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Phoutthavong Guest House
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Vientiane
French colonial villa with 12 atmospheric rooms. Located in central Vientiane.
Air-con rooms: US$33
Recommended
A block from the river road, Attapeu
Attapeu Province
Tel: (020) 981 8440
Description
In a good location close to the river restaurants and not far from the centre of town, the Phoutthavong has a lobby that's essentially a parking garage, but otherwise has surprisingly nice rooms. All the rooms have hot-water bathrooms and TV, and the air-con rooms looked and smelled clean and fresh. They even have high ceilings and little breakfast nooks. There's a noodle joint right across the street and it's a short walk to the market by the bridge. Recommended.
Total rooms: 13
Dbl fan private b'room
50,000 Kip (low season)
50,000 Kip (high season)
Dbl A/C private b'room
80,000 Kip (low season)
80,000 Kip (high season)
Added to Travelfish on: 17th December, 2006
Last visited or updated on: 17th December, 2006
Guest feedback
new V.I.P. bus Attapeu-Pakse - 
By jobst ( total comments: 13 
) Stayed here 1/2008
there is a new bus service (YIP) running between Pakse and Attapeu every day! In Attapeu buses start at P. Guesthouse at 9 a.m., arrival in Pakse 1 p.m., price 55.000 kip, excellent service. Bus from Pakse leaves at 3.30. p.m. , arrives Attapeu 8 p.m., tickets at Nazim Restasurant, where the bus also starts
good but hard beds - 
By jolaica ( total comments: 3 ) Stayed here 1/2008
The room is OK. but the beds are very hard. Do not take a room on the ground floor if you want privacy. The curtains are see-through if your light is on.
Large rooms, great value - 
By Lother ( total comments: 27 ) Stayed here 11/2007
For 50,000 Kip the twin room was unbelievably large with a huge bathroom. It was also clean and comfortable, absolutely nothing to complain about. The staff speak zero English but are accommodating if you make the effort to speak Lao (or Vietnamese). A motorcycle tour group from Malaysia took up most of the rooms on one night, but otherwise there seemed to be very few guests.
There is no noodle joint across the street, but down the same road there are some restaurants and it's not far to the river (with a goat BBQ place and some other restaurants) either.
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