Stayed for 4 nights in January 2010. Booked on the spot, as our previous place was busy. The staff are incredibly nice. They asked us to join them for their staff lunch before we had even committed to booking. The woman who runs the house is very friendly and will tell you all about her various business ventures and ideas for Luang Prabang. One of which is to bring credit card payment to more hotels. (When the largest Kip bill is 50,000 and you need a wad of 50 of those to pay for your room, you begin to appreciate the value of such amenities!. The guy with the AK-47 at the ATM was a reassurance, I think...)
We were able to negotiate a price of $60/night for room #2, which is huge, with a large bathroom (agree with a previous post admiring the shower). Beautiful, original dark wood trim, floors and teak furniture. Large enclosed balcony, with comfortable chairs for sitting with a Beer Lao and watching monks go by on the Nam Khan riverside road. (The room also had a flat screen TV with live Premiership games on every night via Thailand, he admits sheepishly. No wifi yet, but it's everywhere else so just go to a cafe.) We were the only guests, I think, as the word is not yet out on this hotel. But the room had no noise issues, it was supremely clean, charming and great value. Don't bother with the pretentious boutique place next door (Apsara)--this is the real deal.

This is a charming, comfortable and welcoming place to stay. It looks onto the Nam Ong river and is in the quieter part of the old town near the Apsara Hotel. All the rooms have balconies and are tastefully furnished. The host and staff were helpful and delightful and most spoke some English. Staying here enhanced our experience of lovely Luang Prabang.

Ban Lakkham is only a year old - so it's clean and tidy. The rooms and balconies on the upper floor are nice.

However I don't believe this hotel offers good value for money in Luang Prabang. We paid US 90.00 dollars per night - and after walking around the town for a couple of days found several other small hotels and guest houses that were just as nice for US 35-45 dollars.

What's more there is almost no 'sound' privacy in the rooms on the upper floor. You can here 'everything' (and I mean everything) from the adjacent rooms.

The owner attempts to run a 'my house is your house' style hotel / guest house - but I think it's strictly business so don't hesitate to try and negotiate, or at the least look around first if you can.

This is a relatively new guesthouse - opened in spring of 2008. The owner is a really nice friendly woman who genuinely likes talking to her guests and helping with arrangements etc. She is a retired doctor and says that doing a Caesarian section is easier than using the internet - hence if you email about a reservation you aren't likely to receive a timely response! She does have a website (search for Lao Golden Pillar - that is the other name of the guesthouse), but its better to call and make a reservation directly or just show up. The rooms were really nice with polished wood and a little balcony with a view of the river. It was a good location - short walk to the night market and just one road over from the morning monk route. Ask for the Lao noodle soup for breakfast - it was fantastic!