My wife and me stayed four nights in Vayakorn Guesthouse. When we arrived in the evening, after a 12 hour bus trip from Luang Prabang, the reception awaited me with the reservation outstretched in his hand. A pleasuere because in another hotel, where I made a reservation nobody knew anything.I Ihad asked for a room with a view. The manager told me that unfortunately there were only rooms availible with a limited view: the building next door. I accepted such a room, so I had a big surprise we got a room with views on Vientiane. A big, spacious room, well kept, a pleasure to be as we discovered in the coming four days. The Guesthouse is next to to the tourist quarter of Vientiane. A lot of hotels, restaurants and shops, shops. The Mekong river is not very far away. There is a new boulevard. Two years ago there was nothing except some old cafes under shady trees, very nice. Now there is the world of concrete epmtiness. Vientiane has something of a outgrown village.When you take this guesthouse, be warned: you have to take your shoes off!

just a few minutes from the mekong riverside in the city of vientiane!
the rooms are well equipped, even with hot water (which you not always can take for granted in laos)
the staff is very friendly and helpful, most of them are young man who study at the university and they´re eager to improve their english!

We booked Vayakorn Inn. They misread our reservation and ended up we had to split to stay in two different places. So they brought me here. They then told me breakfast is up to 9am. When I check out, they said I have to pay for breakfast. I didn't argue and I also won't come here again.

Price: 200 000 kip/night

Pros: Clean, spacious, fridge, air con, tv with working english channels, housekeeping, friendly reception

Cons: pricy

Bottom Line: Recommended