rickrover
September 16, 2023
This hotel is about a 15 minute walk to town, which was not a problem for us as we had a scooter. We had a deluxe garden view room, as all the mountain view rooms were already booked up. The room was very big, with a high ceiling and a spacious bathroom. The big disappointment for us was that it did not have a private terrace/balcony as advertised on ***********. The patio doors, which were the only source of light, looked out on a communal walkway, so we had to keep the blinds down all the time. The room was too dark. Therefore, our rating of 'very good' is generous, but the room was better than average. If it was possible, we would give it a solid 'good'. We would go back if we could have the deluxe mountain view room, as those rooms had private balconies. All in all, it was a good base to visit Trang An National Park, a 20 min scooter ride from the hotel. It was very easy to organise the visit ourselves, without booking a tour. The boat trips are very well organised. The tickets are 250k Dong per person and you are assigned a boat on arrival. We also spent a lovely morning visiting a Chua Bich Dong monastery, which is only a 5 minute ride away from the hotel. By the way, avoid the train from Ninh Binh to Dong Hoi at all costs if you are planning to visit Phong Nha. It was a nightmare.