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Vanvisa Guesthouse 
 

Vanvisa is a small family-run guesthouse, a homestay really, that has a good position just a short stroll from the massive Mekong river. There are just six rooms set behind a shop that sells textiles, antiques and handicrafts.

Thanks to its small size, the owners are able to maintain an intimacy lacking in some of the bigger guesthouses around town and you really are welcomed as one of the family, although that means behaving respectfully by night and not staggering in drunk in the early hours. The owner, a cultured Lao lady, sometimes makes breakfasts and family-style dinners for guests and can even arrange an informal cooking workshop for those that want to learn more about Lao cuisine. There is a small garden out the front which begs to be made into a little restaurant some time in the future. At the back is a small dining area where family meals and the occasional guest meal are taken.

Review by author Nick Ray

Author Tip
Much of Vanvisa is filled with antiques and handicrafts - this might inspire a trip to Thithpeng Maniphone. Thitpheng crafted silverware for the royal family in Luang Prabang before the revolution in 1975 and he is still held in high esteem by the Thai royal family. He has a large team of silversmiths, but still takes on the delicate work himself.

42/2 Ban Wat That, Old Town
Luang Prabang 856 71, South-East Asia

Telephone: 071 212925
Email: vandara1@hotmail.com   
 

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