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( 030 534 6020; www.littleedenguesthouse-dondet.com ; Ban Hua Det; standard/deluxe 250,000/
320,000K; ) Located in Ban Hua Det, Little Eden is set in lush gardens of sugar
palms and betel trees on the northern tip of the island. Fragrant rooms have cool, tiled
floors and soft linens. The roomy deluxe rooms, with textile bed runners, white walls,
snazzy bathrooms and dark-wood trim, are a substantial upgrade on the fairly basic stand-
ard rooms, so consider splurging.
DON KHON
Bounephan Riverside Guesthouse
( 031-2710163; r 40,000-60,000K) Choose from basic en suite rooms in a rickety, hammock-
strewn wood structure overlooking the river, or slightly spiffier digs across the road in
red-painted wood duplexes at 'Mr Boune's'.
GUESTHOUSE $
Auberge Sala Done Khone
( 031-260940; www.saladonekhone.salalao.com ; r incl breakfast US$50-60; ) In a hand-
somely renovated French-era hospital, this romantic belle delights with four-poster beds
and art deco signatured (if a little faded) rooms. Outside are spotless A-frame bungalows
built in classic Lao style with ambient-lit, minimalist interiors, while out on the river the
Sala Phae (r US$60) wing features equally stylish floating cottages with bio-safe toilets.
BOUTIQUE HOTEL $$
Pan's Guesthouse
( 020 9797 8222; www.donkhone.com ; garden/riverfront d 160,000/200,000K, tr 220,000K;
GUESTHOUSE $$
)
A range of soporific bungalows finished in solid stained wood with creamy white rattan
interiors, immaculate en suites and balconies slung with hammocks. Spring for a river-
front room. A few minutes north of the French Bridge.
Eating & Drinking
Establishments open for breakfast early, and close anytime around 11pm - some a little
later.
Four Thousand Sunsets
(Don Khon; mains 30,000-40,000K; ) Auberge Sala Done Khone's floating restaurant
boasts white table cloths and an eclectic menu of European, Thai and other Asian fare.
Come sunset witness the light cast its amber net over the Mekong.
FUSION $
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