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Region: Central Vietnam> Province: Quang Tri> Location: Dong Ha
DMZ Cafe
There's a lot to like about the DMZ Cafe
88 Le Duan St, Dong Ha
Quang Tri Province
Tel: (053) 857 026, (09) 13 427 401
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Description
There's a lot to like about the DMZ Cafe. The garrulous English-speaking owner Mr. Tinh is a great source of information and the rooms are dirt cheap -- though they all share a single bathroom. They're also some of the least private rooms we've ever seen -- the walls letting onto the hallway are taken up by large, glass windows that are imperfectly fitted with an odd assortment of heavy curtains. You'll feel a little as if you're inside some kind of exhibit in a strange little museum. But it's only for a day or two. During the rainy season, Mr. Tinh isn't around much and the place tends to go to pot a little.
Total rooms: 6
Dbl fan private b'room
5 USD (low season)
7 USD (high season)
Added to Travelfish on: 2nd November, 2006
Last visited or updated on: 30th January, 2008
Guest feedback
Take this tour! - 
By trippymctwist ( total comments: 3 
) Stayed here 7/2007
I enjoyed it anyway. Other than the Vihn Moc tunnels which are well worth a visit, there's not much left to see around the DMZ but a guide that was actually there during the war makes it interesting. I did the tour with Mr. Konh. He and Mr. Tihn were both translators for the US Marines during the war and they both do tours for fifteen dollars. You spend a lot of time on the back of a motorbike. As for the guesthouse, not bad but not great. When I was there it seemed to be the only place in town under ten dollars. It was five with shared bath, fan and TV but no English channels.
Great Tour, Cheap Rooms - 
By kennymatt1 ( total comments: 1 ) Stayed here 5/2007
The owner of DMZ cafe offers a great personalised service with reasonable rooms all for $5 and with hot water. But the main reason for coming here are the tours on offer my tour was with Mr Tinh who was working for the American marines during the war as an interpreter provided great insider knowledge and a one on one tour for $15!! A great experience
DONT GO IN DONG HA - 
By cavallette ( total comments: 1 ) Stayed here 1/2007
horrible place, bad guest house qith very very small room qith shared bathroom, and not a very friendly owner. The DMZ tour from here are exactly the same (and more expensive!!) than from Hue'. It doesn't worth at all going here!
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