Ngoc Linh Hostel and Travel

Ngoc Linh Hostel and Travel is a 3-star hotel in Cat Ba Island, 800 m from Cat Co 2 Beach, with air-conditioned rooms that each have a private bathroom and a flat-screen TV. The property suits families and independent travellers who want a base on the south-east coast of the island, a few minutes' walk from the sand and the town's bus stations.

All four room types measure 21 m² and sleep up to four guests. Each room has a seating area with a flat-screen TV and cable channels, tiled floors, a private entrance and a wardrobe, and the bathroom is fitted with a shower, a bidet and a hairdryer, with free toiletries provided. Two of the rooms have a view, one of them over the mountains.

The 24-hour front desk, private check-in and check-out and a tour desk are on hand for arrivals and excursions. The family-friendly restaurant serves Asian cuisine in a traditional and modern setting, and breakfast is ordered à la carte. Free WiFi covers the property, bicycles can be rented, and the lift serves the upper floors.

Ngoc Linh Hostel and Travel offers four room types, each 21 m² and each with a private bathroom and air conditioning. All of them have two large king-size beds, sleep up to four guests and share tiled floors, a private entrance, a wardrobe and a seating area with a flat-screen TV. Because each room sleeps up to four, they suit families and small groups travelling together.

The four rooms differ mainly in name and outlook. The Deluxe Double Room with Two Double Beds is the deluxe category, and the King Room has the same layout without a view in its name. The Double Room with Mountain View and the Double or Twin Room with View are the two with an outlook, so they are the ones to choose for a view from the window.

The restaurant serves Asian cuisine, and the dining offer includes fruit, while breakfast is ordered à la carte rather than included. A tour desk arranges excursions, bicycles can be rented, and an airport shuttle and a shuttle service are offered. Hiking is also on the list of activities, and luggage can be stored and lockers used.

Every room has air conditioning, a flat-screen TV with cable channels, internet services, a wardrobe, a desk and a seating area. The bathrooms have a bidet, a toilet, a bath or shower, free toiletries, towels, slippers and a hairdryer, and each room has a refrigerator.

Free WiFi is available in all areas. Parking is free but public: a public car park nearby can be used, and a reservation is needed. Family rooms and soundproof rooms are available, and the lift, daily housekeeping, currency exchange and private check-in and check-out are part of the stay.

Ngoc Linh Hostel and Travel stands on Núi Ngọc street in Cat Ba town, on the south-east coast of Cat Ba Island, where the town faces the bay. Cat Co 2 Beach is 800 m away, Cat Co 1 Beach 900 m and Cat Co 3 Beach 1.2 km, so both public beaches are a short walk in any direction. Cat Ba National Park is 50 m from the property, and the Cat Ba Bay Viewpoint and Monument is 150 m away. Within the same few hundred metres are the Local Produce Market (450 m) and the old Cannon Fort (600 m), so the first walk of a stay can be taken straight from the door.

The Hoang Long bus station is 200 m away and the Cát Bà bus station 250 m, so bus arrivals in town end within a few minutes' walk of the hotel. The tourist ferry terminal at Cai Beo is 1 km from the property, and the centre of Ha Long is 25.5 km away. The restaurants Gaulois and Hoàng Gia Minh are both 100 m away, which makes the nearest street the easiest place for a first meal after arrival.

Cat Ba is a base for walking as well as for the beaches. Linh Quang Pagoda and Buddhist temple is 2.1 km away, Monkey Island Beach 2.8 km, and the cave Động Minh Châu 5 km. Vườn Quốc Gia Cát Bà is 8.1 km away, and climbing at Cat Ba Climbing, 50 m from the property, suits anyone who wants to try rock climbing.