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Palamy Guesthouse
( 030 962 0192; r with/without bathroom from 60,000/40,000K; ) Overlooking a pretty mead-
ow out back, the better rooms have mosquito nets, terraces with tables and, in some cases,
fridges and little lean-to kitchens. The owner, Poh, is an excellent cook so it's well worth
dropping in for a meal.

GUESTHOUSE $

Tadlo Lodge
( 034-211885; www.tadlolodge.com ; s/d incl breakfast from US$41/47; ) Situated above the falls
with an Edenic view of the teal-green river, this is a slice of style just where you need it.
The main building is finished in traditional Lao style, with parquet floors and Buddha
statuary. Rooms are stylish, with some new bungalows set on the opposite (west) side of
the river.

GUESTHOUSE $$

Getting There & Away

Tat Lo is 86km northeast of Pakse. Just say 'Tat Lo' at Pakse's southern bus terminal
( Click here ) and you'll be pointed to one of the several morning buses to Salavan that stop
at Ban Khoua Set. Regular buses in the morning run from Pakse to Ban Khoua Set
(25,000K, two hours) and from Pakse to Paksong (25,000K, 1½ hours). It's a 1.8km walk
to Tat Lo from Ban Khoua Set or a swift túk-túk ride (10,000K). Heading to Paksong, get
yourself up to Ban Beng, at the junction, and jump on a bus coming through from Sa-
lavan.