Ben Hibbs

"A must for your visit to HCMC. The city is overwhelmingly hectic on arrival so the warm welcome and helpfulness of the owner (charming lady I think called Hoa) made for a great start for us in Vietnam"

"A room with a window is 500baht, a room without one is 400baht. Worth saving the 100baht if you're on a budget. Rooms without are almost identical. Window not required anyway, just A/C"

"For a change at dinner time, go to the main road, turn left. Past 7Eleven there's 'The Best Cafe'. Similar to the hotel restaurant. Slightly cheaper. Beautiful wooden building. Its Thai food is best"

"Go to the in-hotel restaurant and get a table right on the beach. Dinner in front of a beautiful sunset. Perfection"

"It's open now, woo hoo! But I somehow missed the cutting of the ribbon..."