Le Calao Inn

Rooms in a quirky yellow mansion

Photo of Le Calao Inn, Khem Khong Rd, Luang Prabang. , Luang Prabang

What we say:

In a sprawling mustard mansion, Le Calao has a quirky elegance. With only a handful of rooms, all are generously sized and take full advantage of the riverside location. Windows look out onto the water and balconies—one for every room—are furnished for soaking up the view. Interiors are understated with tile floors and carved wooden furniture, but lack a burst of colour to punctuate the old-fashioned feel. Bathrooms are more modern than the rooms, with dark wood accents and bowl sinks. Prices are high for hit and miss standards, and the French restaurant on the patio is deservingly more popular than the accommodation.

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Contact details:

Khem Khong Rd, Luang Prabang. T: (071) 212 100 F: (071) 212 085
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What we were quoted

Type of room	Low season	High season	Notes
Standard - Double	60 USD	80 USD
Family room	80 USD	100 USD	Sleeps four

Added to Travelfish on: 10th June, 2008
Last visited or updated on: 8th April, 2010

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Rated 4 out of 5

Based on 1 ratings and 1 reviews

Nice

We stayed here for five nights and were the only guests. The place has 5-6 rooms that are nice, but nothing spectacular. We checked the place out even after reading the OTT review in the Travelfish guide: Reviewer obsession with 'duvets' made us think that the place was too precious. But it's nice. We found the rooms furnished plainly, far from the Sino-Portugese elegance Travelfish described. The building and balcony was set back from the street, insulating you from the moderate street noise. The place is definitely overpriced at US$70 per night, but the staff are pleasant, earnest and accommodating. Breakfasts included. With all the midrange competition Le Calao will experience when several nearby places open, they will need to upgrade. One upgrade needed is the backup of sewer gases into the bathroom. Man! A couple of nights... the STENCH! The key to Le Calao's attraction is the neighbohood location. It's close to the boat landing, close to Wat Xieng Thong, Wat Sene, Wat Nong, close to Tamarind restaurant, Monument Books, Tum Tum Cheng Restaurant. It's a very nice, local residential neighhourhood ambience getting rarer and rarer in old Luang Prabang with all the construction of guesthouses and conversions going on.
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Le Calao Inn reviewed by scomoore1 (Total reviews: 13) on 28th July, 2009
Rated 4 out of 5. after a stay here in 7/2009

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