Anyone stayed in any of the more up market hotels?

Any opinions on any of them?

wrd up.. Stayed in the Lao Plaza at the begining of tha month I think it was around $100 a night after a little bartering, it was for 2 sharing ( I could take a hoe back if I wanted ). The other option was $90 a night but if I got a biiatch the frontdesk would have wanted another $30 to get her to my room.

LAN internet from yer room which is quite fast, they got about 5 modems hooked up or summit. A bit of advice is to take a patch cable with ya and it will be free, simply plug and play. If ya dont its $10 per day for the cable and "configuring" yer laptop.

Im fairly sure this is the best hotel in Vientiane, the Cambodian prime minister etc were there while I was...

Its basically a 4* but u get all the trimmings u come to expect from a 5*

Stayed in Novotel last month. Generic, clean, Rooms like holiday Inn in US ca 1970. Terrible food. Decent massage and health club, Pool is clean, paid about 60usd. Next time I will stay in Guesthouse called "Le Parasol Blanc"also has a pool.

Douang Douene Hotel used to be aorund US$20-30 and was fine for my liking. Air con, clean, basic, good area near the river and walking distcne to everything icluding nightspots. Pay any more for hotels and its a waste I reckon.

forgot to mention.. The food @ Lao Plaza is some of the best hotel food ive eaten, totally overpriced, but probably worth it..