Pros:
1. Great location, at the start of the night market (main street).
2. At first, we were worried about the noise from the market & from the sepak-takraw stadium next door. But all activities ceased at about 10pm, and we had a great night sleep!
3. Friendly staff.
4. Free wifi (didnt work in the room, but it works in the lobby).
5. Romantic room (we stayed at the "Dog" room).

Cons:
1. Romantic room. I stayed at the hotel with a workmate, but the room is designed more for couples. The bathroom is in the bedroom! No door, no wall, no nothing. One of us would have to go down to the lobby while we take turn for shower. Hahaha..Fun!
2. No elevator. The room is on the 4th floor. Thankfully we're young and fit!

But overall, it's a wonderful hotel!

i felt compelled in the case of the Ancient Luang Prabang Hotel... we spent four wondrous days and nights at their Ban Phonheuang location and it was worth way more than what we had spent... Laos is known for smiley friendly people and nowhere on a monthlong trip did we feel more welcome than at this hotel... wonderful facilities (clean, modern yet traditional, mindful of the environment), wonderful staff, wonderful location (away from the noise and tourists in town and at the night market)... this location gave you a sense of living amongst the locals since it is a real neighbourhood and one of the joys of the stay was having breakfast each morning on the patio and seeing people wake up and go about their normal lives... the monks pass by the hotel each morning so that was wonderful as well... this hotel was AWESOME.

The location couldn’t be better for visiting the historic sites, museum and the night market. The hotel is on the main street at the beginning of the Night Market. There are only 12 rooms and they have names, not numbers. I stayed twice -- the first time, I had the Dog Room which was nicely furnished with twin beds, good a/c, good water pressure and no problems with hot water. Located on the top floor, it faced the back “garden”, was across from the spa and fairly quiet as there are only two rooms on this floor. TV choices were good: HBO, CNN, BBC, Animal Planet, Cinemax, ESPN, as well as Thai, Japanese, Chinese, German stations,etc. You do hear a bit of noise from the food market below from about 6 to 9 in the evening.

On my second stay, I had the Horse Room, on the third floor, which faced the main street and had a balcony. It was smaller than the Dog Room, but still very comfortable. The balcony shutters latch at the top and bottom, so have the porter unlatch them for you as it is wonderful to sit on the balcony and watch all the street activity.

One disturbing thing - even though I put the “do not disturb” sign on the door, housekeeping entered my room. I felt uncomfortable with this. and kept my suitcases locked after this incident.

The hotel restaurant is good, but be careful what you pick. The Greek Salad, fresh juices, bakery and ice cream creations are wonderful. The lasagna is not a good choice.

There is a charge to use the computers in the lobby and WiFi.

The night market is great - it starts about 5pm until about 9pm. Go early as it gets crowded. You can negotiate prices and vendors like US dollars and will also take euro.

The Ancient immediately welcomes you in their charming botique hotels. There were 3 of us traveling, and the only disappointment was that 2 were booked at the Ban Phonheuang - a lovely 2 story elegant location in the neighborhood that allowed us to watch the hundreds of monks wander through each morning at 6am; while the other in our group was lodged at Ban Pakham - a larger building that allowed him direct access to the night market right at his feet.