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Phonesavanh Guesthouse

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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.

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Pakse. T: (031) 212 842

What we were quoted*

Type of room	Low season	High season	Notes
Dbl fan private b'room	40,000 Kip	40,000 Kip
Dbl air-con private b'room	55,000 Kip	55,000 Kip	60,000K with hot water, 75,000Kip with TV

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Added to Travelfish on: 2nd December, 2004
Last visited or updated on: 24th March, 2007

Phonesavanh Guesthouse reviews

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Quite Acceptable - 21st January, 2009
I stayed here because the Fang Sedon was full. It was quite clean, reasonably comfortable and generally OK, but it was a bit like staying in a highway motel. There's no communal area for guests, so you don't get the chance to swap lies,err, I mean stories, with other travellers.

Phonesavanh Guesthouse reviewed by BigRoss on 21st January, 2009, rated 3 out of 5.
Stayed here 12/2008
This is a Travelfish recommended reviewer
Total reviews submitted: 15.
BigRoss also reviewed: Asia Hotel Bangkok, Bac Huong Hotel, BAP Guesthouse, Blue Star Guest House, Duy Hoang, Lao Cha Leun Hotel, Mekong Hotel, Mr Boun Hom, Saysekong Hotel, Sedone River Guesthouse, Sekong Souk Samlane Hotel, Sri Isan Hotel, Thakhaek Travel Lodge.

Good but a little creepy - 27th December, 2009
Stayed in a room with a tv, fan, and big king size bed with hot shower for 70000 kip. The room was nice and big, the bed was comfortable, the weather was beautiful so not so hot inside the room. The first day we went out on a motorbike, and when we returned, my girlfriend commented that her bags looked differently, as she always zips her bag in a certain way. The next two days we noticed as we would both take note of the position on the zippers and the bag, only to see that someone had moved the position of the zippers. Someone on staff must have been going though her things or there is a ghost inside the guesthouse. Creepy. I also got a creepy vibe from the management. When I asked them about it of course they could not ''understand'' what I was asking about. Their english was limited.

Phonesavanh Guesthouse reviewed by justintuggle on 27th December, 2009, rated 3 out of 5.
Stayed here 12/2009
Total reviews submitted: 15.
justintuggle also reviewed: Bangkok International Youth Hostel, Dokkhoun 1 Guesthouse, GST Guesthouse, Jasmine Lodge, Lanta Bee Garden Bungalows, Manh Dung Guest house, New Joe Guesthouse, Peace Hotel, Pepper Guesthouse, Sackarinh Guest House, Sri-Trang Hotel, TAT Guest House, Tung Trang Hotel, Yellow House Hotel.

good room for the price - 9th January, 2008
We came here twice. Reasonable, big rooms. Nice terras, but at night at the terras a lot of musquito's.

Phonesavanh Guesthouse reviewed by jolaica on 9th January, 2008, rated 4 out of 5.
Stayed here 1/2008
Total reviews submitted: 3.
jolaica also reviewed: Boulaven Guesthouse, Phoutthavong Guest House.

Reasonably good for the money - 6th March, 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.

Phonesavanh Guesthouse reviewed by Julis on 6th March, 2007, rated 4 out of 5.
Stayed here 3/2007
Total reviews submitted: 8.
Julis also reviewed: Cozyna Hotel, Prince II Hotel, Sabaidy 2 Guesthouse, Salachampa Hotel, Salaphae, Saynamkhan Guesthouse, Thaluang Guest House.

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