Reviews of Viengchalern Guesthouse
Kingkitsarath Road 04, Luang Prabang, Laos, Luang Prabang, Laos

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Reviewed: 27 March 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewCheck in was welcoming. The room was clean and communication with the owner was great.
Reviewed: 9 March 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 25 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 21 February 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 12 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewNice place run by a family very simple and honest. Good price.
Reviewed: 10 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewThe family went above and beyond to help me with a personal emergency. They really saved me and I am so grateful!! They also offered to upgrade us to a bigger room but we were happy with our original 2 bed room. Beds were clean and comfy. AC and clean private bathroom. Little closet to hang clothes and water bottles and fountain for free. We had a corner room so we could see the Phousi Hill from our window which was cute. Central location you can walk to everything.
Reviewed: 29 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 23 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewThe location is very good.
Reviewed: 25 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewGood location . I thought about moving and I found near by rooms much bigger and confortable by the same price, but the couple who runs it is so sweet and friendly that I've decided to stay
Cold room to basic and small
Reviewed: 1 April 2024 · Stayed in April 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 22 March 2024 · Stayed in March 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 19 March 2024 · Stayed in February 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 16 March 2024 · Stayed in February 2024
Verified reviewsmall guest house but friendly. Simple breakfast. does not take credit cards so be prepared with cash.
room on check-in smelled terrible, remainder of stay switched to another room which was ok. No tourist booking .
Reviewed: 9 March 2024 · Stayed in March 2024
Verified reviewAll family members of the staff are very frienly. The location is convenient. They reserved the seat on the express train to Vientian for me kindly. You can see Japanese Intenational TV(NHK) in your room.
I do hope the room with refrigerator.
Reviewed: 3 March 2024 · Stayed in February 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 3 March 2024 · Stayed in March 2024
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Average guesthouse
Reviewed: 2 March 2024 · Stayed in January 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 24 February 2024 · Stayed in December 2023
Verified reviewLocation is good, everything is walking distance, including the night market. The staff members are nice, and you get free coffee and bananas. For one night, it is fine, if you spend most of your time outside.
My room was very small and not too light, although there was a window. There was hardly any space around the bed for your luggage (no cupboards). It is not a room you want to spend too much time in, it is good literally only for sleeping. Wall plugs are placed in awkward positions. The price, when I booked, was much higher than I would expect, but it was the holiday season, and I booked anyway, afraid I would not find rooms in the centre. Turned out, they had quite a few available rooms, so I would have been better off without booking and trying to book in person.
Reviewed: 23 February 2024 · Stayed in February 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 22 February 2024 · Stayed in February 2024
Verified reviewGood location. Ok room with window AC, no fan, ok bathroom.A pleasant, small breakfast, hangout area.Very welcoming and helpful owners.
Room was small, with little space around the bed and no hooks to hang clothes. Luang Prabang accommodation felt overpriced, but the town was very busy in Chinese New Year, so this guest house is just charging market rates
Reviewed: 15 February 2024 · Stayed in February 2024
Verified reviewThe location is 10 minutes walking distance to the nigh market or 5 minutes to the entrance of Phousi Hill. Breakfast was nice - you can choose one of the options from the card they have attached pic (like on the picture). Comfy beds. It is quite old buildind and usually it comes with some kind of dirt, but not here and it is nice to see - cleanless should not be apart of the price. You can get unlimited tea and coffee.
Reviewed: 10 February 2024 · Stayed in February 2024
Verified reviewVery good location, close to night market. Breakfast is simple but good! We really liked the provided free drinking water.
First night we had a really small, noisy room without window on the ground floor. Next morning we were able to switch without any problems when we asked. The new room was perfect, spacious and a lot of daylight. While checking in we asked the total amount and they were ok with us paying at checkout. Whilst checking out they firstly tried to use a very bad $ rate. But after some discussion and phone calls we paid the original (fair) price.
Reviewed: 9 February 2024 · Stayed in February 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 8 February 2024 · Stayed in February 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 5 February 2024 · Stayed in January 2024
Verified reviewKindly staff! The description of the room is real so really small, but they changed immediately the room when we asked to change it!