Overlooking the riverfront area, the Riverside has long been a popular travellers’ hub. Rooms are basic, but then so are the prices. It's a good spot for travel information and there's a bar-restaurant downstairs. A new building 1km east of the original should open sometime in 2020.
The in-house travel agency specialises in getting people to/from Laos, Siem Reap or just about anywhere else. It also runs boat tours to the Lao border, with a trip to see the resident dolphin pod (US$100/120 for two/four people). English-speaking guides offer motorbike tours around the province.