Works began on a four-star hotel on February 23 in the misty mountainous town of Sapa in Lao Cai Province.
Sapa lndochina, the largest of its kind in Sapa, will be built at a cost of VND145 billion (roughly USD8.1 million) by Dong Duong international commercial investment joint stock company.
Covering an area of 7,252m², the French-style hotel will accommodate 88 rooms looking the Hoang Lien-Sapa mountain range.
The hotel is expected to be put into operation in June, 2011.
Apart from Sapa lndochina, the company plans to build a luxurious resort, Indochina International, with 80 villas on an area of 28.2ha in Lao Chai-Ta Van in Lao Cai Province.