The Sabaydee Guest House (Saykong Rd.; tel. 084/211-503; 70,000 kip double) gets good reviews, although the mattresses are rather wooden in nature. The Oudomphone Guest House (Saykong Rd.; tel. 084/211-308; 50,000 kip fan double, 80,000 kip A/C double) is very clean and businesslike. The Keoudomphone Hotel (Saykong Rd.; tel. 084/211-405. 50,000 kip fan double, 100,000 kip A/C double) is the grandest digs in town although in dusty Huay Xai that means not very grand at all. You do have the option of A/C and TV. It is about .5km south of town. The Aramid Guesthouse (Saykong Rd.; tel. 084/211-040; 70,000 kip fan double, 140,000 kip A/C double) offers bungalows with their own balconies near the slow-boat pier. It has clean tiled bathrooms with hot water, and the management speaks English.

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