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City Inn VientianevsSettha Palace Hotel
Both City Inn Vientiane and Settha Palace Hotel are rated highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Settha Palace Hotel is the choice of most writers compared to City Inn Vientiane. Settha Palace Hotel comes in at #1 in Vientiane with endorsements from 6 sources like Fodor's, Rough Guide and Lonely Planet.
City Inn Vientiane
DK Eyewitness
Rough Guide
Lonely Planet
Rue Pangkham, Vientiane, Laos
From $41/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
"Located just off Samsenthai Road next to the Lao Plaza Hotel, the City Inn is quiet, contemporary, and offers stylishly decorated rooms with nice balconies, although the views are not great."
"The best of Vientiane’s mid-range options. Expect warm smiles, floors you can see your face in, and bath-tubs big enough to ease away those postjourney aches."
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Popular with the package tour crowd, so make sure you book ahead.
"As well as offering long-term apartment stays, this place is one of the smarter midrange biz-boutique hotels in town." Full review
Settha Palace Hotel
Fodor's
Insight Guides
DK Eyewitness
Rough Guide
Hideaway Report
Lonely Planet
6 Pang Kham Street, PO Box 1618, Vientiane, Laos
From $191/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
"Rooms have high ceilings, hardwood floors, Oriental rugs, and period pieces; the executive suite has a large and comfortable sitting room as well." Full review
"Magnificently restored, it is a welcome addition to Vientiane's hotel scene and certainly the most elegant place to stay in town."
"Widely considered Vientiane’s best luxury hotel, the Settha Palace Hotel is a 1930s French Colonial building now expertly restored."
"This palatial 1932 building is filled with French period furniture, but the hotel’s 29 rooms have all the mod cons, including mini-bar and safe."
91.0
"Beautifully restored family-owned 1930s French colonial mansion-hotel amid landscaped gardens, just a short stroll from the principal shopping and restaurant district." Full review
Top choice
"The Settha Palace is Vientiane’s classic colonial hotel, and is probably the best hotel in town." Full review