Sadly for us, this hotel looked much more appealing on the website than it actually was. In fact ,one photo of the pool looks as though something has been air-brushed out--maybe the carpark just beyond. Our room by the pool was fairly dark and unappealing, although it was certainly comfortable enough. The pool-side restaurant is mediocre at best. We hated all the bars over the windows in our room, which took away from any pleasure ln the pool view, Our friends had the so-called suite, which was enormous but even less appealing than our much smaller room. We would not recommend this hotel to others.

situated in a quiet location 5 mins walk from the main road , (hotel provided transport to + from the hotel as the road was pitch black at night ) rooms were large , fairly basic and tended to echo a lot , there was a decent sized bathroom with bath and shower and a safety deposit box was provided at reception . the staff were friendly and helpful although the one meal we had at the hotel was average but the staff were trying to cope with a large tour group

My husband and three year old son and i booked the Vansana Hotel as it was close to where my brother was living with his family. I have stayed in the centre of town before but found the Vansana and its surrounding suburb a welcome contrast to the backpackers hostel/bar/resturant sence in the temple district. The staff were friendly and very accommadating, especially to my son, and we also chose to stay in their sister hotel in Veng Vieng(which has an outstanding view of the local scenery and river). The suite at the Vansana (US$40) had a full kitchen, dining area, lounge, TV area, and double bed with ensuite. The pool area and resturant were great areas to socialise with my family and their friends and no extra charges were asked for. A 10 to 15 minute ride was needed to get into town but this was a great sourse of entertainment for my son and at no time was there not a tuk tuk waiting out the front. If you are after a more authentic stay in the capital, somewhere you cannot buy pasta and watch CNN on large TVs this is the place.