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Reviews of Nguyen Shack Can Tho

2.5 out of 5
Nguyen Shack Can Tho
Ong Tim Bridge, Thanh My Area, Thuong Thanh Ward, Cai Rang District, Can Tho

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 47 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 15 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 65 reviews" "
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9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Annie, Vancouver, Canada

Traveled with family
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We loved our stay here. The staff is super friendly, it is peaceful. We miss showering under the stars and all the exotic birds singing all the time. Only downside was the heat at times, fans were not enough. The fact that the city or anything to do is far away, but we loved all the tours they offered and took advantage of these for activities. Lastly the kitchen uses a lot of oil, I wish things were not always fried so heavily.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The photos on the website are not reality. A lot of noise. The swimming pool is a swamp
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Terry

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Fun times in the Mekong
We had a wonderful stay! The staff was super friendly and very helpful. It’s an open air eco lodge so don’t expect luxury...if you’re looking for a true, immersive experience in the Mekong delta, then stay at the Nguyen Shack! The organized tours along the river and to the floating market leave right from the lodge and are totally worth it! We would stay here again!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Fran

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Stop the world and get off!
Stayed 3 nights, be prepared to sit in a hammock with a book and wind down, went on 5.30am boat to market, a must do and a sunset one too. We took bikes out all around the waterways, use google maps as no signs! Food here very good so no need to look for restaurants. For quieter room try to be over the bridge away from pool, & bar, we tried to change but full, in the end though we loved our room up a loft ladder open to the water. It’s really quirky here and staff are simply brilliant. Helps If you like cats & dogs who live in too.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Grace

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Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

TYSON, Austin, TX

Traveled with partner
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Offers and authentic Vietnam experience with rustic, no nonsense accommodations! Staff was very friendly and helpful, and quality of the food was very good!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Stunning location, great reasonable priced tours, yummy food and the friendliest staff! I had a great time at this laid back hotel by the Mekhong Delta. Easily reached by fancy sleeper bus from Saigon and then a short taxi ride, this place is a great base to relax and explore life on the Mekhong Delta. I took two tours here, one evening food tour and another day trip to see the floating markets, cocoa farm and how they make noodles. Both were excellent, my highlight being eating Pho on the boat for breakfast! The girls that work here are absolutely lovely and always have a smile and something nice to say to you. They really make the difference to your stay. Thank you!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Stephen

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Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Great
Amazing experience on the Mekong. Natural local life and great accommodation
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Great place with good amenities given its rustic nature. Staff is super friendly. We all had a great time.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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It is a shack but a great experience if are willing to try it.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family and small children
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If you are looking for an authentic Mee Kong stay look no further. The Nguyen shack is on a very quiet section of one of the waterways with airy thatched hut shacks. The staff are amazing and the the food is great. We enjoyed the excursions including the floating market tour and bike tour where got an authentic tour of the area including an elementary school, Buddhist temple and rice factory. The kids loved to play all the kittens and puppies that reside on the premises. We loved our stay. Bring bug spray
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Authentic with great staff , tour fantastic vfm would recommend the shack to anyone who wants a little piece of authentic Vietnam . No luxury just great staff and good honest food
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jamie

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Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

James, Australia

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The only concern was the mattress in the dorm/bunkhouse felt like concrete. Otherwise very enjoyable. Floating market tour (extended version $US25) superb. Bicycle tour 2hrs $US8 superb, incl lunch at a Buddhist pagoda come orphanage. Staff were lovely, locals very friendly. Relaxing plsce.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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Very good homestay, friendly helpful staff with good english skills. Excellent food in their restaurant and good value interesting short tours.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Graham, Melbourne Australia

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The BEST staff in Vietnam.Second time there and going back August next year with sister for her 60th birthday. Kim SUPER. cannot help enough to all visitors.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Great time!
Took great care of us. We did the sunset cruise and floating market. Everyone spoke great English and was very nice. Rooms were comfortable. Plenty of food options. Would love to stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Penny, Sydney,AUS

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Love this place
Home stay experience with lovely, helpful staff. Felt like we were a million miles away from it all. We loved our rustic shack at the end of the row with just a duck on the river to keep us company. Tours were great fun especially the early morning floating market - it's a must do. Cycling around the local area was also great fun with lots of friendly locals waving hello. Food was freshly prepared, delicious and reasonably priced.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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Nice rustic, charming place
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Kaitlyn, USA

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Best place to stay if you’re visiting Can Tho
The staff are amazing! They’re all so friendly and accommodating. The tours are prefect for experiencing Can Tho. They’re organized in a way that you can do them all in a short stay and they all leave right from the Shack which is very convenient. We did the Sunset Tour, the Floating Market Tour, the Bike Tour, and the Food Tour and would recommend them all. A very unique experience and our bungalow was very cute. The food was good and it’s convenient that you can eat right at the Shack. Thanks for an amazing stay! A highlight of our trip.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

Greg , Los Angeles

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Amazing Experience, Incredible Staff
We only had one short night in the Nguyen Shack in Can Tho, but the staff went out of its way to make us feel at home and take care of us. How, Phu, and Nguyen were fantastic!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

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Awesome staff and hospitality!
The reason for giving 5 stars is because the staff is absolutely wonderful and the owners responded quickly to a concern of ours. The first part of arrival was a little rough. The taxi dropped us off at the turn off from the main road. We thought it would be a little walk. It was about 1/4 mile walk, which normally isn't a problem, but with luggage it was not pleasant. We were greeted with a cold drink, then taken by boat to the other property that they purchased a couple of years ago, which has all the amenities of original property. My husband and I had a private room with a private bathroom. There is no air conditioning, but we were fine because there were 2 fans in the room. We did the floating market the next day. It was fun to see. A coffee boat pulled up to our boat and I bought an iced coffee with milk for 10K Dong. It was fun and tasty! The tour also includes a walk around the street market. Our guide bought different things for us to try. Great experience! The property is right on one of the small river canals. It is very relaxing to lounge in a hammock an read a book. The Internet is pretty fast. Some people were talking to their families using Face Chat (I think that's what it is called) on their phones without any problem. The breakfast is great. You order off the menu and there is a good selection. You can order as much as you want. The restaurant is right there for lunch and dinner at very reasonable prices. The beer and sodas were 15-20K Dong (less than $1)
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Gabriel

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Incredible hosts
It was incredible. The hosts are so friendly, witty and really fun to hang out with. I had a great time.

8/10 Good

Fran, Canada

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Great vibe and wonderful staff
Such a cool place to stay in the Melonf delta. We thoroughly enjoyied the floating market, sunset tour and biking around the small streets.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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A lovely experience!
This was a real rustic experience, staying in shacks on the riverside in an 'away from it all' location, very relaxing! The staff work hard at making your stay a good one, especially max who is always on hand to help or just chat with. Even tie piglet is friendly and approachable! The trips were great, particularly the market and bike ride, we really enjoyed them. There was a good choice of food and drink on offer too, reasonably priced and free fruit, tea and coffee. I would definitely recommend a stop off here.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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Great Mekong experience
Unique experience in rural area of Can Tho. Staff was very friendly and helpful, and the food at the place was very good.

10/10 Excellent

M

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10/10 Excellent

female single traveller

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amazing place - must stay in the Mekong Delta
I've had the loveliest time at the Nguyen Shack starting with the warm welcome including a coconut and finishing with the arranged motorbike taxi to the bus station. Consisting only of five very cute bungalows, this place has a very friendly, family style atmosphere. The host is the most helpful person showing you around the local village and being helpful at any time. The food is awesome. Overall a great experience I can only recommend!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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My husband and I stayed for a weekend getaway from HCMC. The place is comfortable, quiet, and relaxing. There are only 5 rooms. We took the boat trips and also did the bicycle tour that was included. It was lovely to be able to go on the trips without feeling like you were being asked to pay a little more or sold on something every 5 minutes. The staff is very nice. Their is fruit available for you all the time and the staff welcomed us with coconut water. Highly recommend staying here!

10/10 Excellent

Thierry

Traveled with family
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Au calme
Le personnel est extrêmement attentif et serviable. Les bungalows sont dans un verger fleuri avec une terrasse sur la rivière. Il n'y a pas de bruit de circulation autour. Nous avons particulièrement apprécié les visites proposées par l'hôtel à vélo ou en bateau.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

joan

Traveled with family
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Ajout tranquille b
Séjour très agréable dans la campagne du delta du Mékong. Nous avons fait la.sortie longue en bateau proposée par l hotel: genial. Notre guide anglophone Anh nous a agréablement fait visiter la vie sur le Mékong. Dans notre chambre familiale un lit n'était pas très confortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Christine

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Super séjour !!
Personnel super agréable, emplacement exceptionnel, repas excellents, rapport qualité/prix excellent, pour la chambre(avions la chambre 7), cela ressemble à un dortoir car les cloisons en bambou ne montent pas jusqu'au plafond donc quand quelqu'un se lève tôt pour une excursion ou autre, on est réveillé ... A part ça, excellent séjour !!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Ronni

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Sjov oplevelse
Det var virkelig en sjov og speciel oplevelse. Lidt som at bo i junglen. Personalet var virkelig søde og hjælpsomme.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Aurore, Réunion

Traveled with family
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Très bel établissement avec un personnel attentionné. En revanche, en dehors de l hotel tout est très sale. Le Mékong est jonché de plastique...une catastrophe écologique.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
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Idéalement situé pour une balade (qu’ils organisent eux-mêmes) sur les marchés flottants ! L’excursion Bateau comprend également une visite du marché de Can Tho, d’une fabrique familiale de chocolat et d’une usine de pâtes de riz. Excellente journée passée avec nos guides. Pour la chambre elle est sommaire voir plutôt rustique. Vue imprenable sur le Mékong, ce qui veut aussi dire réveil aux aurores par les bateaux ! Restauration sur place. En bref très sympa pour passer une à deux nuits.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

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Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Thierry

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Charmant, accueillant et atypique
Excellent accueil de Nhung, Thanh et Trinh. Grande disponibilité et toujours avec le sourire. On ne peut que recommander ce lieu.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lene

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Kan kun anbefale et ophold
Vi har haft et fantastisk ophold på dette hotel med vores to drenge på hhv 13 og 15 år. Vi overvejede at bestille hotel i Can Tho, da dette hotel ligger udenfor byen. Opholdet blev dog det ophold vi alle vender tilbage til som den bedste tid,l vi havde i Vietnam.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Martin

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Super séjour au Nguyen Shack. Equipe au top, dépaysement garanti, bungalows très agréables avec petite terrasse privative, et un gros gros plus sur le restaurant, meilleure nourriture de tout le Viet Nam pour mon voyage !
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
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Stayed here for two nights, would recommend very highly! Staff are excellent and helped with onward travel bookings. Food was really great and good value for money. Go for a bike ride and explore the village. The puppies were a great bonus too!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Nadine

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Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lars

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Great stay "in the jungle"
Great hut with a feeling of staying "in the jungle" next to the river. Very convenient for early morning trips on the river to the floating markets.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jean Claude

Personnel tres accueillant. Très bon sejour, tres agreable et dépaysant. Si vous arrivez à la gare routière de Can tho, prendre un taxi ( environ 20mn de route pour 140000 Dg soit 5 à 6 €.)
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Christelle

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Parfait pour une retraite à la Robinson
Endroit très agréable pour jouer au Robinson : pont suspendu, hamac ... la literie serait à revoir et quelques planches à retaper Chambres traditionnelles, propres, tout en bambou... par contre, aucune intimité évidemment Personnel très sympathique et souriant Petit déjeuner au choix génial Restaurant avec vue sur la rivière très agréable, bonne cuisine familiale... attention portions énormes !!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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kleines Paradies :)
Wir sind überwältigt von all der herzlichen Gastfreundschaft! Es war einfach rund um ein angenehmer Aufenthalt. Vom leckeren Essen, der schönen Umgebung, der süßen Zimmer bis zum Angebot der vielen Aktivitäten. Würde ich jederzeit weiter empfehlen !
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Bogdan

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5+
Pięknie położony nad samą rzeką w ciekawej okolicy. Bardzo pomocna i sympatyczna młoda obsługa.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Philippe

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