8/10 Good
Thomas W
29 Feb 2016
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant little hotel; fix the shower & get 5 stars
A newly built (in 2013) small hotel on a residential street 10 min from the beach.
We liked the comfortable king-sized bed, chaise-lounge & flatscreen TV with many English language channels. A complimentary fruit bowl (of sweet mini-rambutans, jambu & pisang Mas), packets of fruit chips & biscuits, bottled water, tea & coffee - also complimentary- were thoughtful gestures. The receptionist, Ms Tran, was extremely helpful & friendly and spoke good English as did the chef-owner who prepared our delicious breakfast of the local favorite mi quang (rice noodles in a tamarind lemongrass broth), omelettes with a side of excellent home fries, & warm baguettes from a 100yr old local bakery. There was also super sweet local watermelons and mango & dragonfruit from the Mekong delta.
Now for the bad: the hot water supply was erratic. Each bathroom has its own water heater, perhaps the capacity of ours was inadequate.The weather was unseasonably cold & it was unpleasant to be suddenly blasted with cold water mid-shower. The drainage in the walk-in shower also didn't work well.
A constant mechanical wthining interspersed with loud thuds could have disturbed our slumber but we were exhausted so slept ok. A light sleeper might feel otherwise.
A final (minor) issue : no clothes hangers were provided in the closet.