The riverside is well located in Vientiane with good views of the Mekong and very close to a range of restaurants and a few bars. Staff are very friendly and helpful. On some nights there is a night market opposite and within five minutes walk there are a good few stunning Buddhist temples. Vientiane is a sleepy place; it’s difficult... More

We arrived kind late in Viengtiang and pick just a hotel in the city, it was crap. Next morning we found the Riverview Hotel which has great rooms and the price is really amazing. We booked up for four nights and had a room on the fifth floor with riverview. The room had everything we needed air-con, satellite TV, fridge... More

As others have said, the foremost quality of this place is the location but it offers value for money if you are just passing through Vientiane or aren't planning to lounge around the hotel too much. The room had good aircon (all aircon is noisy, so it is unfair to criticise on that basis), a fridge, cable TV and a... More

Plus points included good location, pretty clean, friendly reception staff, in room fridge, TV and aircon. That's about it though. No minibar, no restaurant, no breakfast, no balconies, no outside area, no views (I checked out the 'river view' rooms and the small window offered more of a 'construction site view'). Oh, and the bottom sheet on the bed slipped... More

We stayed here for two nights. The room was clean and had aircon, tv, ensuite etc, but it was quite noisy at night. Not external noise, but noise from the noisy aircon and the water pipes. The aircon must've been broken because it leaked water too. Apart from that, it was fine. Good location near the river, yet on a... More

We stayed in a superior room for $20 a night. The bathroom had just been upgraded so there was a nice shower bath, and clean finishings. The room did get hot during the day, but the air con did its best to try and cope. The location is good, near the river and also the main hub of Vientiane, with... More