Отличный отель, но пляж посредственный Great hotel but mediocre beach

Now I am in this hotel (from December 30.2013), in a building on the first line, overlooking the sea.
I agree with previous reviews that the hotel is clean and comfortable, has an excellent number of rooms and a nice, well-groomed territory.
The staff is above all praise: very friendly, unobtrusive guys, always ready to help.
At the reception there is a reminder poster for the staff, such as "the client is God. You get paid at the expense of the Client ... ", etc. - the staff clearly follows what is written. The hotel has strong management, the managers are very strict.
Good laundry and high-quality room service at very affordable prices (pizza - 12.000 VND, 15.000 VND for washing two trousers, a shirt and two T-shirts, 1 dollar - 2.000 VND)

Therefore, I will describe in more detail only the cons (based on what I saw with my own eyes):

1. BEACH. To be honest, it's almost non-existent.

The sunbeds are on a concrete platform, the descent to the sea is by steps, the sand is a narrow damp strip (the best beaches, according to my observations, are near the Seahorse and Ocean Star hotels - we specially went for a walk along the beach). During high tides or strong waves, the water comes up to the very steps, which makes it difficult to descend to the sea.
There are not enough sunbeds, by 9 am most of them are occupied.

2. SEA (ocean). According to local residents, the sea in Mui Ne is restless 300 days a year. It is not for nothing that Mui Ne is translated as "Cape of Storms". Waves are ALWAYS. The only question is their strength. In any case, such a sea is not for bathing babies or preschool children. When I was 5 days ago, a strong wave knocked down a girl (the girl was next to her mother) and dragged her into the sea, fortunately, her parents picked her up in time. Literally the third day the waves are less strong.
Accordingly, you cannot swim with a mask and fins, as, for example, in the Maldives, you simply cannot see the underwater world in such waves.
Of course, not all travel agencies mention this "minor" detail.
Calm sea in Nha Trang and on the island of Vin Pearl - without waves, with the most delicate, like flour, white sand. However, the water there is always colder, as is the weather itself.
For 5 days in a row, in the evenings, the waves rose to a height of 2 - 2.5 meters.

3. SOUNDPROOFING IN THE ROOMS. Very good audibility. Fortunately, my husband and I sleep soundly, but it will be difficult for people with light sleep to fall asleep to the continuous sound of the waves (in rooms with sea views) or to the noise of the street and the sounds of crazy traffic (in rooms with street views).

4. CONSTRUCTION IN THE HOTEL. They are building another building on the first line, next to the pool. Everything is clean and reasonably quiet. But keep in mind that for a certain number of weeks vacationers will have to listen to a certain noise. At the moment, something has been drilled for at least half an hour.

5. HOTEL RESTAURANT. Clean, quite nice, with normal, albeit monotonous food.

The only downside is that it is located across the street from the "marine" building. Such a detail: crossing the road in Vietnam is VERY dangerous, traffic rules are not observed in ANY WAY, they drive very boldly, they constantly buzz. Pedestrians are NOT allowed. In the truest sense of the word. We must pay tribute, the hotel security service is regularly on duty at the pedestrian crossing and helps tourists to cross the road, but the fact remains. With me, a security guard was transferring a couple of tourists across the road for Christmas dinner, a taxi driver who flew into a pedestrian crossing not only did not slow down, but also began to buzz furiously. And traffic in Vietnam is almost continuous.

6. WEAK WI-FI. This is a trifle, because most people do not go on vacation on the Internet. Enough to send mail.
From time to time there are interruptions in electricity, and, as a result, the router "flies" - the Internet disappears completely. This is all quickly cleared up.
And separately, moving away from the theme of the hotel, I will say about excursions and restaurants.

Not a bad street agency "U Misha" (they also came there according to reviews from the Internet, the owner Misha is a Russian-speaking Vietnamese). The Russian manager Sergey works there, we really liked him. From a professional point of view, he is somewhat aggressive in sales, but he knows his business.

To my question about whether his agency provides tourists with insurance, he answered very evasively - from here I can conclude that there is no insurance.

However, the tours are flawless. Good minibuses, careful drivers, diligent Russian-speaking Vietnamese guides.

Thanks to Sergey, he gives a lot of useful household tips - both on shopping, and on cosmetics, and on the spa. Gives discount flyers (30%) to the Moloko Spa (the owner of Moloko is Russian, Russian girls work at the reception, masseurs are Vietnamese. I really liked the massage of the back and legs, but the manicure is done there so-so, clumsily) .
When driving to Sand Dunes and Fairy Creek, keep the following in mind:
On the stream, local boys will attach to you - they will lead you along the stream, along the dunes, show you good places for photos, but they will demand money on the way back. 20.000 VND ($10). At the same time, they will demand aggressively, especially if they see a wallet. They simply won’t take less if they realize that they won’t receive $10 - they will curse you in English. The boys fit only to the Russians, they do not stick to the British and Germans.


On the dunes, you will have to pay 1.000 dong per person for entry (Sergey does not warn about this). ATVs are old, they don’t go, they barely breathe their last. The rent is very high and not worth it. Again, only to Russians (not to all) local boys jump on the trunk. On the one hand, it’s useful: they show interesting routes along the dunes, push quadrics uphill (because the equipment barely crawls up the hill even in second gear), but then they also ask for money.
As for restaurants. When you get tired of the local cuisine, I highly recommend the Drugoe Mesto cafe with European cuisine - they cook VERY tasty, the cafe itself is cozy (only the bar counter goes outside, and the tables are inside). The waitresses are either Russian or Vietnamese, who understand and speak English very well (which is rare). The restaurant is located near the hotel, on the same side, towards the village of Bo Ke. What is important for me is that the dishes are washed there not in basins on the floor, as in most establishments, but in sinks under hot water (I saw it).
There is also a very tasty kebab house (held by Armenians) in the center of Mui Ne, called Ararat. Located next to the Perekrestok supermarket, close to the Swiss Village and Bamboo Village hotels (on the other side of the street).

As a summary: an interesting but poor country with good nature. Lovers of exquisite secluded relaxation is not quite suitable. My husband and I liked it, but we are unlikely to return to Mui Ne.