Blue Ocean Resort Hotel***

Our brief comments: The single-storey chalets are arranged in short terraced  blocks
The Blue Ocean is a fairly basic resort, but offers good value for money. The resort is located midway along Mui Ne beach.

Accommodation is in terraced brick chalets with thatched roofs. Rooms are somewhat spartan, but the beds are comfortable and the terra cotta floor tiles are cool to the feet. Bathrooms are adequate, but there's no bathtub.

At 1.8ha (approximately 4½ acres), the site is large in comparison with other hotels on the A twin-bedded guest roombeach. The space allows for a larger than usual pool - the vivid blue tiles resonate with the name of the resort.

There's no dedicated children's pool, but as the maximum depth is 1.5m, it should be safe for small children providing they are carefully supervised.

There's also a Children's Playground.

The Moon Light beachfront restaurant and the reception areaThe Blue Ocean's attractive reception area are minimalist structures with rendered brick walls, terra-cotta floors, wooden beams and an open void thatched roof.

The simple design and straightforward furniture is refreshingly uncluttered, a theme echoed in the guest rooms.

The Moon Light serves a combination of Asian and European cuisines. The pool bar provides light snacks as well as drinks and cocktails.

An incongruous element is a 'Sheridan's Irish Bar' in the lounge lobby - as far as we know, The Blue Ocean's pool is surrounded by tropical trees and flowering shrubs Mui Ne has no Gaelic associations. It's a reasonable pastiche of a Dublin pub, but Irish music on a tropical beach in Vietnam is a surreal concept.

The Irish pub serves Guinness and Irish ales at exorbitant prices and other drinks and food.

The Blue Ocean Resort is good value if you're looking for a place to relax at an affordable price, but don't expect a sophisticated level of service.

(Last inspected in February, 2003 - comments welcomed if you've visited more recently!)

Room facilities:

Room Categories
Sea View
Garden View
Pool
Number of rooms
14
38
6
Air-conditioner
Satellite television
Shower only
Bath with shower
Bath + separate shower
Personal safety box
Coffee and tea facilities
Laptop connection
Free broadband access
Extra bed available?
Child's cot available?
Room size (m2)
36
36
36
View
sea
garden
garden

Additional room facilities:

Hotel facilities:

Outdoor pool
Non-smoking floor(s)
n/a
Pool bar
Non-smoking rooms only
Fitness/health centre
Vietnamese/Asian restaurant
Sauna
International restaurant
Massage
Patisserie/coffee shop/cafe
Jacuzzi
Business centre

Additional hotel facilities: babysitting service, safety box are reception, books for loan, windsurfing, sailing, tennis and karaoke are available at an adjacent resort, golf available at the Ocean Dunes Club at the rear of the Novotel Coralia in Phan Thiet

Other local options worth considering:
The Beach Resort***
Vinh Suong Seaside Resort***
 
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