On the banks of the Mekong River Baima B&B

Perfect location and friendly staff. The room was huge and had a wonderful balcony with chairs and bath tub looking over the river. The view was great. Room also included a fridge and stove top if you stay longer. Location was perfect for exploring the town and night market. Just a few minutes walk to the night market entrance and tons of other shops and restaurants. Staff was friendly, always greeting you when you arrive and also offered airport pickup, answered questions about activities to do, and helped me arrange a car to go to the botanical gardens. If you are very sensitive to noise you can hear the night market, but the door blocked enough sound and I had no trouble sleeping. Very happy with the stay and felt so relaxed.

The room was very clean, everything worked and the view from the balcony and windows were incredible. The bathtub on the balcony was nice. The staff were friendly and knowledgeable. The view was what I was paying for though and it was definitely worth it.

This place was a real delight! The hotel occupies the whole of 9th floor of one of the taller buildings in Gaozhuang. When stepping out of the elevator you are in a large space which is the reception area where there always seems to be at least one, if not more, friendly and helpful members of staff to check you in / out or to provide you with advice on where nearby to go for lunch etc. The rooms are all self contained apartments. We had a double bedroom, a well appointed living room and kitchen, two full bathrooms, a washing machine with laundry detergent provided gratis and a balcony with a wonderful view of the night market. Ohh and the balcony has a bathtub on it in case you want to have a soak outside….Not a word of English was spoken here, but they were extremely excited to have a foreign guest, so if you can’t speak Chinese I’m sure you will get a very warm welcome from the staff who will go out of their way to make you feel at ease.

The BaiMa (White Horse) Hotel is on the 9th floor of a beautifully designed building. It has a tea drinking area at the elevators. The whole hotel, including in the rooms, has pictures of what I think is an expedition race the owner took part in -- but it's not overdone. The location is perfect, right on the center west of the new north-side of downtown JingHong (main tourist area). Right beside the night market. Delicious food found at the restaurants nearby. Corner store (with decent wine) downstairs. Motorcycle and scooter rental down the street in front of the hotel. The best views of the Mekong! The room was big, spacious, and postmodern (contemporary) in decor -- very comfortable and still having personality, not just a "white room" as so many hotels are styling themselves as, these days. There is even a small fridge and a full-sized washing machine! The bathtub on the balcony was very romantic. The cost was worth it, compared to more expensive rooms in other hotels. The staff was beyond helpful, first by allowing me to choose which room I would have, and second, by helping me order flowers and food to my room. They even brought us free chopped fruit. They had cleaned my room during the day when I went out, even changing the bedsheets when they noticed the sheets were dirty.... +++ The only negatives I can think of is that the AC does not make the room cold enough for a spoiled Westerner like me (but most people won't have a problem with that), and the tub on the balcony is still missing it's fixtures. Oh, and the pictures of the racers above the bed was a bit strange. Of course, I wish it was cheaper, but actually the price is probably fair considering the cost of other hotels and how well done this hotel is. Overall, a beautiful and excellent hotel, and I highly recommend it.