I had picked 4 hostels beforehand and we didn't stay in any of them bcos they were all full. We did not book bcos we don't know how to. I figured we'll look around when we get there. We met a family of four from Australia on the bus. The moment they got off the bus, the father just walked into the first hotel he saw. Cool.


Nah, the rooms are perfectly fine. Everyone seems to know each other in this small community. They would recommend their relative's place if their rooms are full. We were afraid the Thien Hong family would be upset seeing us coming from their rival's place (just next door) to buy mineral water from them. Silly us.


We ended up at Hotel 96 for a night bcos the sordid owner of Y Nhi let out the room we had reserved (and bargained for US$10) to two Singapore undergraduates who paid US$12 (cos they didn't know they can bargain). His excuse was he thought we were not coming bcos we didn't place our bags at his house. Smelly.

A deserted hotel with a corny name. I think we were the only ones here bcos we didn't see a single soul. Beats staying in that haunted room with cockroaches on the other side of the street. Creepy!