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Vientiane Hotels: 754 Reviews - 1693 Photos
Vang Vieng Hotels: 166 Reviews - 336 Photos
Pakse Hotels: 63 Reviews - 174 Photos
Ban Phonsavan Hotels: 64 Reviews - 85 Photos
Savannakhet Hotels: 36 Reviews - 46 Photos
Ban Nongtha-Nua Hotels: See nearby hotels
Xam Nua Hotels: 14 Reviews - 20 Photos
Vat Phou Hotels: 20 Reviews - 68 Photos
Phongsali Hotels: See nearby hotels
Muang Sing Hotels: 13 Reviews - 50 Photos
Muang Pak-Lay Hotels: 15 Reviews - 10 Photos
Muang Pakbeng Hotels: 11 Reviews - 30 Photos
Muang Kenthao Hotels: See nearby hotels
Muang Hongsa Hotels: 8 Reviews - 9 Photos
Luang Prabang Hotels: 1005 Reviews - 2508 Photos

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Martin's Bar, Luang Prabang, Lao.
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Whiskey Village Silk Scam

by whybee

We took a trip up the Meekong to the Pak Ou Caves a truly beautiful and revered destination while staying in Luang Prabang.However... after thinking we were supporting the locals through buying their 'home weaved' silk. While they have silk looms there and the stall owners can showcase how to weave silk, it's in our opinion and of a professional silk weaver's warnings that the soft flowing silks sold there are indeed not from Luang Prabang. In fact, they're probably not even from Laos and are likely purchased in bulk from China and machine woven. Each stall has exactly the same scarves, and exactly the same patterns to perfection complete with a tag.The going price for these is $140,000 KIP which is about $17 US. Now, if each scarf takes 3 days to make as claimed, and approximately 4-10 boat loads of tourists visits. How are they making enough scarves while trying to sell them to each...

if you're going to Lao...

by pandanoi

keep an open mind. People are trying to move up. Some people tend to want fast money, so that's when tourists get ripped off. If you want to avoid that as much as possible, don't look like a tourist. lol. But if you insist on staying in Lane Xang Hotel or Don Chan Palace...expect to be prey. yeah it's sad, but accept it. if you're not fit to handle yourself in Laos, maybe it isn't the place for you. Trying to find some monumental buildings like they have in Europe? There's nothing really like that in Lao. Yeah there are temples, and they might not seem as grand or as interresting as something you've seen in another country, but that is a place of worship for the people....so respect that, and i guess try to appreciate it. If you're offered drugs or whatever, much to your distaste, just say no and forget about it. don't let it ruin your trip. i find it best to to take a lazy walk around...

Children of Laos

by stedeb

Not sure that htis is a warning or trap. There are lots of children in Loas that flock to the tourists when they arrive at food stops etc many of them have even smaller children in their care. They are ususlly begging and will hang around while you eat. We never gave them money but we often handed out fruit which they seemed grateful for. At some places they were waiting for our coke/fanta cans so they could have them not sure if they recieve money for the cans or what. We tried to give a small amount to all of the kids we saw but of course you cant give to everyone and at times we had to take back our fruit when some of the bigger kids took from the smaller but it was not a major issue we just gave it back to the smaller kids usually the "thief" looked pretty sheepish.We generally kept a stash of fruit in the van and gave it out ot the kids when we saw them. None ever asked for money...

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say NO to VIETIANE-HANOI bus!!

by perryvoon

say NO toward it!! the bus condition was suck and u need to stay several hours in the border of Laos - Cao Treo to wait for the opening of the office!!typically this bus ticket can be purchased in every agency and guesthouse in VIETIANE... it can cost u 16 - 18 US dollar and end up with a nightmare!so, just say No to this bus service! for border crossin to VIETNAM, the best way is travel to SAVANNAKHET n purchase the tourist bus service from there to HUE... for m, this one is better...

Slow Boat "Insurance" Scam

by haveatisue

If you take the slow boat from that goes from the northern part of Thailand to Luang-prabong some of the operators will try to get you to pay a 50 bahtt fee for "insurance" They even have a semi-offical looking form that you have to fill out. It's a scam. Don't be the one to pay the money. Be the leader to stand up an proclaim it a scam. They aren't going to kick off the whole boat of angry tourists.

Weekend Border Charge

by largerama

Having just come through the border from Lak Xao into Vietnam, there was a sign saying that as it was the weekend, there was a charge of 1 USD for stamping the passport to exit the country. Of course this was repeated by the Vietnamese to enter. So total extra cost because its a weekend is 2 USD. Not much I know but worth knowing!! Smile and pay!! Dont go on a weekend or try another border crossing where it may not happen.

The Zoo

by Garfield56

Night Time at the Zoo..... It's not all that great , since you can not photograph what you see. It was also a very long line, and really you are not seeing anything up close and personal that you could not do during day time. We took local bus , and it was a LONG way to travel , for something you can see at any Zoo.

not nearly the thieves of Thailand

by richiecdisc

If you want to travel from Northern Thailand into Laos via boat, there are things you have to be careful of. First off, do not buy your tickets in Thailand as they are very overpriced. The best thing to do is go into Laos before buying your ticket and do not buy it at the border either, despite what the apparent border guards tell you. The cheapest way to buy the ticket is to buy it at the boat itself. If you know you are going all the way to Luang Prabang, buy the two-day ticket but make sure it is marked for LP. If you are not sure, just buy the ticket to Pak Beng. You may pay a bit more for the second journey but you are more flexible and do not have to deal with the possibility of getting the one day ticket for the two day fare.

Scam

by Maximilian21

Before you tak your slow boat to Luang a man might suggest that he help you organise a guesthouse before you arrive in pak beng . He will probabaly say that there are only limited guest houses and many toursts and will ask for 5 dollars and he will organise it for you. this is rubish as there are always vacancies and the guesthouses on average cost only $1 a night. heaps of people got conned and this dude made heaps of money of those tourists.

The Patuxai

by calcaf38

The Patuxai, an arch of triumph in Vientiane, is shown on postcards, brochures etc...But it's really a piece of kitsch, built recently with cement left behind by Americans building an airbase during the Vietnam war (the locals call it the vertical runway).Just drive by, take a snapshot and move on.

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