Arriving in Luang Prabang itself was enlightening but, what made it that bit more special was the Ljb smooth hotel (xienthong). Everything a westerner requires without compromising on the well kept look and laosian feel. Exceptional staff, attentive and helpful, Wi-fi, news and movie channels, great shower and bathroom area and tasteful dark wood furniture. Luang Prabang is one not... More

They have two locations so make sure you know where you are going. The one we stayed at was amazing and a great surprise. The rooms are great and with free tea and coffee all the time why would you not stay here.

I'm sad to say I'm leaving the LJB smooth (Aham) hotel after four ays tomorrow. The hotel is a real find in Laos for really cheap. This sort of hotel woud cost you 4 times as much in Europe. The rooms are very traditional Laos style with high wooden ceilings and the room we have has a fairly big private... More

This hotel was at the very quiet end of Th. Sisavangvong - the main street. Room was quite spacious for the two of us and was on the first floor, with a small balcony overlooking the street. The beds were very comfortable with good pillows. There was no restaurant attached to the hotel, so there was no breakfast. However, there... More

Loved the four poster bed and huge showerhead. The man on reception was really nice and very helpful on suggestions on where to visit on our motorbike (which he also arranged). Only bad point was that the water pressure was too low to make the most of the huge showerhead... seems to be a Luang Prabang problem rather than specific... More

The manager allowed a male guest to bring a male 'friend" to the new LJB Smooth hotel, and I was subjected to the sounds of their lovemaking through the thin walls from midnight until 4 AM. I'll never stay at LJB Smooth Hotel again.

we just found this hotel having turned up the day before with no where to stay and this caught our eye. We were shown 2 rooms to choose from and we choose the upstairs room which had a big wooden veranda/sitting area infront of it. This was shared by the 4 rooms upstairs and had a great view of the... More

We stayed at the Aham LJB Smooth hotel for 5 nights over New Year. The owner and the front desk guys were attentive, gracious and spoke excellent English. The service was excellent and the rooms spotlessly clean. It has a Laoation ambience which after all is what you travel for. Both of our rooms were a good size and our... More

There are two locations for this hotel. Ban Aham, ([-]) on the south side of Phou Si Hill, has more rustic, but much less expensive rooms. The rooms on ground level tend to be musty and are more expensive (approx $55). The rooms on the upper floor have a shared balcony, wood floors, and are approx $45. I stayed at... More