Laos Youth Inn

This was a great find! Vientiene was packed out when we arrived and we spent some time walking up and down the main streets looking for a guesthouse that wasn’t full and was within our price range. Finally we stumbled across this which was in the perfect location – beside the Mekong, beside a minimart, and opposite some great restaurants that come highly recommended (e.g. Full Moon Café, Vista Cafe and Sticky Fingers). It doesn’t make sense that it wasn’t as busy as elsewhere but perhaps it was a combination of us being in a 3 and them having rooms with 3 beds (not always possible) and them looking more like a youth hostel (like a YMCA) than a nice guesthouse. Either way, the beds were fine, the ensuite bathroom/wet room was fine (you get used to soaking everything), the security was fine, and all for $5/night in a central location. I would stay here again.