Off Hoàng Hoa Thám street · Đà Lạt
Eight wooden rooms in the pines, a fire in the room, mist on the porch
Tuệ’s family timber house, opened as eight rooms in 2022. Every night’s rate is written down by season: see the window, the bed and the total before you pay a deposit.
- 8timber rooms, 18 to 52 m², two to four guests
- 46stone steps from the gate to the lounge; Vinh carries the bags
- 10°Con December nights; electric blankets on every bed, three rooms with stoves
- 720,000VNDthe lowest night, VAT and breakfast for two included
Eight windows
Every room looks out on something different
Every rate written down
A year of rates on one strip
Low, regular, peak, holiday and Tết: five bands, with Friday and Saturday nights 25% higher. Fireside is 1,550,000 VND midweek and 1,940,000 VND at the weekend. Stay five nights in low or regular season and every night is 10% less.
Fire in the room
Vinh lights the stoves at 18:00 and lets them die at 22:00
Wood stoves behind glass, one basket of wood a night, included. A stove warms its room, not the house, and guests do not light it themselves. The lounge has one too, open until 22:00.
- Lò Sưởi (Fireside)26 m² · 1 king bed, 1.8 x 2.0 m1,550,000 VND
- Phòng Sương (Mist Suite)36 m² · 1 king bed, 1.8 x 2.0 m2,350,000 VND
- Nhà Vườn (Garden House)52 m² · Bedroom 1: king bed; bedroom 2: two 1.2 m singles2,950,000 VND
Book with the room
Four things we arrange ourselves, with clear prices
Sunrise cloud hunting
Leaves the gate at 04:45, back for breakfast at 07:30. Clouds depend on the morning.
350,000 VND per car
Dinner by the fire, booked a day ahead
From four people, 18:30 to 20:30, book 24 hours ahead.
280,000 VND per person
The vintage train to Trại Mát
Train tickets at the station price; we hold them for you.
150,000 VND per car
Pickup at Liên Khương airport, straight to the Nhà Sương gate
Up to four people and four suitcases. 12 hours notice.
450,000 VND per car
Four people at the house
Who meets you, who lights the fire, who cooks breakfast
- Trương Minh TuệHost, meets guests at the gate
I don't tell people Đà Lạt is beautiful. I tell them how many steps it is from the gate, how cold a December night gets, and what a Saturday night costs.
- Bùi Thị Hồng LanHousekeeping and the breakfast kitchen
I wash the blankets and warm them before you go up to the room. On a December night in Đà Lạt, the blanket is what you notice.
- Đỗ Quang VinhStoves, upkeep, driver
If the lane is too slippery, I call you first. I would rather you heard it from me than found out halfway up in the car.
- Hoàng Thị NgânBookings, front desk, English
You get one message from me: which rooms are free, the total, the deposit, when it is due, and what you lose if you cancel.
The guide
Đà Lạt, written from our alley
Three days in Đà Lạt: an unhurried itinerary from our alley
Day one on foot near home, day two cloud hunting then the vintage train, day three market and coffee. Hours, sourced distances, what to skip; fares from the station.
Choosing a homestay in Đà Lạt: six questions before you pay a deposit
Is the pine view real, is the kitchen private, who lights the fire, how many steps, what are the deposit and cancellation terms. Six questions, plus rates.
Best time to visit Đà Lạt: a month-by-month calendar
Twelve months in Đà Lạt: when the mist is thick, wild sunflowers bloom, rain settles in, nights drop to 10 degrees, and when room rates rise or fall. Sourced.
The way up
The car to the gate, then 46 stone steps
- Alley 77 off Hoàng Hoa Thám, Xuân Hương ward (the old Ward 10). Cars up to seven seats reach the gate.
- 46 stone steps from the gate to the lounge. Little Pine and the Kitchen Room are 12 more, the fewest. There is no lift.
- Check-in 14:00 to 22:00, check-out by 12:00. Liên Khương airport pickup 450,000 VND per car.
Ask before you pay a deposit
What does the rate include?
VAT, service charge and breakfast for two (07:30 to 09:30 in the lounge). Stove rooms get one basket of wood a night, lit by Vinh from 18:00 to 22:00.
How much more are weekend nights?
Friday and Saturday nights are 25% above midweek, except holiday and Tết nights, which have their own rate. Every room by season is on the Rates page.
Is there a minimum stay?
With a Saturday or holiday night: 2 nights. With a night from 30 December to 1 January or a Tết night: 3 nights. Otherwise 1 night. Online requests go up to 14 nights.
How much deposit, and when?
Deposit by bank transfer within 24 hours of confirmation, or the request lapses. 30% of the total in low and regular season; 50% when any night is peak, holiday or Tết. The balance is paid on arrival; for holiday and Tết nights, 14 days before check-in.
Do I lose the deposit if I cancel?
Low and regular season: 5 days or more ahead: full deposit refund. 2 to 4 days ahead: the deposit is kept. Under 2 days or no show: the first two nights are charged (or the whole stay if shorter), the rest released. Peak: 10 days or more ahead: full deposit refund. 5 to 9 days ahead: 50% of the room total is kept. Under 5 days or no show: 100% is charged. Holidays and Tết: The deposit is not refunded. 30 days or more ahead: one free date change when a room is free (same rate band, otherwise the difference applies). Under 30 days: no refund and no date change.
Is my room confirmed when I send the form?
A booking request holds the room; it is not a confirmation yet. Ngân calls or messages you on Zalo the same day (07:00 to 22:00) to confirm and send the bank details. A request nobody acts on is released after 12 hours, and we tell you.