Сказочный отдых Fabulous holiday

We traveled with a group of 7 people from February 23 to March 5.2009.
We got together spontaneously, didn’t apply to travel agencies, decided to try our hand at planning a vacation on our own and honestly, we didn’t regret our decision ...It’s simple: we found the official website of the hotel, contacted the manager by e-mail, told him about our company, plans, wishes, etc. , as a result, the price list was already passed as a group and in connection with this we were given a discount (I will write about this below). They made an advance payment of 30% of the total cost (it turned out to be something around $ 800, they transferred it by a simple Western Union). We ordered rooms overlooking the garden (this is, as it were, the second line of buildings and the sea is not visible from the windows), plus we ordered a transfer from Ho Chi Minh Airport. To be honest, everyone was pleasantly surprised that the transfer cost us only $110 from the entire crowd (i. e. , about $15 per person).
We drove, to be honest, for a long time ...Approximately 3.

5-4 hours, you get very tired even taking into account the rather comfortable minibus provided to us, especially since the flight is quite long (a little more than 9 hours a / c Vietnam Airlines, also quite comfortable, although more expensive than our well-known domestic a / c) , BUT............As soon as we arrived at the hotel, the tiredness vanished from everyone.....Imagine: you are driving along a narrow country road, then turning into a small landing of unusual (Vietnamese) )) trees, turn again and you see the open reception of the hotel, with a traditional thatched roof, and around beautiful flowering trees, shrubs, everything is so bright, well-groomed, fragrant and the fresh sea air itself is something! You feel it as soon as you get out of the car and take your first breath (after the air conditioner) .......And then you understand - here it is, the smell of relaxation! ! !
At the reception, we were met by the manager himself, very friendly, we got the impression that he was really waiting for us as his close friends (I'm really not exaggerating), they immediately brought cold freshly squeezed juices, while we were checking in, our things were taken to the rooms.
And now about the discount: they gave us 2 days of stay simply because we were there for 10 days (they have such a promotion), in addition, they unexpectedly gave us another bonus, from which we were delighted, namely, we were not placed in rooms with a garden view, and in rooms with a sea view, but for the same price as with a garden view! ! That was really a bonus, so a bonus! ! ! Entering the room, my wife and I first went out onto the balcony (one-story hotel) and here it is! again!
Again, moist fresh, REAL sea air right in your face, the sound of a light surf and carelessness, peace embraces you more and more when you look into this infinity of sea waves and the infinity and purity of the sky ......
Now about the hotel itself. Small, unusually cozy, well-groomed, quite comfortable. The staff is very friendly, usually you can't even see them...The room is cleaned when it's empty. However, when there is a strong wave at the sea and you go swimming, then immediately 3-4 people very carefully begin to observe your behavior and condition, moreover, unobtrusively))) The rooms are quite comfortable, in principle there is everything you might need, bed linen, towels, etc. etc. , if desired, change daily. Canopy beds create a very romantic atmosphere, TV, air conditioning, kettle, all sorts of accessories, minibar, etc. , on the balcony there are a couple of chairs with a coffee table, in a word, comfortable.

The hotel has a medium-sized swimming pool, they clean it constantly, the water in it is of course VERY warm. It seems that you are bathing in fresh milk))) There is also a bar and a restaurant in the hotel, the view of the sea and the territory from the restaurant is simply amazing. The price includes breakfast (buffet), the chefs even understand the word "omelet")), but to be honest, I didn't really like having breakfast there if it worked out on time, because I periodically woke up for dinner. But for lunch and dinner, but for a fee, you could try a lot of things from both traditional Vietnamese and European cuisine, there is a menu in Russian (albeit distorted), but, frankly, sometimes they bring it on a plate, sometimes absolutely not like what we are used to seeing))) However, delicious...
I advise everyone to definitely try their traditional sweet and sour soup with shrimp or fish; in the hotel itself, it is prepared, in my opinion, exceptionally tasty (compared to cafes in Mui Ne itself).
About the beach. If you wake up before 8 in the morning, they just clean it, the fact is that at night there is a very large ebb, 100-120 meters, and after the tide, you can even find a jellyfish the size of an umbrella on the sand. But I repeat, they quickly clean and level the sand. There are always sun loungers and clean towels, a shower on the beach too. The sun is very active in February, so you have to be very careful with sunburn, my wife burned her shoulders quite badly, and not immediately, but after a week of rest.
The hotel also has billiards, darts, a sauna (well, or its likeness).
To be honest, we didn’t go to Phan Thiet itself, mainly to Mui Ne, ordering a taxi is not difficult and the fare, compared to Moscow prices, costs a penny.
Shops are so-so, but you can buy all sorts of interesting souvenirs. Many fruit shops, a large variety of fruits from sour to smelly (durian). The sales people are friendly and the prices are cheap.
We went on two excursions: to Dalat (a French colony), we saw many beautiful places, you can drink and buy good wine, buy quite exclusive silk items. , and we were also on an excursion on Mount Takou, there is a huge statue of a reclining Buddha, many ancient sculptures, plus beautiful nature (real jungle like from American action movies), we tried a crocodile and an ostrich on a crocodile farm (I advise you to try), and also swam in hot baths and smeared with healing mud (but this is not for everyone).
Fans of outdoor activities can try to learn and ride kites, at the other end of the Mui Ne coast from the hotel there is a club with instructors, including Russians.

There is one nightclub with a disco in the center of the village, called "SNOW", it is run by Russians, and mostly ours also hang out))) But I agree with the previous reviewer that getting there after 22:00 is VERY problematic. Everyone is sleeping, taxis are standing right on the road, taxi drivers are sleeping in them and they won’t go anywhere for any money ...We once stayed so long in one open-air cafe that then we miraculously caught four local residents on scooters and only thanks to them we spent the night in their numbers)))
Summing up the rest, I’ll be honest, White Sands Resort, like the fabulous country of Vietnam itself, is conducive to romance and love (especially when you eat seafood presented there in abundance)))) Personally, I liked our collective vacation, but you can (as well as you need to) ) to relax for couples in love, when no one bothers you and you can devote yourself to your loved one in a romantic, almost intimate setting, there are more than enough places for this.
I especially advise those couples (whether married or not) who have cooled feelings for each other to go there ...Believe me, feelings will flare up again and, perhaps, flare up with renewed vigor and passion ....Personally for my wife and I, this The holiday was a new positive stage in our family relations...
Returning from vacation on March 5, looking out the window of a landing Boeing-777 at the snow-covered fir trees of the Domodedovo region, I realized that time in Vietnam flew by quickly and almost imperceptibly, and I must admit, I regretted that I had gone not for twenty or thirty days, but only for ten that perhaps I didn’t have time to see or do much ...However, this vacation forever left a positive positive imprint on our hearts and I’m sure that after a couple of years we will definitely return there again ....
At least in order to relive those unforgettable romantic evenings spent with a loved one and noisy crazy parties in the company of real friends. . .