Khách sạn International Cần Thơ

We stayed (in two similar rooms) at the International hotel as part of a tour in early August. The staff, although they had limited English, were quite pleasant. There were good about giving dinner recommendations and contacted me immediately when I mistakenly left my glasses in the breakfast area. The bellhop in particular seemed very happy to be taking our luggage and was on the lookout to make sure the door was always open for us. Our large room looked out onto the river and the park below. There was a fridge and the usual setup with a couple of bottles of water, shampoo, etc. Hotel was well-located for us to take a stroll around town and through the park across the street. Our room was spotless. In the second room, it appears that a previous guest had spilled a sweet liquid onto the hotel information booklet, attracting about three little “banana spiders”. Not a big deal for us. My guess is that most travelers to this part of the world are not going to be put off by this or by the gecko that made a five minute appearance in our bathroom. If you do stay, watch “Y-shaped design of the water intake piping for the shower: hot (don’t touch)/cold/mixed. A small piece of hardware fell off, not affecting the shower operation. Breakfast (included with the stay) was an interesting experience. The hotel restaurant is a quick hop across the street. On entering we were ushered through a pleasant shaded tropical outdoor eating area into an air-conditioned area, red tartan design elements, possibly conceived by Cyndi Lauper’s stylist in 1987. We asked if we could move into the outdoor area, but were told that the indoor area was air-conditioned. I am not sure if this was a hotel policy or if the staff was assessing our best interests. Breakfast itself was included in the rate and was in-line with the market. We felt that the pork chop was best option of the variety of items that we ordered. In the end, the hotel did the trick, was clean and we got a good night’s sleep. I would not hesitate to stay here again, if the price was right.