Vientiane Hotel Guide - 4 stars Hotels in Vientiane, Laos

Hotels in Vientiane are really old and expensive. This is one of the best hotels there for the asking price so don't expect much. The staffs are nice and helpful.

Absolutely wonderful, French Colonial hotel. Just 28 rooms, but has all amenities of much larger luxury hotel. Very well maintained. Great pool, bar, dining rooms. Hotel staff very pleasant but a little slow responding and not too well informed.

We were at Mercure in the 2nd week of July 2014. We arrived early so while waiting, we requested for a massage and the hotel staff arranged for it promptly. On the first day, we took a tuk tuk to the city centre, however, we decided to explore Ventiane by foot and by bicycle after one of the staff showed us how convenient it was to get to the Nam Phu (city centre) area if we went by the riverfront route as opposed to using the main thoroughfare. We had a great time exploring Ventiane. We were also very impressed with the food and the ever friendly Lao people. The Lao people may be one of the poorest people in Asia but we certainly didn't see any unhappiness on their faces.

We spent three nights in the hotel and enjoyed our stay. The staff are very cooperative. We are vegetarians and they made special vegetarian breakfast for us everyday, and it was tasty! The internet was high speed and it allowed me to do my work and upload photos on Facebook. They were prompt in picking up from down town, NEVER late. We will stay here when we visit Vientiane again.