Luang Prabang is a UNESCO-listed town where the Mekong meets the Nam Khan river, with gilded temples, French colonial buildings and the morning alms-giving ceremony. It has many small guesthouses and boutique hotels.
Finding cheap rooms in Luang Prabang is easier when you know where to look. We compare live hotel rates across the top booking sites and point you to the neighborhoods where hotels are cheap but the location is still great.
Rooms come in more shapes than hotels — in Luang Prabang you can also compare apartments with kitchens, vacation rentals for families, B&Bs and budget hostels in one search.
Luang Prabang is a stop on Mekong river cruises, and slow boats link it with the Thai border.
The heart of town, with temples, the night market and many guesthouses.
Quiet riverside lanes with boutique hotels.
Guesthouses facing the Mekong and the sunset.
Streets near Mount Phousi, often good value.
Zoom and pan the map to compare hotel prices by neighborhood; rates come live from the booking sites.
November–February is dry and cool, and the busiest season. March–April can be smoky from burning; the rainy season is cheaper.
Guesthouses on the side streets of the old town and near Mount Phousi are usually good value.
There are flights, the Laos–China railway, and slow boats on the Mekong from the Thai border.
Monks collect offerings at dawn — watch quietly and respectfully from a distance.