Don Som Riverside Guesthouse

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Scored 9.4
Rated superb

Staff

9.8

About this property

Essential Facilities: Don Som Riverside Guesthouse in Ban Thamakheb offers a garden, terrace, restaurant, and bar. Private check-in and check-out, a paid shuttle service, concierge, and tour desk enhance the guest experience. Comfortable Accommodations: Rooms include balconies with garden or river views, private bathrooms, and amenities such as tea and coffee makers, refrigerators, and work desks. Additional features include showers, tiled and parquet floors, and electric kettles. Dining Experience: The traditional restaurant serves Asian vegetarian cuisine. Guests can enjoy breakfast in the room, room service, and outdoor seating areas. Activities and Location: Located 146 km from Pakse International Airport, the hostel is highly rated for its host, nature trips, sailing, and boating. Walking tours are available.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.7 for a two-person trip.

Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap

Most popular facilities

  • Airport shuttle
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Bar

Property highlights

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.6)

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1 double bed
1 double bed
1 large double bed
1 single bed
3 single beds
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Guest reviews

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Guests who stayed here loved

Laura
Germany Germany
“Lovely place on the quiet island of Don Som with cute cabins, a really nice garden, hammocks and delicious food. In the mornings you can watch the sunrise from the garden or even your cabin. The owners are really nice and helped me a lot when I...”
Peter
Switzerland Switzerland
“Simple, but wounderful little Guesthouse, direktly in front of little rapids on Mekong. Extremly peaceful and relaxed, excellent food, very committed staff and owner couple. Doing a lot of projects for the community and especially for the kids on...”
Maria
Greece Greece
“The place is paradise. Super room with a view towards the sunrise. The owners are absolutely adorable. A very nice couple who runs this business with passion and love. The food is more than fantastic. I recommend it 100%. Thank you and see you again!”
Anonymous
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“The very helpful and kind owners and staff. The beautiful and quiet location. The wonderful home cooked and homegrown food.”
Alexandra
Germany Germany
“Don Som Riverside is off the beaten tracks. It is the only guesthouse on Don Som and therefore the absolute contrast to the side by side guesthouses on the neigbouring island Don Det. We liked it a lot as the countryside is still very rural &...”
Julie
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“I can't fault the host, she was lovely. If you want a remote relaxing place, this is perfect. It was just a bit too remote for me to stay longer than 2 nights. I'd avoid rainy season as it was too muddy getting there unless you can get a boat...”
Stephen
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Tranquil,peaceful location. Great food. Friendly and engaging hosts.”
Alex
Ukraine Ukraine
“Staying on Don Som was truly an interesting experience — I highly recommend it if you want to see local life untouched by tourism, and (unlike Don Det) enjoy lush green rice fields. The house itself is quite cozy, and it’s clear that the hosts...”
Nicole
Switzerland Switzerland
“What a place to be! This couple made something great on this beautiful island! I enjoyes my three days there. Because it was very hot, I spend the days mostly with swimming and hanging around in my hammock reading pr sleeping. But you can do lots...”
Dániel
Hungary Hungary
“Amazing location, as this is the only guesthouse on the island. You can rent a scooter and go around the island, while locals are waving at you. The hosts Tanoi and Sander are the kindest, helping our every way possible and made my stay very...”

Property surroundings

Restaurants

1 restaurant on site
Restaurant #1
  • Cuisine
    Asian
  • Ambiance
    Traditional
  • Dietary options
    Vegetarian

House rules

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Check-in
From 14:00 to 23:00
Check-out
From 06:30 to 12:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Children and beds

Child policies

Children older than 4 years are welcome.

Children 16 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 18
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Cash only
This property only accepts cash payments.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Payment before arrival via bank transfer is required. The property will contact you after you book to provide instructions.