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Region: Southern Laos> Province: Khammuan> Location: Tha Khaek
Thakhaek Travel Lodge
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Vientiane
Stylish and spacious, bargain priced rooms in downtown Vientiane.
Air-con rooms: US$22
The perfect place
1km south of the roundabout, Tha Khaek
Khammuan Province
Tel: (030) 530 0145
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Description
The Thakaek Travel Lodge is flat out one of the best guesthouses in southeast Asia and features nightly campfires in the front courtyard that create a great atmosphere to relax with a beer and chat with fellow travellers. The main building offers a dorm room for a cheap, comfortable night's sleep -- fan rooms, as well as rooms with private bath, are also available. The longhouse to one side of the main building houses wonderfully spacious rooms, decorated in a mix of French and Lao styles, with huge bathrooms and wide four-poster beds adorned with lacy-white mosquito netting. The restaurant here serves a variety of Lao and western dishes, some of which are quite good -- try the chicken Caesar salad. As the 'Konglor Cave Loop' becomes more and more popular, the Travel Lodge has become the place to get the latest info and rent motorbikes. It's also the only place in town with internet -- there's one terminal here, 500 kip per minute. The only drawback is that it's a little far from everything, except the 3-kilometre market 1 km to the south. Otherwise, this is just the perfect place. English and French are spoken.
Dorm Fan
18,000 Kip (low season)
18,000 Kip (high season)
Sgl fan share b'room
40,000 Kip (low season)
40,000 Kip (high season)
Dbl fan share b'room
40,000 Kip (low season)
40,000 Kip (high season)
Sgl A/C private b'room
60,000 Kip (low season)
60,000 Kip (high season)
Dbl A/C private b'room
60,000 Kip (low season)
60,000 Kip (high season)
Added to Travelfish on: 3rd October, 2003
Last visited or updated on: 1st February, 2007
Guest feedback
great retreat - 
By jobst ( total comments: 13 
) Stayed here 1/2002
it''s a perfect place to stay and just relax!
They have a few great rooms with 4-poster beds and fan for 90.000 kip.
The bicycles are over-priced at 30.000 kip a day, and not adequate for the up-and-down surroundings of the town, anyway.
They seem to take advantage of their monopoly situation - BUT, there is now an internet shop about 10 mins from the lodge. So, don't pay their slow and overpriced computer.
Still, a great place!
friendly and welcoming - 
By comanchero ( total comments: 6 ) Stayed here 1/2007
The atmosphere at the travel lodge was friendly and very hospitable. A good place to share information with fellow travelers. Staff was very helpfull, friendly and informative. Room was large, clean and comfortable. Restaurant was average.Thakhaek is an interesting town, an evening stroll and dinner by the river, to watch the sunset is not to be missed! IN addition to ''the loup'', the Buddha Cave and the Sikhotabong Stupa were a joy to visit! We loved Thakhaek & all the friendly people we met there!
not perfect, but good base - 
By jenae ( total comments: 6 ) Stayed here 2/2007
Room prices are higher now--up to 100,000 kip. We stayed in one of the 90,000 doubles, no mosquito netting provided and fidgety water, but very spacious and clean, with a good bed. It was a cold snap, and extra blankets were available on request. The principal staff person was exceedingly warm and helpful, but the others were not quite as keen. Biggest downside: I thought the food was terrible.
very nice. -
By jagoland ( total comments: 10 ) Stayed here 11/2006
Bon accueil. Bon restaurant dans un jardin fleurie et calme++++ Grandes chambres trés propres. a recommander.
Perfect lodge, plaesant town - 
By paulsuzanne ( total comments: 9 ) Stayed here 12/2005
Very nice guesthouse, spotless rooms and bathroom. Diner and breakfast in a charming garden. In the evening convivial campfire in this garden
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