Paradise Luxury

It was a great place in the North of Vietnam for relaxing after crazy bus driving almost 4 hours from Hanoi. We did not take the cruise on the bay but enjoy the great view from this hotel and still see the bay.

The Tuan Chau International Resort is very well located to visit places such as Crocodile theatre, Dolphin Showing Club and Vietnam Food Garden. The main feature of this resort is the beach which is actually man made. The beach was filled with sand transported from a 300 Km away sand quarry. The resort is reasonably good considering the fact that it caters to the local crowd. Another feature is the bar tender. He is very inventive and knows what to give and change course midway. Many activities such as run out and ghost house and an amusement park for children are worth checking out. The place is nice to spend a quiet week or so, just lazing around and soaking in the atmosphere. The service levels are really much better than normal resorts and that makes it very good for lazing around.

We were booked into this hotel when our overnight trip on a Halong Bay cruise was suddenly terminated due to an expected typhoon. The hotel turned out to be true to the initial description given to us: it's a four-star hotel catering to Vietnamese travellers. We were given a large and well equipped suite in one of the hillside villas, accessible by golf cart. It had a great view of the bay and the surrounding grounds which were beautiful. However, though friendly, most of the staff don't speak English so using the resort's facilties was a challenge for us. If you can deal with the language barrier, the resort is a great value.