Another objective FattM review. As always, your results may vary.
Vientiane inn owners know that a lot of people are just passing through here or are on visa runs from Thailand. As a result, there is an abundance of places that are pretty basic, often bordering on the unpleasant. The Mixay Paradise is not one of those places.
I had a double room with aircon, not at the front but with a small window affording me a great view of another small window on the building three feet away. But at least it let daylight in. In agreement with whatever other reviewer it was who remarked on the ridiculous number of rules and regulations and fines and shame-on-you signs, I think they're petulant and puerile. But then again there are a lot of people out there who, if they weren't told not to, would do stupid things. Plus, it gives you something to look at in the elevator.
Still, the signs didn't take away from my first good night's sleep in an Asian budget hotel in a while. No music at 6am, an older (and quieter) clientele, no click-clicking of hookers' heels and loud Germans belching at 2am. Pretty nice change really.
I paid 100,000 kip (don't pay in baht because I tried and they tried hosing me on the exchange rate) for a double air/con with no TV. Who wants Lao/ Thai TV anyway? Plus they have WiFi but of course it only works from 9am to 11:30. I don't know why that it is. I should find out.
The MP almost looks like a proper hotel when you walk in but don't be surprised to find that a double bed takes up 90% of the room. But who cares? You're not going to be square-dancing in there. Besides, the mattresses are soft and the bathrooms are clean.