Mai Chau Hotels

• balhannah
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Homestay Mai Chau: Good homestay

I booked an overnight homestay with Kim Cafe.

My homestay was a house on stilts. The owners were very welcoming, and friendly. The young owner was pregnant, her mother and father lived there as well.

Your bed is mattress on the floor, you also have a quilt, and a mosquito net. They supply towel for shower (our handtowel size)

For meals, they bring out low tables with the food on it, (plenty of choice, and a lot too much).

You sit on cushions around the table with crossed legs.
The choice of drinks was beer and water which you paid for.

As usual in Vietnam, drinks are not included in the price.
At meal time, we shared in a potent shot of wine, 40% alchohol. Afterwards we moved to another table for green tea.

Breakfast was outdoors, underneath the house.

My experience at this homestay was an enriching and enjoyable experience.

In the White Thai village, seeing the daily happenings of thai life. A very nice setting.

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• Related to: Arts and Culture
• Written March 18, 2008

Lovely meals were provided

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• JonnyVN
• Reviews: 96

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House on stilts: Homestay

Treking up in Mai Chau is a great experience, I had the fun job of filming for Buffalo tours up there. After a long days hike we got to the small village where we where to spend the night, food was cooked over the fire and with lots of rice alchol (we brought our own beers as there are no shops as such there), one of the best meals I have had, confimed by one of the group who is one of the top chefs in Hanoi.

After the entertainment, which the whole village turned up for (well all the women and kids, reckon the men got a night of) they roll out the matress and hang mossie nets, good nights sleep apart from Wayne snoring. The weird thing was the silence (apart from Wayne!) it's hard to find when you live in Vietnam cities.

• Opinion of Price: about average
• Related to: Mountain Climbing, Hiking and Walking, Arts and Culture
• Written August 22, 2006

Home for the night

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• Huonggy
• Reviews: 10

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White Thai people's homestay: Homestay that gives hospitability and warmth.

Homestaying always means basic accommodation. If you're too used to luxury , then this might not where you can stay for the night since amenities are just roll-out mat with mosquitoe net, "DBL" is separated by sheets of clothes.

Basic. But the thing is they are very clean!

Current price at US$ 10/person including 1 dinner + 1 breakfast.

• Opinion of Price: about average
• Written June 10, 2006

White Thai people's communal longhouse on stilts

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