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Riverside Restaurant and Bungalows
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Vientiane
French colonial villa with 12 atmospheric rooms. Located in central Vientiane.
Air-con rooms: US$33
Gay friendly, but don't tell his parents
Don Dhet
Champasak Province
Tel: (020) 527 4785
Description
This new place has three cheap, but well-decorated and very clean bungalows with shared facilities, along with a restaurant on site. The location is good and private, too, with nothing much on either side. The owner here asked us to mention that this was a gay-friendly guesthouse, and that we should say that, as long as we print it in English, and not Laotian, because his parents don't know yet. Given how well-decorated the place is, we figure they already know but they aren't saying anything.
Total rooms: 3
Bungalow fan share b'room
2 USD (low season)
2 USD (high season)
Added to Travelfish on: 20th December, 2006
Last visited or updated on: 20th December, 2006
Guest feedback
RiversideRainbowBridgePlace ! - 
By zomerwoning ( total comments: 6 
) Stayed here 8/2007
It's at about a 45 minutes walk through the ricefields from the pier in the north of the island, through the ricefields, to reach mr AEK friendly place in the south. We stayed here for 5 days and those were the most relaxed days of our really relaxed 4 weeks stay in Laos ! Mr.Aek is a really nice and helpfull guy, his english conversation skills are perfect and his cookingskills are ok, the bungalows are good value for money ! the restaurant has a great location on the mekong with a view on the french bridge. ADMIRE the handpainted rainbow-flag at the restaurant :)
Go there and say hello for us ! Jeroen and Paul from Amsterdam. O JA, you dont have to walk there like we did, he can pick you up with his boat !
Hard to find on the map - No rating given
By 11chen ( total comments: 4 ) Stayed here 10/2007
Riverside is far more south and on the way to the french bridge than marked on the map in your guide.
But worth the (long) walk!
Hard to find on the map - No rating given
By 11chen ( total comments: 4 ) Stayed here 10/2007
Riverside is far more south and on the way to the french bridge than marked on the map in your guide.
But worth the (long) walk!
Best Place on Don Dhet - 
By senzner ( total comments: 3 ) Stayed here 2/2007
I stayed here with my friends in February and we enjoyed it very much. Mr. Aek is very friendly and caring. He speaks good English and is very helpful. The food is delicious and cheap. If you call Mr. Aek he will pick you up at the pier in Nakasang.
We Loved it Here!!! -
By sugarplum ( total comments: 3 ) Stayed here 2/2007
Having moved from the miserable Souksan at the other end of Don Dhet, this was a breath of fresh air. Our well built bungalow was well ventilated with two doors and two windows. The kitsch decoration suited the place and the atmosphere perfectly. We only intended to stay for a few days, but chose to exhaust our remaining days in Laos here. Whilst a couple of the drinks were a little of the 'over sweet Laos style' the cooking was excellent. The chicken Lap whilst being different to what we'd tried elsewhere was excellent, as were the curries and the pancakes and on and on........Mr Aek and the family around us looked after us perfectly - thanks for a very relaxing stay.
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