Minh Son Hotel

Northwest Vietnam


Your best choice if forced to overnight in Lai Chau, with spacious, modern rooms and fine views over the city from the upper floors. There's not much in the way of restaurants nearby, except for the neighbouring cafe.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Northwest Vietnam attractions

1. Sin Ho Market

14.78 MILES

Sin Ho has markets on Saturday and Sunday; the wildly colourful Sunday market is the more impressive of the two. It's a better place to buy livestock than…

2. Tram Ton Pass

19.29 MILES

The road between Sapa and Lai Chau crosses the Tram Ton Pass on the northern side of Mt Fansipan, 15km from Sapa. At 1900m it's Vietnam’s highest mountain…

3. Fansipan Cable Car

22.46 MILES

Towering above Sapa are the Hoang Lien Mountains, once known to the French as the Tonkinese Alps and now a national park. These mountains include the…

4. Sapa Museum

23.48 MILES

An excellent showcase of the history and ethnology of the Sapa area, including the French colonial era. Dusty exhibitions overview the various ethnic…

5. Sapa Church

23.6 MILES

Sapa's small stone church was built by the French and is still a central landmark. It opens for Mass on Sunday and on certain evenings for prayers.

6. Sapa Market

24.18 MILES

Turfed out of central Sapa and now in a purpose-built modern building near the bus station, Sapa Market is still interesting, and hill-tribe people from…