Cat Ba hotellia

Plussat: How it was away from everything yet easy to access haylong bay and all around. The food at the bungalows was amazing. Im surprised by reviewers saying food was not value for money. We had lots of freah and tasty Vietnamese food every night (we stayed 4 nights). Breakfast was simple pancakes but no less tasty. They arranged a fantastic private kayaking trip and all our onward journey connections. Great place to stay

Miinukset: Nothing really... for what it was it was absolutely great. Lots of tours come to the island during the day so the village can be a little busy but thats fine.

Plussat: If you want a quiet relaxing place to chill with wonderful views then this is the place to go. Small simple bungalows in a lovely garden where they grow their own veg.

Miinukset: Would have liked kettle in room but owners very happy to give flask of hot water

Plussat: Very helpful and friendly staff. The manager went out of his way to make our stay comfortable. We booked tours and transfers via him and can warmly recommend doing so. Location is great and we ate dinner there twice, which was also very good and different both nights.

Miinukset: This place needs a very good clean and the rooms need some maintenance. We were the only people staying there so it did not have the vibe that we were looking for.

Plussat: Great stay in peaceful location away from Cat Ba town. Whisper bungalow is situated right by the Cat Ba National Park making it a perfect location to explore; the boat ride over was amazing to start with! Whilst I was there I went on a great boat trip swimming and kayaking around Lan ha bay. Cuong the owner was really welcoming and helpful - organising the boat trip and transport from the hotel. The food there was amazing - some of the best I’ve had in Vietnam. I’d definitely recommend staying here if you want to be away from the hustle and bustle of Cat Ba town.

Plussat: Great experience , clean , good dinner and breakfast, very quite. The host was generous and arranged us the way to Hanoi

Plussat: Stayed there for two nights. Location was amazing. Very quiet, in the middle of nature, surrounded by mountains. Lot's of butterflies. The bungalows are simple, but cozy and clean - better than expected. Mosquito net was provided. Hike to the viewpoint is highly recommend (~2km from the resort). Had one of the best views ever. The owner is great. He helped us whenever it was needed. He even hiked to the viewpoint with us after he couldn't find an english speaking guide. He also helped us organizing our trip to ninh binh, which worked perfectly. Although there is not really a choice the food, cooked by the owner's wife, was fantastic.

Miinukset: The door and the window didn't close completely, so there were slits. Because of that there might be some insects in the room. Didn't bother us too much, because a mosquito net was provided - and we had our protecting lizards. However, we saw other bungalows without this problem.

Plussat: A lovely quiet place to relax. Great food which was different each evening. The host was really helpful in arranging transfers, boat trips etc.

Plussat: Good information on typhoon whipa. Very good handling of the situation. Thank you Cuong!

Plussat: We really enjoy this hotel. The staff was very excited and friendly. They were very welcoming. All service was excellent and the room was comfortable with good bathroom. The included breakfast was also very tasty and fresh. Great value for money.

Plussat: We stayed at this hotel while in Cat Ba island. The hotel is very clean and comfortable. The check-in and check-out were great. The staff was very polite and friendly. They always helped me with my requests. Breakfast was very varied and tasty. The room was spacious and fresh with amazing view. We really recommended it.

Plussat: A lovely stay. Easy walk to the beach and it takes only 2 mins. Many restaurants and coffee shops around. The staff was nice and good welcome. They also speak English really well, gave us a lot of tips. The room was big with well-equipped. One more important thing, you should go to the rooftop pool and enjoy relaxing with a beautiful view. I highly recommend this hotel and would come back again.

Plussat: We spent one night on Cat Ba island and the hotel was great. The reception was sweet and so helpful. Our room on the 8th floor and it was more than my expected. The room was big and clean with a big comfy bed. Especially, an amazing view from our room to the sea bay. The breakfash was yummy and fresh. Awesome!

Plussat: I'm happy for everything here. Spacious clean room with a great view. Our room was on the 7th floor and from there, we could see the whole harbor and enjoyed the beautiful dawn. The staff was helpful and enthusiastic. The breakfast was amazing with good drinks. I would recommend hotel for everyone.

Plussat: Very central, a lot of restaurants, bars and coffee shops around. Take only 2 mins to walk to the beach. Super helpful and friendly staff. They were always happy to help when we needed. The room was clean and comfortable with air-con, tea and coffee facilities. I really enjoyed this place and would come back

Plussat: The view from this hotel is so wonderful. You can see the whole harbor and amazing bay on the rooftop pool. Just go there and enjoy the best sunset ever. Our room was clean and quiet. The staff was nice and the breakfast was delicious. We would gladly stay here for future visits.

Plussat: Amazing value for money. Clean, fresh hotel with good location. The staff was friendly and polite. They could answer every question and helped us where ever possible. Big room with a soft bed. Good sleep as well. We really recomended.

Plussat: We spent 1 night at Sea Pearl Cat Ba hotel and enjoyed a good breakfast with coffee. All the food was amazing. The manager was welcome and the staff was also helpful. They always give the best introduction. The room was nice and clean. We had a nice sleep and shower. We will come back here for sure. Thanks.

Plussat: Room 606 had two big windows making it very light and airy with a breathtaking view of the bay.

Plussat: Very comfortable and super clean, we had a large room with 2 big beds, an amazing view over the bay and a balcony to enjoy it even more. Great people manage the hotel, always ready to help and advise, always have a smile for you. They have a nice offer of trips around the island, we have booked 2 daytrips and they were both amazing. Delicious breakfast available at the hotel, very centrally located with anything you need right around the corner. We had a great time at Catba Dream Hotel and would happily come again!

Plussat: Fantastic location. Great value. Get a high floor seaview room and see all of Cat Ba spread out beneath you

Plussat: Good location.

Miinukset: Good but a little noisy at night.

Plussat: Friendly staff and good breakfast.

Miinukset: The room was noisy, but your staying in the heart of cat ba , so it's difficult to find a quiet room. We slept well anyway.

Plussat: Basic but comfortable. Location good and staff very helpful.

Miinukset: Oasis bar next door so music blasting until 2am. Shower was basically on top of the toilet in a wet room so room for improvement.

Plussat: Our room had amazing view of the bay. Was clean and confy, with fast wifi. Personel was helpful with everything. Speaking good english too!

Miinukset: The room had a bad smell and no towels

Plussat: We had an amazing stay here. The place is very clean and the beds very comfortable. The view is to die for, for an excellent price. We will definitely be staying here again if we come back to Cat Ba.

Plussat: The view is amazing ! The room / bathroom is just ok.

Miinukset: The bed wasn’t comfortable and it’s quite noisy because you’re in the middle of the Main Street where there are a lot of parties

Plussat: Perfect location and beautiful sunset from the upper terrace of the hotel. Suuuuuper friendly people working in the front desk. There’s an elevator in the hotel

Miinukset: The hard mattress :(

Plussat: The view was amazing from our window, the room was clean, shower was hot, the staff was helpful and flexible. I would definitely stay here again.

Plussat: The location is perfect, the view from the room is memorable

Miinukset: May be the mattress was a bit old and bumpy

Miinukset: This is a great hotel for the cost! Excellent value. My only problem was the shower. It had very low pressure and did not get very hot. But this hotel is still very good!

Plussat: Location is amazing, it stands for its name. Monkeys do come.

Miinukset: Rooms were very basic, they charged us extra for kayaking but we were not told about it. I think it should be included with the stay. The tracking is little tough, they should offer guided tracking in the morning.

Plussat: The views are spectacular and the staff is very friendly. The Food is excellent and great buffet breakfasts. The pool over the ocean was amazing. Walk up to the viewpoint, it's not that far to walk and will regret it if you do not go for the amazing sunset.

Miinukset: There are no shops, so the hotel charge outrageous prices for water bottles and you are not allowed to bring your own, no mini-fridge. If you take your own wine for your hotel room, the hotel wants to charge you outrageous prices for corkage.

Plussat: The view, the pool, the walks, the island, the service, the food, the transfer... It was amazing!

Miinukset: Only the bathroom was quite unpractical (as specially the shower)

Plussat: Amazing resort with perfectly setting. Such a great place for a vacation with friends and family, professional and hospitality service and warmly accommodating host, amazing tours organized and magnificent restaurant. Definitely be back.

Plussat: You have your own private beach! Played volley ball with the staff. It was chill. Great place to wind down.

Miinukset: The accomodation is overpriced for what it is

Plussat: location and views - amazing. Hotel surroundings are very nice.

Miinukset: Manager at the hotel was very rude (or maybe this is how he communicates :) - loud, straight to the point

Plussat: Super staff,

Miinukset: Not really clean, no Light in shower

Plussat: Atmosphere, staff, night activities

Miinukset: Food isn’t good enough for its high prices

Plussat: Chill beachfront hostel, great place to hang out and meet new people, rent motorbikes and nice "family dinner" every evening. Very remote location, perfect place to have some relaxed days in paradise.

Miinukset: The tents on the beach is to small for anyone above 1,70 cm.

Plussat: Everything

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: The guys running it were very sweet.

Miinukset: The whole place just felt properly run down. It needs a bit of a revamp. I get the concept but I also feel that things need to be of a certain standard. We had someone ranting in the early hours. Someones mobile alarm went off and they didn't mute it for ages. Then the camp plays music in the main social area from 9am so no chance of a lie in. It felt welcoming but at the same time it felt like a group had been there for ages and they were content keeping it that way.

Plussat: The peace and quiet

Miinukset: The yard is too hot.

Plussat: I did like the location. Just far enough away from the real hub of the the town, but close enough to walk anywhere.

Miinukset: The beds were very hard. I woke up both mornings with my hands asleep. Staff could not understand much English, but we managed. Within the town, the vibe was good, and travel arrangements back to Haphong were easy and reliable. Cat Ba is not easy to get out to, nor is it easy to leave. Just trust the arrangements.

Plussat: The location is very good our room had excellent views of the bay. Easy access to Cat Ba town.

Miinukset: Everything else. Old broken furniture. Badly fitting windows allowing noise. No shower cubicle, we had to crouch under the sink to use the shower so as not to flood the bathroom. No safe in room. Shabby badly maintained communal areas. Only edible food for Westerners at breakfast was eggs. Staff were uncommunicative, sheltering behind the reception desk wrapped up in jackets. I didn't expect a lot as Cat Ba is a developing resort, however we were very disappointed. There is a much nicer small bar/restaurant/bungalows about 3 mins away which was less than half the price. We asked to see the rooms and they were lovely plus there was a pool. A real 'Oasis'. Most of all we were very disgusted with our airport pick up. We paid $60.00 and were told we would have the best driver on Cat Ba who spoke English. Instead we were dumped at the ferry, with our cases. We got on the ferry not knowing what was happening. There was a small car waiting at the other side which drove us to the hotel. Compared with the excellent transfers we had during the rest of our travels around Vietnam this was extremely expensive. We paid about £45 for a lovely driver from Hue taking in all the sights on the way. We also got a bus who picked us up from the Hotel and took us to our hotel in Tam Coc a 4 hour drive for £12.00 each. The coach took us across on the ferry. I had thought this hotel was probably the best choice but it's never worth the $40.00 per night that we paid.

Plussat: Balconies

Miinukset: Bed was horrible !!! Breakfast no coment really really basic. Not recommended at all

Plussat: The Hung Long is just off the busy strip and has lovely views of the harbour. Breakfast was very good. Room was spacious and very nice. Staff were great. We had one meal in the restaurant which was very good. The hotel itself was quiet (although you can't escape the music from the floating restaurants anywhere in Cat Ba town).

Miinukset: Had a balcony which was great but a couple of chairs would be nice.

Plussat: Location was perfect

Miinukset: Bathroom style was different

Plussat: The woman at reception is fantastic - super friendly and very helpful. The hotel was exceptionally clean and given that it was low season we were upgraded to a sea facing roomwith a balcony which was great.

Miinukset: The only downside is the volume of music pumping from clubs floating in the Harbour across from our room. It’s tragic that such a magnificent place that could be enjoyed by all is now being branded as cheap party/backpacker jaunt that dominates the entire stretch. I’m all in for a good party but not when I need sleep at 2am

Plussat: The hotel was situated in a great location and had really friendly staff. ‘Hoi An’ the manager was especially lovely and acted quickly to correct any issues we had. The room was spacious and beds comfortable.

Miinukset: The shower head was quite narrow but that is standard of Vietnamese showers.

Plussat: We live in Haiphong and visit Cat Ba often. This is the hotel we choose to stay in because of location, value for money, and our positive experiences with the staff. We like it here. In our opinion it is the best location in Cat Ba Town.

Miinukset: We prefer this location, but others might like to be closer to the beach. Our last stay the breakfast waiter was kind of grumpy. We found that a bit unusual for Vietnam where most service staff that we've encountered are incredibly pleasant.

Plussat: Central location along the waterfront

Miinukset: Some how cold feeling through the place Lack of warmth No one in the reception present most of the time. Found out through staff that it was run by government.

Plussat: The receptionist and the lady taking care of the motorbikes is very polite and nice. The room comes with a balcony overlooking the bay. The breakfast is nice and big portion. It's just at the edge of the main strip where the happening are. Walking distance to the Hydrofoil Pier. The bike rental from the hotel is very cheap. Just 80,000 VND for morning to 7pm. They require you to leave your passport with the reception upon check in and only upon check out you make payment. Payment can be in cash or Credit Card. Lovely place. With nice staffs. We will be back.

Miinukset: The bathroom lights is too dim. The tap water at the basin is a bit salty. The pillow is very hard. The aircon always off itself at 3am. Then you have to get up and restart it again.

Plussat: friendly staff and convenient location . habour view and a balcony

Miinukset: the water coming out of the faucet was a bit salty . bathroom is okay but can be cleaner

Plussat: For 2 Nights perfectly adequate. price-performance ratio very good. The tour that we have booked was very nice.

Miinukset: The Internet connection was not so good. Whatsup video call was not possible.But it could be, that this is on Cat Ba everywhere.

Plussat: Centrally located in cat ba town. All you need if you’re not spending time in room and good price for what you get.

Miinukset: Hard bed. TV didn’t work

Plussat: very nice stay in the family hotel.the room is clean, there is the hotel water for shower. the boy in the hotel servied warmheartly, did me a lot favour. thank him very much.

Miinukset: the breakfast is simple

Plussat: The helpful staff..especially Khoa Great location Super economical Chatting with staff

Miinukset: Nothing.. everything was great

Plussat: Value for money, clean rooms.

Miinukset: Breakfast could be improved.

Plussat: So cheap and super clean for the price. Staff were really helpful - let me check in early and go into my room at 7am after a long sleeper train, and booked me on a tour for that same day.

Miinukset: Beds are very firm but it’s quiet enough for a good nights sleep

Plussat: Kävelymatkan päässä kaupungista ja lauttasatamasta. Vahva WiFi, myös huoneessa. Hyvin siisti huone sekä kylpyhuone. Ystävällinen henkilökunta. Edullinen hinta, joka luonnollisesti näkyy useassa asiassa ja on hyvä tiedostaa. Huone on hyvin pelkistetty, suorastaan karu. Ei yhtään tuolia, jolle voisi laskea edes tavaroita. Yksi pyyhe per henkilö, pyyhe on hyvin ohut ja pienehkö. Aamupala on perusaamupala ja joka aamu sama.

Miinukset: Järkyttävän kova sänky! Kovin ikinä missään nukkumani patja, sananmukaisesti kuin tiiliskivi. Suihku on pelkkä tanko suoraan WC:n vieressä, ei edes suihkuverhoa, jolloin koko kylpyhuone kastuu. Vieressä rakennetaan paljon. Rakentaminen aiheuttaa kadulle paljon rakennusjätettä ja tuo epäsiistin ympäristön vaikutelman. Rakentaminen jatkuu myöhään yöhön, mutta ei varsinaisesti aiheuttanut huoneeseen saakka meluhaittoja.

Plussat: The location is fine, thought it’s in a tiny town so really the only way to be worse would be farther away from the water. Adjoining restaurant staff were nice

Miinukset: There were literally 4 different types of hair in one floor tile area. The bed was very hard with the springs poking through and the sheets were dirty. The room did not smell well and all the amenities were very old.