Năm Thọ Homestay — Hotel in Phan Thiết City

Great spot to stay if you're there to surf because it's the closest budget option by a good surfer's beach, Bãi đá Ông Địa. Just be aware if you're a solo traveler that it's not a good place to meet people. Even though they have an open patio with tables and a kitchen you can technically use with some utensils, and even though when I was there supposedly all the rooms were fully booked, I literally saw no one that didn't seem like they lived/worked on-site (based on the fact that they were interacting with the person who checked me in/out).

Also be aware that it's a bit cut off from "town" life as well. To the west you have mostly self-contained high-end resorts. To the east, you have the same resorts, and then if you want to see some life, you can walk 2km (~20min) almost to Mui Ne Hills Backpacker area... but to get to really the main part of "town", you need to go about 6km to the east! And it's not always easy to get a Grab, so you generally have to rent a motorbike.

(Note, when I say "town" above, I mean Ham Tien, the long stretch of oceanfront to the west of the actual village of Mui Ne that shows up on Google. For example, iHome Backpacker Resort would be nearer to the center of the "town" of Ham Tien and more activity. The actual village of Mui Ne is a further 6km east from iHome! You'd pass through it going to the dunes...

Upon arrival to the accommodation, our expectations where not high. It is set back slightly from the main road that runs through Mui Ne, maybe a 15 second walk up an Alley way. The sign for the guesthouse you can miss it’s not very big, however our transport dropped us right in front. However once in the accommodation we where more than happy. There is a lady that is like the receptionist/house keeper and although her English isn’t the best she is extremely helpful and one of the most pleasant hosts we have experience so far in Vietnam. She even waited with us when our bus to leave didn’t arrive on time. The only complaint with the room is our air con would switch it self off every 30 minutes. To switch it back on we would have to turn it of via the main switch by the front door wait till all the lights on the unit had gone of and then switch back on via the mains which restarted the unit and made it work. Annoying when you wake up hot in the middle of the night. However for the money it is my only complaint of our stay and would still recommend. Do bare in mind it is budget accommodation so don’t expect fluffy beds and pillows. Also if you look to hire scooters do you research, Mui Ne is one of the worst locations for money hungry policing hunting down tourists...

Stayed for one night, the second room from the stairs on the second floor. This is a basic hotel, just a bed and a bathroom. The room was large and the bed was comfortable, not rock-hard as is often the case in Vietnam. The hot water and air conditioning both worked well. The welcome and service were friendly and very helpful. Paid about $20CAD and it was absolutely worth it.||||The hotel is not directly on the beach, but you can access the beach by walking through the property of the resort across the street, the Mia (this is permitted). The guest house's rooftop sitting area was lovely at night.||||The only unpleasant part was that the room had a strange and somewhat unpleasant odour, which I believe was coming from the drains. I did not advise hotel staff, but I'm sure they would have made every effort to accommodate...