Lane Xang HotelvsYouth Inn 2
Both properties are recommended by professional reviewers. Overall, Lane Xang Hotel ranks significantly better than Youth Inn 2. Lane Xang Hotel ranks #23 in Vientiane with recommendations from 3 reviewers such as Lonely Planet, Rough Guide and DK Eyewitness.
Lane Xang Hotel
 DK Eyewitness
 Rough Guide
 Lonely Planet
Fa Ngum Road, Chanthaburi District, Vientiane, Laos
From $50/night
- Bar/Lounge
 - Hot Tub
 - Free Internet
 - Room Service
 - Free Breakfast
 - Laundry Service
 
 "Among the best hotels in Vientiane during the 1960s, Lane Xang took on a decidedly Stalinist feel after it was nationalized in 1975." 
 "It has a charming retro appeal, and the rooms are large, clean and quirky, with impressive bedsteads." 
 "Built in the 1960s on the site of a prominent Lan Xang–era wat, this hotel facing the Mekong was once the classiest place in town. It...retains a certain socialist-era feel." Full review
Youth Inn 2
 Lonely Planet
Francois Ngin Road, Vientiane, Laos
From $0/night
 "There are a couple of mint-green Lao Youth Inns on Th François Ngin, the best one being at the top of the street nearest Th Setthathirath."