Thao Nguyen Homestay

Linh was one of the most hospitable people we met. He accommodated all our wishes,organized a car, gave dining suggestions or took care of our washing, such a lovely host. Thanks Linh

Great stay! Host was amazing and was so helpful with anything we needed and booking tours & scooter rental, I would 100% stay here again.

The rooms were clean with good Aircon. The homestay is very centrally based which meant it was an easy walk from the bus drop off. Linh, the host, was extremely helpful. He gave us such good advice, including helping us plan a days’s itinerary on the back of motorbikes, and organising the easy riders, to saying that he would organise a van to collect us after a cycle trip if we found the weather too hot, and letting our teenagers have an early breakfast in order to be ready for a trek.

The owner of the guesthouse was very helpful, friendly, and spoke good English. He knew a lot about the different cave tours and tour operators, and we booked a cave tour through him. I also rented a really good mountainbike for a bicycle ride on my own around the area. We did not stay at the homestay, as we had already booked something else, but the place looked really clean, has a nice pool, and a friendly atmosphere! The owner also gave some good advice on other nice places to go further down south.

I stayed at Thao Nguyen Homestay for 3 nights in February 2023. This homestay is in the center of town near many restaurants and shops. There are numerous homestays in town to choose from. But what is special about this homestay is the host, very hospitable towards his guest. Any questions I had about the area regarding caves or sites the host explained in detail. The host helped me get a local SIM card, motorbike and arranged the bus to Hue. The host treats his guest like a family member. I had a room overlooking the swimming pool, although I didn’t use it. The room was decent size, shower had hot water, however the bed was a little firm to my liking (minor complaint). I would not hesitate to stay here again.

We landed at Phong Nha with no prior booking at 6:00 pm. Thankfully it's a small town/village with just one main road having all homestays/hotels. While walking along it, we came across this property and struck up a conversation with the owner Linh. He was very honest and helpful in our interaction in-spite of us having no booking. This spurred me to book the night stay at his place. He gave us a very good upgraded room and also booked the next day limousine to Ninh Binh for us. The room was huge and good enough for 4 people. The smart tv had Netflix, Yahoo which was an icing on the cake. All in all this lovely Homestay with the superb host is a one stop shop for anyone coming to Phong Nha. We were going to explore the caves using Google maps but he gave us useful tips because of which trust me, we took motorcycle over water - a once in lifetime experience. His tip surpassed even Google. The discounts he got for us for next leg of trip (to Ninh Binh) were unbelievable. To put things in perspective, he got us limousine cheaper than bus. Nothing ever beats that. I would strongly recommend this place and if given a chance would surely revisit without blinking an eyelid.