Mr.Zoom Backpacker Hostel in Cat Ba Island

My wife and I went here for a massage with two friends travelling with us. We were told they could accommodate all four of us together. The manager was very attentive and professional, after waiting 15 mins the treatment began. I now suspect she didn't have enough therapists for us and spent that time rounding up more therapists in the local area. Atmosphere was poor, it was just a hotel room with two regular beds, we had to lay down on an itchy blanket for the massage. I was seen to by an elderly man and my wife by a woman. Rushed would be an understatement to describe this, he started massaging me before I was fully laid down on the bed. Technique was rough and akin to a mugging more than a massage. Without exaggerating, it was genuinely painful and we have had countless massages in the past to compare it to. The twisting and cracking techniques he used were crazy and left my back sore and in pain. The therapists spoke almost no English so communicating discomfort was almost impossible. My one hour session was over in 20 mins, naturally I went straight downstairs to complain. Meanwhile the guy took over my wife's massage without asking, leaving her clinging to a towel to shield her chest while this guy used his beating technique on her and pulled her hair. Perhaps we were unlucky with our therapists because our friends said theirs was average but enjoyable. Still, I recommend you pay a couple USD more and go elsewhere. You deserve better.