The Mekong Riverview is a beautiful hotel with care put into every detail.

Despite being located on a road, this little corner of Luang Prabang is very quiet, as there's very little traffic, and what does pass is often electric.

Every room has a verandah, river view and wi-fi, to help wind down after a day exploring the old town.

The owner, Urban, and his staff were all excellent, friendly and helpful. They're always on hand to give you a lift into town in the hotel's electric golf carts, loan you a bike or arrange trips.

The restaurant offers simple but good quality food (their Lao dishes lacked spice, but this is a failing of every restaurant in Luang Prabang), and on the junction of two rivers, is probably the most relaxing restaurant in town.

I'd happily stay here again.

Having never been to Laos before, I had no idea what to expect, but I found Luang Prabang to be a lovely, sleepy, relaxing little town but still with plenty going on. The Mekong Riverview was the perfect base; right by the Mekong, and a ten minute stroll to the centre. It's got a lovely Colonial feel, with hardwood teak furnishings, massive bed, and lovely shower - only niggle was the toilet, which was quite miniscule! But the welcome was fantastically warm; the staff are genuinely friendly and very happy to help with information and suggestions and owner Urban has a lovely habit of welcoming new guests over drinks at the bar, which makes for some lively conversations!

Breakfast by the river was lovely and atmospheric, and it was a true little gem of a place; would defintely stay here again.

We were collected at the airport by the hotel which was great. Not having to worry about finding a taxi, not being ripped off, and being taken to the right location. Check-in was very informative with information about the town and the main sights. The room we had fronted the road, with a seating area outside, which many of the rooms do. To get to the restaurant you have to walk along and then cross the road. I don't think the proximity to the road was made clear on the website, but to be fair it's certainly not busy and wasn't a problem. It just reduced the privacy of the seating area outside the room and we were just a little wary because we had a young child with us. The room had tea and coffee and free soft drinks in the mini-bar (but no beer). Breakfast was fine although we had a couple of issues getting our orders correct due to language problems. The fried pineapple and banana with honey was my favourite. The hotel has an electric car that will drop you off in town. We used this several times and found it really useful. In the rooms there are books about the history of Laos and useful information about the main attractions and what to watch out for. Real effort had gone into ensuring that guests get the most out of their stay. The attentiveness and friendliness of the staff (and the owner who we spoke to a couple of times) is what really made this hotel special for us.