Victoria Sapa Hotel Address: Sapa, Lao Cai Telephone: 84-20-871522 Fax: 84-20-871539 77 Rooms

*Published rates subject to 5% service charge and 10% VAT.

Sapa's finest accommodation and only luxury lodging, the 7-year-old building is beginning to show its age a bit. Still it's the only game in town unless you prefer one of the many modest mini-hotels. Amenities at this Chalet-style hotel include an indoor-outdoor pool, sauna and massage, satellite TV, in-house movies, minibar, full business and conference facilities, billiards, two lounges and the best dining in the Tonkinese Alps, courtesy of Executive Chef, Alain Nguyen. (Don't miss Alain's 4-course gourmet dinner prepared and served aboard the Victoria Express on the return journey to Hanoi!)

As an added bonus, General Manager Ronan Bianchi combines a keen photographer's eye and a genuine passion for the local tribes to create some of the most stunning photographs we've ever seen. Many are on display throughout the hotel's public spaces. (Best of all he will gladly share his knowledge of the area if you ask!)

The Victoria offers the popular Victoria Express luxury sleeper cars on the overnight train from Hanoi to Lao Cai.