This hotel was a little oasis, if you think how grim the outside neighborhood, and the entire city are. The heat in Vientianne was oppressive, and I found that I couldn't tolerate being outside during the day time, and there wasn't anything to do anyway. The hotel was a little far out, but only if you're thinking Vientianne. By world standards, it wasn't really that far from anything. I was able to walk all the way to downtown, and come back at night time, just to give it a try. The hotel was ok for the price, and the service was attentive. My last 2-3 days I spent the entire time inside the hotel, just to avoid being outside. As far as I could see, there were only 2 or 3 hotels comparable to this one in Vientianne, so I didn't feel like I was missing on anything, which was nice, cause my stay in Vientianne wasn't great.