Sukoon Houseboat: "Lovely Sundeck-Fizaa with 360 deg View."

Review by: yahani | Source: tripadvisor.com
We stayed here for 2 nights on our 5th anniversary trip. Sumptuos dinner, hearty breakfast, cozy room, unbelivably clean bathroom. Babu was very attentive as well as vishal. Would def come again for its uniqueness n servoce. We had memorable stay an unforgettable view from d deck. Amazing sunset!

Rachamankha: "Masterpiece"

Review by: Nicole Y | Source: Trip Advisor
"We stayed 5 days for our anniversary and we enjoyed our time staying in this hotel. 1. Convenient location, only 20 mins drive from airport and 10 mins drive to night bazzar. 2. Artful structure, the hotel itself is the masterpiece and it is covered with collectibles of the owner, orchids are everywhere, you must visit their library 3. Peaceful atmosphere, quite & clean room, it is a great place for relax and stress relief. Friendly staffs (and their GM Paul Walker) are so helpful. Free wifi available for me to stay connected to the world. 4. Great chefs, delicious breakfast (no words), dinner is even better (must try their Myanmar curry and mango sticky rice wrap)"

Cheong Fatt Tze – Blue Mansion: "Great heritage stay"

Review by: RoVro | Source: Trip Advisor
We really liked the hotel, the great breakfast buffet and the kind staff. would definitely recommend other to go here. The hotel is conventienly close to great restaurants and the UNESCO sites. The hotel has a great inhouse restaurant.

Bassac Cruises: "A great experience"

Review by: Terry D | Source: Trip Advisor
Very vell organised trip on a relatively modern, but traditional boat. Excellent small cabins and super food (if too much). Village and floating market excursions very good. Great staff and the ever efficient guide 'An' organises you with military precision.

jing: "Personal"

Review by: A TripAdvisor Member | Source: tripadvisor.com
"It's a 5 star all around. Excellent: accommodations; staff; and food. Central location. Everything worth seeing is walkable. Accommodations induced pickup and delivery at the rail station. Provided good information on what to see and how best to see. Language communication no problem. A must stop on a China visit. Stayed March 2016, traveled as a couple "

VILLA SONG SAIGON: "Amazing stay"

Review by: Janine N | Source: tripadvison.com
"We had quite an amazing stay at Villa Song in the beautiful Artists Suite. We travelled with our two little boys & the room allowed us to spread out with ease & the boys slept in the separated dining area which was great. There was a huge terrace in our room overlooked the Saigon & we spent the later part of the evenings drinking the complementary bottles of Merlot & watching the various boats pass by. Breakfast was sumptuous, fresh fruit, eggs Benedict & pancakes to name but a few. We also had a delicious dinner on our first evening, a fusion set menu with delightful cocktails all within the beautifully lit terrace overlooking the river. Lots to do & see, one of the highlights for us was a visit to Cu Chu tunnels, which the boys loved. The hotel is a little out of town but with plentiful cheap taxis & a boat shuttle it really is a little paradise in Ho Chi Minh. Huge thanks to the Manager & staff for making us feel so welcome & recommending great restaurants in the City. 3 nights was simply not enough, go you won't regret it! "

MesaStila: "Tranquility"

Review by: edandrita | Source: Trip Advisor
"Tranquil and relaxing this retreat has everything you need for a break from the ordinary. My husband and I just returned from a four fabulous nights at MesaStila, its low season so not very many other guests but all the facilities were available and we were kindly upgraded to an Arum Villa. A large breakfast each morning filled us till tea time, both of which are included in the room price. Dinners were a very good selection of both asian and western foods but i'd highly recommend sticking with the Javanese dishes that the chef, Arya Kusumaatmaja, prepares so excellently. each day has an assortment of activities that are included such as , yoga, coffee plantation tour, martial arts, etc. and there are many optional tours you can book. The staff were all very friendly and professional, the village tour we took with one of the staff( I'm sorry I don't have his name to hand) was fantastic, he was very knowledgeable and brought us to several small cottage industries that are well 'off the beaten track'. I've already recommended this place to my expat friends who travel extensively throughout asia and I look forward to going back again someday "

Amata Lanna: "Amati Lana Chang Mai"

Review by: markR7836PC | Source: Trip Advisor
Very relaxing nothing is too much friendly staff home from home kinda place excellent like an oasis in the bustling town which has a real regular night and day marketsRoom are very comfortable and spacious with double bath and copious amounts of Teak wood which the place a touch of class

Muang La Lodge: "Tourisme"

Review by: vivianeweill | Source: Trip Advisor
"Confidential address Wonderful hotel: Refined tasteful Integrating perfectly into the landscape -Restauration- Rooms Massage Pool -Bains hot spring water: Perfect for a place so far away from towns and villages 👍Bravo👌 For discreet home and friendly and professional ultra efficient "Mathilde" young woman: young and already experienced a 5 star far from the base of tourism. "

Golden Buddha Beach Resort: "Relaxed beach island getaway"

Review by: shelljess | Source: Trip Advisor
"We were looking for a relaxing place in Thailand where our kids could explore in nature and we could all spend time unwinding. We had to attend an event in phuket and in contrast to our normal holidays there wouldn't be much in the way of wildlife so we were looking for an alternative place to include in the trip. Golden buddha resort was a wonderful choice. Our boys had plenty of safe beaches to run and explore with loads of ghost crabs, little land crabs, mudskippers at low tide and the occasional monkey troupe. The houses were traditional style and the fans and nets made it comfortable to just kick back in the hotter part of the day. We loved our resident lizards and frogs and hornbills. The beach pizza and yummy smoothies were a favourite with the kids. The menu was small but we enjoyed the meals, which were fresh and well constructed. I'm used to a family of males that constantly eat so had packed snacks (lock up from monkeys lol) and given there's no shops it's a good idea if you have hungry kids. Beach bbq is great and lots of fun to chat with other guests and staff. If your looking for an eco, nature play destination with family it's a beautiful spot. Great staff, beautiful beaches without a multistorey development or beach vendor in sight :-). The resort give you heaps of info and were wonderful about questions so read the fine print as they are very clear about what style of resort the Golden Buddha is. We loved it"
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