Little Eden Guest House

Mathieu - Owner/Manager

Belgium born and raised, Mathieu found himself on holidays in Laos 7 years ago and immediately fell in love with the country, especially the 4,000 Islands where he saw the potential to make a life for himself and invest in a guest house here. [Read more] Creative and ambitious, Mathieu has since fulfilled this dream, learnt fluent Lao, built Little Eden and married a local Lao woman. Together, Mathieu and his wife; Noy, have created a guest house different to most on Don Det and a great menu featuring the best of Lao and International dishes. When Mathieu is not busy running Little Eden, his young family of 2 children keep him busy and are sure to adopt Mathieu's creativity, flair and knack for languages.

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:
Energy and Water Usage.

Detailed description of the Caring for the Destination Initiative:
Little Eden is conscious about the environment and water conservation. To minimize their impact, bed linen and bath towels are changed on request otherwise only on check-out. This not only prolongs the life of the linen, but also reduces unnecessary water consumption, detergent use and energy expenditure. All washing is hung dry, not machine dried which also reduces energy consumption.

By staying at Little Eden and not requesting for linen and towels to be changed, you are helping the local environment by saving clean water and energy as well as reducing the use of detergents.