Amigo Pu Luong in Thanh Hóa, Vietnam

Amigo Pu Luong

At the resort, all rooms include a desk, bed linen and a balcony with a mountain view. Every room includes a private bathroom with a bidet, free toiletries and a hairdryer. The units at Amigo Pu Luong feature air conditioning and a wardrobe.The owners (who also manage the hotel) have put in a huge amount of effort to create an authentic, yet very comfortable, mountain experience. The rooms were large enough to have 2 extra single beds (so could sleep 6 in total) plus a lovely balcony overlooking the valley. The buildings are all made from local materials in the ‘stilt house style’ so blend seamlessly into the environment.The views from the property are simply stunning, reaching across 6 or so valleys. You could stay here a year and never get tired of it. The onsite chef and restaurant serves up super local cuisine from duck to chicken to crab and snails. The herbs and veg come from the garden and fish and poultry come from the farmer next door. If you want burgers and chips, this probably isn’t the place to stay. The hotel is further up the valley closer to the Pu Luong mountain so is in a newer part of the park. Having said that there are other restaurants in walking distance, so it’s not totally remote. The walk we did through the paddy fields to the ‘bat cave’ (3.5hrs return) was a real high point, with cascading rice paddy fields. There was also nice looking mountain bikes for hire too. 

• Rating: 9