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I read some mixed reviews on this hotel, but was pleasantly surprised by how nice it is. Cat Ba downtown is a little like Myrtle Beach, honky tonk-ish. But this property was by far and away the best in the area, and secluded as well. Rooms, grounds, pool and staff were great. Food also good. Its not a 5 star hotel by world standards, but a 10 star compared to other hotels in Cat Ba. I paid $134 a night that included breakfast and dinner. Had a suite that was very nice. I stayed a month before at Intercontinental Nantrang for the same price. Much better place and beach, but this was really nice and by far the best in Cat Ba..... books your boat trip early (especially coming home). The boat fills up fast...

the hotel is walking distance from the port we arrived at and the main town. the view from the 4th floor of the pool and ocean was breath taking. the room had everything for a comfortable stay including bed, cable tv, hotwater and wifi access. reception was helpful in arranging transport on the island and hydrofoil transfer off the island. they even booked a private car from hai phong to hanoi. other staff like in the resuarant seem inconvienced by costomers and were more interested in playing games on their computer. this is a result of the absent management.the restaurant food and breakfast was over priced and not the best quality. but the hotel was close to some great places to eat such as bamboo cafe and green mango. we were there in the winter low season.the hotel has some huge potential from amazing facilities but they need some tlc and more attentive staff. the mandatory wrist bands to be worn at all times was a real pain in the neck after a couple days. .

Nam Cat island is a great place to be away from the honking mess of the surrounding cities of Hai Phong and Ha Long, as well as Cat Ba itself which has become a tourist trap... the problem is it took us a bit of haggling and a lot of buses and boats to get there! We came directly from Hue by night bus to Hanoi and that morning caught a bus-smaller bus-ferry-even smaller bus to Cat Ba harbour (PS, the ferry wasn't the hydrofoil, but we still made it!) Next, in Cat Ba, we had to hire a small mini van to take us the extra 2 km to Bit Bao (something like that... it only costs 10 000 dong by cycle, but with tet "new year" we were only able to get a car for after hard barganing). From there, it was one of the oval basket boats to Nam Cat island: Sandy Beach resort! The prise of the boat should be there and back, but we where too tired by then to care. The resort itself is beautiful and the boat ride there worthy of a picturesct tour. The beds are a little hard, and at this time of year, it is freezing at night! But I still had a swim... I had too.

Thank you to the reception staff at Avani we arrived late and could not have asked for better customer service. We had some issues with not having enough cash on us and wanted to book a Halong Bay boat trip, they recommended a tour company and spent a lot of time helping us with booking the trip. Thank you also to the tour company they made our final few days enjoyable and less stressful. If you are visiting Hai Phong stay at Avani this is the best service we have had in Vietnam.

staff could not do enough for us. we needed an early breakfast to catch the 7am hydrofoil to cat ba. they got all the kitchen staff up early, and packed us a "picnic" breakfast to take with us 6.30am. didn't ask, they just did it. the room was big and clean. the restaurant directly opposite the hotel, on the otherside of the vacant strip of land, was something else. after 3 weeks in vietnam it still shocked. i ate a plate of frogs, which were delish. take a photo of the menu. i still don't know what "fried cement" (its a main meal) really is??

I have gone to Hai Phong 4x now. This new hotel is by far the best I have been to thus far. Just opened in April, 2018, this hotel is very clean and all about service. I am delighted and extremely happy with my experience. I highly recommend this to all travelers. 1. Room is beautiful. 2. Brand new ammenities 3. View of the city is great 4. Gym is workable 5. Skybar and Spa was not open but definitely a try when I come back 6. Staff- FANTASTIC! great crew here.

This place is difficult to get to. All things in life worth doing are like that in my experience. Taxi. plane, hotel in haiphong, taxi, ferry, xe om, boat. That was our journey from hcm. But it really is paradise, in the morning we ordered our food for lunch and evening and the boat went to town and the fish farm. We went back to cat ba island for the morning and MOODY the manager escorted us and mad sure we got a scooter for hire at the correct pricr, not the tourist rip off price, We are getting married in october and going to bali. If the resort in bali is same as this we will both be very happy. The service and friendly people is amazing. We were there for 3 days and all the staff called us by our first names very intimate and homely

We had a wonderful stay here. Easy walking distance to restaurants and bay and ferry terminal to Hai Phong directly across the road. Right next door to Full Moon Party Tours who I highly recommend for day trip to Monkey Island And Ha Long Bay. Have a coffee shop downstairs. Balcony out the front of rooms where you can sit for afternoon drink and watch the lights on the boats and restaurants come on in the bay.

The hotel is pretty nice. They include breakfast (though the pancake is very greasy) and we got a two king-size bed room instead of a double room for the same price. The motorbike rental is 5$, which is 1$ more than a random place in town, but you pay for the convenience and because they have your passport. We also booked a Halong Bay tour through the hotel, which was nice, though it's not just the people from the hotel going, there will be a rather large group. No snorkelling during January though some brave souls did go for a swim. The only problem was that I left my wallet in the room (hidden) for two days and after we had checked out and were looking over our finances did we notice that 4,000,000 dong was missing(!) I can't say 100% for sure that it was stolen at the hotel, but I do remember that my wallet opened at an odd place and I also had a feeling I should have had more money in it (I assumed my boyfriend had it). It's my fault I didn't react immediately, I just wasn't sure. It was either during the boat tour or from the hotel that the money vanished and I think it must have been at the hotel. Our towels were changed every day so someone clearly had been in there and the more I think about it the more I realize how off things were with the wallet. To end on a positive note: the hotel seems to have made improvements based on the previous negative comments.

This hotel was out of this world for hospitality, comfort, location, cleanliness, value for money, friendly staff, advice and assistance - the list goes on. I cannot rate this place highly enough. The bed was massive and so comfy,the room was clean with all the appliances we needed, the breakfast was delicious, the staff were so helpful and welcoming - they helped organise everything we needed from tours to motorbikes to our trip back to Hanoi. We were a short stroll from all the local bars and restaurants and I cannot get over how reasonable our end bill was. I will always remember this place as being (as it states) a perfect "home from home".thank you everyone for making our stay so enjoyable (room 704 and702)

Had a nice stay at this hotel. Staff were a bit confused by my Agoda receipt when they got the booking from something called "Booking.com" which I am not subscribed to...made for an unpleasant SNAFU that seems to be Agoda's communication problem rather than any fault of the hotel. Was upgraded to a nicer room by lovely Staff because the room I booked did not have a balcony like the picture on Agoda. I'm happy.

nice hotel, with good variety of food and wine offer and friendly staff. however, very quiet and too far away from the centre of hai phong (5km). shower would not drain, leading to a true swimming pool in bathroom. internet connection was not stable, which is quite unfortunate for regular travellers. at the same time, the welness facilities were excellent. summarizing; demanding business travelers: not advised to stay here. travellers with more time: ok place.

We were pleased that we had chosen to stay at Classic Hoang Long Hotel, where we were warmly greeted upon our arrival. The reception staff were welcoming with bright smiles and help in getting us to our room. We highly recommend this hotel for its proximity to the Opera House and easy walking to other points of interest in Hai Phong. The breakfast meal was made fresh to order after a comfortable sleep in a Q bed in large room, prepared us for the new day. Thank you all of the team at Classic Hoang Long Hotel for making our stay so pleasant.

It was our second stay in the hotel. We liked it due to its location as we had to go to Hai Phong Port every day. We were quite satisfied with almost everything - rooms, service, food. The other thing which attracted us was the swimming pool - though small,it was quite refreshing after a busy hot day - till the last day of our stay... when my husband slept on the stairs (tiled with sharp edges) and broke his rib. There was no precaution sign or any kind of warning there! We had no time to make a claim or something as we had to rush to the airport to catch the flight...

i spent four nights here whilst on a motorbike tour. the room was fine, the bars was good, breakfast was nice and both diner and lunch in the restuarant was nice and reasonably priced. the hotel has a small swiming pool on the roof along with a small gym, but i didnt use either but they looked ok. the front desk were helpful in arranging transport for us and when i needed to see someone about my injured leg were quick to hel in getting me to the local hospital. all in all i had a very pleasent stay and would recommend nam cuong hai phong hotel

The hotel is very clean and modern with everything you will need - comfy beds, hot shower, tv and fridge too. The breakfast was very nice too. We originally planned to stay 2 nights but stayed 3. The hotel arranged a boat trip to Halong Bay which was fantastic (17 dollars which is the norm) and pickup was right outside. They also arranged onward travel for us too which was good and arrived on time ! The staff were very friendly and helpful and everything was done with a smile. I’m not sure where the beach picture is in the photo - there is a Hair of the Dog beach club about 5-10 mins walk away which was fine. The main beaches are located at the other end of town but we never went as we had a pool day at the Oasis Bar 2 which was about 10 mins walk away - free use of swimming which was great for my 2 kids. There are a few decent restaurants located just at bottom of street too. I would recommend and would staff again.