The Grand Riverside Hotel

Can be recommended because of value for money

The good points are:
1) Nice view of the river. Both from the room and a even nicer view from a open-air viewing platform on top of the restaurant (where you eat breakf) where you can see the mountain landscape and river, with small boat carrying tourist going past.

2) Big and clean rooms. Comfy bed. Nice balcony with table and chairs for you to chill.

3) Staff were polite throughout all our interaction.

Not so good points:
1) it's quite far from the main towm area where most restaurants / bars and where the night market is located. It's about 1.5km / 20 mins walk. If you take tuk tuk, it will cost you 20k per pax. Hotel doesn't provide any free shuttle service or free bicycle. Moreover, they don't even partner any tuk tuk to be station at the hotel. It takes about 3-5 mins walk to the main road, where you can hail a tuk tuk. That stretch gets pretty dark after sunset.

2) Breakfast runs out fast. Breakfast ends at 9.30 (think start at 6.30). We went at 8am and half the food were no longer available (finished and they don't seem to be replenishing)

3) No / limited tour arrangement services.

4) very weak water pressure for shower

The view is the only thing I liked about the place. It is way further than what it shows in the map. They do not have a restaurant in site, they have a place with tables and chairs where they serve the breakfast, no eggs, no fruit, instant coffee. Zero friendly or accommodating.
So I booked this trying to chill and relax by the pool but I was never able to enjoy as I would always have to keep leaving for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I booked a room with breakfast that I did not eat of my 5 nights with them as it was just not nice.
They have about 4-6 people sitting at the front desk. If you are lucky 1 of them speaks English and the rest are there just playing video games in their cell phones. I asked where could I go exchange money or buy a sim card and nobody understood my question so I walked to the hotel next door where I went several times to use their spa and got all the info from their front desk even though I was not even a guest there.
I ended up extending my stay in Vang Vieng and booked at the Silver Naga hotel. 100% bilingual staff, nice breakfast buffet, yoga classes in site, right across from the Night Market St.
Spend the extra $10 USD a night! Do not book Grand Riverside hotel!!!

직원들이 친절하고, 객실도 깨끗하고 모든것이 좋아요.

숙소 천장에서 날파리가 침대로 계속 떨어졌다.
천장에는 거미줄과 날파리가 붙어있었고 내가 직접 거미줄과 날파리를 치웠다.
샤워기는 찬물과 미지근한물, 뜨거운물이 돌아가면서 나와서 너무 불편했다.
숙소 위치도 시내랑 떨어져 있어서 이동도 불편했다.
조식은 먹을만했다.
직원들은 영어가 조금 미숙한모습이 있어서 소통에 불편함도 있었다.
다음에 방비엥 갈 기회가 있으면 돈을 더내서 시내랑 가까운 숙소로 예약할것 같다.

แขกพักอยู่ ทางโรงแรมให้ช่างมาเจาะผนังเสียงดังรบกวนมากกก แม่บ้านทำความสะอาดก็ลากเก้าอี้เสียงดัง แย่มากที่สุดที่เคยพักมา

새로생긴깔끔함.
직원친절
위치가 다소남쪽이지만 방비엥시내가
좁아 도보로 이용가능합니다
조식훌륭 수영장좋음.
바로옆쏭강조망좋음

저렴한 가격에 비해 뷰와 시설은 꽤 괜찮은편
단지 최근 주변공사에 공사장이 많아 공사 끝날때까지는 비추천
내년 정도면 괜찮을듯 ㅎ

There are a couple of large hotels being built directly across the river from this place - it was quite noisy and ehen they are finished will spoil the view!

Utsikten med ett hörn VIP rum var fantastisk

시설이 전반적으로 깔끔
다만 중심가에서 거리가 좀 먼게 단점
한국인 단체관광객 다수 투숙

Nice spot on the river with good views but the room, although large , lacked comforts. They provided a jug, cups and saucers but no tea , sugar or whitener. When asked for the latter they said it was only for VIP rooms.Then why provide the jug etc.
I emailed in special requests for a low pillow [so I would not have a headache for days after] and found only extra high firm pillows in the room.Staff had poor English and it took a lot of explanation but eventually they came up with a little flat cushion, which worked for me. Worst of all was the breakfast. Everything was tepid, the food kept in the danger zone. It was a health risk. There were burners under each food receptacle, but not one was on. We ate mainly bread as we were fearful of gastroenteritis from the other foods which appeared to be ideal bacterial culture mediums.
The rooms were large but had very little furniture, with no comfortable chairs.The beds themselves were comfortable but the balconies were covered with dust from the earthworks [which were noisy] across the river. The grounds were large and pleasant and the pool large and clean. We enjoyed this. Th estaff were helpful in retrieving my sandals which I had left by the pool the night before, however I could not understand why they had to wait until morning, as they did not seem to have a lost property procedure.

Tolle Lage am Fluss mit brillantem Blick auf die Karstkegel; am Ortsrand, Zentrum fußläufig erreichbar – großer Balkon – sehr großes, sauberes Zimmer – sehr freundliches Personal – schöner Pool ist ein Plus – reichhaltiges, asiatisches Frühstück in ansprechendem Frühstücksraum mit Blick auf Fluss und Karstkegel – schnelles Wifi – kostenloses Parken.

일단 여기 한국분들 패키지로 사용되는 호텔이라 한국분들 많습니다 조식에 김치 있구요 근데 위치 정말 안좋습니다 여행자거리에서 도보 15분정도 걸리는데 날씨가 너무 더워서 한번 왕복하면 나가기 힘들고 툭툭 잘 안태워줍니다 싸게가면 둘이 이만낍에 가구요 호텔에 말하면 5만낍에 가니까 불러달라고 하지 마세요.. 지역 이동하실땐 벤 픽업을 호텔로 하시면 됩니다 수영장 수질이나 크기는 괜찮습니다 개미 아예 없진 않구요 처음엔 안보였는데 저희가 매일 망고를 사다 먹어서 이틀째 보여서 방 바꿨습니다 이정도면 시설이나 가성비는 괜찮은데 오토바이 빌리실거 아니면 다른데 이용하세요 하지만 다른 교통수단이 있으시다면 지내볼만한 숙소입니다 숙소 근처에 마트, 망고가게, 음식점 있습니다 망고는 1키로에 이만낍 깍아서 싸줘서 매일 먹었어요 하지만 방비엥을 느끼고 싶다면 다른곳을 이용하세요

그냥 보통이였고 방비엥 중심가랑 떨어져있는데 불편했습니다. 시설은 조금 오래된거같았어요.

중심가에서 조금은 떨어져 있지만 그것이 오히려 더 장점으로 작용할 수 있습니다.
호텔 시설이며, 뷰가 좋으며, 가격대비 훌륭한 호텔입니다.

다만, 한국인 단체 관광객 아줌마 아저씨들이 많이 찾는 호텔인 것을 나중에 알았습니다.
아침에 조금 시끄럽다는 것만 빼고는 단점이 별로 없는 호텔입니다.

중심이랑 걸어갈 수 있는 거리지만 약간 멀다
객실 깨끗. 수영장 좋음. 조식도 괜찮았다
한국인 단체가 많이 와서 시끄럽다
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전체적으로 만족합니다. 욕실이 좀 커서... 욕조가 있었으면 좋았을듯.
한가지 흠이라면 베게가 좀 불편했어요.

In my personal opinion, this hotel is not qualified with three starts. First, when i called the hotel to ask to send me tuk-tuk, refused to my request saying "Find tuktuk there. We cant help you." Second, when arrived at the breakfast area next in the morning, i was shocked. Foods were not refilled. No egges bacon.. literally only they were surving was noodle. Third, i asked them to arrange tuktuk at noon. Of course they didnt make a phone call until i asked them again. Instead saying sorry they giggled each other. On top of everything asked me 50,000 kips for tuk tuk. Are you kidding me!! Ive been traveling for a month in the Southeast Asia and worst customer serive among these three star hotels I've stayed. Better train your employees and try to fullfill better customer satisfaction!!

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