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Saysouly Guesthouse
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Vientiane
Boutique hotel in Vientiane, with river views. Lonely Planet says "Excellent Value".
Air-con rooms: US$37
Quirky looking
23 Manthatulath Rd, Vientiane
Vientiane Province
Tel: (021) 218 383-4
Fax: (021) 223 757
Email them at: saysouly@hotmail.com
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Description
The quirky looking Saysouly is set in an old building but for all that it offers good, clean rooms with or without bathroom and some of the cheapest air-con rooms in Vientiane. Some attempt has been made to instill some atmosphere and most are tastefully but simply decorated. The shared bathrooms are always kept clean and have hot water. The en-suite rooms also come equipped with a TV and small fridge. Avoid the rooms around the reception area if possible, as it gets quite noisy here. The guesthouse has lots of information on travel ideas and the staff are really helpful and friendly.
Total rooms: 16
Sgl fan share b'room
5 USD (low season)
5 USD (high season)
Dbl fan share b'room
7 USD (low season)
7 USD (high season)
Dbl A/C share b'room
8 USD (low season)
8 USD (high season)
Dbl fan private b'room
9 USD (low season)
9 USD (high season)
with tv
Dbl A/C private b'room
12 USD (low season)
12 USD (high season)
with tv, minibar
Triple A/C share b'room
9 USD (low season)
9 USD (high season)
Triple fan private b'room
15 USD (low season)
15 USD (high season)
with tv, minibar
Added to Travelfish on: 5th July, 2004
Last visited or updated on: 8th October, 2006
Guest feedback
very good stay - 
By fritzla08 ( total comments: 4 
) Stayed here 2/2008
clean, good value. helpfull stuff. would come her again every time.
Cleanliness | Facilities | Location | Romance | Rooms | Service | Value | Vibe |
Good deal, comfortable -
By bethmitchell ( total comments: 16 ) Stayed here 12/2007
We liked this place. Our room was clean, as was the shared bathroom, and the bed was comfortable. They have chairs set out on the 2nd floor overlooking the street, and it was nice to hang out here in the shade and chat with other guests.
Adequate but not wonderful - 
By marianwarren ( total comments: 13 ) Stayed here 12/2006
We stayed in a triple with shared bathroom $9, unfortunately next to the reception desk so was fairly noisy - don't have a lot of options with triples. Bathrooms weren't the cleanest and sometimes no loo paper. They provided towels and bottled water and they do have a laundry service. The upstairs balcony is pleasant. Location is great.
You can do better - 
By karelv ( total comments: 10 ) Stayed here 12/2006
Staff adequate, English decent. Room sharing bathroom cheap. Room clean not a lot of space though. Bed was good and firm with decent pillows, no towels so have your own handy. Signs everywhere advising you to be quiet and travel guide also says how quiet the guesthouse is but this was not the case when we were there. Shared bathroom not very clean and always wet and only 2 bathrooms on a floor catering for about 8-10 rooms. Bathrooms not cleaned regularly. Flush western toilet with cold shower (the latter having decent water pressure). Had electrical outlet. Don’t know about bag storage but sure they have. No internet facilities but a row of internet cafés around the corner. No restaurant but some across the street and plenty in the area. Don’t know about laundry since we didn’t have to do any at that stage but sure they have. Bicycles and motorbikes are for rent. No international payphones that we saw but there are places that provide international call services.There is a balcony that has some chairs that is nice to relax in. Currency exchange is also available at reception and you can pay in Baht or Dollar. Laos has no ATMs! You can draw money from certain travel agencies but a bit expensive and they only give you Kip which is difficult to exchange for other currencies.
web page - No rating given
By iwillfly525 ( total comments: 5 )
I e-mailed them about a room and I received an e-mail back telling to go through their webpage to book. So if you go there directly it will save you a step. Here is the link to their webpage. http://www.saysouly.com/
OK for the price -
By jabaker13 ( total comments: 8 ) Stayed here 6/2005
Good location. I stayed in a double room with private bathroom and AC. The room was large and clean, but a bit tired. The rooms are not terribly well sound proofed, so the noise from other residents is easily heard. I had a problem with overcharging for an air ticket but got the money back by staying calm and non threatening. I could have avoided this by walking round to Laos Air myself but was being lazy - I should have known better.
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