Residence Sisouk

Central and within walking distance of the center of town. Also booked a van at the hotel to travel there and back from the ancient Khmer Temple of Wat Phou about 1.5hrs away. and the Bolaven Plateau. Owner operated and owner's brother has a coffee plantation and a cafe right next to the hotel.

Pakse is a bit of a one horse town and there is very little there for tourists. I expect the hotel was amazing in its heyday but it has not been maintained and is expensive for a run down hotel in need of renovation. Soft furnishings were ripped and the room and bathroom were poor. it could have been so nice.

Lovely old colonial building, however they have added some extra glass doors to the balcony for noise insulation which meant I had 2 uninterrupted nights sleep due to the quietness of the place. Not that it's in a noisy part of town anyway. The room (43) was clean and spacious and the bed comfortable. The room had a kettle, safe, fridge, a/c and a ceiling fan. My only complaint was that the shower was only luke warm. The internet has several different WiFi signals which seem to vary in strength during my stay but I usually found one which worked and was able to make phone calls home. Food is a bit limited and for Laos is expensive, however opposite is the Parisuen cafe which had a more extensive menu and is cheaper. The staff were friendly and helpful and nearby there are a few small food shops and o couple of ATMs. All in all I would stay here again

Old hotel in a central location. Large room, terrible shower, malfunctioning a/c After checking in you need to take the elevator. The elevator has grilled doors on both sides, and only one person with their luggage can fit at a time. I did not know how to operate this elevator, or wanted to use such an old elevator, so reluctantly chose to use the stairs. Room is large and dated. Hard uncomfortable mattress. Shower is tiny and badly designed. The shower head was placed too high so that when you turn on the water the shower head spreads water all over the bathroom and not on the person taking the shower. I had to use my towels to dry the puddles of water on the floor. The worse part was the air conditioning. The air conditioning was working but not cooling the room. I woke up in the middle of the night sweating and could not go back to sleep. Breakfast staff does not speak English. They served me an egg, baguette, jam, water, cut up banana and papaya, juice, and coffee, no espresso drinks. I don’t know if there are better options in Pakse, but I would not want to stay here again.

Had an amazing stay! The staff were super attentive and absolutely love their elevator - definitely a unique experience and a pleasant surprise I did not expect. There were also some free bananas at the lobby during our stay, and it was very welcoming.