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Souksan Hotel
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Vientiane
French colonial villa with 12 atmospheric rooms. Located in central Vientiane.
Air-con rooms: US$33
Flash but charmless
Don Dhet
Champasak Province
Tel: (030) 534 5154
Fax: (031) 212 071
Description
With the flashest digs in Don Dhet, this is the closest thing you'll get to luxury on the island. The high priced rooms here are clearly designed to switch to air-con, if and when electricity reaches here. The well sized rooms, while being among the cleanest on the island, are somewhat staid and charmless. The proprietor is a cheery and very chatty lady (on a good day), but there are other spots on the island that have more character. However, if cleanliness is your number one criteria, then look no further -- the Souksan is spotless.
Dbl fan share b'room
6 USD (low season)
6 USD (high season)
$8 for a river view
Dbl fan private b'room
12 USD (low season)
12 USD (high season)
Bungalow fan private b'room
10 USD (low season)
10 USD (high season)
Added to Travelfish on: 10th January, 2005
Last visited or updated on: 19th December, 2006
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Unhappy Souksan - 
By sugarplum ( total comments: 3 
) Stayed here 2/2007
We stayed for three nights in mid February -- partly because of overbooking elsewhere on Don Dhet and partly because of laziness in the heat! The uncharming lady was charging US$11 for a double with fan with shared bathroom -- a significant increase to what is stated here on Travelfish. Although our room had a lovely view and was indeed clean, the smell from the nearby toilets didn't compliment the views. The atmosphere was non existent as most people seemed to keep themselves to themselves, or go elsewhere to eat and drink. A few others we met also stayed as short as possible before moving on to somewhere with lots more character for a fraction of the price.
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