Champassak Palace Hotel Pakse

We spent one night here, definitely the best option in town (Pakse is very small town!). Strongly recommend the panoramic rooms and specify one with a Mekhong river view (we stayed in room 603 which was large & had a spectacular view). At $44 a night B&B, very good value for money. Unfortunately we were rained off the roof restaurant, which looked fab, but the Lao meal and house carafe wine recommended by the french owner Jerome was excellent. Great location also. Close to the Sinouk coffee shop, which sells exceptional local Bolaven coffee; opposite the best foot/body massage parlour in town; and right by an internet cafe which serves ice cold Lao beer. NB For those travelling with a laptop the hotel has free WiFi.
The only downside was the shower which ran alternate hot and cold of its own volition!!

Pakse Hotel

A fairly large and centrally located hotel right in the heart of Pakse, it actually was nicer than we thought it would be. They have several different types of rooms ranging from about $18-$50 so it is not a budget oriented place but the rooms were really clean (OK so we had a minor ant invasion but the staff immediately took care of it…) with TV and air con and the staff were great.  We had drinks in the restaurant (the menu looked good too but we didn’t eat there) where we had fantastic service by a funny Lao kid. They do have a website at http://www.hotelpakse.com/.