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rooms are spacious and
finished in
wood, some with
waterfront views. Double
300,000VND
INTO CAMBODIA: XA XIA
Ha Tien offers an easy crossing to Kep and
Kampot on Cambodia's south coast; for
travellers coming from Cambodia, it's an
easy way of visiting Phu Quoc. Buses leave
Ha Tien at noon and 4pm daily for Kep
(250,000VND, 1hr), Kampot (300,000VND,
1hr 30min), Sihanoukville (450,000VND, 4hr)
and Phnom Penh (430,000VND, 4hr); Ha
Tien Tourism arrange bus tickets and visas.
EATING AND DRINKING
The stalls around the bustling market on Tran Hau offer
cheap Vietnamese dishes from early morning to around
9pm.
Ha Tien Floating Restaurant
Tran Hau. Dine out on
deck in Ha Tien's most stylish restaurant, a large boat
moored behind the imposing
River Hotel
on the waterfront,
serving fresh seafood dishes for 90,000-160,000VND.
Daily noon-10pm.
★
Hai Phuong
So 52, Dong Thuy Tram
T
077 3852240.
The biggest international traveller magnet in town, this
basic multistor
ey hotel featu
res large, spotless, tiled, a/c
rooms. Double
220,000VND
Hai Van
55 Lam Son
T
077 3852872. A convivial choice
offering immaculate, spacious rooms with satellite TV.
Superior doubles are available in the
mid-range ann
exe
(
T
077 3852001; 300,000VND). Double
150,000VND
Hai Yen
15 Duong To Chau
T
077 3851580. The staff here
are not going to win any prizes for congeniality, but the
Oasis
42 Tuan Phu Dat. Expat Andy and his Vietnamese
wife serve up proper English breakfasts (80,000VND),
Greek salad with feta cheese, couscous with grilled veg,
breakfast dishes such as muesli and omelettes, and filled
baguettes (from 25,000VND) for lunch. Andy is a treasure
trove of local info and can help arrange motorbike tours of
the area. Daily 9am-9pm.
Thuy Tien
Dong Ho. This little café built on a floating river
raft is the perfect place to enjoy an iced coffee (15,000VND)
or beer. Daily noon-9pm.
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