Thao Ngan Hotel

Mekong Delta


The cleanest and nicest of the local hotels is very centrally located near the market and one of the receptionists speaks good English. The shower cubicles make a nice change at this budget to avoid the all-too-common occurrence of bathroom flooding.


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