Cham Island Homestay Lau Thu

Lovely Family. Great Dinner!

Loveliest family who takes care of you like you’re one of their own. They pick you up at the harbour. The food and coffee is delicious and you stay in great spacious rooms. You can have breakfast, lunch and dinner by the beach and they offer to bring you on a snorkeling or fishing trip. Great place to stay at if you want to explore Cham Island!

Bit of a language barrier, but that makes it fun.

Simple but comfortable stay with good air conditioning. The family were helpful and the food they provided was lovely. Worth doing the snorkelling trip offered, we had a great morning at a secluded beach.

On the final day we were asked to leave because our boat was coming early. We packed up and when leaving realised that this wasn’t true but that the next residents had arrived so they wanted us gone. We ended up being taken to the dock and left for over an hour in the midday heat with young children. It was a shame as it put a disappointing end on an otherwise lovely trip. Also there are no cars on the island and to get to the house you have to take a motorbike for 15 minutes across the island, beautiful but can get a bit steep at times. We had young children with us and no helmets were offered so the experience was a bit anxiety inducing. Though to be fair the kids loved it and in the end all was well.

Very friendly people, at the most scenic beach village. It's a family working and living together, verh beautiful to see

No transparant about charges. Somethings went wrong with my booking and the bike rental but we found solutions for that, so I will leave jt in the past. They kept bird in small cage which I do not like for the birds

It was spacious and very clean. There was a rooftop terrace, which was really nice in the evening where we enjoyed delicious cocktails made by the son who had watched YouTube videos to understand how to do it. The family were very welcoming and met us at the harbour. We didn’t realise this at the time and so were slightly confused. To hire bikes you should be charged just 150k per day, so be sure to check this on arrival. The family also organised snorkelling for us - we travelled across in a coconut boat to the snorkel site which was great. The family were always on hand.

We didn’t realise that the family also provide a good service (extra charge) and we felt at times guilty for not buying meals from them.

The family is extremely nice. You go here not to be a tourist, but to be part of the family. You feel at home and very welcome. It has been an amazing experience, to live like locals, to experience their culture. Something very much different and absolutely recommended to anybody who travels to discover different cultures and populations. The family also offers snorkeling activities and tours of the island by motorbikes: both absolutely recommended!