Luang Prabang Bakery Guesthouse

Wonderful for its price

I found this guesthouse, courtesy of fellow VTer TheDouglas.

Honestly, the pictures on the guesthouse's website does not do itself any justice. It's way more beautiful, charming, cosy and rustic than it looks.

Housed in a traditional shophouse and above a full service restaurant (which serves great food by the way), there are only five rooms with three having balconies overlooking the street and two in the rear with views of Phousi Mountain. I stayed in one of the rear rooms and I must say that the view from the balcony leaves much to be desired as it actually faced the altar at the back of the Guesthouse. (My mate wasn't very thrilled at having the eyes of immortals staring back at him)

If you are willing to overlook this little strange arrangement (I wasn't bothered), the rooms are actually way much better than the US$30 a night (circa Nov 07) I paid for (booked directly with Guesthouse). Each room is abundant with teak wood molding, armois, mirrors and teak furniture. Strategically placed lamps and lights warm up the room. It was clean, spotless and orderly. The rooms have hot water, fan, air conditioning, mini-bar and satellite TV. The bright and spacious ensuite bathroom comes with both showers and tub, and yes, there was hot water.

The owners placed a lot of emphasis on cleanliness. Guests are not allowed to wear footwear beyond the reception counter. Please deposit your smelly and dirty footwear at the shoe racks next to the counter.

Unique Quality: I almost did not get to stay here as the owners promised me a room when in fact, they were closed. But I was glad that I managed to keep my second night and the comfortable room made up for the fiasco of the day before.

Unfortunately, I had to rush off very early the next morning and I never did really use the room for more than 8 hours. A shame really.

I must say Reception was trustworthy. They promised to book a Tuk Tuk (for US$5) to send myself and my mate to the airport and the Tuk Tuk arrived on time at 6am when the streets were still pretty much yawning itself awake.

Breakfast is unfortunately NOT included in the rates.

Please book early to ensure you get a room.

It's really worth it, that's my opinion.

• Opinion of Price: least expensive
• Related to: Backpacking, Family Travel, Budget Travel

Luang Prabang Bakery Guesthouse Photo: LuangPrabangBakery&Guesthouse

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