The hosts here are the best we've ever had. If you have any questions or concerns they really go above and beyond to accommodate you. Very nice, thoughtful family running the place, they'd even messaged me to make sure we were safe after we spent the day and some of the evening away. We had an issue with one of our motorbikes and Hue the host walked us to the mechanic and helped us get a good price on a fix.
At first we didn't know the room was as far from Phrong Nhas tourist spot as it was and we thought we were gonna move closer but we ended up enjoying our peaceful stay there so much that we stayed another 4 nights. It's only a 5 minute motorbike ride to town after all.
Restaurant highlights were:
Underground for the best coffee in Vietnam, great food, lil more on the expensive side in town but worth the value, we go once a day at least.
Central Backpackers Hostel for cheap good tasting food, lively younger atmosphere with lots of activities and deals going on all week. Easy Tiger was comparable.
Phong Nha Bamboo Cafe for cheap good food and a typical restaurant atmosphere.
We also checked out Paradise Cave and it was well worth the 250k dong a head. Felt like we were on another planet. Be prepared to walk 1 km up to the mouth of the cave or pay extra for a ride on a golf cart and another km into the heart of the cave.
So much to do and explore in/around this small town!
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