Streamside Room
Two wooden bungalows right at the water's edge — open the door and touch the turquoise stream; brocade curtains, air-conditioning, and the sound of running water to wake you.
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A hundred-year-old wooden homestead by a clear mountain stream — where everyday objects and the warmth of the kitchen fire tell one story, and every traveller finds slow living in the heart of "Mế".
In the highland language of Cao Bằng, "Mế" means Mother — the first word a child of these mountains ever speaks. Mế Farmstay grew from the quiet gratitude of four sons towards a mother who sacrificed her whole life after their father passed away early.
Today that private gift has become a shared home — one that has twice had the honour of welcoming General Secretary Tô Lâm, and where every guest is received like family coming home.
— Come to Mế, come back to the source of love —
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34 private rooms and 6 dorms with 60 bunk beds — up to 150 overnight guests at a time. The three most-loved corners:
Two wooden bungalows right at the water's edge — open the door and touch the turquoise stream; brocade curtains, air-conditioning, and the sound of running water to wake you.
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A warm timber room leaning against the rock face — crisp white linen with brocade cushions, a wooden desk, and a modern private bathroom.
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Airy stilt-house halls with bunk beds and bright brocade bedding — perfect for school trips, heritage tours and big groups of friends on a budget.
See room details →Five pieces, one heart — as attentive as a mother's love for children coming home.
Family-style trays served beside the kitchen fire, with produce sourced directly from farming households around the village. The restaurant seats up to 376 guests — group meals, banquets and custom menus welcome, vegetarian options available.
There are no glass cases at Mế. Every artefact sits exactly where life put it — the bamboo basket by the wall, the loom on the porch, the stone mill in the yard — and guests may touch, use, and listen to its story.
Architecture — the greatest artefact is the house itself: dry-stacked stone walls and yin-yang roof tiles interlocking like two clasped hands.
Spaces — stone fences, pebble paths, brocade on the walls… arranged from village memory, with real artefacts placed in every room.
Objects — looms, stone mills and rattan baskets collected from families around the region, each soon to carry its own story label.
Mế's most-loved photo spot
Local medicinal leaves · Mế Spa
Then singing & đàn tính by the fire
Clear, cool water flowing through Mế
✿ Weekday perk (Mon–Thu, 2–4pm): choose free SUP/raft paddling or a free herbal foot soak (not applicable to Dorm).
"Four seasons pass over the yin-yang roof tiles — spring blossoms, summer waterfalls, autumn gold, winter mist." Non nước Cao Bằng — UNESCO Global Geopark
Mế Farmstay stands on the revolutionary homeland of Trường Hà — gateway to Cao Bằng's most sacred historical sites — and is ready to host group journeys of every size.
Where President Hồ Chí Minh returned to Vietnam on 28 January 1941 after 30 years abroad, living and working in Cốc Bó cave. Border marker 108 stands nearby.
The resting place of Vietnam's first Young Pioneer team leader — a place of remembrance right in Nà Mạ village, Trường Hà commune.
Scenery brings guests here — people make them stay.
"My four healing nights."Nhu Huyen Vu · Google ★★★★★
"Warm, welcoming, effortless service."Hoàng Phương · Booking.com 10/10
"Love this place — everything is just great."Julius · Booking.com 10/10
