Homestay - 'a new breeze' in tourism business in Cua Lo

Homestay - new choice for tourists

Over the years, visitors to Cua Lo beach often choose hotels, motels or resorts as their resting place. There are many 5-star, 4-star and 3-star hotels here. There are hotels with infinity pools on high such as in Muong Thanh, Sumer. However, the trend of experiential tourism , closeness to local culture and the desire for comfort are creating conditions for homestays to develop. Homestays are not simply a place to stay, but with a resting space, a kitchen, a private swimming pool, a garden, a reading room, nature, separate rooms... giving visitors the feeling of living in a local house.

Space of a homestay on Mai Thuc Loan - Cua Lo street (Vinh city). Photo: Tran Chau

Tourists can cook for themselves, have food delivered, eat outdoors, eat in their rooms, chat with the host, and immerse themselves in the daily life of Cua Lo people - something that traditional hotel and motel models can hardly meet. Currently in Cua Lo, although few, there are home stays leading the trend for families to rest.

At a beautiful homestay on Mai Thuc Loan Street in Cua Lo, it is currently fully booked for the April 30 and May 1 holidays. The owner, Ms. Tran Ngoc Ha, said that the guests are mainly regulars who come and then introduce them to other guests. There is a swimming pool, a garden, a balcony with coffee, and a relaxing space. The rooms are suitable for large families, one room can accommodate up to 13 people, divided into different compartments suitable for parents and children to live together. The room has a sink, a kitchen, and a refrigerator. Because it has just been invested, this homestay is quite "luxurious - classy - smooth" with a price of 3 million VND/day/night, suitable for people with a fairly high income. The owner, who has been abroad, grasped the trend of this type of accommodation abroad and invested early.

The homestays have kitchens where you can cook simple meals for your family. Photo: Tran Chau

In addition to building rooms for home stays, Ms. Ha also has private villas for rent in home stays. This type of apartment is suitable for those who like to have free time, not be tied down, can walk on the beach, experience local tourism as they like.

Another homestay named Golf on Vinh - Cua Lo road has also been operating for quite a while. It has a beautiful location, near the most beautiful beach in Cua Lo and opposite the Golf course, with beautiful natural scenery, stepping out visitors can see the sea daisy carpets, admire the Cua Hoi entertainment area of ​​Vinpearl Group.

The homestay space is spacious, airy with full amenities creating a comfortable, cozy feeling for visitors. The owner of this home stay, Ms. Hoang Thi Thu Ha, said: Currently, the main travel trend is still the middle-income class, so the cost of accommodation and time still needs to be considered, the choice of family travel is also more, so the homestay type is a good choice for many visitors. Our home stay has 3 separate apartments, each apartment can accommodate 30 people, an apartment has 5 private rooms and 1 dormitory room, so it is a good choice for small companies and families traveling in groups.

Some homestays in Cua Lo have chosen beautiful locations to invest in. From here, guests can take the cable car, go swimming, go squid fishing, go to the seafood market, enjoy rich local dishes such as Cua Lo fish noodles, Thanh Chuong chicken stew, mackerel sauce, Cua Lo flash squid, wet rice cake and many other dishes...

Some people when buying villas and houses in Cua Lo also combine family living and renting when not needed. The cost of accommodation is not high, about 300 thousand VND/day and night, but the owner wants to serve food and drink to have more income. Hotels such as Muong Thanh, Song Ngu, Vinpearl... also invest in separate homestay-style apartments to serve many families living together, with kitchens, some places even have gardens and swimming pools.

A hotel with homestay service on Mai Thuc Loan Street said: The hotel has 5 separate rooms, swimming pool view, garden view, guests can book rooms by room or individual rooms for each family. Guests can decorate the space to organize GALA DINNER according to the needs of the groups. The amenities here are a restaurant area with set menus and fresh seafood prepared in a variety of ways based on the actual needs of customers located in the resort, there is a coffee shop, drinks and only 200m from Binh Minh Square - Cua Lo ...

Open relaxation spaces in homestays help visitors relax comfortably. Photo: Tran Chau

It can be seen that homestays in Cua Lo are quite diverse and provide more options for guests, especially international guests, when coming to Cua Lo beach who love open spaces and fresh air. Current prices range from 3,000,000 - 3,500,000 VND/night. Homestays in Cua Lo are mainly concentrated in Nghi Hoa, Nghi Thu, Nghi Huong wards... near the main beach and the night market, bringing great location advantages to visitors.

Investment prospects

If we travel to countries and famous tourist areas, we will see that homestay is very popular. For example, in Hoi An and Da Lat, the whole village is doing tourism. In Cua Lo, homestay service is quite new and needs to be encouraged to develop to increase accommodation options for tourists.

Homestay is considered one of the potential directions for small investors and local people at Cua Lo beach, when the beach is becoming more and more valuable in Vietnam. The investment prospect is feasible when Gen Z tourists, or young couples and families gathering together, increasingly prefer to experience "traveling like a local" instead of luxury resorts. Homestay at the beach perfectly meets this need with a reasonable cost for young people who want to gather in groups, gala parties...

Isolated homestays in Vinpearl Cua Hoi resort. Photo: PV

In terms of investment costs, compared to building a hotel or resort, the homestay model requires much lower initial investment capital. Local people can take advantage of existing houses to renovate them into accommodation for tourists, both generating income and promoting local culture. For tourists, the cost is also reasonable when traveling, they can relax in their room and watch the sea, read books, watch the green garden... If they grasp the trend and have a development policy, this is a new direction, a new livelihood for people living along the Cua Lo coast to develop community tourism. At the same time, it opens the door to year-round tourism here.

Investing in apartments and renting them out when not in use is also a trend when doing tourism in Cua Lo. Photo: Tran Chau.

Mr. Mac Tu Khoa - a tourist in Vinh city, said: Homestay is a new type of business in Cua Lo, suitable and convenient, many families want to go on vacation and choose this type because it is comfortable, not constrained, can cook, can order food, has a large space, can negotiate with the host about arrival time, check-out time... Currently, this type is very promising but in Cua Lo it is quite sparse, there need to be more areas where homestays are concentrated and need to be promoted more so that people know about it.

A homestay space on Vinh - Cua Lo road. Photo: Tran Chau

Homestay in Cua Lo is still new, but it is a new breeze that enriches the way of service, suits the trend, and brings convenience to customers when coming to Cua Lo.

In Nghe An, homestay has been quite popular in the West and now in Cua Lo, it will be an experience for tourists, helping tourists have many choices and comfortable vacations, close to nature when coming to Nghe An. Investing in homestay is a good choice but it is necessary to register a business, declare taxes with the tax authorities and also ensure fire prevention and fighting requirements according to regulations.

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