We had a heritage room which was really big and nice

Stayed in July 2025

Dinner menu at restaurant not very adventurous so ate elsewhere. Tiny inadequate packets of shower gel and shampoo not good.

Floating studio iron Mekong was lovely with balcony on the water! Great views for sunrise and sunset. Large shower room with good water pressure. Lovely clean swimming pool and gardens. Good varied breakfast. Rented bikes to explore islands. Owner helpful if needed to book trips etc.

Stayed in May 2025

As it is in Lao, some things at the hotel or in the room just don’t work perfectly as they should, but they were addressed and fixed quickly. Staff are great to deal with though and want their customers to go home happy.

The view of the river life from your floating room porch every morning and also at sunset is worth the stay. The room is comfortable, beddings and the bed work well for 2-3 in the room. Location is central near the port dock for the ferry bus.

Stayed in March 2025

Bungalow could need a proper cleaning, esp. bathroom shower and better maintenance. Room is pricey for the status it is in.

Unique floating bungalow with nice views!

Stayed in January 2025

Room a little tired (banlao classic) and shower a bit weak. Not enough loungers by the pool at the moment for the number of rooms though this should improve next year. The old fashioned hotplate for toasting the bread at breakfast was really slow so needs improving.

Great location by the Mekong in the main village in Don Khone with a lovely view of the river and French bridge from the breakfast/dining area. Friendly staff. Good view from the pool too, and a larger pool is being built.

Stayed in February 2025

The relaxing ambiance, the spacious bathroom.

Stayed in February 2025

Breakfast was basic and uninspiring. On the basis of what we saw at breakfast we didn’t eat there in the evening. The pools were not somewhere we would chose to relax. Suggest you head to a ‘beach’. If you are below 30 I suggest you stay on Don Det which is far livelier

Beds were comfortable and a nice toilet and shower. We had free bikes for three days and they were essential for getting around both islands Friendly staff It was advertised as 2* and it was but wasn’t cheap

Stayed in February 2025

Fab place to stay.. Good restaurant, helpful staff, nice pool. Good location closer to boat pier and 5-10 minutes walk from bridge. Bikes available to hire. Great base for exploring the islands and waterfalls.

Stayed in December 2024

All pk

Nice view form the terrace directly on Mekong,good swimming pool, good breakfast, nice staff

Stayed in February 2025

Facilities weren't too clean, e.g. the pool, the restaurant's toilet. Staff cleaned our room every day but didn't change the towels (we stayed 5 nights). Breakfast was fine, but exactly the same selection for 5 mornings and no soup available.

We loved the location and the chilled athmosphere. Staff helped us arranging airport transfer and sunset cruise. Food is tasty. We were provided with a spacious and very quiet room.

Stayed in January 2025

No complaints

Great location and comfortable room and beds. Hotel is run by a very nice and friendly family.

Stayed in December 2024

Great service from the manager and his team. Wonderful terrace to enjoy the sunset. Huge room in historic French colonial building.

Stayed in November 2024

Not just here but everywhere- plastic! They charge for Li Phi Falls so why don’t they use the money to clean up the place!

Well situated on Don Knone. Area around bungalows could be cleaned of rubbish.

Stayed in November 2024

Breakfast was a little unimaginative

Great location on the water, plus bar and restaurant at the property

Stayed in November 2024

Fairly expensive compared to other hotels. Hard to rate facilities compared mainland as islands are rustic but part of charm.

Great location, very relaxing, really enjoyed the waterfalls and friendly helpful owner.

Stayed in October 2024

Breakfast was just so so

Bungalow rooms were spacious and comfortable, situated in the gardens. Clean and the hosts were very helpful in booking us trips and onward travel. We enjoyed use of the hotel pools to cool off.

Stayed in August 2024

The rooms have some flaws such as the wooden floor raised in some corners or the door that opens by itself if you don't have the latch on, but nothing remarkable that doesn't allow you to fully enjoy this fantastic place :)

These islands are paradise and the Sala Done Khone Hotel is the perfect place to stay. Beautiful, very intimate and beautiful pools. The staff are very friendly and helpful.

Stayed in August 2024

The pool was a bit green.

We all had cabins on the river which was fun. They are actually larger than they look in the photos. The staff were amazing!

Stayed in January 2024

Pool

Gorgeous Location Friendly staff Peaceful

Stayed in January 2024

Expensive for what it is (50usd the night), with an overrated exchange rate if you pay in kip (all hostels do this though...). The tickets to get back to the mainland are also sold 20% more expensive than what was proposed down the road, beware of this.

Good location. We had a studio by the water, the place was clean and spacious. Breakfast was good. The swimming pool was nice too, despite having a greenish color which makes it look "natural"; I guess we aren't used to not having the smell of chlorine in a swimming pool

Stayed in December 2023

Some of the chairs in the restaurant were not very comfortable. The pool was not that great and looked like it needed a clean.

Really lovely, quiet hotel, overlooking the river. The staff were exceptionally lovely - Mr Katai and his wife, and Mr Kai couldn’t have been more welcoming or helpful. The heritage room was really nice, if a little dark. The food was fabulous and sitting overlooking the river was wonderful.

Stayed in December 2023

Rooms are not sealed, and being right on the water there were quite a few insects.

So fantastic to be right on the water. We really enjoyed watching the night fishermen from our balcony!

Stayed in February 2023

Water pressure was horrible in both the sink and shower. Breakfast was limited. Wall with neighbor very thin.

We had a floating bungalow so loved being on the water and watching river life. Large room, beds were decent. Air con worked great and the ceiling fan was nice to have. Pool was nice to cool off in after a hot day exploring. Staff very nice and a few spoke English and were very helpful.

Stayed in February 2023

To have a balcony going right onto (and into) the Mekong was priceless.

Stayed in January 2023