Good Value

Apsara

Kingkitsarath Rd / 071 254 670 / theapsara.com

Style-for-price riverside pleaser complete with dandy resto and swankier annex with pool across the river.

Good fallbacks are / Luang Prabang View Hotel / Phou Meo / 071 260 560 / luangprabangview.com / with ace pool; Maison Souvannaphoum / Chao Fa Ngum Rd / 071 254 609 / angsana.com / nice all-rounder; well-priced The Bellerive / 071 260 733 / thebellerive.com; and Mekong Riverview Hotel / Ban Xieng Thong / 071 254 900 / mekongriverview.com / with lovely vistas.