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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.

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1km south of the roundabout, Tha Khaek. T: (030) 530 0145
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What we were quoted*

Type of room	Low season	High season	Notes
Dorm Fan	18,000 Kip	18,000 Kip
Sgl fan share b'room	40,000 Kip	40,000 Kip
Dbl fan share b'room	40,000 Kip	40,000 Kip
Sgl air-con private b'room	60,000 Kip	60,000 Kip
Dbl air-con private b'room	60,000 Kip	60,000 Kip

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Added to Travelfish on: 3rd October, 2003
Last visited or updated on: 1st February, 2007

Thakhaek Travel Lodge reviews

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Taking advantage of Lonely Planet - 13th March, 2009
Overpriced, dreadful location, always pushing tours , internet expensive and food avaerage. Why was this Lonely Planet's Pick, as we really don't know. It's in a bad location, our room didn't have a mozzie net like some, the rooms are big but soulless and there is nowhere else to eat due to it's location. Stay in town!!

Thakhaek Travel Lodge reviewed by cn on 13th March, 2009, rated 2 out of 5.
Stayed here /
This is a Travelfish recommended reviewer
Total reviews submitted: 14.
cn also reviewed: Burmese Inn, Chantana House, Lamphu House, Mutmee Guesthouse, Nok Noi (Little Bird) Hotel, P.U. Guesthouse, Pinnacle Wangmai Hotel, Ruan Thai Guesthouse, S Boonyang Bungalows, Thai Nhi Mini Hotel, Thumrin Hotel, TR Guesthouse, V.N.Guesthouse.

Very Nice - 27th January, 2009
We had a great time here. The room was big and comfortable. Everything was well maintained. The big fire in the courtyard is a great idea, as you get to meet people very easily. Food in the restaurant isn't Escoffier standard, but it's perfectly acceptable. Staff are friendly, polite, and helpful. Toilets and bathrooms very well maintained and spotlessly clean. Nice cold beer too.

Thakhaek Travel Lodge reviewed by BigRoss on 27th January, 2009, rated 4 out of 5.
Stayed here 1/2009
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, Phonesavanh Guesthouse, Saysekong Hotel, Sedone River Guesthouse, Sekong Souk Samlane Hotel, Sri Isan Hotel.

great retreat - 10th January, 2008
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!

Thakhaek Travel Lodge reviewed by jobst on 10th January, 2008, rated 4 out of 5.
Stayed here 1/2002
This is a Travelfish recommended reviewer
Total reviews submitted: 17.
jobst also reviewed: Anouxsa Guesthouse, Chantana House, Chitanun Guest House, Huy Bao Hotel, Joes' Guesthouse, Long Villa Guesthouse, Lotus Village, Merry Guest House No. 1, Pantawee Hotel, Phoukhanna Guest House, Phoutthavong Guest House, Sengdao Bungalows and Restaurant, Tawan Guest House, Thu Giang Guest House, Tung Trang Hotel, Vinh Phuoc Hotel & Restaurant.

check out the travel tips scrapbooks - 17th August, 2009
dorm sheets aren't cleaned regularly. no mozzie nets in dorm room. restaurant basic food, but nice place to sit and relax. don't use internet/hire bicycles from here. can get internet for 6000kip/hour at decent speed at a couple of other places. can get bicycles for 20,000kip/day at other places. staff weren't fantastic for advice, but previous travellers write tips in a couple of big scrapbooks which make interesting reading

Thakhaek Travel Lodge reviewed by porkyrong on 17th August, 2009, rated 3 out of 5.
Stayed here 4/2009
Total reviews submitted: 8.
porkyrong also reviewed: Lan Kham Hotel, Mixay Guesthouse, Nam Ou Guesthouse and Restaurant, Ratanak Hotel, Sabaidy 2 Guesthouse, Saylom Guest House, Sunday Guesthouse.

Nice place, but... - 31st March, 2009
We stayed here for 2 seperate nights, before and after a great trekking. Our first room was huge, with a huge bathroom, and a nice softish bed. Returning from our tiring trek we couldn't get the same room and we got one with one of the worst mattresses of South East Asia, which was pretty disaoppointing. Overall, they were very friendly and helpfull. And there's a nice vibe.

Thakhaek Travel Lodge reviewed by idriss on 31st March, 2009, rated 4 out of 5.
Stayed here 1/2009
Total reviews submitted: 7.
idriss also reviewed: Diamond Private Resort, Ibiza Bungalows, Julie Guest House, Mr B. Sunset Bungalows, Rapala Resort, Siam Hut.

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Good rooms - 28th January, 2009
The biggest room we got so far during the whole trip. Spotlessly clean everywhere, except we did get pesky mosquitoes drifting in from the gap in the extra door in the bathroom. The water pressure was weak but very hot. The nightly campfire was a hoot. In-house restaurant serves pretty decent food, although it can't beat the ping we bought at Tha Khaek town. It is a bit of a hike to the town but there's not much to do there anyway. 8) Double room, air-con with private bathroom cost 120,000kip.

Thakhaek Travel Lodge reviewed by dragonnite on 28th January, 2009, rated 4 out of 5.
Stayed here 12/2008
Total reviews submitted: 6.
dragonnite also reviewed: Dok Khoune Guesthouse, Mali Namphu, Orchid Guesthouse, The Boat Landing Guesthouse, Villa Senesouk.

friendly and welcoming - 5th June, 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!

Thakhaek Travel Lodge reviewed by comanchero on 5th June, 2007, rated 5 out of 5.
Stayed here 1/2007
Total reviews submitted: 6.
comanchero also reviewed: Pakse Hotel, Sailomyen Guest House, Salachampa Hotel, Sedone River Guesthouse, Shambara Boutique Hostel.

not perfect, but good base - 6th March, 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.

Thakhaek Travel Lodge reviewed by jenae on 6th March, 2007, rated 4 out of 5.
Stayed here 2/2007
Total reviews submitted: 6.
jenae also reviewed: Apsara Hotel and Restaurant, Auberge Sala Hin Boun, Bamboo Huts, Sarah Guest House.

Perfect lodge, plaesant town - 1st March, 2006
Very nice guesthouse, spotless rooms and bathroom. Diner and breakfast in a charming garden. In the evening convivial campfire in this garden

Thakhaek Travel Lodge reviewed by paulsuzanne on 1st March, 2006, rated 5 out of 5.
Stayed here 12/2005
Total reviews submitted: 15.
paulsuzanne also reviewed: Baanrimtaling Home Stay, Cave Lodge, Khoun and Khone Guesthouse, Kingfsher Ecolodge, Mali Namphu, Monsavan Guesthouse, Pagoda Inn, Pana Huts, Phou Iu Guesthouse, Sabaidy 2 Guesthouse, Shambara Boutique Hostel, The Boat Landing Guesthouse, Top Guest House, Vayakorn Guesthouse.

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