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Region: Northwest Vietnam> Province: Lao Cai> Location: Sapa
Cat Cat View Hotel
Best views in Sapa
Cat Cat Road, Sapa
Lao Cai Province
Tel: (020) 871 946
Fax: (020) 871 133
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Description
If you've heard anything good about the Cat Cat Hotel, it should now be applied to the Cat Cat View Hotel, which is under the original ownership, under a new name. If you've heard anything bad about the 'Cat Cat Hotel,' there is a place operating next door that has bought up all the crappy rooms from the old Cat Cat and is now doing the name an injustice by running the place poorly. The Cat Cat View is an absolutely lovely place, with great rooms and great views. Despite its size, it's actually family run, and they do a very good job in terms of service -- everyone we met staying here just raved about it. It used to be renowned for the long climbs up to the best rooms at the top, but, happy news, they now have an elevator to the seventh floor. Getting to the eighth floor at the top, well, you're on your own. Renovations and expansion work are ongoing but both are being undertaken relatively unobtrusively. The rooms we saw were very homey, with good beds, pleasant bathrooms, little framed photos on the wall, and wood-burning fire places. You may get some smoke blowing back into the room when the wind shifts, but that's part of the experience. There's also a restaurant at the top that serves good food, Chinese beer, and excellent coffee in big mugs. The superior and deluxe rooms include complimentary breakfast. Highly recommended.
Total rooms: 30
Standard - Double
20 USD (low season)
20 USD (high season)
Superior - Double
30 USD (low season)
30 USD (high season)
Deluxe- Double
60 USD (low season)
60 USD (high season)
Standard - Single
15 USD (low season)
15 USD (high season)
Added to Travelfish on: 28th June, 2006
Last visited or updated on: 12th May, 2008
Guest feedback
SUCKED! - 
By snarkycat ( total comments: 3 
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i booked my room at the cat cat specifically based on these reviews. i'm here in january, so it's really cold in sapa. the rooms do not have heat. they have electric blankets, mine didn't work and the fireplace spilled a ton of smoke in the room. they charged me 25US/night while another guy down the hall got 15US per night. the first room they put me in had no bedding on the beds, creaking floors and the tv didn't work. i spoke with quite a few other guests and all had similar complaints of lying. also, the insisted on taking my passport when i arrived. i wouldn't let them, but it was a fight. i would absolutely not recommend this place until they get their act together.
Wonderful View! - 
By fitzlee ( total comments: 2 ) Stayed here 12/2006
We stayed in a room on right top of the staircase. Sweeping view of Mt. Fansipan (unforgettable very early morning view - just like in paradise!). Big room, ok shower, friendly receptionist (inspite of her bad English)...
Fantastic Views, Great Rooms - 
By baggageallowance ( total comments: 5 ) Stayed here 5/2007
We had chosen Cat Cat as a ''possible'' but when we took our first glimpse of the stunning view we decided not to look anywhere else for a room in Sapa. Our room was reached by lots of steps (150 or so) but it was worth the climb. The rooms were spotlessly clean and BIG, we had two double beds in our room. It was quite chilly during our stay but we didn't use the fireplace instead we used the extra duvet from the spare bed and slept like babies!! The food in the restaurant was good and reasonably priced and the staff were eager to please. One thing to note about the staff though is that they are very young and enjoy kicking a football around on the communal terrace....not a good wake up call at 6.30am. We hired a bike from reception and had no problems whatsover navigating ourselves to the base of Fansipan and the nearby waterfalls....a good day out without the hoardes of tour groups. We recommended Cat Cat to everyone we met on our travels and would not hesitate to stay again.
Beautiful location -
By jcmcilwaine ( total comments: 11 ) Stayed here 3/2007
Sapa is gorgeous, and the Cat Cat Hotel offers a great vantage point from which to see the surrounding area. No fewer than five sets of stairs lead you from reception to the restaurant and your room, each with a patio and a fireplace. OK restaurant. But it's really the views that grab you, once the mist clears. Don't let the stairs turn you off - if you're in Sapa, get ready for some ascents. Warning: the rooms can be very cold, and the basket of firewood turns to ashes very quickly.
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