Indigo Snail Boutique Hmong Homestay - Hostel

First time visiting Vietnam, and among all our wonderful experiences this was a real eye opener. Staying in the SaPa mountains with an indigenous H'mong family. They offered various length treks and we shared a beautiful dinner. They let us help with the cooking and learned about their culture, history and future. The children enjoyed some time playing football or singing songs together with us too. Comfortable room with en suite and amazing views. Highly recommend

My family of 11 was there for 2 days and we wished we could have spend more time there. The oldest in our family was 72 and the youngest 8 and surprisingly, both young and old enjoyed their stay. We thought our children, used to modern luxuries would find the place boring. But it was rhe simple pleasures that touched their hearts. Making this stay the highlight of our entire 9days trip! The trekking lead by the owner of homestay was very enjoyable. She knew the place well as she lived there her whole life. She catered to our pace, level of fitness and age. That was greatly appreciated. The delicious meals she prepared for us was nutritious and my mum could not get enough of her Happy Juice! She said she slept really well and was very happy indeed. As my niece had egg allergies, they thoughtfully prepared eggless version of the spring rolls etc. All these just shows the amount of care put into making all her guests comfortable. The place is at Tavan not in sapa town itself but she can arrange for taxi transfers for you from the bus station and to sapa Town. As its end of the year, winter, we were blessed with awesome weather for our hike but woke up to a cloudy, cold raining day. All these, added to the experience of staying in the village. Just spending quality time with each other, playing with the dogs and reading. Also, there is good WiFi connections. We got the SIM cards from the airport. So the children could play games on their ipads too. This is a real home not a "setup" village. There are real stories and nuggets of experiences waiting for you to explore and find. So go there with an open heart.

We had an amazing experience with Sue! We did 2 days of trekking and stayed in her Indigo Snail homestay, which was fabulous. Sue was so friendly and so knowledgeable of the local area, having lived here her whole life! The views around SaPa were amazing and Sue brought us to some areas that were not as busy with bigger tourist companies. The homestay itself was fantastic, we had a fabulous modern bungalow on the property to ourselves, and there was a delicious home cooked meal which we shared with the family and other travellers. I would highly recommend!