse reviewed by susib (Total reviews: 2) on 20th January, 2010
Rated 4 out of 5. after a stay here in 12/2009
Recommended

We really liked it here. We had a room in the new annexe (30$), so although it lacked the space and colonial style of the older building, the room was very well appointed, with a good bathroom, fridge, plenty of hanging space (comes in useful when you end up staying three days longer than planned), and some nice decorative touches with wall hangings and plants. Everything spotlessly clean. The balcony overlooking the peaceful garden is a real plus, and comes with comfy chairs and pile of back copies of Paris Match. There's also free mineral water replenished every day and lao coffee served in the garden by friendly staff - a wonderful place!

Xieng Mouane Guesthouse reviewed by GillianB (Total reviews: 4) on 22nd November, 2007
Rated 5 out of 5. after a stay here in 11/2007
Stayed here ten days

Villa Xuang Moune has two French provincial style buildings on the night market street. Rooms in the building at the back all have balconies overlooking a lush tropical garden. I was given the discount rate of $20 a night and loved it so much I stayed 10 days. Rooms have fridge and free tea and coffee as well. There's a lot of building going on in LP at the moment, but this place was really quiet and peaceful, even though it's so central. Highly recommended. Note that prices all over LP are higher than quoted here. I checked out a lot of guesthouses, and although the comments in the travelfish guide are really accurate, the prices are out of date.

Xieng Mouane Guesthouse reviewed by nickyed (Total reviews: 7) on 30th August, 2007
Rated 5 out of 5. after a stay here in 7/2007

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