We “made a reservation” the day before arrival which involved me tracking down Sylvio, the French-Canadian now long-time Vietnam resident and Jungle Beach Hut owner, on his cell phone. He said they had room for us but we’d sort out the type of room (ranging from a bed outside w a mosquito net to a 2 BR thatched hut with a private bathroom) and cost upon arrival and he arranged for a car to pick us up at our Nha Trang hotel as it’s an hour+ drive to a quite remote locale. We were all set. The driver arrived at 9am and we arrived at Doc Let, in the middle of nowhere, by 10am to find Sylvio, shirtless, tanned and hairy, demanding our passports and then giving us a quick 5 minute tour of the place, including its common dining room, shared bathrooms, and all of the available accommodations. We decided on a 2 BR with private bath as it cost us an additional $10 over 2 nights. By 10:30, we were on the isolated 18km beach, featuring the most glorious soft white sand, crystal clear blue water and gentle warm waves, perfect for swimming.
Price included 3 meals a day and 1 afternoon fruit snack so we literally had no decisions to make and nowhere to go. Beer and wine were extra and tracked by tallies next to names on a piece of paper. Beers were 75 cents and the local Dalat wine was $5 a bottle. For the first time ever, I felt as if I was in a movie sans beer-promo-product-placement-dollars bc when you wanted one, you simply ordered “a beer” as they stock only one kind (Bia Saigon). The local food was delicious, the communal atmosphere facilitated meeting interesting like-minded travelers, the nightly after dinner drinks and beach bonfires led to a lot of fun and the remote location made for a very special stay. Can’t imagine any place topping this. This is the place.
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Oh my. I’d give this ten stars. How did you find this place? I can’t believe you went thinking you might be sleeping outside! Was this the place that was $30/night for both? As to him keeping your passport, is that common practice?
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Amy’s LP Vietnam book barely mentioned it & found website then called him bc he’s not good w email. We really wanted to get off the grid (can accommodate max of prob 20 people & we only had 15). Knew it was going to be isolated which is what I was going for.
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Common practice on passport when you haven’t yet paid for room. Just like Europe & rest of world. If you’ve already paid, they just jot down info.
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How comfy are the beds in remote places like this? Electricity in your gut? And was this place that you just had sketchy wifi in your common area?
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Beds weren’t bad. Not super comfortable as you can imagine. No box spring. Flat hard mattress but it had a mosquito net so it was great! Yep had electricity. And yes, only had sketch wifi in common dining area so really felt disconnected as we were on beach in water & on our porch playing cards all the time.
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Not gut. Hut.
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How many nights did you enjoy this? And this was the open air hut that you were cold during the night?
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Yep cold during night. Beds only had bottom sheet. No top sheet or blanket. You’d assume it’d be real hot then right? We were piling clothes on to sleep & using our towels as blankets bc that close to sea, it of course cools down.
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Looks incredible! I’d love it! Did I see a dog in one picture?
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Probably. There were 5-6 “guard dogs” who didn’t need to do a lot of guarding but they were pretty sweet.
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