KS Bông Hồng — Hotel in Sa Đéc City

I understand this is located so far out from any place of tourist value. I understand this probably reflects the best of the local demographics. The area is not modernised. There are however a sprinkling of ATMs to be found. A nearby radio tower spouting news at 5am daily has not been deconstructed. The area is stuck in the times. Promising maybe, but not today. ||Our air conditioning did not work. I kindly asked the receptionist and it was quickly fixed whilst we had dinner downstairs. Wifi accessibility was surprisingly strong. The best I had experienced during my four days in Vietnam. Dinner was basic. I did enjoy the fried fish doused in a sweet tomato sauce. There was not much else that stood out| Breakfast was an almost saviour. Although I do tend to have an Asian palate in the morning. Congee with salted egg was yummy.||The room itself was like a backpackers room (had I ever been in one this is what I imagined it would be like). Mosquitoes are present. The bathroom opens to the hallway. The bathroom ceiling is festering away with mould. A new layer of paint could have covered it up? The toilet had a plastic cover stating it had sanitised. It did make me wonder if it was not common practice in Vietnam to do so. I disinfected the toilet seat with my eucalyptus spray anyway to be safe. ||What...

The room has everything that you may expect with $17: air-con, a good bed, cable TV, "warm" water, a mini bar, free wifi, breakfast for 2. Although the staff does a great effort to keep it clean ,everything in the hotel is old and running down. The hotel's location is great, which is why we chose it. The staff seemed always sleepy :)), so they only spoke after being asked. Finally, if you have serious problem with getting sleep, pick another one; there is a quiet hotel near the...

Not much hotel choice in this part of the world- this place is pretty grim. Dirty, stained sheets, a trickle of warm water, and a loud speaker wake up call right outside front of hall with the 5 am public broadcast. (Admittedly not the hotel's fault but if you have to stay here, ask for an upper level room at the Rear!) The air con functioned so being cool was...