Lovely location on the riverside. Great size and clean swimming pool. You can swim in river or use kayaks (after 5pm when there are less boats). Quickly organized free bikes and also good quality scooters for good price. 10 minutes on bike to the main street.

Beds were very hard, we have had much better beds in other vietnamese places. Also the bedlinnen could have been cleaner. The family is helpful but not as welcoming as we experienced in other places. Als food options very limited.

I have visited Phong Nha many times previously and usually stay closer to the town centre. I was travelling with some friends and decided to try this hotel. What a great place, beautiful big çlean rooms, lovely pool by the river and the food was excellent. The owner drove us into town for dinner and picked us up after we had too many beers late at night. Overall the 2 nights here were fantastic and would definitely recommend.

A little noisy not from the peaceful surroundings, but from other guests. That's the only negative.

Everything, the pool was nice and cool, the whole place was super clean. The food was tasty. The gentleman who was working, Hung, really made our trip, he picked us up from the bus, booked us a trip to see caves and took us to the duck stop as well. It is quite far from Phong Nha town (40min walk) but you can borrow a bicycle for free to cycle in. The distance from the town means that the hotel is super quiet all day long. You can also borrow a kayak to explore the river for free! There are friendly dogs on the property and we really loved being able to stroke them, it made it feel like home. Our bungalow was extremely spacious, the beds were comfortable too. The bathroom was large and very clean and not outdated with a full bath and showers over it. The Aircon works and there was a fan if you needed it as well. The view from the property is incredible, right on the river side and with a view of all the mountains too.

Nothing, it was perfect

The place is very well maintained, the owners are always cleaning the pool and keeping the place nice, which you could tell for the great quality of the facilities. The room was huge, the bathroom as well, and the bed was very comfortable. It is located right next to the river which was a huge plus but a bit far from the center. But they offer free bikes for you to go to the center for dinner or for any other activity. Also Hung, the owner, was very friendly and took us to the Paradise Cave himself for a fair price.

The only thing which could be improved is the breakfast. They allow you to choose only coffee or tea and one plate which was a bit small. Maybe adding some juice or fruit could make a great difference!

We loved the tranquillity of Restful River Villas. It is super peaceful to relax by the pool and river and only hear birds and the sounds of the locals going about their daily lives. The staff were super friendly and wanted to make our stay as comfortable as possible. The owner is also a Grab driver in his downtime, which was also a bonus.

The only downside (which wasn't a big deal) is that it is a little further away from the restaurants and the main area of town, but Grab is now operational in Phong Nha, which made it quite accessible for quick trips into town. Also bikes are available to use, and it is a nice easy ride into town also.

Location: Unbeatable with the riverfront. Room: Just like the pictures - super roomy and quite clean. The bed isn’t the comfiest but we weren’t expecting luxury either. Bathroom is spacious though there’s no shower curtain around the tub so be prepared to make your toilet wet. Our room is on the top floor with a huge balcony and that was amazing. Hosts: This is a family business with everyone in the family contributes. I cannot praise them enough - just hard working and nice and honest people all around. Everything was super cheap and they just wanted to make sure your needs are met. Extras: They helped me do laundry twice after our muddy and wet hikes and the price was so good to pass up. We also ended up renting their mopeds all 3 nights and the hosts only charged us once since we rode only to the restaurants and back. Overall, would 100% stay there again.

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Our stay was amazing in every way. The staff were incredibly warm and welcoming, making us feel less like guests and more like family visiting a relative. The location is perfect, with the river flowing right in front, creating a peaceful and serene atmosphere. The food was another highlight—delicious and comforting, just like home-cooked meals. I highly recommend this place!

Can't really complain about anything, but as a improvement idea, the bathroom curtain could be thicker.

The homestay was located in a beautiful spot by the river with lovely views. The owner was very hospitable & his wife & brother took me by car to the Duck stop & the Paradise caves as I wasn't interested in doing an organised group tour. The room I stayed in was also nice & spacious.

The noise across the river early in the morning from the church. Obviously nothing the owners could do about this but it made my stay not the most restful.

We absolutely loved our time here, it was the perfect location for us and the hosts were brilliant from start to finish. As such I'll put up a video on our YT channel 66tripsleft within the next month, this will have lots of footage. I was a little concerned about the location being a bit too far out from the town but it was fine, with a few little stores and restaurants within walking distance, although we liked eating at the hotel, by the pool, with a view of the river. This felt like a real homestay, it's run by a family who are always available and it's got such a lovely vibe because of this, with enquiries/drinks dealt with by Hung, meals cooked by his wife, reasonable rates for everything (food, drink, laundry). There's a couple of cycles you can borrow for free. Hung organised a scooter for us for which we paid him (150k dong/day), it was delivered to us and picked up after we left, all perfect. This enabled us to visit Paradise Cave and Dark Cave for a total 1.4million dong (£46), whereas with a tour you will be paying over 1.2 million for each person, per trip, plus having to do it all at the same time as every over tour. It meant we could arrive at Paradise Cave at 11:30 just as every coach was leaving, we had the place almost to ourselves. I've already suggested Phong Nha to a view people and I've recommend the Restful River too, for a brilliant trip.

I don't really have anything negative but as others had said the only issue was the combination of westerner used to soft beds and standard firm Vietnamese (SE Asian) mattresses. If you're coming to Vietnam and spending this sort of money on a hotel then that's what you're going to get everywhere, so come prepared like we did and bring a hiker's small self-inflating airbed, works a treat!

Due to a storm and lots of rain we were the only guests. We stayed for one night, but the owner tried to make our stay as comfortable as possible. He organised a private driver at very faire value so that we at least could see paradise cave. All other caves were sadly closed due to the weather. We had breakfast, lunch and dinner and the food was always really good. Always cooked freshly. The best pancakes with banana I ever had :)

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