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Kazuhiro J火车 #SP3 VIP卧铺舱, Sapaly Express, 2020年10月13日
Train is beautiful and good experience. Easy to sleep and not tried in 7hr riding time.
I feel ticket counter is little difficult to find, but it's not serious.
DF
Damon F火车 #SP1 VIP卧铺舱, Pumpkin Express, 2020年9月3日
The price for what is provided is pretty high, so the value for this train trip is very low. The ticket guy for Pumpkin Express was easy to find and even at the station earlier than expected. He was also very helpful in getting me the drinks and snacks for my cabin and providing clear guidance on when and where to wait and board. Overall, it was an okay experience, but I couldn't sleep at all on the train despite having the entire VIP cabin to myself and there were only a few snacks and a couple drinks provided.
I was impressed with the fact that I could actually charge my phone and they had a few different working lights in the room. The trains are very old, but they were cleaner than I expected. However, I also traveled only one month after the pandemic lockdown was lifted in Vietnam, so there were very few tourists traveling in general; that's probably why things were in decent condition (even the bathroom was pretty clean for a train). I was disappointed that there was no onboard wifi; luckily I had my own SIM with mobile data plan which worked on some parts of the trip.
I took a private, 8-pax bus back from Sapa to Hanoi instead of the train, for which I paid only $25. It was much more comfortable, scenic, and quicker than the train. I likely would not take the train ever again unless the conditions were MUCH better (i.e., they need a complete overhaul).
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Cecile P火车 #SP3 4乘客贵宾卧铺车厢, Laman Express, 2020年3月23日
It was nice. I was actually warn on the first level. People downstairs were a bit cold.
But quite comfortable. Nicely organised and clean.
Just don't follow people straight out of the train... They didn't leave us a chance, and we didn't do what we wanted to.
Also prices were as usual.... Pricier.
Don't get the coffee outside as well, its 3 times the price.
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Marino T火车 #SP3 4乘客贵宾卧铺车厢, Laman Express, 2020年3月21日
too much cold with the air conditioning
too much noise! impossible to sleep on this train!
JH
Joshua H公共汽车 VIP 20, Sapa Express, 2020年3月19日
I can’t tell anything because we didn’t go because everything was closed in Sapa because of Corona . We payed for a trip and had nothing.
JS
Joachim S公共汽车 VIP 27, Sapa Dragon Express (Sapa Dragon Express), 2020年3月14日
Well, the driver was on eine in the morning. He offers a small snack after collecting all 5 passengers. On the ride we had 2 short tests for bathroom, etc.
IL
Ines L火车 #SP1 4乘客贵宾卧铺车厢, Pumpkin Express, 2020年3月13日
Very dirty, cockroaches in cabin. Bathroom filthy. Staff not very friendly. Beds hard and air conditioning doesn't work properly. Room was very hot, no air. Left half an hour late.
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Percy V公共汽车 半卧铺, Grouptour (Công ty du lịch quốc tế Grouptour), 2020年3月12日
Arrived two hours later, traveled with multiple buses, unclear communication.
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Heidi S火车 VIP卧铺舱, Laman Express, 2020年3月12日
Wonderful check-in with welcome drink and very friendly staff, spacious room for a train with fairly comfortable beds that looked and smelled clean. Nice amenities (2 beers, 2 water, 2 sodas, 2 bananas and 2 danish). Really nothing to complain about!
JH
Josh H火车 #SP1 4乘客贵宾卧铺车厢, Orient Express (Orient Express Train Sapa), 2020年3月12日
Train was easy to access and on time. Snacks and water were left for us in our 4 person cabin. There were no interruptions we were able to get in and go to sleep. Woke up in Sapa!