How to stay

Choose your stay

Almost every guest who stays with me also chooses my experience tour — because the Mekong is best understood through people, not walls.

Room Only

Stay in my family home and experience daily life in the Mekong countryside at your own pace — markets, gardens, village walks, and quiet evenings with us.

Book room only
My home

Bedrooms

I have three double rooms on the ground floor — simple, clean, and full of daylight. You share the bathroom with my family, as we do every day.

Double room with garden view

Garden View Room

Sleeps 2 · Shared bathroom · Ground floor

Large window facing the garden — plenty of breeze and natural light during the day. Bed, fan, table, chairs, and teapot.

  • Desk & lamp
  • Wardrobe
  • Fan
  • Garden view

From 288,000 ₫ / night

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Comfortable double bedroom

Classic Double Room

Sleeps 2 · Shared bathroom · Ground floor

A quiet double room with window to the lane. Essential furnishings — bed, desk, chairs, teapot — everything you need, nothing you do not.

  • Desk & lamp
  • Fan
  • Window

From 288,000 ₫ / night

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Double room with air conditioning

Air-Conditioned Room

Sleeps 2 · Shared bathroom · A/C

Same honest homestay feel with air conditioning for warmer months. Desk, chairs, teapot, and shared bathroom with the family.

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk & lamp
  • Fan

From 328,000 ₫ / night

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Prices are indicative. Weekly and monthly rates are available — message me for seasonal pricing and longer stays.

Included in your stay

What I offer at home

  • Complimentary light breakfast when I can (at my discretion)
  • Use of my family kitchen
  • Garden & outdoor space
  • Bicycles you can use for village rides
  • Parking at the house
  • Air conditioning in one bedroom

I am happy to help with local buses and can meet you at the station when you arrive.

Meals

Eating with us

I can offer a complimentary light breakfast when it fits our morning. Other meals — including a fuller breakfast — may have an extra cost if we arrange them together.

Please talk to me directly about meals and any extra payment. I love cooking from fresh market ingredients — this is home food, not a hotel menu.

House rules

Before you book

I kindly ask you to contact me before reserving — I like to know who is coming and make sure your dates work for my family.

Smoking: I do not smoke. You may smoke outdoors only.

I welcome solo travellers, couples, families, students, and anyone who comes with respect for village life.

Nearby

Local area facilities

  • Park
  • Gym
  • Restaurant
  • Bus stop
  • Hospital

Cầu Kè town centre is about 1 km away — a short walk or a few minutes by motorbike taxi.

Not A Hotel Room

A doorway into living culture

In the quiet countryside of Cầu Kè, Trà Vinh, where rice fields stretch toward the horizon and coconut trees sway gently in the wind, there is a small family home that opens its doors to travelers from around the world.

Welcome to my homestay—not just a place to stay, but a living cultural experience in the heart of the Mekong Delta.

My name is Edwin. I live here with my parents in this peaceful village home. My mother is a tailor, my father is a farmer, and together they represent two of the most traditional livelihoods of rural Vietnam. Growing up in this environment has allowed me to naturally connect with Vietnamese, Chinese, and Khmer cultures. I speak English, French, and Chinese, which helps me bridge these worlds and share them meaningfully with guests who come to stay.

When you arrive here, you are not treated as a customer. You are welcomed as part of our family. This is the foundation of the experience we offer—a cultural immersion system rooted in daily life, not a commercial hotel stay.

You are invited to join our everyday rhythm: sharing home-cooked meals, sitting in family gatherings, and participating in traditional events. In this region, where a large Khmer community lives alongside Vietnamese and Chinese families, cultural festivals and local celebrations are part of life. If your timing is right, you may experience these moments not as a visitor, but as someone truly included.

Life here also moves through simple but meaningful routines. I often take guests to the local market to choose fresh vegetables, herbs, and ingredients. Together, we cook and experience the real flavors of the Mekong Delta—not from a menu, but from daily life.

Although Cầu Kè is a small town, it is fully connected and comfortable for both travelers and remote workers. Essential services are nearby, and getting here is simple. I can help arrange affordable local buses from Saigon, Cần Thơ, Bến Tre, or Trà Vinh directly to the homestay. If needed, I can also pick you up at the bus station so your journey feels smooth and welcoming from the very beginning.

Beyond the home, the surrounding landscape becomes part of your experience. Here you will see the real Mekong Delta: endless rice fields, coconut gardens, banana trees, and tropical fruits you may have never encountered before. It is a place designed not for rushing, but for slowing down—where you can reconnect with nature and understand the deep relationship between local people and the land.

For those who want to explore further, I personally offer guided scooter tours through rivers, orchards, temples, and hidden villages across the Mekong Delta at an affordable extra cost. If you are traveling with friends or family, I can arrange additional drivers so we can explore together as a group. For guests interested in agriculture, I also connect you with my farmer friends, where you can learn firsthand how rice and fruits are grown and harvested—an experience that brings you closer to where food truly begins.

Culture here is not only seen—it is also worn. My mother, a professional tailor, can create custom-made clothing for you using fabrics from the local market if you are interested and if time allows. This is available at a very reasonable additional cost, and becomes another way to carry a piece of the Mekong Delta with you.

It is designed as a doorway into a living cultural system—where hospitality, family life, agriculture, and tradition come together in one experience.

I would be genuinely happy to welcome you here, share our way of life, and help you discover the hidden rhythm of the Mekong Delta. Feel free to reach out anytime—I am always here to answer questions and help you plan your journey.

Traditional Mekong Delta family home and garden
Set expectations

What homestay life feels like

I want you to arrive knowing what homestay life here really feels like.

Shared family life

You share our bathroom and common spaces. You will hear morning sounds, smell rice cooking, and see how we actually live — that is the heart of your stay.

Simple & real

I have not turned my home into a showroom. No marble bathrooms or décor staged for photos — we live here, simply and truly.

Culture first

Most guests also book my experience tour. Think of your room as a place to rest; the delta itself is what I want to show you.

Cầu Kè, Trà Vinh

Finding us

My house sits on a narrow road in a peaceful village — about 1 km from Cầu Kè town centre, five minutes by motorbike taxi, or a ten-minute walk. The bus from Saigon to Cầu Kè can stop right in front of my home.

  • From Ho Chi Minh City: about 200 km, roughly 4–5 hours by bus from Bến Xe Miền Tây (West Bus Station).
  • From Cần Thơ: about 50 km, around 1.5 hours — buses from Cần Thơ Central Bus Station.
  • From Trà Vinh city: about 40 km, around one hour by bus or motorbike.

Once I confirm your stay, I will help you plan affordable local transport and can pick you up at the bus station if you need.

Good to know

Questions guests often ask me

How do I book?

Please contact me first to check whether I can host you on the dates you want, and ask me anything about staying in my home. Once I confirm your dates work for my family, you can complete your booking.

When do I pay?

After I confirm I can host you, we agree payment together — usually when you arrive, as we discuss when you book. If you book through Homestay.com, their platform rules apply (including their booking fee and payment methods). When you book with me directly, I keep things simple and transparent.

Please be careful if a host asks for payment upfront when that was not made clear from the start. I do not ask for advance payment unless we have agreed on it openly. I do not recommend Moneygram or Western Union.

When can we share contact details?

Once your booking is confirmed, I will send you my email, phone number, and home address, and I will receive yours — so we can welcome each other properly. For your safety, I do not move long personal conversations off-platform before a booking is confirmed when you find me through a booking website.

From me to you

I am not selling a room.
I am sharing my way of life.

If you are looking for a polished hotel, this is not the place. If you want to slow down, eat real food, and meet the Mekong through my family and neighbours — I would be genuinely happy to welcome you.

Send me your dates and whether you want room only or room with my experience tour. I reply personally, usually within 24 hours.