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24 tháng mười hai, 2023
I feel a bit mean giving only 3 stars as we loved our time in Cat Tien and found the staff very nice. But as a couple of reviewers have pointed out, it is way overdue for a serious clean-up. The restaurant area is ok, but everything is a little battered. I know this is an open-air lodge in a tropical national park, not a hermetically sealed city hotel, but dusty cobwebs festooning lights that don't work are simple things to fix. Construction rubbish being dumped below the deck in view of the restaurant tables is unforgivable though - as is dumping rubbish anywhere, but especially in a national park. But the biggest disappointment was the rooms. I've slept in beds in India, Africa, China and South America. With the exception of a remote outback Australian pub 'donga', this was the most uncomfortable bed I have ever slept in. My wife had to flip her mattress after a loose spring scratched her leg. Some of the dusty, cobwebbed lights did not work, the shower outlet was blocked, and light could be seen through many holes in the rattan ceiling - I wonder what happens when it rains? The mosquito netting was functional though, and we got no bites. Nor did I mind the frog that lived in our toilet and frantically paddled then leapt out every time we flushed. The sad thing is that this place has such potential. Some people may not mind the present condition - you're there for the animals, which are everywhere - but it is advertised as quite an upmarket lodge, given its location. It may have been once, but not now. So go not expecting much, and you'll be ok. It is about the wildlife. As a note, the only way we could see the rapids was from the observation deck, which is great. I don't see how any of the huts could have a view. I didn't see the tents as they must be a little way off, so they may have a view.
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