Guest User
March 1, 2024
We spent four nights at the lovely Bai Dinh Riverside Resort in Ninh Binh province. The hotel has only been open for a year, but it runs perfectly. The room was large and the bathroom spacious. Lots of room to spread out our belongings and not feel crowded. Thankfully, the king size bed bed was SO much softer than many Vietnamese mattresses!! Everything was scrupulously clean. The staff, especially Thai, Lu, Lan, and Ha (but really ALL if them) are incredible. They make sure everything is perfect for you, and will immediately fix anything that they perceive not to be perfect. Thai’s English is phenomenal! Their breakfast is very good, with buffet options (Try the passion fruit mousse!!) as well as several cooked to order choices. There are several options for vegetarians/vegans to choose from on the full menu for lunch and dinner. Portions are large! The poolside bar is always open for both alcoholic and non-alcoholic choices, including fresh juices, smoothies, and Vietnamese coffees. The grounds are beautiful. Loads of greenery, a nice garden with a pond (and frogs!), a view of Bai Dinh’s stupa (lighted at night), and a nice pool. You can walk to Bai Dinh Pagoda from here, but not much else, so you will need to arrange for daytrips or the staff will be happy to arrange something if you are looking to explore. Most other sites are within about 20-30 minutes drive from the hotel. They do have bikes you can borrow, but we did not use them. We paid 700K dn for a half day driver to take us a few places arranged by the hotel. The beautiful, quiet, and laid back atmosphere here makes this a great place to decompress after a busy day of climbing hundreds of stairs to a temple or what have you. Cảm ơn. Hẹn gặp lại!