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Xieng Mouane Guesthouse

A little expensive for lovely but small rooms

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A gorgeous, well-tended garden sits at the centre of Xieng Moune. At the front is the old colonial-style building, with lovely rooms upstairs featuring wooden floors and classic furniture. More modern bathrooms have a hot shower and Western toilet. The newer building houses smaller rooms, which are also super clean with modern bathroom facilities, though with their more generic tiled floors and decor, they lack some of the character of those in the older building. Thoughtful details such as soap, towels, drinking water and tea and coffee are provided at leisure for guests. Xieng Mouane's rates are a little high for the small rooms, but some are really charming.

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86/6 Ban Xieng Mouane, Luang Prabang. T: (071) 252 152
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What we were quoted*

Type of room	Low season	High season	Notes
Dbl air-con private b'room	24 USD	30 USD
Junior Suite	35 USD	40 USD
Dbl fan private b'room	15 USD	20 USD	One room only

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Added to Travelfish on: 8th September, 2004
Last visited or updated on: 9th June, 2008

Xieng Mouane Guesthouse reviews

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Lovely place to stay - 20th January, 2010
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.

Xieng Mouane Guesthouse reviewed by susib on 20th January, 2010, rated 4 out of 5.
Stayed here 12/2009
Total reviews submitted: 2.
susib also reviewed: Treehouse.

Recommended - 22nd November, 2007
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 on 22nd November, 2007, rated 5 out of 5.
Stayed here 11/2007
Total reviews submitted: 4.
GillianB also reviewed: Baan Lotus, Ban To Guest House, Khamphouy Guest House.

Stayed here ten days - 30th August, 2007
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 on 30th August, 2007, rated 5 out of 5.
Stayed here 7/2007
Total reviews submitted: 7.
nickyed also reviewed: Baan Orapin, Little Garden Bar & Guesthouse, Pagoda Inn, Rikitikitavi, Sayo Guesthouse, The Quay Hotel.

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