There was nothing extra special about this hotel. The more popular ones had been booked out and someone suggested trying it. They had tons of space and I finally ended up in a suite for $25. This suite was a very large cosy room with amenities. I never saw many people there but for the size of the hotel I wonder how they stay afloat. I was comfortable and the bath was clean. I had no view but there is not really much to see from that location.

I would like to think that the female receptionist was not trying to rob me with the rates quoted even though the sign on the counter was saying something different. The other staff members were cool and even went out of their way to get stuff done for me, deliver an important message, which I truly did appreciate, get me pizza from outside after the restaurant had closed and arrange transport for me to get to Luang Prabang at short notice. It was a nice spacious hotel and I cant figure why more people were not there as it is fairly centrally located in the town. They probably prefer the riverside.

One thing I realized later is that I should have bargained to lower the rate. It was affordable however and as I said before the staff was quite cool.