Dinh Sapa Trekking & Homestay

We stayed at this homestay for two nights. Upon arrival, we were offered a choice of two rooms: one on the second floor of the main building, with a panoramic window but no private bathroom; the other, in a separate cottage without a panoramic view but with a private bathroom. Since we were traveling with a small child, we chose the room with a private bathroom, naively thinking the cottage would be quieter. This cottage is located near the road, and the soundproofing is poor, as there are many cracks and cars accelerate hard uphill after a sharp turn. In the main building, the hostess hosts a show in the evenings, after which she invites guests to sing karaoke, equipped with microphones and a powerful speaker. On the first evening, no one volunteered, and by 9 PM the sounds from the main building had faded. And on the second evening, the new group turned out to be singing and drinking, and they kept up the noise until 10:30 PM... So those who are ready to join in the evening's merriment will have a blast, but those who choose this place for the quiet will probably have to listen to karaoke, and if you sleep in the roadside cabin, there's also the noise of traffic... The views are, of course, stunning! The breakfasts were good, and some dishes were free! But for some reason, they often forgot about us (we arrived without a guide and booked the accommodation ourselves, and the owners apparently focus primarily on the tourist groups they bring in on tours, which is logical). The critters included flies, mosquitoes, moths, spiders, and one huge spider (I don't know how dangerous it is, but it was unpleasant, and whether a net over the bed would protect against such a spider is unknown).