Thao Nguyen Hotel

Ha Giang Province


Along Yen Minh's main road, the Thao Nguyen has clean, well-kept and spacious rooms, if you can get past the old-fashioned wallpaper. Secure parking is a bonus, as is the hidden 4th-floor terrace.


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