Reviews of Tavendang Guesthouse 1 stars

It was a good stay. It’s on the calmer site of the island. The room was cute, they provide a mosquito net on your bed. They have a restaurant that you can eat for cheap and they do bicycle rentals!

Very friendly and welcoming. Good food and nice views from the adjoining restaurant.

Sorry to say there were lots and lots of ants. Don't even think of opening food in your room. Trying to hide it from them, like by re-wrapping it tightly in plastic, won't work. The ants will know and will march into action instantly.

Friendly owner (Dut) very helpful. Nice room. The food is delicious and the price is reasonable. Good value for money.

Clean, good value, owner was polite, location was in quiet spot close to Don Khon.

Accommodation was really cheap.

We didn't expect to be surrounded with screaming kids the whole time. The only silent hours are in the night between 9pm until 5 am. After 5 the family wakes up and the kids too! The bungalows are not soundproof, obviously. But we rented this places because most reviews said it is calm here. The kids screaming and crying constantly, their parents don't bother to shut them up. I was not able to sleep here any of the 5 nights, because of the hard bed and constant noises. Motorbikes passing by or stop and don't turn off the bike. 🛵 I ordered one of the days, breakfast which consisted of eggs, bread and some old fruits. The fruit tasted like it was cut already yesterday and put in the fridge for the night. Asked for extra milk in my coffee, got like 10 ml of "extra" milk. It was a joke. We tried the pizza, which was very small compared with the price. When we got to Vientiane and ate at fancies places, we realized we have been scammed with the prices of the restaurant here. We rented bikes for 30 000 kip/ day which was fine, but to be honest you find cheaper deals, like 15 000 kip, in the other side of the island. 😐

Very nice place if you just want to relax away from the main village. It’s located on the very south of an island close to the bridge leading to the other island. Bicycle rentals available, laundry service available. All good overall.

We enjoyed the quietness of this part of the island and the view from the hammock.

It's quite far from the nice bars and restaurants in low season.

You get what you pay for. It’s cheap so you can’t expect a lot. The rooms were relatively ok for the price but a fan room was just too hot for us. It’s also quite far from the pier .. at least a 45 minute walk however the positive side to that is you’re right next to the opposite island.

Bathroom had no secure roof so lots of bugs but wasn’t expecting anything glamorous

WiFi worked Near the nice river/beach Nice restaurant just over the bridge that’s cheap

Tried to scam us with the price of the accommodation Offered us a free lift back to the port and then tried to charge us before we got on - made us walk 30 mins in the heat with our bags Room is incredibly hot and humid - fly net is broken and dirty Cold shower Bugs everywhere Staff wake up around 6 and are sure to let you know about it - very loud and can hear them shouting and cleaning (very disturbing sounds when they wash themselves) Power sockets barely worked had to move around constantly Staff were very rude and mostly concerned about money Food in cafe wasn’t very good value for money

The family is lovely. They are all very welcoming and polite. Their children are really cute.

We loved that the bungalows were at the less busy end of Don Det near the old French bridge. It’s a 2 minute walk to the bridge where you can see epic sunrises and sunsets! You can also access Don Khon very easily from the bridge. Bungalows are very simple but have everything you need for a stay on Don Det. They are very good value and mama has everything you need on offer - bicycle hire, laundry, tuk tuk and restaurant for a convenient breakfast.

There was a small mixup between our laundry and someone else’s so recommend checking your items when you receive them back.

We loved staying in this simple bungalow on the quiet side of Don Det. We rented bikes every day from the owner for 20,000 kip. Laundry is cheap and fast. We thought we would struggle with just a fan but this wasn’t the case at all, especially since it gets quite cool at night.

Nothing

Nobody speaks English, but when it's about money, they will always find a way to let you pay for their expensive and bad food. If you are looking for a place where relax, it's NOT HERE. The family lives close to the bungalow, so this means you will always be woken up by them and their babies screaming and yelling most of the time. At 5am, they are awake starting to do their business, then you have to be awake too. There are no chances to sleep longer. The conditions of the accommodation are poor, and they have never been clean properly for ages. For the toilet, well, be ready to share it with rats. The black things in the pictures are their poop both in bathroom and bedroom floors. Even trying to talk with them about this was useless, or they don't understand or they just pretend not to. See pictures and just give your money to nicer people and better guesthouse.

Mama is wonderful! She is really careful and accommodating. I will miss her! The guesthouse is near the bridge going to Don Khone so you can explore both islands with the bikes you can rent for really cheap in Tavendang. The food they offer is amazing!!! Try the pizza! The family is so sweet and the hammock so nice to lie in. I would definitely recommend. Nice view also! I will come back :)

The room was clean and nice. The bed was comfortable with a mosquito net. The location was good, close to the bridge. The staff was very nice, and they were offering cheap bicycle.

A lot of ants in the bathroom.