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Khamphouy Guest House

A cheap choice

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Photo of Khamphouy Guest House, 80m south of the roundabout, on the western side. , Champasak
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This has excellent bamboo bungalows with concrete floors that would be close to the pick in town if they were on the riverbank. Set on the other side of the main road, there is little to observe from your room aside from the steady stream of ducks and geese that make up most of Champasak's traffic. Very friendly, and the rooms are spotless.

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80m south of the roundabout, on the western side. T: (031) 252 700, (020) 583 1889 



What we were quoted*

Type of room Low season High season Notes
Dbl fan private b'room 20,000 Kip 20,000 Kip 30,000 kip with hot water

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Added to Travelfish on: 1st October, 2003
Last visited or updated on: 8th December, 2006

Khamphouy Guest House reviews

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cheap charm - 5th May, 2009
We stayed in a garden chalet for 2 nights, and are very pleased we chose the Kam phuoy. Our room was basic, with it's own clean and very satisfactory shower, for only 30,000 a night. The chalets are set in a charming little garden, a great spot to socialise over a cold beer. The staff were very helpful, and spoke excellent english. They have an honour bar in the main house, which I loved, just take your beer and make a note of it on your bar bill. There is no restaurant, but the food in the saythong opposite is fantstic, some of the best we ate in Lao. We loved it so much we ate there both nights, sampling most of the menu.

Khamphouy Guest House reviewed by trevorwallis on 5th May, 2009, rated 4 out of 5.
Stayed here 2/2009
Total reviews submitted: 7.
trevorwallis also reviewed: European Guesthouse, Kep Lodge, Les Jardins de Vang Vieng, Mrs. Noy's, Orchid Guesthouse, Star Guesthouse.

Great location - 1st February, 2009
The location is excellent. It's close to noodle stalls, restaurants and the information centre. My room was perfectly clean and tidy. The owners were really warm and not at all pushy. It feels like living in someone's home. While it doesn't have its own restaurant or river views, right across the road is Saythong GH which has a restaurant with a great view and decent food. (The restaurant is not visible and the place doesn't look promising in general from the road, but walk all the way into the building and you'll like what you find.)

Khamphouy Guest House reviewed by gloop on 1st February, 2009, rated 4 out of 5.
Stayed here 1/2009
Total reviews submitted: 2.
gloop also reviewed: Anouxsa Guesthouse.

we'll be back - 15th January, 2009
we stayed in the (only?) room on the groundfloor in the main house, no view but surely the coolest, didn't even need the fan.Free coffee & tea all day.

Khamphouy Guest House reviewed by narong on 15th January, 2009, rated 5 out of 5.
Stayed here 12/2008
Total reviews submitted: 7.
narong also reviewed: Koh Yao Beach Bungalows, Pon's Guesthouse and Restaurant, Souchitra Guest House.

Great place to stay - 5th May, 2008
It's not the Four Seasons but it's clean, cheap and well maintained. The owners are quite nice and there's a stocked honor bar inside the main house (beer lao!). You can't get much more central than this place. I picked the back corner room and it was nice and quiet. I ended up meeting plenty of people here.

Khamphouy Guest House reviewed by shinealightnyc on 5th May, 2008, rated 4 out of 5.
Stayed here /
Total reviews submitted: 3.
shinealightnyc also reviewed: Lani Guesthouse, Le Jardin Organique Vang Vieng.

Great bargain - 30th January, 2008
We were given the choice of three bungalows set in a small garden, all at the bargain price of 20,000 kip per night. Our room was very clean and quiet, with a (cold water) bathroom attached, and came with a mosquite net and basic furniture. Little extras, like free Lao coffee, soap, towels, toilet roll and coat hangers (!) were unexpected at this price. The owner is very helpful and friendly, and has good bikes available for rent. There's also an indoor seating area and an informal book exchange available for guests' use.

Khamphouy Guest House reviewed by GillianB on 30th January, 2008, rated 4 out of 5.
Stayed here 12/2007
Total reviews submitted: 4.
GillianB also reviewed: Baan Lotus, Ban To Guest House, Xieng Mouane Guesthouse.


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