Are there guesthouses or cheap accommodation on the road between Vientiane and Savannakhet?
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The Google Maps coverage of Laos is not great (we're working on it...), but Route 13 from Vientiane to Savannakhet and beyond to the Cambodian border is the main highway in Laos and there's plenty of facilities en route. Not much of it up to Western standards, mind you, but I gather you're fine with this ;)
The main cities/points of interest along the way, with distances from Vientiane:
- Paksan, 147 km, pop. ~20k. A few basic guesthouses. Not to be confused with the far larger Pakse further down south!
- Ban Nahin, 232 km from Vientiane plus ~50 km detour along Rte 8. Small village, but with half a dozen guesthouses catering for visitors to Kong Lor Cave nearby.
- Tha Khaek (Thakhek), 338 km, pop. 85000. Largest city en route, with a bridge across the Mekong to Nakhon Phanom, Thailand and plenty of accommodation.
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Yes.
There are many more villages along route 13 that don't show up on Google Maps and most of them seem to have at least one guesthouse. Not all have a sign in English so it helps if you can spot the signs with the Lao word for guesthouse: ເຮືອນພັກ (hư̄an phak).
The two places we stayed in so far both charged 90,000 kip for three people and no aircon but varied in terms of comfort and ammenities. The first had hot water and Wi-Fi and was in a quiet location off the street, the second had neither and lots of roosters (-:
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