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Can't help with hotel, but though the 'authorities' command that there be no moto rental (to keep locals in work), you can arrange to get one.

Try:

http://www.bike-rental-laos.com/bikes.php?moto=14

http://www.remoteasia.com/Rental.html

http://www.greendiscoverylaos.com/motorbike/rt.html

There is a daily charge, and sometimes a charge to ship to LP.

cheers

As of Jan 2, 2008 the motobike rental price was USD 25/day in LP. Most guesthouses/hotels can arrange a motorbike-- they may have a contact with a rental place and accompany you over.

Luang Prabang Bakery is the closest guesthouse to the night market along the main shopping street. I enjoyed staying on the OTHER side of Phosi (Si Mountain) away from the main street at Muong Lao Guesthouse.

I can't really recommend a hotel, but I can recommend a really decent guesthouse.

Its Rattana Guesthouse. Its in a pretty good location, yet slightly off the long main road (Chao Fa Ngum Road, Sisavangvong Road, Sakkarine Road -- they're all one long interconnected road), so very nice and quiet. Near the LP market, and a fantastic bakery around the corner, Joma. It is located at the end of Chao Fa Ngum road and a great starting point to walk towards Sisavangvong and Sakkarine.

The travelfish link for Rattana is: http://www.travelfish.org/accommodation_profile/laos/northern_laos/luang_prabang/luang_prabang/all/1282

And its official website: http://rattana.laopdr.com/

If you crave for creature comforts, the more established mid-range hotels along the main road may be better for you.

Overall, Luang Prabang is a rather touristy place. Fantastic for photo-taking rather poor for shopping. However, the food at the night market is great. Check out the barbeque fare there, it's really delicious.

Does anyone know,

I have found places in Vientiane that hire 125cc bikes/mopeds for 70 000 KIP a day but you are only supposed to take them 20km from the city centre.

Where can I hire small bikes, without serious offroad capabilities like those on the sites given by brucemoon, that can be taken say 50km from the centre?

Or is my only option to hire from one of the places mentioned by brucemoon.

Austral31
was in Vientiane last week, Lots of places to rent a bike, paid 180'000 Kip for a shifted scooter 110cc for three days, nobody mentioned not taking it further than 20 km from the city center. We rode a lot further than that!

if you are renting a motorbike in VTE, PVO on Fa Ngum road has 125cc shifted bikes and automatic scooters for about $10 a day or 250 dirtbikes for 20-25, or if you are planning to do a long trip the mini market across from green discovery and Khop Chai Duo bar Phimphone market has larger bikes and allow you to take them wearever, don't know the prices but many people rent bikes there, PVO was good when I rented a bike a couple of times, they want to keep your passport or a cash deposit don't get a chinese bike if possible get a honda or suzuki, as the chinese ones are prone to breakdowns, callao