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Setting: Gorgeous, has the vibe of the Mekong in an oasis islet which is refreshingly slightly cooler than the mainland. This is ‘the spot’ to take some respite when adventuring the Mekong Delta, especially if done by local bus as we have been!
It’s a peaceful sanctuary and the grounds are lovely. 5/5.
Food:
For lunch and dinner the menu is great. The service at lunch was surprisingly good - wine topped up discreetly whilst in conversation without bother as you’d expect from a great restaurant. The food lovely - we had the seabass cerviche and green mango salad as starters, followed by seafood spaghetti. Wine was lovely too.
Breakfast - disappointing when compared to the lunch quality, as well as when compared to other 5* resort breakfasts.
The breakfasts at a four seasons, an Aman, a Six Senses truly blows you away. This breakfast was underwhelming (though great on paper).
Firstly, my mocha was actually a cappuccino and served towards the end of breakfast despite ordering at the beginning.
Secondly, the eggs and ‘sides’ were not well made; sausages and bacon were not cooked well. The hash brown under done. It was quite disappointing.
Lastly the fruit smoothie bowl was lacking in texture for such a bowl, not enough granola.
Juices were lovely.
Facilities:
First impression not great around the pool, as I sat on a lounger and it dipped in the middle. Upon lifting the bed, you can see rusty nails sticking out… which are a horrid safety hazard. I manually moved beds out (the staff didn’t help…)
Gym area - started a work out and to my dismay the room was boiling. AC set at 24 Celsius. After interrupting my work out run, had to find someone to come and help configure it (settings had set a min and max function hence why I couldn’t decrease myself below 24) - all in all took 15 minutes and the zap removes from my work out.
Lastly - would expect cold water to be provided more frequently to guests sitting around the pool.
All in all - a lovely break stop when in the Mekong and probably the best quality hotel in the entire Mekong Delta. Sheraton is OK and the Victoria Can Tho or Sam Mountain are OK, so this wins.
Though I wouldn’t stay here more than 1/2 nights as it is more of a retreat, and certainly doesn’t have the breadth to entertain for longer periods, so naturally draws an elder crowd.