Recently Reviewed Hotels around Sapa

• Trekking Sapa
  "MUST hire a local hill tribe woman (fantastic) - don't book through hotel"
  "We had the most amazing experience with Chu- a local hill tribe woman, from the H'Mong tribe? on our Trek and stay at her house. Be wary that there are a lot of hotels/ tours selling supposed 'homestays', from what we heard, these are simply treks followed by a stay in a tourist guest house in the..." mountains. We met Chu, Ju and Ya when we arrived off the bus- local women asking for us to trek/ homestay with them. We walked for 6 hours, amazing, lost all other tourists after 3 hours- at Ta Van and continued to Chu's home where we stayed (in her shack) with her and her family. We slept, ate, played games, fed animals etc with the family. There was no toilet (use the rice paddies!!!), no shower and we slept on a bamboo mat. It's not for the faint hearted, but we truly had the most authentic experience of anyone we have spoken to about Sapa treks/ homestays!!! Give your $ to the locals, not the hotels " More >
• Sapa Sisters Trekking Adventures
  "Great day!"
  "We had a trekking tour with Sapa sisters guide - very nice girl Ly! Thanks to her, we could experience real, not tourist side of Sapa and surrounding villages. We had 15 km trek, where we met no tourists, only few in final destinations -villages. It was a great day with our wonderful guide Ly, who t..."old us a lot about local people and their life, answered all the questions we had. And by the way, her English was very good! We had very good lunch and Ly prepared tea from local herbs for us. There were few local women, who followed us during few hours, but they were not annoying and wanted to sell us their handmades only when we had a bite. When we told that we don't want to buy anything, they smiled to us and left us. I can tell for sure, that this day was the highlight of our 3 weeks in Vietnam and mostly thanks to Ly, who could show us the beauty of the area and real life of people. If you want to avoid groups of tourists and fell in love with Sapa, I would recommend to spend one ... " More >
• Trekking Sapa
  "Demanding but well worth it!"
  "We did two one day treks, the first being 15 kms and rather demanding at times. The trick is to pace oneself and take breaks as required. Some areas can be muddy so keeping that in mind is a good idea when selecting footwear. Mud can be slippery which explains my fall (only once and no injuries). Be..." happy if some of the Black H'Mong women tag along and offer help along the way. They are charming and all they hope for in return is that you purchase one of their wares once the trek is over (well worth it with the assistance they offer). Our second day trek was only 2 kms to see the Silver Waterfall and the Golden Stream Waterfall. The trek at both locations is along stone steps or walkways so much easier than the 15 km trek we had done the previous day. Both treks are highly recommended for the views which are breathtaking. Do NOT forget your cameras! " More >