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the large, wood-panelled
roo
ms in a separate building behind, with private sit-outs onto a
peaceful courtyard ($50).
$30
XiengMouane
Xotikhoumman Rd 071 252152,
xiengmouane@yahoo.com
;
map
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In an
elegant hundred-year-old family home with historic connections (check out the sepia-tinted
photos by the entrance), this guesthouse has a peaceful location opposite
Wat
Xiengmouane.
Good-sized rooms feature bright Lao fabrics and the occasional heirloom.
$35
AROUND CHAO FA NGUM ROAD
LPQ Backpackers Hostel
Off Chao Fa Ngum Rd 020 9113 8686;
map
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On the nicest
and leafiest of the little lanes leading to the river, this hostel has slightly squished dorms but
smart bathrooms with top-notch showers, and a chilled-out movies room.
Avoid th
e over-
priced, b
ox-like private rooms downstairs, though. Breakfast included. Dorm
50,000K
, double
120,000K
at night with lanterns, provide some of the most atmospheric acc
ommoda
tion on a lane full
of guesthouses. Cute rooms are large and come with comfy beds.
150,000K
sized rooms at this peaceful, ever-popular guesthou
se. You'l
l have to be quick to nab one of
the two lovely wooden rooms upstairs. Good value.
100,000K
Wat That
Off Chao Fa Ngum Rd 071 212913,
watthatguesthouse.net
;
map
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A very
pleasant guesthouse set across two buildings on either side of a pretty lane. Ask for the big,
wooden room upstairs at the back of the lovely traditional Lao house next to
LPQ
; the bigger
building opposite is more
expensiv
e (rooms 150,000K), but has a gorgeous wooden balcony.
Big discounts off-season.
100,000K
Xayana Guesthouse & X3 Capsule Hotel
Off Chao Fa Ngum Rd 071 260680,
mylaohome.com
;
map
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The doubles at this modern guesthouse are disappointingly basic and
crampe
d; come
here ins
tead for the snug dorms, which have surprisingly large beds. Dorm
40,000K
, double
100,000K
EAST OF PHOUSI
cheapest rooms at this friendly, popular guesthouse are windowless and cell-like, but clean
and en-suite. Th
e wood
-floored rooms upstairs are lighter and bigger (with TVs), but almost
twice the price.
60,000K
Merry2/VillaMerry1
Ban Wat Aphay 071 254445/ 071 252325,
villa-merry-guest-
ing down to the Nam Khan. The cheapest are slightly dingy, but clean enough - much better
to head upstairs where an extra 20,000K will get you an en-suite, gleaming wood floors and