as the slow boat stops for the night in this small village already on the boat they will try to scare you that there will be no place to stay or a very expensive one to book the hostel with them but its worth to wait and not to be in a hurry. at the end they are lowering the prices for the rooms that are free and there always are some. we paid 75,000 for 3 people room (Phonemani Guesthouse)