Vanvisa Guesthouse
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Mrs Vandara Amphayphone, Owner
Mrs Vandara is a superb, warm host who shares with her guests a treasure trove of information about Lao culture and her special loves of textiles and food. Brought up in the Souan Mon Mulberry Gardens weaving area of Vientiane, she has been interested in weaving and the cultivation of silkworms for as long as she can remember. [Read more]This accommodation provider has taken action to address one or more issues (whether environmental, social or cultural) which will contribute positively to the long term viability of the destination and hence their site displays a Caring for the destination rating.
Main area of focus in Caring for the Destination:
Actively supporting sustainable tourism development by promoting the Stay Another Day Initiative.
Actively supporting sustainable tourism development by promoting the Stay Another Day Initiative.
Detailed description of the Caring for the Destination Initiative:
Vanvisa Guesthouse are actively supporting the Stay Another Day Initiative - a programme designed to increase the average length of stay of travellers in Laos, as well as encouraging travellers to spend their money in a way that contributes to the local people of Luang Prabang. For more information on Stay Another Day, please ask at reception or check out www.stay-another-day.org
Score for how travellers see this initiative ... both in terms of impact and commitment
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Fantastic
"I didn't see anything in the guesthouse about Stay Another Day initiative though I did elsewhere. It's a brilliant concept, though the info in the leaflet is out of date (e.g. on my last evening - Saturday - I went to the Children's Cultural Centre for ballet performance which should have been happening Thurs and Sat and wasn't."
Ms. Penny Wilcox - United Kingdom on 04/09/2008
Ms. Penny Wilcox - United Kingdom on 04/09/2008
"There was a Stay Another Day handbook in the room for guests' reference."
Ms. Rie Inomata - Japan on 09/04/2008
Ms. Rie Inomata - Japan on 09/04/2008
"They didn't really care at all, always with a smile and nice Sabaidee, but that was it, the only thing they were interested in was mainly if you had paied before checking out!"
Ms. Anna Berglund - Sweden on 14/03/2008
Ms. Anna Berglund - Sweden on 14/03/2008
"Great service. Very impressive. I will book through WHL again"
Ms. Josie Kemp - United Kingdom on 16/01/2008
Ms. Josie Kemp - United Kingdom on 16/01/2008
