We haven't been in nearly two years.....but have been there frequently over the past 20. Last time we were there we stayed at the River Hotel. It was one of the newer ones in town. We paid for a deluxe room but were given a suite for no extra charge. Don't remember the price....but no more than 1500. We had a great view and were close to restaurants and things that we wanted to do. I still wear the t-shirt I bought from there.......เมืองสงบ ริมฟั่งโขง นครพนม
We saw a few foreigners.......but not many.
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Hi Charlie,
i have previously [-o< stayed at Fortune River View, an older riverside hotel that no doubt was the flagship of superior accommodation in it’s heyday. We loved it for comfort, the breakfast included, the riverside pool, the night market directly across the road and a golf driving range within about 300 metres on the same road, turn left coming out of the hotel and it is on the right hand side. The driving range operator/pro is a very cheerful fellow. Look for Ddgolf. The 9 hole golf course is on the left coming into Nakhon Phanom from the Airport. The course is average to say the least.
The aquarium is quaint. The Wat Maha That temple in the region is well worth the visit and is revered by Thai nationals.

Shrine of the Martyrs and Wat Phra That just south of NP are interesting.

Last saturday we stayed one nigth at the Fortune Viewkong.
Normal river view rooms are 1100 with breakfast, but at 25 sqm i find such rooms too small, seems they have bigger rooms "Panoramic View Room" 50 sqm at 1700, thus I booked that.
When we checked in we got a normal river view room, thus we ran into a problem with reception.
It dawned they do not have 25sqm rooms, they own a second hotel 500m down the river, Fortune River hotel.
We stayed there before, only problem was the swimming pool was dirty.
According latest review they might have solved that problem, thus if you want a swimming pool there are only two hotels.
Booking.com seems to have corrected this error after I mentioned this.

Our problem got solved: we were upgraded to a suite (the only one they have I guess) on top floor: two bedrooms, two bathrooms with a dining room in between, 100 sqm.
The hotel does need maintenance and no swimming pool, next visit we will go back to the Fortune River.

We made a 2 day trip to NKP and Taht Phanom this week. Easy drive up and back, although there's about 50km of highway that's being widened. There are still 2 good lanes...one each way......and plenty of areas to pass slow vehicles. We again stayed at the River Hotel.....after reconnoitering several other new ones along the river. The River was booked solid except for the honeymoon suite......and being our anniversary, we took it. The hotel has an excellent restaurant along the river and it was very busy on Valentine's Day. Our food and service was excellent and the price very reasonable.
We did an early morning trip to Taht Phanom........4 lane all the way so it was an easy drive. The annual temple fair was going on so there were lots of things to see besides the temple.
As we every trip we make to NKP, we try to see what's become of the old haunts of daze past...circa early 1970's. With each trip, another one bites the dust.....but all in all, the city appears to be thriving. There's a big emphasis on tourists (domestic type) and from the looks of the vehicles in The River parking lot, everyone was an out-of-towner.
The Windsor Hotel is still in operation (although I'd not stay there) but the NKP Hotel is closed and The First Hotel.....well, the photo below says it all.
The city continues to improve the river walk area.....now sporting a spitting dragon in the center of town. More good restaurants also spread along the river area. The city has undergone quite a transformation from our first return visit there in 1996.

I regularly see signs in transliterated Thai and grimace at the thought of pronouncing the words in Thai. Even the Thai government can't come to grips on transliterating their language.......so I usually wing it. There's really only one way to pronounce it, though. ....ธาตุพนม

. The River was booked solid except for the honeymoon suite......and being our anniversary, we took it.....

Oh !! You ROMANTIC Devil,Mr Parrot !!!

Although we saw a few foreigners in NKP, there's no question the city is benefiting from large numbers of Thai tourists. The ones who want to visit NKP will also take in Wat That Phanom. The ones who want to visit Wat That Phanom will take in NKP. So easy to do today....with a nicely paved 4 lane highway all the way. I'm not sure how far the 4 lane goes from NKP to Nongkai......I know it's at least partially built. But when that's completed, it will be another opportunity for people to make easy 1 day/2 day trips.
As my wife and I were visiting the spitting naga along the Mekong, we thought back to 1972 when the RTAF conducted bombing runs in Thakhaek, Laos, just across from NKP. The folks in NKP would gather along the banks of the Mekong and chow down on oliang (ice-coffee) and monkey balls (meat balls on a stick). No one seemed to be concerned of the conflict just across the river. Meanwhile, convoys of bomb laden 10-wheel trucks would often be seen passing through the city on the way to the depot on the RTAF Base (joint with US). Those were the daze my friend.