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Region: Northwest Vietnam> Province: Lao Cai> Location: Sapa
Auberge Hotel
Oozes French ambience
Muong Hoa, Sapa
Lao Cai Province
Tel: (020) 871 243
Fax: (020) 871 666
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Description
This is a fine old place with a French-speaking staff, built in the style of many mountain-top retreats from the colonial period -- it's the one place in town that actually feels like Bach Ma or Ba Na Mountain. The reception area climbs up the hillside, but the rooms are centred around an upper court yard. The lower rooms have no views, and for the price, there's no point settling for one when much cheaper viewless rooms are to be found elsewhere. But the rooms on the upper floors are excellent value, with wood fireplaces, spare but tasteful furnishings. Some have excellent private balconies out back with great views, though in other rooms you'll have to settle for views from the exterior balcony for the same price. They all come with air-con, tubs in the bath, and big fireplaces. A bistro-style restaurant at reception serves up Croque Monsieurs and lemon crepes, and there is ample patio-style seating throughout the hotel grounds with views of both the mountains and the street below. Judging from the clientele, the Auberge has clearly been singled out by some of the French-language guidebooks, and you'll be greeted with bonjour no matter what country you come from. The owner has plans to renovate the place some time in mid-2008, and it's bound to lose some of its old-world charm. The prices will also double.
Total rooms: 30
Standard - Double
18 USD (low season)
18 USD (high season)
No views
Superior - Double
22 USD (low season)
22 USD (high season)
Great views
Added to Travelfish on: 28th June, 2006
Last visited or updated on: 12th May, 2008
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