Vietnam Practicalities - Hotel 越南酒店

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Room with sea view in Da Nang

Prices of individual hotel in Vietnam are very affordable. Those in my trip cost between USD 45 and 56. Services were good.  Staff were helpful and nice. My advice is to take a better room instead of the cheapest. Those rooms may be gloomy and only a small window exists. Below lists my choices of hotel in different cities and what are special about them.

越南酒店的價錢相當合理，我們住的酒店價錢由美金$45至$56不等，服務優良，職員都很有禮貌和提供貼心服務。選酒店的時候最好不要選價錢最平宜的房間，平的房間可能只有一個小窗，所以比較暗。以下是我們酒店的選擇和它們有什麼特別之處：


In general, hotels in Hoi An are pricey. We first considered Acacia Heritage Hotel which is on an island connected to the main land via a bridge. Then we changed to Pearl River since it is a good value of money for a beautiful view of the river. River facing room with a balcony cost about USD46. We enjoyed the morning at the balcony before departing to Da Nang.

The disadvantage is the distance to the centre.  For us, it's OK to walk 1.2km. Or, the hotel can offer you transfer by a golf car.  Just call them 15 minutes in advance.

會安酒店的價錢一般都比較貴，我們最初考慮Acacia Heritage Hotel，它是在另一個小島上，有橋連接到主島，但後來我們改選了Pearl River，因為一個合理的價錢就可以有美麗的河景。河景的房有露台，價錢大概是46美元，離開當天我們在露台享受了一個早上然後才去蜆港。

而缺點是酒店和市中心的距離較遠，大概1.2公里，酒店提供免費接送，只需要15分鐘之前通知他們。

  
Da Nang - Adamo Hotel                                      
·       Just cross a street, you will be at the renowned miles long fine sandy beach, My Khe
·       Infinity swimming pool at the roof top
·       Within walking distance to lots of seafood restaurant

·       只需過馬路便可以到達馳名遠近有長海岸線及細砂的美溪沙灘
·    天台有一個無邊際游泳池

·    很多海鮮餐廳都在步行距離之內


Hue - Scarlett Boutique Hotel                           
·       Beautiful decoration and ranked number one among hotels in Hue at TripAdvisor
·       Superb welcome fruits and drink; fresh fruits in room every day
·       Option of Vietnamese coffee at breakfast without extra charge

·       美麗的佈置和在TripAdvisor 排行第一
·   極之好的歡迎生果及飲品，房間每天供應新鮮生果

·   早餐可免費升級至越南滴漏咖啡

 


Halong Bay - Peony Cruise                                
·       New 4-star cruise with beautiful cabins, professionally coordinated activities
·       Sails at the quieter part of Halong Bay
·       Excellent activities: cruising to the south Cat Ba Island, biking in a village, kayaking, etc.

·       全新四星遊船，美麗的船倉，連接無瑕的活動
·    在較幽靜的下龍灣部份航行

·    非常優質的活動：包括算航行至Cat Bat Island 的南部，在鄉   村踏單車，kayaking等




Hanoi - Golden Rooster Hotel        
·       We were offered a room on the top floor with a big terrace
·       8-10 minutes' walk to the old quarter 
·       Very close to the best beef noodle (in our opinion), Pho Gia Truyen

·       我們在頂樓的房間有一個大露台
·    八至10分鐘的路程可以到達舊城

·    非常接近河內最好吃的牛肉河粉， Pho Gia Truyen


     

                            Golden Sun Suites Hotel and Spa          

·       Rooms at the front have a big window. Enjoy a small balcony on the top floor (5th floor). No lift.  Rooms at the rare part are darker but a lift is available.
·       150m away from Hoan Kiem Lake
·       Very nice staff and always attempt to satisfy guests' needs.
·       In our opinion, the best breakfast with 6-7 fresh fruit choices, options for cooked eggs, noodle and sandwiches, good variety of Western and Vietnamese food.  Slightly different warm dishes every day.

·       酒店前半部的房間都有大窗戶， 5樓的房間有一個小露台，沒有升降機。酒店後半部的房間比較黑但有升降機
·    距離還劍湖只有150米
·    非常貼心的職員

·    我覺得早餐是最好的，有六至七款新鮮生果，早餐選擇有煮蛋，河粉和三文治，熱盤有西式和越式選擇，每一天都有一些不同款式。


At the end of this post, I would like to speak about presents from hotel. When we checked out from the Pearl River Hoi An Hotel, I got a flower for the Women's Day and a little Vietnamese style cross shoulder bag.

The present from Adamo Hotel is the nicest among all hotels, a massage oil and orange essential oil.  I used the latter for a foamy bath on the cruise.  So nice!


We checked in the Scarlett Boutique Hotel the day following the Women's Day and got a small bunch of flowers.  Golden Sun Suites gave us a pack of G7 Vietnamese coffee.  Very nice gesture. We received free airport transport vouchers for the next booking made with Golden Rooster directly. It is very commercial. 

最後，我想提及酒店的小禮物。我們離開Pearl River的時候，我收到為婦女節而設的一枝花和一個小斜孭袋。


Adamo Hotel 的禮物是最好的，包括一支按摩油和橙香薰油，我在遊船上用香薰油泡泡浴，太美妙了！我們在婦女節的翌日check-in Scarlett Hotel，我也收到一小紮花。 Golden Sun Suites 送給我們當地的G7越南咖啡，非常貼心。至於Golden Rooster，我們收到了附帶條件的免費單程機場贈券，條件是我們下次直接在酒店的網頁預訂他們的酒店，太商業化了。



Location: Vietnam

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