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Region: Southern Laos> Province: Champasak> Location: Pakse
Phonesavanh Guesthouse
A reasonable choice
Pakse
Champasak Province
Tel: (031) 212 842
Description
The Phonesavanh Hotel is a bit of a hole, but the associated guesthouse down the road to the east is one of the top choices in town. It loses in the popularity sweep-stakes to the Sabaidy 2 up the road, probably because the staff are much more shy and awkward around tourists, so the place doesn't have that same 'guest house' vibe. But the rooms themselves, in terms of value for money, are much better. There's a good range of rooms on offer, and the air-con rooms with cable TV are a great option for affordable comfort. The location is closer to the centre of town than the Sabaidy 2, but on a rough dirt road in a non-descript neighbourhood, it isn't nearly as pleasant.
Total rooms: 14
Dbl fan private b'room
40,000 Kip (low season)
40,000 Kip (high season)
Dbl A/C private b'room
55,000 Kip (low season)
55,000 Kip (high season)
60,000K with hot water, 75,000Kip with TV
Added to Travelfish on: 2nd December, 2004
Last visited or updated on: 24th March, 2007
Guest feedback
good room for the price - 
By jolaica ( total comments: 3 
) Stayed here 1/2008
We came here twice. Reasonable, big rooms. Nice terras, but at night at the terras a lot of musquito's.
Reasonably good for the money - 
By Julis ( total comments: 6 ) Stayed here 3/2007
Agree with the review - reasonably comfortable rooms (hot water fan and/or a/c ones) are better value compared to Sabaidy 2, but lack the atmosphere a bit. The cheapest rooms are rather pokey with no almost windows and dirty-looking walls.
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