Donevilasack Guesthouse
Mixed value
What we say: 
Donevilasack, split between two buildings, offers a choice between cheap basic rooms with a shared bathroom and hot shower, or newer rooms with private bathroom but a cold shower. The old building offers the plain wooden rooms with a fan, mosquito net and shared bathrooms and a small balcony with table and chairs overlooking the main street. Rooms in the second, new building are made of concrete and tiles, and there is a decent sized balcony. Rooms in the newer building are much better and someone seems to clean them once in a while, however the old building does seem filthy. The staff seem very strange, they are a young bunch and can be friendly, however we have received reports to the contrary. If you stay here, try to get a room in the newer building and check out other options in town as well.
Contact details:
Pakbeng. T: (081) 212 315
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 share b'room | 40,000 Kip | 40,000 Kip | |
| Sgl fan private b'room | 40,000 Kip | 40,000 Kip | |
| Dbl fan private b'room | 80,000 Kip | 80,000 Kip |
Added to Travelfish on: 16th June, 2004
Last visited or updated on: 19th July, 2009
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Read Donevilasack Guesthouse reviews
Rated 2 out of 5
Based on 3 ratings and 3 reviews
Much better
I stayed here 18 months after the last comment and things certainly seem to have improved. The room I got was in the new building and was large with a large bed. I was charged THB200 and THB120 for a pineapple pancake and packed mixed fruit lunch. Sure I could have done better from street vendors but isn't that always the case? Some of the others on the slow boat had rooms in the old building but apart from going on about the girls screaming in the pitch black, they didn't seem to complain. I wouldn't stay here out of choice but as a transit stop when I'm completely knackered after 10 hours on the Mekong it sufficed.
Donevilasack Guesthouse reviewed by mic59 (Total reviews: 4) on
Appalling
We specifically chose this place because it was listed as the best of the budget options in our guide book - how wrong could we be. Dirty, small rooms in the old building. Spiders, rats and lot of mosquitos. The shared toilets are like something out of a prison. The beds are hard and the covers moth-ridden. The extra ''bonus'' is the bar directly opposite that blares music until gone 11pm at night - not good when you want to have a decent night's sleep in preperation for the boat ride in the morning! Avoid at all costs!
Donevilasack Guesthouse reviewed by Beckiboo1983 (Total reviews: 8) on
Don't stay here
The rooms at Donevilasack are small and not clean. The bathrooms are also small and dirty. Don't buy any food or drinks here because they will overcharge you. If you need a sandwich or roll for the second day of your boat trip, buy them from the many street vendors who sell them. But avoid this place.
Donevilasack Guesthouse reviewed by rlove (Total reviews: 5) on