Lodges in Phong Nha

The hosting family were very welcoming and helpful, from ordering a taxi for us from the airport, cooking us late-ish dinner the evening we arrived (which involved delicious tofu with tomato sauce which made my husband, avid tofu-hater, admit it can taste good), pleasant breakfast, renting us scooters as well as recommending places to see around. The homestay is located in a small village, so there are other buildings nearby, but the "backyard" part offers lovely view of surrounding rice fields, you can sit in a nice gazebo there (where they'll even serve you dinner, if you choose so), and you can enjoy the calm nature vibes... If you dislike frog and cicada sounds though, you might be disappointed, as there's plenty of both in the fields. :-) The acommodation and the location gave us much more authentic vibes than many of Phong Nha acommodation options which seemed rather "touristy" - we loved that it was truly a homestay (as we saw some acommodations during our Vietnam trip calling themselves homestay but being a basically a normal hotel-style airbnb) and it added to our Vietnam experience significantly. We 100% recommend. :-)

We've been traveling in Southeast Asia for a while now and I have to honestly say that no other accommodation has treated us as well as he did. Super nice service when it came to excursions, food and special requests. Until we had food poisoning during our stay and he took great care of us. A super nice accommodation that I recommend to everyone. Very high praise.

The location was gorgeous, the scenery was so nice. It is a little bit outside so you need a taxi or bike but did not take away from experience at all. The staff on site were very friendly and helpful. Let us sit with them for a drink, overall great experience as its a farm stay and you will see lots of local wild life and farming.