Phoukham Guesthouse

Simple but clean and central

Photo of Phoukham Guesthouse, Opposite the old bus station, Phonsavan. , Phonsavan

What we say: 2.5 stars

Directly across the main road from the old bus station is the simple Phoukham. Welcoming signs outside declare some services that aren't offered, such as fruit shakes,overseas calls and barbecues cooked in old bomb casings. The guesthouse seems to be related in some way to Indochina Travel next door where you can book your tours to the Jars and around the surrounding area. The guesthouse is pretty clean, with unpolished wooden floors upstairs, and concrete downstairs. There are three classes of room: upstairs rooms with a bathroom, western toilet and hot shower; a couple of smaller rooms and a tiny bathroom with the same amenities. These two are fan-cooled with clean sheets, and small luxuries like soap, towels and water. Smaller dark rooms on the ground floor have cold shower but western toilet. Of these, the upstairs rooms are far preferable to the lower rooms, which are not even set up or furnished at this point. You will find plenty of touts approach you around at the new and old bus stations, many offering dizzying perspectives on the rooms in this simple guesthouse, whilst the rooms are clean and fairly good value, buyer beware, the touts will severely exaggerate the price and the grandeur.

Contact details:

Opposite the old bus station, Phonsavan.  T: (061) 312 121, (020) 556 2007 F: (061) 312 121  


What we were quoted

Type of room Low season High season Notes
Dbl fan private b'room 40,000 Kip 60,000 Kip rooms on lower floors will be discounted if you bargain

Added to Travelfish on: 23rd October, 2004
Last visited or updated on: 17th July, 2009

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