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The Royal View Hotel (3 star) is opened in year 2006 and it is a very good hotel, clean with cosy rooms and fantastic views of the Sapa town and surrounding mountains on a clear day. It is located along the stretch of road just after the Sapa market and this is where most of the hotels in Sapa are located. In fact, this hotel is located next to another famous hotel in Sapa called the Green Bamboo Hotel. Everything is good (including food) except that the free internet at the hotel lobby is often used by hotel guests and the connectivity is rather slow. As for breakfast and food, they are tasty but the variety is limited. Please see part 2 of this tip for the hotel rooms.
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Here are some photos of my room at the Royal View Hotel at Sapa. Being opened for only for about half a year, the room is in very good condition and the design is very nice and cosy. Furthermore, there is a balcony with fantastic views of the mountains and town (the balcony even have a nice bench to sit on). The only problem is that there is no heater for cold weather but there are extra blankets in the room (the fireplace in the room is non-functional). There are some rooms without the mountain views so it is very important to ask for a room with a view beforehand to avoid disappointment.
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 by akikonomu
There are only 4 rooms in the hotel so service is personal. The rooms are clean and very French (reminds me of my hotel in Tours, France).
They serve the best and tastiest cafe food around Sa Pa and lounging about the cafe in the morning for an extremely French petit dejeuner of baguette or croissant makes me feel as though I could jolly well be in France.
Absolutely the best place to cosy around and chill out during rainy afternoons.
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There are two buildings for Sapa Goldsea Hotel (2-stars) offering comfortable, rather than cosy, rooms.
Rooms come with TVs and attached hot shower rooms.
The view from our room was quite nice without the fog. Theme: HotelPrice: less than US$20 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averageAddress: No. 58 Fanxipan Road, Sapa Town, Laocai Province, Vietnam.Phone: (84-20) 872 180 or 871 869Directions: On the road to Cat Cat village and 150 m away from the market.Website: http://vietnamtourism.com.vn/sapagoldsea-hotel Other Contact: sapagoldsea@hn.vnn.vn (email)
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 by akikonomu
The reception at Mountain View hotel was professional and helpful though I found it a little impersonal (the same staff asked us thrice for our room number during our one night stay there and staff at the cafeteria asked for payment of the included breakfast).
The room is beautifully furnished though the mattress is a little worn out and the shower sporadically throws out cold water at you when you really need that hot bath late at night. Worse still, it sometimes turns into a trickle and the gas heater makes me a little edgy and paranoid as the flame flickers and spurts.
Then again, could it only be that one room?
Redeeming features = Good view of mountain, good day trips organised by hotel
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Make sure you get the room on the main building and with a balcony view of the valley.
The hotel has some rooms without windows and another older block of rooms.
Restaurant also has a nice balcony view of the valley. Staff are friendly.
Hotel is located outside of town center but only 10 minutes walk to the main market. Theme: HotelPrice: US$40-80 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: Cau May Street, Sa Pa townPhone: (84-20) 871075
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 Baguette & Chocolat Sapa by lyrad
The cafe / B&B is a run as a non-profit organisation to help disadvantaged youths. So you'll be helping out vietnamese youths by spending your money here. Theme: Bed and BreakfastPrice: less than US$20 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averageAddress: ThacBac Street, LaoCai, SapaPhone: (84-20) 871.766Website: www.hoasuaschool.com Other Contact: hoasuaschoolmrk@fpt.vn
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 by akikonomu
On the street where most of the guesthouses are (along with Mountain View Hotel). Theme: Pension/Guesthouse
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 Ham Rong Hotel by AndreSTGT
15$ for a double.
04/2000
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This is basically the best hotel in Sapa. While the rates are relatively higher, you do get your money's worth. While not huge, the rooms are comfortable, up to the standard of any comparable 4-5 star establishment. I found the service however the best aspect of our stay. The staff were always courteous and went out of the way to meet our every needs. For instance, we arrived late for breakfast one morning. Instead of chasing us away, the lady apologetically told us that we had to take our food outside the dining room as they had to close for cleaning.
The hotel also provides a complementary shoe cleaning service - essential for anyone who has spent the day hiking to the nearby villages. Again the staff were very obliging to clean our shoes and return them within an hour so that we could wear them out that evening. There are additional facilities like a tennis court, an indoor swimming pool, and complimentary use of mountain bikes for an hour, which we didn't utilise.
The fireplaces in the lobby are also a nice touch, and are great to sit in front of in the cold evenings!
Victoria is privately located at the top of a hill, away from the rest of the other hotels.
The hotel also runs its own carriage - Victoria Express from Hanoi to Lao Cai, which is only open to patrons of the hotel. So you can choose to travel up to Sapa in comfort.
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