The River Resort

3.5 star property

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2 outdoor pools, pool loungers
Outdoor dining
View from property
Double or Twin Room (Riverfront Upper Floor ) | View from room
Double or Twin Room (Riverfront Upper Floor ) | View from room

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Spa
  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

Map
Ban Phaphinnoy, 14A Road, Champasak
  • Champassak Terminal West
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Vat Phou
    ‪21 min drive‬
  • Wat Phabat
    ‪30 min drive‬
  • Pakse (PKZ)
    ‪46 min drive‬

Room options

Double or Twin Room (Pond/Garden Ground Floor )

  • 34 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Double or Twin Room (Riverfront Upper Floor )

  • River view
  • 34 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Double or Twin Room (Pond/Garden Upper Floor)

  • 34 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Double or Twin Room (Riverfront Ground Floor )

  • River view
  • 34 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Champasak

With a stay at The River Resort in Champasak, you'll be 1.1 mi (1.7 km) from Champassak Terminal West and 9.3 mi (15 km) from Vat Phou. .This hotel is 18.6 mi (29.9 km) from Wat Phabat.

What's nearby

  • Champassak Terminal West - 2 min drive - 0.8 km
  • Champasak Historical Heritage Museum - 37 min drive - 36.7 km
  • Wat Phabat - 38 min drive - 37.4 km

Getting around

  • Pakse (PKZ) - 46 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪ເຮືອແພນຳ້ເພັດ - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Saythong - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Champasak with love - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Nakorn Café Guest House & Restaurant - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Restaurant Folie Lodge - ‬26 min drive

About this property

The River Resort

Hotel with 2 outdoor swimming pools, near Champassak Terminal West
The River Resort offers 20 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Rooms open to balconies or patios. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and minibars. Bathrooms include showers and hair dryers. Cribs/infant beds (complimentary) and rollaway/extra beds (surcharge) are also available. Housekeeping is provided daily.
2 outdoor swimming pools are on site.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. Services include massages.
Make yourself at home in one of the 20 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and minibars. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers.
Dip into one of the 2 outdoor swimming pools or enjoy other recreational amenities, which include bicycles to rent. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and babysitting (surcharge).
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary self-serve breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary self-serve breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
The River Resort has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, Lao, Thai

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle at scheduled times and on request for a surcharge
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free self-serve breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Bicycle rentals

Family friendly

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Free cot
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Pool loungers
  • Rooftop terrace

Spa

  • Massage
  • Spa services

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Free cot
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 9 PM

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The property charges 3 percent for credit card payments
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for LAK 320000 per night
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: LAK 300000 per vehicle (one way)
  • Rollaway bed fee: LAK 320000 per night
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 3 percent

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash

Property is also known as

Resort River
River Champasak
River Resort
River Resort Champasak
The River Resort Laos/Champasak Town
The River Resort Hotel
The River Resort Champasak
The River Resort Hotel Champasak

The River Resort Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 46 out of 59 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 59 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 59 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 59 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 59 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

JEAN PIERRE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

très bien

cadre et personnels, très bien .
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

It’s a very nice property in gorgeous surroundings
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Nancy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Wonderful stay at the River Resort

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Jerome

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room nice. Excellent grounds food is fair at best Customer care is good
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Delightful and private

How surprising to enter this property a bit of a distance from Pakse but so worth the trip. Lovely accommodations and very attentive staff. Arrived in the rain to a small army of helpers to protect us and our suitcases. The views of the river are lovely and the restaurant was delightful. Breakfast was filled with homemade jams and fresh-to-order mains. A delight.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A wonderful place, nice rooms, very friendly and attentive staff, amazing view, beautiful garden, very tasty food, good massages - in short a place like paradise.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were extremely friendly and helpful. Nothing was a problem to fix or arrange.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable bed, fabulous views, food was outstanding, staff friendly and Super helpful. Would definitely stay again
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Bruce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fantastic River Mekong setting

Fantastic setting, friendly and helpful staff, and a great view from our top floor room. Only thing a bit disappointing was the dinner - nothing terrible but limited and rarher unexciting.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Peter, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Outstanding in all respects. Special mention to the restaurant and the local / Asian food (didn't eat any western food) as it was absolutely superb. Couldn't recommend this place and the excellent staff highly enough.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Absolutely enchanting!

The views of the Mekong are sublime and the sunrise is out of this world.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely retreat

Beautiful room with balcony overlooking the river. 2 showers, one inside and one outside. Spotlessly clean. The only thing that lets this Hotel down is the restaurant, breakfast order, everything is brought out at once, so the cooked items are cold after having cereal etc. Even when we ordered food separately the sausages were clearly not cooked properly. Had evening meal there once only, food was poor, ordered cheesecake which had clearly been defrosted as it was hot in parts. It's also quite pricey for what you get.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing view of the sunrise over Mekong

It was our second stay, and we like it a lot because it is a very peaceful and beautiful place to stay.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Luxury eco-friendly

This place deserves all the amazing reviews - would def recommend to anyone travelling to Southern Laos. The staff are very friendly. The riverfront views are lovely as are the surroundings. The food in the restaurant was delicious and uses local produce

10/10 Excellent

Mathilde, Paris but living in London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A peaceful and luxurious place

We had a great time involving good food and some nice massages at the River Resort over Xmas. The Makong view from the river facing rooms is beautiful and the 2 pools are both lovely. Such a peaceful place. P

10/10 Excellent

Tariwa, Switzerland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We arrived early in the morning after a night on the bus. As our room was not yet ready (understandably), we were offered to help ourselves from the breakfast buffet which was very much appreciated. To our luck, the very hard mattresses were replaced after one night. The pool was very nice, the restaurant good. The staff was extremely friendly.

8/10 Good

Claire I, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice ecofriendly resort on the Mekong River

My partner and I stayed at The River Resort twice during our travels around Laos. The resort arranged a minivan to collect us from the airport and thank goodness we did as it is miles away from Pakse airport! It is beautiful, so green and lovely. We were greeted nicely with a welcome drink and taken to our room. The rooms are exactly as per the photos you see on the various websites, they are clean and bright and nicely furnished. The inside and outside showers are a fantastic idea too. We had some issues with ants getting inside, so I asked for someone to come and spray which they did happily do and explained it was just wet season. The restaurant does great meals, breakfast is from a menu but is included in the room cost. The french toast was delicious, definitely worth trying! The lunches and dinners are also really tasty and reasonably priced. My advice is to eat dinner before dark in wet season though before the bugs come out!! This is not the resort's fault, it's just nature during wet season! The staff were all really helpful and the lady that works at reception who I think may be manager is really great, she assisted us with any queries and nothing was too much trouble. They will book tours, but be aware you are only paying for a driver, it is not a guided tour. They also arranged a boat to collect us from the other side of the river to assist us after a cruise - great service! Overall, we really enjoyed our stay with The River Resort!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful riverside location

Located on a beautiful stretch of rover, the hotel has well designed bungalows, one room on top with the better views, and a room below it. Rooms are big and beautiful and have terraces. Salt water pool is right next to the river and was very cooling and restful. Breakfast is a la carte, small selection and small amount, but tasty. Only problem was the air-conditioning, which could not handle the size of the space it was supposed to cool. Recommended for a relaxing stay.

8/10 Good

Gulliver, Los Angeles, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great riverside hotel

This was a great hotel to use as a base to explore the Champasak region. Riverside location was very beautiful. Staff was very nice. Would recommend arranging transportation from Pakse directly with hotel as it is considerably cheaper.

10/10 Excellent

Joerg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Oase der Ruhe

Eine Oase der Ruhe direkt am Mekong. Perfekt für schöne Sonnenaufgänge. Wir haben den Aufenthalt in vollen Zügen genossen, auch dank der Angestellten! Khop chai lai lai!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Oliver

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jocelyne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A wonderful stay

The River Resort can be rated as one of the nicest resorts of South East Asia : comfortable and very well kept rooms with large balcony overlooking the Mekong River, amazing sunrise, beautiful gardens, nice food, interesting activities nearby: Vat Phou, Champasak village, Don Daeng Islands, and most of all, most friendly and professional staff. In short, a highly recommended place to visit the southern part of Laos!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

stephane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Très belle endroit un personnel au petit soins le lit et les sièges un peu dur mais rien de grave. Belles sorties prévues et bien organisées . Très belle expérience. On espère pouvoir y retourner.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Lars

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful and remote

Beautiful location, very remote and not easy to get around outside the hotel park.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Camilla

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025