good service ,very good staff , very nice room .
Name Salina Boutique Hotel , i recommended .

Old hotel (possibly not long for this world), & some of the staff slightly disengaged in that Lao way. Rooms small, musty. Wifi often so slow it's barely worth using.

But cheap ($15 special on now) & 5-10 min walk from riverside. And quiet (mainly because there aren't many other guests).

BTW: If you are coming to Vientiane to check out its famous river vistas, put that plan on hold for a while. The entire riverfront (maybe 4km) is mud & construction. Dust blowing everywhere.

Its actually my 2nd time staying here...came for a visa run/Thai and stayed here with a friend,as it was off-season and it was cheap 400/baht=$12usd in 2008,and it seemed ok.

You can def. find better places and worse ones here,but the location is good,there is a bkk grill downstairs as well.Living in asia i think i have learned how to deal with people here,as to some reviews of the staff...they were helpful to me and i had no problems.

some things i noted: reg room was quoted at $25 usd and i got it down to $20 if i skipped
bkfst,i had free wi-fi,a/c,fridge,free H20,tea kettle,and daily maid service..so thats good..

now,some bad things..yes its an old hotel but i like the weird charm of it,the walls have a few dings in there,the curtains are busted,i saw from ants about but this is asia,the carpet is well worn,the beds are old,but i like them,comfy/soft compared to most asian beds..

Also the rooms in the back are by a school,otherwise nice and quiet,which is hard to find in asia at this price,and i had HBO and plenty of english channels to watch...

So im ok with it here for a night or two,but i do wonder how they stay afloat......?

The hotel location in the centre of Vientiane. The rooms are charming and very comfortable. The staff were really delightful and very helpful. I can't wait to go back to Boutique Hotel Vientiane Laos and this hotel.