Vietnam Lodging Guide Ratings

KEY
 VND = Vietnamese Dong; US$ 1 = 15,000 VND Ratings  
= Excellent
 "with WC" = toilet and shower/tub in room.
= Very Good
 "WC" not stated = shower, toilet shared by guests.
= Good
 Prices include hotel taxes.
= Fair
 English spoken unless otherwise stated.
= Poor
 Accommodation prices are negotiable.
= Terrible
Cat Ba (Ha Long Bay)
Thanh Tung Hotel Tel: 031-888-364
Tel: +84-31-888-364
New Port.
US$7 per double room with WC.
Friendliness Cleanliness Value for Money
Comments: Room with 2 double beds, nightstand, MTV, fan, and WC with hot shower, sit-down toilet, and sink. Bath towels and toilet paper are provided. 2-day and 3-day Ha Long Bay tours arranged through Kim Cafe in Hanoi overnight at this hotel. Food served at Thanh Tung is the worst in Vietnam. Even the tea smells and tastes like dishwater. Room windows and vents lack screens, allowing mosquitoes to come eat at night.

Hanoi
Apple Hotel Tel: 049-281-403
Tel: +84-49-281-403
email: applehotel@hotmail.com
Address: 53B Luong Ngoc Quyen Street.
US$6 per double room with WC.
Friendliness Cleanliness Value for Money
Comments: Room with double bed, fridge, fan, and WC with hot shower, sit-down toilet, and sink. Bath towels and toilet paper are provided. The $7 room has AC and cable TV.
Sea Mountain Tours room Tel: 049-261-076
Tel: +84-49-261-076
email: seamountaintour@hotmail.com
Address: 28 Ta Hien Street.
US$5 per double room.
Friendliness Cleanliness Value for Money
Comments: Room with double bed, nightstand, and fan. Shared WC is on the ground level down a steep and narrow stairway. WC has hot shower, sit-down toilet, and sink. Bath towels and toilet paper are provided.

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
HAU Tel: 08-836-9536
Tel: +84-8-836-9536
Address: 40/9 Bui Vien St., Pham Ngu Lao Ward
US$9 per double room with WC.
Friendliness Cleanliness Value for Money
Comments: Room with 2 double beds, nightstand, wardrobe, table, chair, fan, AC, and WC with hot shower, sit-down toilet, and sink. Bath towels and toilet paper are provided. This hotel is down a side street making it quieter than most in this section of town.

Hoi An
Dai Long Hotel Tel: 0510-916-232
Tel: +84-510-916-232
email: dailonghotel@yahoo.com
Address: 10A Nhi Trung Street.
US$10 per double room with WC.
Friendliness Cleanliness Value for Money
Comments: Room with 2 double beds, nightstand, wardrobe, pointless TV without cable, table, fan, and WC with hot shower, sit-down toilet, and sink. Bath towels and toilet paper are provided. The $13 room has AC.

Hué
Binh Minh Hotel Tel: 054-825-526
Tel: +84-54-825-526
email: binhminhhue@dng.vnn.vn
Address: 36(12) Nguyen Tri Phuong Street.
US$7 per double room with WC.
Friendliness Cleanliness Value for Money
Comments: Room with double bed, nightstand, fan, AC and WC with hot shower, sit-down toilet, and sink. Bath towels and toilet paper are provided. No place to hand laundry. Room 306 has bed bugs, forcing us to move!
Thai Binh Hotel Tel: 054-828-058
Tel: +84-54-828-058
email: ksthaibinh@dng.vnn.vn
Address: 10/9 Nguyen Tri Phuong Street.
US$8 per double room with WC.
Friendliness Cleanliness Value for Money
Comments: Room with double bed, nightstand, closet, cable TV, small fridge, fan, AC and WC with hot shower, sit-down toilet, and sink. Bath towels and toilet paper are provided. Each floor has an outdoor sitting area with spacious balcony and miniature trees.

Nha Trang
Dông Phu'o'ng Hotel Tel: 058-825-986
Tel: +84-58-825-986
email: dongphuongnt@dng.vnn.vn
Address: 103 Nguyên Thiên Thuât Street.
US$7 per double room with WC.
Friendliness Cleanliness Value for Money
Comments: New hotel building. Room with 2 double beds, nightstand, 2 chairs, cable TV, fan, and WC with hot shower, sit-down toilet, and sink. Bath towels and toilet paper are provided. Jets regularly taking off and landing at the nearby air force base lead us to recommend against stopping in this city.

Sapa
Mountain View Hotel Tel: 020-871-334
Tel: +84-20-871-334
email: ninhhong@hn.vnn.vn
web: www.atwtravel.net/mountainview/
100 meters down the road from the Sapa Market
US$6 per double room with WC.
Friendliness Cleanliness Value for Money
Comments: Room with double bed and single bed, nightstand, wardrobe, table, 2 chairs, cable TV, and WC with hot shower, sit-down toilet, and sink. Bath towels and toilet paper are provided. Rooms have large windows overlooking the Sapa Valley 100s of meters below. Restaurant food is good. The hotel owner is the first ever female trekking guide in Sapa.

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