Spicylaos Backpackers (Vang Vieng) Reviews

Love it! If you're in Vang Vieng to party, where else would you be?

When I finally found this place, I didn't actually stay here because I couldn't find anyone who was working when I arrived. I found some people who looked like they worked there, but they were sleeping and I didn't feel comfortable waking them. It was only 10 at night! I put on my reservation my arrival time, but I guess they didn't see it. I ended up walking over to the Easy Go Backpackers hostel and stayed there. It was terrible. I wouldn't recommend going there either.

great location to the town, the guy that owns it is really helpful, free wifi, lockers, cool vibe everything is made of bamboo

this hostel was a great place to meet people before going tubing, recommend it for anyone who may be flying solo!

Its a little bit of a walk to get into town but the only reason that\'s a problem is because I\'m incredibly lazy. Staff is great, atmosphere and social environment is great, easy to meet your new best friends as a solo traveler. Beds are not incredibly comfortable but I only pass out in them so it works. Highly reccommended!!

Really enjoyed my stay here!! Great hostel and very sociable, loved the free tea & coffee and baguettes in the morning! Only problem was my friend caught the cleaner stealing money from another backpacker's purse...which when confronted with she denied! Hopefully they have got rid of the cleaner now though so just make sure you lock up your valuables in the lockers provided!

its okay noisy good to meet people, suits if you out tubing all day and dont have to stay there too long

The hostel was great!! The owner is awesome, and made saunas for us every couple of nights. A very interesting place. However. There was no security, it is just a free for all. lthough nothing was stolen, I wish for more security. I was booked into a girls dorm, but there where guys in it. The hut was right beside the fire, so we where smoked out all night. the mats on the beds need to be changed for new one's.I moved into a hotel after 2 nights. This is a great place to hang out not sleep

Ok for what you pay

Beds the size of an exercise mat, noise all through the night n morning, no fan or air con, holes in the walls of the shacks let light in, no plugs in room so no where safe to charge things, cheap but not good enough considering other guesthouse in this area are a lot better for only a little more money

Can stay at far better places for cheaper. There lacked any real party atmosphere as claimed by the website...good outdoor deck though

A really nice hostel, different sleeping in the tree houses alright, but the beds were comfortable and it was good fun.

The funky treehouse dorm is a fun idea but for the price, you can easily find your own single room in lots of guesthouses around Vang Vieng. The dorm is a good way to meet people but in Vang Vieng you can meet people almost anywhere. Heard lots of stories about the partying that goes on at SpicyLaos but was pretty quiet during my stay. The dorm is a bunk bed pretty much outside and quite dirty considering I contracted pink eye in both my eyes the one night I slept there. Cover your pillows!

Nice hostel with a Laos living experience. We got robbed in the room, money in one of the pockets of a trousers. There is just one person English speaker, the others don't understand anything at all. We were in January, and the night is cold, and we had to ask for blankets many times before get them. The environment and the landscape views in the common room are very good.

I stayed in the 16 bed dorm and it was very much 'treehouse style' but it was lots of fun. The bed wasn't the most comfortable but the mosquito net made sure I didn't get bitten by anything during the night. The facilities are a bit rustic but the reason to stay here is the social scene and the cool, relaxed vibe created by the bamboo huts, the hammocks on the balcon in the common area and the campfire in the middle

You come to Vang Vieng to party right? The party starts here and finishes here. This place is loose, right down to Lan the bloke who runs it - he'll probably be out partying with ya. I hope you don't plan on sleeping because you won't be. Good place to meet people if travelling alone.

We had a great time, met a fantastic crew of people and Lan (the manager) was great fun! We stayed over Christmas and they let us decorate the communal area :) we loved spicy Laos!!

interesting place but it was overall pretty dirty (sheets!), seemed unsafe and the staff doesn't speak a word of english. you sleep in a tent and can hear everything that's going on at the hostel. we didn't get one night of good sleep there.

FANTASTIC, NICE STAFF, REALLY THE BEST IN LAOS

Was great fun living in a treehouse but wouldn't have wanted to be there too much longer. Even though it was a 16 bed dorm it still had privacy curtains but noisy travellers can be a slight issue.