Riverview Bungalows & GH

Solo se puede acceder en barco. El camino suele ser intransitable incluso en 4x4… No pudimos aprovechar nuestra reserva prepagada y no reembolsable, porque al llegar a Nong Khiaw, nos fue imposible contactar con los encargados de la casa de huéspedes por teléfono: nadie contestó (nos dijeron después: ¡¿¡ ...

The host is great but the trick of the Trip.com which bought the room from *********** and not communicated with the Bungalow and they give our room for another guess.

We booked for 1 night via a booking engine while heading north up the river. Reviews on there said it was next to the boat dock- it’s actually a ＜10 min walk along the village street. We were shown to a room in a modern block set slightly back from the river front bungalows. It was on the 1st floor so had a river and Mountain View over the bungalow roofs and a shared balcony rather than a private one in the bungalows. Not sure why others off our boat got a bungalow- there was only one type of room available on the booking engine and they used the same as us. Maybe as we were staying only 1 night? The room was a good size, clean and had a comfy bed. No need for the fan as it was chilly at night in late January. The hot water worked if you didn’t turn it on fully. The walls were quite thin so you could hear neighbours coughing etc. In general the room was ok but a little expensive for Laos. The owners (European and local) speak good English which is unusual for Laos but they seemed a little distracted (they own a few businesses in the village). In summary, it was clean and comfy enough but for rural Laos $15 would have been a fairer price.