There are good hotels and guest houses in Luang Prabang, Vang Vieng and Vientiane, but facilities are sparse elsewhere. Local village hostels are available, but with few amenities. For more details of prices and location, contact a tour company with experience in Laos.

There are no facilities for camping in Laos.

Laos is eager to promote ecotourism and visitors can stay in specially constructed ecolodges available around the country, these include lodges in Laopako, one hour 30 minutes from Vientiane on the Nam Mgum river, or the Boat Landing in Luang Namtha province. For more information contact Ecotourism Laos (website: www.ecotourismlaos.com), part of the Lao National Tourism Authority (see Top Things To See & Do).