Victoria Chau Doc is a low-slung French colonial hotel overlooking the Mekong in the bustling Vietnamese frontier town of Chau Doc. The hotel has a relaxed and laid-back atmosphere with 92 rooms and suites, imbued with old world charm. Each room offers traditional Vietnamese style, and many have fantastic balcony views of the river. With a waterside restaurant serving delicious meals, a full-service rooftop spa, a well-equipped gym and a lovely swimming pool, it makes a perfect stop-off point while travelling on water between Vietnam and Cambodia.
Amenities
Bar/PubConciergeCribs/Infant Beds AvailableFamily RoomFitness CentreGardenLibraryMultilingual StaffOutdoor PoolRestaurantSafety Deposit BoxesSpa/SaunaWi-Fi AvailableStay The Victoria Chau Doc features 92 rooms grouped in three categories; Superior, Deluxe and Suites. All are spacious with lead-in starting at 25 sqm and come with a sofa and writing table. Rooms are bright with natural light, and feature dark woods combined with comfortable Colonial-era style furnishings. All rooms are air-conditioned, have sitting areas and balconies but upgrade to Deluxe Rooms or Suites for breathtaking views of the Bassac River.
ChildCare Families with children are welcome to stay at the Victoria Chau Doc but there are no specific facilities for children, although they will love open spaces and taking the adventure of a river journey. Babysitting service is available, upon request.
Dine The Bassac Restaurant at the Victoria Chau Doc Hotel enjoys a picturesque setting where French doors open out to an outdoor terrace where guests can dine with views of the river and the swimming pool. Specialities include Vietnamese and European cuisine as well as memorable barbecues on the riverbank. The adjacent Tan Chau Salon Bar, also with river views, serves snacks and refreshments in a stylish setting featuring plush leather armchairs.
Relax Located on the top floor of the Victoria Chau Doc hotel with magnificent river views, the Victoria Chau Doc Spa offers massages, wraps, scrubs, facials and beauty salon treatments delivered by our professional therapists. The hotel has an outdoor swimming pool with panoramic views, fitness centre, simple spa, pool table and table tennis.
Experience There are several interesting sites around Chau Doc, including a Cham community and Chau Doc’s famous floating market. Victoria Chau Doc Hotel arranges excellent excursions to some of these sites including small Cham villages, water safaris in the Tra Su Bird Sanctuary and river journeys in traditional sampans to hikes among the cave pagodas of Sam Mountain and its kitsch pagodas. Back at the hotel, join martial art or cooking classes or hire a bicycle for independent exploration.
Location Located on the banks of the Bassac River at the Three Rivers Crossing. Chau Doc town in the Mekong Delta is 285km southwest of Ho Chi Minh city, near the Cambodian border.
Getting there 15-hour international flight (one change) to Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City. Victoria Chau Doc Hotel is a 7-hour drive from Ho Chi Min.
When to go Tropical climate. Hot and humid year-round, with an average annual temperature of 27 C. Best time to visit is November to February when it is cooler and dryer. December to April is the dry season with occasional rain. May to November is the wet season with showers almost every day and flooding in the Mekong Delta can occur.
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Mekong Delta, Vietnam
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