In short: a stay with lots of plusses and minusses
My girlfriend and I stayed in one of the bedrooms with a shared bathroom for 3 nights. The room itself was decent and fairly clean. Keep in mind that the rooms are really noisy so your night's sleep is among others dependable on your neighbours. The bathroom facilities are great! Two small comments: the toilets and showers are less clean than the bedroom and the toilet paper is missing most of the time. The shower was warm with a good strength. Definitely one of the better showers I had in Vietnam! Another comment is that there are lots of insects inside because the personnel leave the doors open.
The location itself is great with multiple places outside where you can sit and relax. As dog lovers we were very pleased to be accompanied by three lovely dogs. It's a beautiful and peaceful place to unwind.
I'm less pleased with the personnel. We read some great reviews about the personnel but what we have experienced did not meet our expectations. The two boys at the homestay were not very happy to help you, lacked enthusiasm and did not say hi most of the time. The owner herself was not present at the homestay but was very pleased to help by answering our text messages. She arranged taxi's, tours and scooter rentals. The boys also helped you out in the end but the communication and customer service were not so good in my opinion.
In short: a stay with lots of plusses and minusses. Hopefully the owner utilizes the potential of the stay by improving the downsides. It is already a great place but it can become...
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