Pissed and Ripped in Savannakhet

[DrAndy]

Paid in baht everywhere and didn't get shafted on price.

555 neat

[peterpan]

it is a bit of a shithole .i was there on teusday night, had to leg it from the hotel to downtown for a beer,no tuk tuks around, same story coming back tuk tuk drivers all seem to go to bed at 7.00, the hotel i stayed in was the only redeeming feature, Dao savanh, where were you staying peter?

Srry BLD, forgot to reply but I was at the Soulinsouk hotel located in Makhasavan rd ph 856 41213436. Recommended by my friend next door, We had a twin bed room, double for kids and a single for me equiv of 800 Baht per night, compared not well with the the one in Thai side. which was much better, cleaner and AC quiet, Chinese place 400 BT.

Only direction I can give it was first turn left over the bridge. again a double but perfect for us. Had a small car park out front.

[beerlaodrinker]

never heard of that one i will stick to the dao savanh i reckon, the only hassle is if you want to go downtown for a bevvy then assuming you can find a tuk tuk to get back you have to deal with the mercenary conts, i have been getting stuck in savannakhet a lot over the last few months during rainy season my company flies us in to there from vientiane then we swap a for a cessna to the site but if the weathers shit we either have to take a van to site (5 hours ) or wait it out in savan overnight not to bad if on the way back to work but bloody irritating if im going on break, mukdahan, just across the river is a totally different story i reckon , not a bad little thai town at all

[peterpan]

The hotel wasn't bad,except for 800 Bt / night was taking the piss.

It was close to the bus station and a 60 bt tuk ride to the embassy.
We got to the embassy, visa, an hour earlier than promised 1 pm instead of the advertised 2 PM pick up.

Agree BLD, mukdahan seems a nice enough place, cheaper, market ok and accomodation more plentiful and none of the coonts with stupid big hats,

[Marmite the Dog]

BL - Can you not book one of the Dao Savanh tuk tuks to pick you up at night?

[beerlaodrinker]

I think you can but the day i was there they had none available, a bit hit and miss to, they will pick you up and drop off at the airport, probably pick you up from the bridge to if coming that way, The bridge can also be a mongrel place to get from

[SiLeakHunt]

only been to Laos once, bag o shite

[peterpan]

In the main your are right, the gummint are a a pack of clueless coonts stuck in the past world of a socialist ideology.


Well that didn't work, even the chinks saw that, so instead of grasping the reality they clung on to their outdated notions, in an effort to hang on to their privileged status as party comrades, so they will stick in there as long as the parade lasts, but eventually even the thickos in in outer countryside of Laos will get the message that over the border in Thailand the world is much better, and the word will filter thru that those big headed jerks in Thailand are having a better time and can afford new pick ups instead of buffaloes.

So instead of sending their daughters hauling their asses over the bridge to whore houses in Thailand they will be able to sell their pussies in Lao.

I give it 10 yrs.

So you will still be a silly cvnt, but with opportunities in Lao.

[supernovadw]

Sounds like I'm one of the only people to have had a good time in Savannakhet during my visits then...Went with a friend a couple of times and had our own transport so I guess that made a lot of difference.

Can't remember the name of the place we stayed in but it was 80,000 Kip per night and very decent to be honest! Hot water, nice room, TV, fridge etc...

We went out to a club called 'King' which was rammed full of locals, stayed there till about 1 am and then ended up being invited to a wedding party, where we stayed till around 3 am before getting lost on the way back to our guest house, when we eventually arrived back the gates were locked so we had to leave the bikes outside and climb over a massive gate to get back in.

On the other days we went to a few decent bars along the river front and remember going to a nice restaurant which was run by a Canadian guy and a Lao women.

All in all during both visits I've had a good time and not been bored, I wouldn't want to stay for a long time but for a couple of days it's more than fine! The worst city award in Laos in my opinion goes to either Paksan or Pakse, both really dull places!

[Vientianeboy]

Savannakhet is a nice place to spend a couple of days. There is a great tour you can do to the Monkey forest and also to a temple which houses ancient Pali scrolls. I would suggest there are some "monkeys" who posted on this thread. Stay in Thailand, please! If you do come again at least have the courtesy to pay in Kip.

[supernovadw]

Savannakhet is a nice place to spend a couple of days. There is a great tour you can do to the Monkey forest and also to a temple which houses ancient Pali scrolls. I would suggest there are some "monkeys" who posted on this thread. Stay in Thailand, please! If you do come again at least have the courtesy to pay in Kip.

Good to hear someone else with a positive experience! What is the monkey forest like, I don't seem to see many monkeys here in Laos at all, are they wild?

[alwarner]

Paid in baht everywhere and didn't get shafted on price.

555 neat

It's true. Most of the places we went to had prices in baht and kip when I worked them out they were almost exactly the same as the ex rate.

Definitely cheaper than the other side of the bridge.

[Bangyai]

Paid in baht everywhere and didn't get shafted on price.

555 neat

It's true. Most of the places we went to had prices in baht and kip when I worked them out they were almost exactly the same as the ex rate.

Definitely cheaper than the other side of the bridge.

Thats what we found. As for the Dao Savanh, a bit far out if you don't have your own transport. The place we stayed for 800 baht including naf breakfast :



Very clean and modern



Downtown and right on the river and within walking distance of plenty of eateries.

[Marmite the Dog]

^ I just want to sit by a pool and eat & drink for a couple of days, hence we're booked into the Dao Savanh. I did look at that place and it would've been an option if it was a quick in & out raid on the consulate.

[alwarner]

I just dossed in the cheapest place I could find. I forget the name of it, but, it was a fan room hot water pretty big room - 200b.

If I'd have stayed longer or was with the family I'd have spent a bit more, but, with hindsight it was perfect. Family that owned it were nice, sold beer all night and there were a good bunch of farangs there.

[peterpan]

I forget the name of it, but, it was a fan room hot water pretty big room - 200b.

Should be easy to find then.

[peterpan]

Seems to me the only reason for the places existence is the Thai embassy, accommodation is the same X 2 the price of Thailand.

So come and see me, There is nothing to do here, either same as Savana, and to enhance the experience, I will charge you twice the going rate for US dollars, you can lie by (my) pool. Its only 1 meter away from were I am now,and I will let you have a can of beer Lao, from my stock of 2 cans, you can borrow my visa, job done.

Tell ya folks its a shite hole, the coonts can't even be bothered to give you a foot path to walk on.

[alwarner]

I forget the name of it, but, it was a fan room hot water pretty big room - 200b.

Should be easy to find then.

Won't matter if they were so howwible to you that you aren't going back.



Edit: It was called Leena Guesthouse. About a 15 minutes walk from the consulate.

[alwarner]

If you do come again at least have the courtesy to pay in Kip.

If pretty much everywhere didn't take baht I'd have happily changed money.

They did though.

Seemed happy with tips in baht too.

[peterpan]

AL , the point I was trying to make, your first post was it was a bit pointless with no location, but as its fixed I gave you a useless green.

Not that I am likely to come back to Savavn, there is enough useless cvnts here in Udon for us all to share without making a 4 hr trip to find some in Lao.

[Vientianeboy]

"There is nothing to do here"
Rubbish! I already mentioned the Monkey forest trip. Yes, the monkeys are wild. Further there is a lot of old Lao architecture to look at and also colonial housing, though a lot of this is in bad shape. There is also the Dinosaur Museum. I happily spent 2 days in Savannakhet.

[peterpan]

Good for you Vientiane boy, I see that you have managed a strategy well to enable you to deal with boredom.

I have ADD and are unable to deal with with these stupid mindless people living in a shit hole,with their out dated political views, unable to envisage a better life for themselves, for very little extra effort, other than putting their hand out, gimme, gimme, style.

[Rigger]

This is the only decent place I went too

Savan Vegas Hotel and Entertainment Complex - Welcome

[peterpan]

Looked at those but but they dep udon on sat arrive back in on sun, when do you get yr visa?

[alwarner]

AL , the point I was trying to make, your first post was it was a bit pointless with no location, but as its fixed I gave you a useless green.

Not that I am likely to come back to Savavn, there is enough useless cvnts here in Udon for us all to share without making a 4 hr trip to find some in Lao.

Ha ha fair enough. I was being sarcy as I hadn't had my morning brew!