Lotus Home Phu Quoc | Independent Review – Vietnam Coracle – Independent Travel Guides to Vietnam

First revealed December 2021 | Phrases and pictures by Vietnam Coracle

Positioned on up-and-coming Cây Sao seaside on Phu Quoc’s lesser-known however beguiling east coast, Lotus House is a small, mid-range resort that includes bungalows above the ocean on an extended, picket jetty. A part of a rising pattern of ‘pier-style’ resorts above the shallow waters on the east facet of the island, Lotus House is cosy and photogenic, profiting from its lovely place. Nevertheless, the property is missing in facilities, high quality and repair when in comparison with different resorts in the identical worth vary on Phu Quoc.

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Handle: Tổ 5 Cây Sao Seashore, Ham Ninh, Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang Province [MAP]

Common Charges: $50-$100 | Electronic mail: fb.com/lotushomephuquoc/

CONTENTS:

The Location

Resort Grounds & Format

Seashore, Sea & Actions

Visitor Rooms & Décor

Breakfast, Eating & Consuming

Abstract

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Lotus House Phu Quoc

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The Location: Proper on the centre of Phu Quoc Island’s east coast, the placement of Lotus House is intoxicating. Generally known as Cây Sao, this specific stretch of the east coast includes a rustic shoreline backed by verdant tropical bushes and an extended, looming ridge of jungle-clad mountains rising nearly vertically behind the coast street. Ever for the reason that street was paved a number of years in the past, this space has seen a surge in curiosity from travellers and a quickly creating vacationer enclave of small mid-range resorts. Distant, wild and really lovely, the placement ought to enchantment to those that wish to expertise a special facet of the island and don’t thoughts being in a comparatively remoted space. The closest settlement is Ham Ninh, 7km due south. Nevertheless, time of 12 months is a vital consideration, as a result of climate and sea situations will be unsettled from October to February, turning the ocean a muddy brown. (That is odd, as a result of the identical interval is one of the best time of 12 months to be on the west coast.) The ocean at Lotus House is calmest, clearest and bluest from April to August. However, regardless of the time of 12 months, the placement nonetheless seems improbable.

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Resort Grounds & Format: Lotus House is one other variation on the ‘pier villa’ theme that’s grow to be standard on the east coast during the last a number of years. An extended, wood-plank causeway leads out to sea, just some toes above the water, with bungalows constructed off it at intervals. It’s an amazing idea and works completely for the shallow waters of the east coast, thus overcoming the area’s ‘downside’ of not being blessed with lengthy sandy seashores, just like the west coast is. The piers have the added bonus of being preferrred for a technology of travellers that want a suitably photogenic ‘prop’ on which to take their social media pictures. What’s extra, the piers have actual island heritage: lengthy have fishermen on the east coast moored their boats at these jetties and lived on them in wooden and corrugated iron huts. However, already this space is changing into clogged with pier-style resorts: there are at the very least half a dozen very related resorts alongside Cây Sao seaside, and improvement right here remains to be in its infancy. Even the present pier resorts now must accept views of different piers quite than open water. And there’s the problem of development noise and detritus as the brand new pier resorts compete to open as quick as potential. (Lotus House additionally has a number of crimson brick bungalows in a grassy backyard on the land.)

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Seashore, Sea & Actions: The east coast generally doesn’t boast lengthy sandy seashores. Nevertheless, the shoreline may be very engaging, with rocky coves and sandy stretches, all fringed by tropical bushes. The ocean is shallow and tidal. It’s wonderful for swimming throughout good climate, though at low-tide you want to stroll out fairly far earlier than the water will get deep sufficient to swim. However, water high quality will be fairly murky between November and March. For one of the best sea situations, come between June and September, when the ocean is calm and clear. In lieu of a seaside, Lotus House has a picket deck with loungers. Additionally, every of the pier villas has direct entry to the ocean by way of picket ladders off their terraces. The issue is that through the rougher, windier months when the ocean isn’t appropriate for swimming, there’s no pool and only a few different facilities. The resort’s kayaks are nice throughout calm situations, however there’s not a lot to do when the wind is blowing and the surf is uneven. Motorbikes can be found to lease for 150,000VNĐ per day, so you may journey to different seashores on the island if sea situations aren’t nice.

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Visitor Rooms & Décor: There are two varieties of rooms at Lotus House: crimson brick bungalows on the land or ‘water villas’ on the pier. The previous are higher high quality (and barely cheaper), however the latter are way more spectacular. Lotus House advertises itself as a ‘homestay’ quite than a ‘resort’. In Vietnam, ‘homestay’ doesn’t essentially imply staying with a household; it means a room geared up like a ‘house’, with a kitchenette, for instance. Sadly, at Lotus House it additionally means there’s no breakfast included within the worth nor any correct room cleansing service, each of that are severe points when you think about that for a similar worth you may keep in a better commonplace resort which does embrace the entire above. Generally, charges are between $50-$100 an evening relying on the season and room sort. The rooms are good, cosy, comfy, decently geared up and the ‘water villas’ have fabulous views. Nevertheless, the construct high quality is low and the value doesn’t signify worth for cash.

In my room on the pier, the inside regarded good and the place was wonderful. However, the picket door panels had gaps; the window glass didn’t match correctly so the ocean breeze whistled via all night time lengthy; the taps on the kitchen sink had been unfastened; the bathtub plug bought caught so the water wouldn’t circulation out; Wi-Fi was continually out and in; the room smelled of stale cigarette smoke; and the water heater was solely able to filling the (lovely) sunken bathtubs with a few inches of sizzling water.

The primary attraction of the ‘water villas’ is the floor-to-ceiling glass door which opens onto a pretty picket deck above the ocean with a lounger and webbed hammock hanging straight over the water: lovely and nice for pictures. However a mosquito web over the mattress would have been a helpful addition; in any other case, in case you have the doorways open, the room fills with bugs. Generally, the rooms and facilities at Lotus House didn’t stay as much as my expectations for the value. It’s about worth for cash: if the rooms at Lotus House had been $20-$30 much less per night time, the poor construct high quality wouldn’t be a lot of a problem. However, at their present worth – even with diminished ‘pandemic charges’ – the associated fee is simply too excessive for the standard.

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Breakfast, Eating & Consuming: On the very finish of the pier at Lotus House is a wonderful seafood restaurant. The fish are farmed proper there beneath the pier and the fishing boats moor on the jetty to unload their catch. Eating is straight above the ocean: it’s very romantic, but in addition very native and low-key – the household working the restaurant stay on the finish of the pier. Every thing is extraordinarily contemporary, though, as is usually the case with seafood on Phu Quoc, costs are comparatively excessive. Sadly, the restaurant generally hosts native events with banging techno music and karaoke blaring into the night time. Breakfast is not included – disappointing contemplating the value of the rooms. You should purchase breakfast on the seafood restaurant or get provides to make meals within the kitchenette in your room. As well as, Rory’s Bar is simply 5-10 minutes north up the coast street, with many Western dishes. Additionally, Ham Ninh village is 7km south of Lotus House, which has an area market, avenue meals and grocery shops for provides.

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Abstract: Lotus House’s foremost strengths are its location on the gorgeous east coast, the photogenic high quality of its ‘pier-style’ bungalows’, and the freshness and native atmosphere of its seafood restaurant. Lotus House has a certain quantity of allure and character: its small scale, casual employees and laid again environment do lend one thing of a ‘homestay’ really feel to the property. Nevertheless, the low construct high quality and lack of facilities and repair renders the present room charges far too excessive to signify worth for cash. Costs should be diminished by about 30% to carry them consistent with the present requirements. If not, travellers will discover higher high quality for related costs at any of the resorts listed under in Associated Posts.

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