GHOUSE
Souansavan. 132 Ban That Luang. Boun Khong road. (This is the lane that runs alongside the Souvannphum hotel.) Tel 856 - 71 - 213020. Rooms cost US$8-12-20. The US$12 rooms are excellent value for money. The ghouse also has a huge parking lot. Staff are typically Lao super-friendly. Look out for the maids / gardeners, cutting the lawn with normal scissors!
Its a scream & worth a photo or two. The only drawback at the g/h is that they close the gate at midnight, but I did not find this a problem in LP.
FOOD:
1. Indochina Spirit.
2. Scandanavian Bakery for brekky & Thai newspapers & CNN / BBC TV.
3. Soudaphone Restaurant riveside by the Mekong for cheap beer, excellent Lao / Thai food at dusk / early evening. For really great food, try the larb-gai, spring rolls & fried fish with garlic. "Awesomely tasty" in the extreme, especially when washed down with a few bots of ice cold beer Lao.
INTERNET
P&T Internet & Email. Straight opposite the Scan bakery had the fastest internet connection in town while I was there (a week.)
WHISKY
Glen Turner pure malt scotch, only 500 baht a 1-litre bottle at the liquor shop, 100 metres from the Indochina Spirit. This is incredibly good value for money. In Vte the same stuff costs 600 baht a bot.
SHELL GAS station, west of the Phousi Hotel, has the best car / bike wash in town. It only takes 4 guys 15-20 mins to wash / clean your bike. (Just make sure they turn the pressure down & don't get to close to the bike with the nozzle to blow out seals & bearings.)
Davidfl
Keep the power on
Souansavan. 132 Ban That Luang. Boun Khong road. (This is the lane that runs alongside the Souvannphum hotel.) Tel 856 - 71 - 213020. Rooms cost US$8-12-20. The US$12 rooms are excellent value for money. The ghouse also has a huge parking lot. Staff are typically Lao super-friendly. Look out for the maids / gardeners, cutting the lawn with normal scissors!
Its a scream & worth a photo or two. The only drawback at the g/h is that they close the gate at midnight, but I did not find this a problem in LP.
FOOD:
1. Indochina Spirit.
2. Scandanavian Bakery for brekky & Thai newspapers & CNN / BBC TV.
3. Soudaphone Restaurant riveside by the Mekong for cheap beer, excellent Lao / Thai food at dusk / early evening. For really great food, try the larb-gai, spring rolls & fried fish with garlic. "Awesomely tasty" in the extreme, especially when washed down with a few bots of ice cold beer Lao.
INTERNET
P&T Internet & Email. Straight opposite the Scan bakery had the fastest internet connection in town while I was there (a week.)
WHISKY
Glen Turner pure malt scotch, only 500 baht a 1-litre bottle at the liquor shop, 100 metres from the Indochina Spirit. This is incredibly good value for money. In Vte the same stuff costs 600 baht a bot.
SHELL GAS station, west of the Phousi Hotel, has the best car / bike wash in town. It only takes 4 guys 15-20 mins to wash / clean your bike. (Just make sure they turn the pressure down & don't get to close to the bike with the nozzle to blow out seals & bearings.)
Davidfl
Keep the power on