Which district in Vientiane is cheapest to stay in?
In Vientiane, the cheapest district to stay in is Chanthabouly, at a median asking price of $29 a night, and the priciest is Riverfront at $50 (latest scan 7 November 2026). The ranking covers 8 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on all 84 nights from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027, read on 7 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 7 November 2026 17:37 UTC.
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Districts ranked by median asking price
In Vientiane, Riverfront asks a median $50 a night, +71% against $29 in Chanthabouly, the cheapest of 8 districts compared on the same 84 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanthabouly | $29 | $20–$38 | 84 | 25 | 7.9 (22) | 25% of 24 |
| Sikhottabong District | $30 | $17–$43 | 84 | 19 | 8.4 (18) | 56% of 18 |
| Vientiane City Center | $31 | $23–$41 | 84 | 87 | 8.3 (82) | 32% of 85 |
| Xaysetha | $34 | $28–$50 | 84 | 19 | 8.7 (18) | 58% of 19 |
| Near Riverfront | $38 | $25–$57 | 84 | 53 | 8.5 (52) | 33% of 51 |
| Sisattanak | $39 | $31–$60 | 84 | 25 | 8.6 (24) | 36% of 25 |
| Patuxay / Victory Gate | $41 | $24–$51 | 84 | 10 | 8.7 (9) | 67% of 9 |
| Riverfront | $50 | $34–$61 | 84 | 13 | 8.3 (12) | 54% of 13 |
- A district is the area name Agoda gives a place (the first part of its address line), not an official boundary; names are printed as Agoda writes them, without a leading district number.
- A night counts for a district when at least 5 of its places showed a price.
- Every district is compared on the same 84 nights, the ones on which all of them counted: districts join in order of nights counted, and one that would leave fewer than 42 shared nights is left out rather than compared on other nights. A district's figure is the median of its nightly medians over those nights, and the middle half is the median of the nightly 25th and 75th percentiles.
- Places: every place in the district priced on those nights. Guest score: the median Agoda review score (out of 10) of those places, places scored in brackets. 4–5★: the share of the places with a star rating that hold 4 stars or more.
A dash means fewer than 5 of the district's places carry a score or a star rating. Many-star hotels cluster in a few districts, so a district's median also says which kind of places stand there.
Cheapest district with a guest score of 8 or more
The cheapest district in Vientiane whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Sikhottabong District: a median $30 a night, score 8.4 across 18 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sikhottabong District | $30 | 8.4 | 18 |
| Vientiane City Center | $31 | 8.3 | 82 |
| Xaysetha | $34 | 8.7 | 18 |
| Near Riverfront | $38 | 8.5 | 52 |
| Sisattanak | $39 | 8.6 | 24 |
| Patuxay / Victory Gate | $41 | 8.7 | 9 |
| Riverfront | $50 | 8.3 | 12 |
Guest scores are Agoda's review scores out of 10; a score says nothing about the price.
Friday and Saturday against Monday to Thursday, by district
The biggest weekend difference in Vientiane is in Chanthabouly: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $30 against $29 Monday to Thursday (+2%), over 24 and 48 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanthabouly | $30 | $29 | +2% | 24 / 48 |
| Near Riverfront | $38 | $38 | +1% | 24 / 48 |
| Riverfront | $51 | $50 | +1% | 24 / 48 |
| Vientiane City Center | $31 | $31 | +1% | 24 / 48 |
| Patuxay / Victory Gate | $41 | $41 | 0% | 24 / 48 |
| Sikhottabong District | $30 | $31 | -1% | 24 / 48 |
| Sisattanak | $39 | $39 | -1% | 24 / 48 |
| Xaysetha | $34 | $34 | -2% | 24 / 48 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 84 shared nights: Sunday nights sit in neither group, and a district needs at least 3 nights on each side.
What was measured
Nights measured in Vientiane: 84, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.
- Up to 208 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Places with an Agoda area name: 267 of the 267 priced on these nights; only those are placed in a district.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, on 7 November 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →