Checked 10 November 2026. AI illustration shows fictional decorative mosaic objects in a Hanoi-inspired room, not MAY or a promised workshop result. Workshop availability, language and the final price need direct confirmation.
Choose the form of the piece before choosing the slot
MAY’s 2D mosaic workshop page describes arranging coloured pieces in a prepared flat mould, applying plaster, levelling and drying, with a decorative piece or coaster as the result. Its 3D workshop page instead lists forms such as a pen holder, vase or decorative lamp. A family booking for “mosaic” alone does not settle which work surface, task or finished object everyone expects.
The workshop’s age guidance differs from the retail kit
The 2D workshop page describes participation from age 3, while the 3D workshop page describes age 8 and above with instructor support and approximately 90-120 minutes. A separate take-home 3D material kit says adults and children above 5. These are different products. Do not use the retail kit’s younger age wording to override the hosted workshop’s guidance. Ask staff how children and grandparents can work together.
One advertised duration does not cover every mosaic
The 90-120-minute wording belongs to the 3D workshop description. The 2D page does not give a matching fixed duration in its text. Both the task and finishing matter; do not promise a quick coaster using the vase’s time, or borrow the duration of an unrelated craft. Ask when the chosen piece can be packed and carried, and whether any finishing requires staff work or later collection.
Workshop prices are not the price of a box of supplies
MAY’s branch and workshop list shows 2D mosaic 110,000 VND,3D vase/container 280,000 VND and 3D decorative lamp 420,000 VND. Treat these as listed reference prices, not a confirmed quote for every design or participant arrangement. The separate retail material kit shows 166,000 VND and an out-of-stock status when checked. That kit price neither books a workshop seat nor proves workshop stock.
The branch name matters as much as the activity
The operator currently lists four addresses: Complex 01 on Tây Sơn, THE LOOP at 241 Xuân Thủy, Lotte Mall West Lake at 272 Võ Chí Công, and Lotte Center at 54 Liễu Giai. The two Lotte names are different venues. The operator’s office address is not a workshop appointment. Get the selected branch, floor and exact meeting point in the confirmation rather than asking a driver for “the MAY shop”.
A listed floor does not establish the whole access route
The operator lists the Complex 01 branch on 1 F, THE LOOP on 3 F, Lotte Mall West Lake on 4 F and Lotte Center on 5 F. It also says the Complex 01 branch has no car parking. These details do not confirm a step-free route, a drop-off at the door, a suitable chair or an accessible toilet. Ask about the route from the actual drop-off to the workshop table, and where a non-making grandparent can sit.
Workshop intake ends before the shops close
The operator lists Complex 01 open 9:00-20:00 with workshop intake until 19:00 depending on the activity. Its mall branches list intake until 20:30 depending on the activity, even when the shop closes 22:00. A closing time is not a promise that the 3D vase can start just before it. Ask for the latest start that allows the chosen piece to be finished and packed, not simply the mall’s closing hour.
Reserve the people and help the family needs
The operator asks visitors to contact it in advance to ensure seats and instructor assistance. Specify makers, ages, total visitors and any grandparent who will only watch. A listed instructor is not confirmed Hindi or English instruction. Ask which language is available at the chosen branch and whether a family member may translate. Rounded-edge material descriptions are not a guarantee that every child can work without supervision.
Do not import a Bat Trang tour’s inclusions into MAY
Joytime’s separate Bat Trang mosaic listing describes a 3-3.5-hour activity, English-speaking instructor and package inclusions including hotel transfer. It is not identified as the MAY mall workshop. Its frame sizes, prices and inclusions are not MAY’s terms. Likewise, the old 2023 mosaic event offers elsewhere are not current MAY offers. Compare complete products instead of combining one seller’s low price with another’s transport or language promise.
Use older coverage for context, not a current branch count
Nguoi Dua Tin’s 26 April 2024 article describes both adult and child craft activities and listed three branches at the time. The operator’s current branch list names four, though parts of its own copy still refer to three. Resolve the exact destination with the selected branch rather than relying on either count. Vietnam tour packages can start the wider trip plan; no workshop or transfer is implied to be included.
Source notes
MAY 2D workshop, MAY 3D workshop, MAY branches/prices, Separate retail kit, Nguoi Dua Tin,April 2024, Separate Joytime Bat Trang product. The retail kit and third-party tour are used to explain differences, not to transfer their age rules, stock or inclusions to MAY’s workshops.
A Miranda House graduate and lawyer who traded courtrooms for slow travel. Cheshta travels with the batches we host ourselves, with a soft spot for travelling alongside elders.
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