Work starts on largest hotel in Lao Cai

Works began on a four-star hotel on February 23 in the misty mountainous town of Sa Pa in Lao Cai province. Sa Palndochina, the largest of its kind in Sa Pa, will be built at a cost of 145 billion VND (roughly 8.1 million USD) by Dong Duong international commercial investment joint stock company.
Covering an area of 7,252 sq.m, the French-style hotel will accommodate 88 rooms looking the Hoang Lien-Sa Pa mountain range.
The hotel is expected to be put into operation in June, 2011.
Apart from Sa Palndochina, the company plans to build a luxurious resort, Indochina International, with 80 villas on an area of 28.2 hectares in Lao Chai-Ta Van in Lao Cai province.