Booked the hostel as our boat operator was hawking it before we departed and we had heard that pak beng was a mad house trying to get accommodation so we just went with it for 500 baht (2 people). It is very close to the boat ramps, about the 3rd building or so up which is a plus. Our room... More

Never again! After 15 hours of driving a slow boat in the heat, we had no water (nor shower nor toilet) and spend half an hour to find someone from the staff. At least he didnt or pretended not to speak English. After some time a few drops came out of the tap. Instead we had a big bucket of... More

We recently stayed here as part of a tour on the slow boat and had (stupidly) pre-booked this hotel as we had been convinced it was nice and there were limited rooms in Pakbeng...big mistake! When we arrived there were dead cockroaches in the room and it was unclean with lots of insects. There was what appeared to be a... More

This hotel was by far the most basic i stayed in while in asia. I read some of the other reviews and all though i didnt have problems with bed bugs in my room they werent the cleanest rooms. The bathroom is super basic with the shower over the toilet and the door doesnt close properly. There is no airconditioning... More

We stayed in this hotel one night, during our 2 days slow boat trip on the Mekong. While the hotel has excellent views on the Mekong, has convenient looking rooms and is located close to the pier, the reason to stay away is the bedbugs in the rooms!! You only discover that you have bites all over during the next... More

This is the worst place we stayed on our backpacking trip. We never listen to solicitors or pre-purchase hotels without seeing the rooms first, but unfortunately decided to pre-book this place after a charistmatic character got on the slow boat in Huye Xi before the departure to Pakbeng and raved about the hostel. We considered that it may be a... More

We booked this ahead because we read horror stories about hassles in Pakbeng. Meanwhile we were greeted at the pier by VERY friendly touts that were not pushy at all to take us to much nicer hotels than Salika, for a better price. Our room had no A/C, no fan (broken), no toilet flush and only a trickle of water... More

We stopped here for one night going down the river to Luang Prabang. The rooms were basic, no a/c, just a fan on the table between the beds. The door was a bit sticky and i had some problems with the lock. The staff were very welcoming and did their best to help. The best part about the hotel is... More

Like most we stayed here while traveling on the boat down the Mekong. For US$10 we got a fan (worked all night), clean enough bathroom and a comfortable bed. From our stay nothing stood out, but we didn't experience any problems.