We actually went to Hotel 64 for a room, as it was closer to where we were dropped off by the bus from the Cambodian border. We were immediately welcomed by the staff and offered free lemon juice and bananas, even though we hadn’t agreed to stay or even asked if they had any rooms. Hotel 64 was, however, full, but they said that MC 184 had some rooms, so they got us a taxi and paid for our ride.

In MC 184, we were again offered more lemon juice and bananas and then shown a spotless two-bedroom with air-conditioning, cable TV (Star Movies, Star World, ESPN, CNN, and BBC), and en-suite bath with shower attachment (no shower curtain, though!). We were provided with sheets, covers, and towels, and there were several power points for you to charge your batteries, mobile, laptop, etc. The room was US$17 a night, which was slightly above what we had wanted to pay, but all in all, it was excellent value (they have rooms from US$10).

Part of the wonderful service provided by the staff includes free breakfast (bread, butter, and jam, plus lemon juice, coffee, and tea). They also offer you free lemon juice, tea, or coffee whenever you venture into the reception area, and there is always a supply of free bananas on-hand. In addition to this, they also offer vegetarian (mushroom) spring rolls and vegetable noodle soup as an evening feed. Whilst there is no variety in the offerings, free lemon juice after a hard day’s sightseeing or shopping is a godsend, and the noodle soup is very good.

They also arranged tours to the surrounding area, although we did not try any of these out. They did buy our train ticket to Nha Trang for us, though they added a US$2 charge to the cost.

Emails:

Guesthouse127@bdvn.vnd.net
Madamcu@hcm.vnn.vn