Vayakorn House — Hotel in Vientiane Capital

BEWARE! Any and all of you looking to stay here in the near future; i can't speak for all rooms but Room 101 is most assuredly infested with BED BUGS. I have the bites all over my body and sightings to prove it. If you want the whole story, continue on: ||||The place could use a makeover, the downstairs smells horribly of sulfur and while courteous, most of the people working don't look like they want to be there (with the exception of the maids who were very sweet and helpful!). Even still, it was nice enough for the price and our room looked very clean. ||||Well, looks can be deceiving. What we thought were innocent beetles, turned out upon later research (somehow i didn't think you can see bed bugs...myth buster...you absolutely CAN and they look like little tics and then elongated beetle-like things as they grow..they also leave little trails of black "dirt" which i spotted wondering what we had spilled...if you squish and find blood, as we did...you have yourself...) bed bugs. Unknowingly we slept 6 nights with these suckers. We thought we were getting ant and mosquito bites (even though we have a net) and had no idea it was these "beetle creatures" ie bed bugs, instead...gross!|||| It was also a great concern/massive inconvenience because after we flew back home (Vientiane being the last stop on our trip) and realized what the hell those things were, I was worried I could infest my whole house as they can travel on luggage and of course, clothing. I spent my first day home washing EVERYTHING and vacuuming my entire house. Oh, and putting anti-itch cream on all of my bites (i'd say about 50...they take a few days to inflame and sleeping practically naked my last night did not help, ugh)||Until this hotel cleans up, I would NOT recommend staying here. Their sister hotel the Vayakorn Inn, however, looks amazing and had they not been booked we would have stayed there instead. I will be emailing the Vayakorn Guesthouse and will not amend the review until I have proof they have taken action in Room 101 and possibly the rest of their rooms too....

BEWARE! Any and all of you looking to stay here in the near future; i can't speak for all rooms but Room 101 is most assuredly infested with BED BUGS. I have the bites all over my body and sightings to prove it. If you want the whole story, continue on: ||||The place could use a makeover, the downstairs smells horribly of sulfur and while courteous, most of the people working don't look like they want to be there (with the exception of the maids who were very sweet and helpful!). Even still, it was nice enough for the price and our room looked very clean. ||||Well, looks can be deceiving. What we thought were innocent beetles, turned out upon later research (somehow i didn't think you can see bed bugs...myth buster...you absolutely CAN and they look like little tics and then elongated beetle-like things as they grow..they also leave little trails of black "dirt" which i spotted wondering what we had spilled...if you squish and find blood, as we did...you have yourself...) bed bugs. Unknowingly we slept 6 nights with these suckers. We thought we were getting ant and mosquito bites (even though we have a net) and had no idea it was these "beetle creatures" ie bed bugs, instead...gross!|||| It was also a great concern/massive inconvenience because after we flew back home (Vientiane being the last stop on our trip) and realized what the hell those things were, I was worried I could infest my whole house as they can travel on luggage and of course, clothing. I spent my first day home washing EVERYTHING and vacuuming my entire house. Oh, and putting anti-itch cream on all of my bites (i'd say about 50...they take a few days to inflame and sleeping practically naked my last night did not help, ugh)||Until this hotel cleans up, I would NOT recommend staying here. Their sister hotel the Vayakorn Inn, however, looks amazing and had they not been booked we would have stayed there instead. I will be emailing the Vayakorn Guesthouse and will not amend the review until I have proof they have taken action in Room 101 and possibly the rest of their rooms too....

This is my personal experience. You might have a completely different experience. Do not attack me for my own experience. You have been warned. ||Wow. First night in Laos. How exciting right? No! My expectations were low but not as low as the Vayakorn guesthouse. Found a cockroach in the bathroom and heard a women screaming outside "stop don't touch me there" multiple times with some scuffling afterwards. The screaming was very disconcerting and really shaped my view of the Vayakorn. Not sure what to think about either experience coming from a developed country but the living quality was just not there. Lastly, there was also a lingering smell of rotten eggs in the lobby.||I will say however the staff service was very up to my standards. They were friendly, helpful, and interesting to talk to when waiting in the lobby until my group was ready. ||If you decide to stay in the Vayakorn, I hope you have a better experience...