We staid one night in this hotel. Of course it is very charming these old buildings but rooms are very very noisy! in evening, you can hear your neighbours speaking and upstairs neighbours walking... and during the night ( 4 or 5 AM), this is the wake up call ( bells ringing) for the monks next door... then they started to cut some wood... terrible night! we were very tired in the morning....
breakfast is average and service not very good for such high price hotel.
Staff didn t make a lot of efforts to arrange a good stay for us, I think they prefer group travelers, with people never complaining....

We loved the position and the peaceful garden close enough to the city to walk but far enough out to be quiet. Our first room faced the old bridge and we found it noisy as the scooters seemed to keep driving past through the night. However the hotel were happy to move us to a fantastic room over the reception area. It was designed like a Lao house with separate bedroom, bathroom and sitting area - wonderful for chilling in the afternoon. Good breakfasts and friendly staff. WiFi available or you can use the hotel computer.

With a soothing atmosphere, the Villa Maydou is a perfect place to have a pleasant stay in Luang Prabang for vacation as well as for work. The owners are warm welcoming and willing to help. The restaurant serves great lao food complemented by not harassing service. This familial place is worth it!

I am not used to write reviews (and as a French you will forgive my poor English).
But now that I am back to work (…) I feel too bad not to share the wonderful memories we have from our last stay at villa Maydou.
We stayed with my wife at villa Maydou for 1 week last December 2009.
The place was exactly what we were looking at: a charming and peaceful place for a true break we needed. The place seems really out of time and is a perfect (and rare) example of good balance between tradition and modern comfort.
For the traditional part, the hotel is a small-but-cosy place made of two traditional Lao houses in teak wood wonderfully renovated, simply but nicely decorated with home-made products (lao silk and cotton), surrounded by a delightful garden full of various indigenous tropical plants and trees that are beautifully enlighten at night. The hotel is located in a residential lao area where you can enjoy local people casual life including Monks life since the hotel is located just behind a Wat (Buddhist temple).
At the same time the hotel provides all the modern comfort you can expect from a relaxing place: good beds, elegant and modern bathrooms, free internet, excellent tasty food (all-the-most important for French people!) and really kind and smiling staff always-ready to help!
What about the location? The hotel is indeed a little far away from the centre of the town but we used the bicycles provided for free by the hotel. I am not a biker but I found it really nice in Luang Prabang: almost flat everywhere, no or few cars, you can stop everywhere… what about the 15 minutes walk along the river?...
What about the price? Some of the reviewers found it too expensive… well, good taste worth it.