Don Chan Palace Hotel

A blight on the riverbank

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No one can miss the peach-coloured 14-storey monolith that occupies a sandbank in the middle of the Mekong River at the southeast corner of the city. This controversial, Malaysian-owned hotel has a 50-year lease on the embankment and plans are to build a large shopping centre and supermarket on the space next to the hotel. It's firmly aimed at the mass tourist industry and business community, as well as trying to offer catering and banquet facilities for weddings and other special events. Guests can choose from river or city views and use facilities such as a sauna, steam room, swimming pool, fitness centre and spa. The rooms are all you'd expect of a hotel of this standard. Brightly coloured silks and expensive furniture abound and those on the upper floors have quite stunning views. Rooms are spacious and even standard ones boast sitting areas. Staff are professional and helpful but perhaps a bit thin on the ground, especially when the hotel is inundated with new arrivals. The swimming pool and fitness centre are open to the public for $8 per day. They also offer breakfast and lunch deals which include use of the facilities. At $10 per person, these are actually pretty good value. Check online for substantial discounts on the rack-rates below.

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Unit 6, Phiawat, Vientiane. T: (021) 244 288 F: (021) 244 111  
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From US$228.00

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Added to Travelfish on: 9th October, 2006
Last visited or updated on: 23rd January, 2009

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