Rivertime Resort and Ecolodge (Vientiane, Laos): See 68 Reviews and 83 Photos

Also Known As:: Rivertime Resort And Ecolodge Hotel; Rivertime Resort And Ecolodge Hotel Vientiane; Rivertime Hotel And Ecolodge; Rivertime Hotel Vientiane

Address: Ban Thadokkam, Vientiane, Laos

Region: Laos > Vientiane Province > Vientiane

Amenities:

Free Breakfast Free High-Speed Internet Free Parking Pets Allowed Restaurant Swimming Pool

Hotel Style:

Ranked #6 of 135 B&Bs / Inns in Vientiane

Price range (per night): S$13 - 28

Official Description (provided by the hotel):: We are a riverside ecolodge resort only 30 km outside of Vientiane which offers a true taste of rural Lao life but with most of the comforts of home. We have a floating restaurant on the river and offer a range of activities such as local village tours, tubing, cooking classes, massage, a sauna nearby, boat trips, fishing, free bicycles etc. We do our best to live in harmony with both the local people and the surrounding forest. We also donate $2 per guest night to local education and community projects. ... more less

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nomadwifey

Byron Bay, Australia

Contributor

15 reviews

9 hotel reviews

Reviews in 12 cities

8 helpful votes

“Nature Trip”

Reviewed 23 April 2013

Certainly worth the drive out of Vientiane! Set your expectations straight before coming though, cause it surely ain't for the party crowd. If you're looking for tranquility, however, this is the place to be. The lodges do need a bit of maintenance work, but we still had a cozy sleep. They got a list of activities such as nature treks,... More

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Katey L

Sydney, Australia

2 reviews

“Please Don't Rush!”

Reviewed 27 March 2013

After visiting Lao numerous times I was delighted to find Rivertime Eco Lodge! Those who know about Lao the roads north can be very dangerous as in buses slipping off cliff faces and even tourist being shot on highway 13! you need to fly between destinations.. These are unfortunate risks one takes when visiting this delightful but dangerous country. And... More

Troy P

Eastbourne, United Kingdom

18 reviews

14 hotel reviews

Reviews in 14 cities

6 helpful votes

“Amazing place to get away and chill out”

Reviewed 12 March 2013

My girlfriend and I had arranged with Barnaby our stay early last year via email. Rivertime also arranged our pick up from the train station at the Thailand/Loas border. The driver, Sit, is a local that works at Rivertime (he's probably the nicest person in Laos you'll ever meet). It takes about 40 minutes to get to Rivertime from the... More

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Fred L

Udon Thani, Thailand

13 reviews

8 hotel reviews

Reviews in 10 cities

2 helpful votes

“Loved it!”

Reviewed 5 March 2013

I found Rivertime a wonderful experience and would much rather stay here than anywhere in Vientiane. The place is not for everyone (it is rural Laos, after all), but for those who can handle sleeping in a rustic cabin among the trees it offers plenty of opportunity to both relax and enjoy oneself. The cabin (#1) was comfortable, although I... More

Leiha S

Dublin

Senior Reviewer

6 reviews

Reviews in 3 cities

4 helpful votes

“So good we extended our stay!”

Reviewed 18 February 2013

Fantastic! We had a great time here, we had had enough of the hussle and bussle of Thailands capital and were so ready to CHILL OUT! The eco lodge was perfect for just that. We were collected from the city by Sit. He was very friendly and also a good driver! We arrived and settled in quickly by ordering copious... More

dsharmawinter

New Delhi, India

Top Contributor

68 reviews

54 hotel reviews

Reviews in 30 cities

53 helpful votes

“Laid back”

Reviewed 20 December 2012

Nice little getaway from Vientiane. Food is not so exciting but there is a great Thai restaurant next door. Rooms are ok, management is BritishbeentoolonginLao style. We got a massage from the local woman (as per their list of things to do). She was very local style, spent an hour yawning and scratching her head and then took the USD$7... More

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I wondered why you kept eating upstairs! You only ate on our floating restaurant once over the whole three nights you were here and then it was only one simple noodle dish and one simple rice dish. A bit too small of a sample to make such a wide-ranging judgement! There are 380 dishes on our menu ranging from simple... More

Tom W

Swindon, United Kingdom

16 reviews

Reviews in 11 cities

“Rustic, genuine and an epcerience we won't forget!”

Reviewed 16 December 2012 via mobile

If you are doing your research and wondering about this place then let me state a few facts for you. It is 30km away from Vientiane, it's in a rain forest and it's by a river. That means that you stay pretty much on site (tours not withstanding), it's wet and occasionally even a little mucky and that 5 star... More

mimiton

The Hague, The Netherlands

Senior Contributor

29 reviews

19 hotel reviews

Reviews in 19 cities

14 helpful votes

“Do not stay here”

Reviewed 18 November 2012

We stayed here for 2 nights and off course the fact that you know before it is a ecolodge in the jungle it can not be that eco stands here for very dirty and we had one off the private bungalows i did not look at the ones who shared the bathroom.I asume they are even worse. Old is not... More

First of all, having looked at the prices of the previous accommodations you have reviewed (luxury safari lodges in Africa at $495/$240/$75/$150 per night etc) I have no idea what you expected at an ecolodge in rural Laos for $38 per night. I feel no shame whatsoever at asking such a price, especially considering about $8 of it covers the... More

CT_Mtn_Biker

SIN

12 reviews

11 hotel reviews

Reviews in 8 cities

“Relaxing place but potentially polarizing”

Reviewed 17 November 2012

We stayed here at the end of our Laos trip last year and am finally getting around to writing up the review. We only spent one night on our way back from LP before flying home to Singapore and chose Rivertime specifically because it was out in the country. Pickup from the airport was smooth and we had a great... More

Katieanddale

Reviewer

3 reviews

“Rivertime- a relaxing and welcoming place to stay outside of Viantiane”

Reviewed 10 November 2012 via mobile

We booked this stay on a whim, but we were really glad we stayed there. Barnaby, his family and all of the staff were very friendly and welcoming. We spent our time rekaxing by the river swinging in hammocks and dangling our feet in the floating swimming pool. On our last night we had arange to have a tradtional Baci... More

I'm glad you liked it! It was a pleasure having you both here. However, I do need to clarify that the hole was in the ceiling panel not the roof! We had already bought the new panel and varnish but hadn't had time to fit it. I apologised for it while you were here and you said it wasn't a... More

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