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Rob D
Phuket, Thailand

Great Guesthouse

Review of Joli Guesthouse
5.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed 8 Jan 2020
Any time I now go to Savvanhakhet for my Thai Embassy visits I stay here usually 2 nights, because it is so cheap. I hire a motorbike literally 200 metres around the corner and I can relax, travel to the casino for a good lunch and the room is very quiet. I have stayed here on 3 separate occassions.
Date of stay: June 2019
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Reviewed 20 December 2019

she will give your booking away if the person in your room needs to stay! Such as to get a visa.
I think it's a cultural thing, she doesn't want to say no to them.
I see it's happened to others and it happened to us too.
Worse, she will not offer any help in finding another place.
In the end we worked it all out but after a very disappointing start.

Date of stay: December 2019
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Reviewed 6 November 2019

It was one of my best experiences in Laos. The mother and daughter owner is the nicest. Very accommodating people. The rooms are bright, the beds were a bit old but comfortable. I had a nice view from my room.

Date of stay: July 2019
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Reviewed 19 July 2019 via mobile

Clean reasonable price good wifi BUT gates locked at 9pm sometimes 8pm rediculous behaviour by owners. On holidays not a prison visit. Never stay here again. Unfriendly unwarn un Lao like. Used to be great but unless you want to be in bed every night by 9pm don't stay here Savannakhet has many other decent places.

Date of stay: July 2019
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Reviewed 6 March 2019 via mobile

I stayed here while doing a visa run & it was perfect. Joli is very friendly and accommodating. The place itself is very clean and the vibe is relaxed and peaceful. Every morning they serve breakfast when you sit down outside (pretty much just bread & eggs- simple but good enough to get the day started). I was traveling solo and felt very comfortable. Location is nice and convenient too. I recommend staying here!

Date of stay: January 2019
Trip type: Travelled solo
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Reviewed 21 February 2019

There is not much on offer in Savannakhet so Joli is a really good option. Make no mistake it is a guesthouse, not a mid range hotel but for what they charge — $12 for the large room we had — it is very good value. The whole building is clean, they give free water and toilet paper, serve a simple breakfast of egg, banana, and bread, and replace towels — quite good value for a guesthouse at this price point. The staff are very smiley but speak no English. The proprietor seems to speak French reasonably well and English a bit. They will call you a cheap tuk tuk to the bus station.

On the guesthouse side, the beds were rock hard and bedding adequate but a top sheet would have been better as the duvet did not have a removable cover. Not unusual for this price though.

Regarding the person whose booking they gave away, that is inexcusable and though we had no problem with ours, they did seem disorganized in that regard. We had booked for 3 nights and she asked us each day if we were checking out the next! No problem that we weren’t but it was a bit odd.

Room tip: Our large room had a good window. Some rooms were smaller.
Date of stay: February 2019
  • Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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