Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
Owned by an Australian-Vietnamese couple, this impressive lakeside resort has excellent rooms and spacious, stylish villas. A pool and lake-view bungalows…
Must-see hotels in Vietnam
Cat Tien National Park
Excellent, unique, traditional-style lodge managed by Westerners and locals from the S'Tieng and Ma minorities. The dormitory accommodation is in two well…
Hanoi
The balconies at this mini 18-room hotel give a fascinating bird's-eye view on local life in narrow P Yen Thai, dotted with greengrocers, butchers and…
An Bang Beach
The most atmospheric place to stay in An Bang is this ramshackle garden collection of wooden and bamboo lodges and bungalows. For thrifty travellers, the…
Southwest Highlands
Right by the lake, this is the most comfortable place to stay. Rooms are fresh and clean, and the corner VIP rooms have lake views. Alternatively you can…
Quang Ngai
This romantic, secluded resort on Tam Hai Island consists of 12 renovated beach villas in tropical gardens, overlooking a river estuary to a near-infinite…
Hue
This lovely hotel combines cool and classy rooms with excellent service and a spa centre downstairs. The compact indoor pool is a welcoming choice after…
Cham Islands
This homestay near the dock in Bai Lang is a very good choice. Spacious rooms, with private bathrooms and breezy shared balconies, are clean and well…
Sapa
An old-school yellow villa with porticos, terrace seating and a garden restaurant, the Auberge retains a vaguely colonial vibe. Rooms are comfortable but…
Phu Quoc Island
A romantic, if simple, getaway for those who want some romance in their life. Set around a small cove accessed from a dusty road through a mango orchard,…
Can Tho
With a mere seven suites in a colonial-era building, this super-central riverfront hotel revels in traditional presentation and contemporary elegance. The…
Ho Chi Minh City
In a District 2 garden location with river views, this French-inspired boutique hotel is one of HCMC's most relaxing places to stay. Very romantic rooms…
An Bang Beach
These rental homes in An Bang village are all super-comfortable, colourfully decorated and surrounded by lush gardens. Choose from Be's Beach Bungalow,…
Buon Ma Thuot
It's not a hostel, but this cheapie attracts international travellers with its English- and French-speaking family who can arrange tours of the area and…
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
Run by long-term Aussie expat Dave (aka 'Multi') and his Vietnamese wife Diem, this rural place has double rooms in attractive villas arrayed around a…
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
Run by the friendly Dzung – a local trekking guide with excellent English – and his wife Huong, this place has simple but stylish rooms and bungalows, and…
Dong Hoi
Owned and operated by a Vietnamese-Irish couple, Beachside Backpackers combines an absolute-edge-of-the-ocean location with a funky, laid-back ambience…
Cat Ba Island
As the name might suggest, basic Woodstock has some dirt under its fingernails, but if you want a uniquely old-school hippie backpacker crash pad, there's…
Cat Ba Island
Clean, good-value rooms and a quiet but central location away from the busy coastal strip are a great start, but what really elevates this place is the…
Hoi An
Elegant and refined, the Ha An feels more like a colonial mansion than a hotel. All rooms have nice individual touches – textile wall hangings,…
Hue
The breezy, naturally air-conditioned lobby is a prelude to the comforts of this seaside resort, overseen by very helpful and gracious staff. Situated by…
Can Tho
From the same team as the long-running Mai Chau Lodge in the mountainous far north of Vietnam, this lodge has a completely different setting, on the banks…
Hanoi
Little Town has kept things old-fashioned. Dark, ornate furniture, some massive rooms, white cotton bedding, high ceilings and spacious bathrooms seem…
Hoi An
For heritage atmosphere, this hotel (occupying a 200-year-old townhouse) is unmatched, its whole timber structure simply oozing history and mystique – you…
Ninh Van Bay
With natural materials, handcrafted furniture and earthy colours, this retreat tempts visitors with its back-to-nature ethos. You can't miss the…
Ho Chi Minh City
Look beyond the overblown lobby to attractive corridors and lovingly presented, light, bright rooms with a slight deco feel. Standard rooms are actually…
Phu Quoc Island
With an emphasis on switching off (no TV, wi-fi or air-conditioning in rooms) and socialising – fun communal dinners are a mainstay – Freedomland has 11…
Cat Tien National Park
Well-organised and good-value riverside guesthouse run by an amenable family. The wood-roofed, brick-walled rooms are large and set around a garden strewn…
Lang Co Beach
Combining contemporary chic with natural materials, this remote but very comfortable lagoon-side spa hotel has gorgeous villas and bungalows with thatched…
Cat Ba Island
Although the wood-and-thatch standard bungalows are tiny for the asking price, and could do with some TLC, the island location and strip of beach are…
Chau Doc
With its walls decorated with indigenous art, collected from around the world by the Kiwi-Vietnamese owners, this wonderful guesthouse outside of the…
Hanoi
The chic Hotel de l'Opera effortlessly combines French-colonial style with a sophisticated design aesthetic. Rooms are trimmed in silk and Asian textiles,…
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
Owned by a hardworking local family, the Phong Nha Mountain House features four comfortable wooden stilt houses (including one with a family room), with…
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
Highly tranquil and surrounded by paddy fields, this recently opened, good-looking and fresh hotel has a drop-dead gorgeous infinity-pool view across the…
Kon Tum
This resort-like place offers clean, neat duplexes that feel lifted from a picket-fenced suburb. The superior rooms are great value, but avoid the…
Sapa
The hotel attached to the excellent tour agency exists to train locals in hotel management, so be patient. The best rooms enjoy spacious lake views and a…
Hanoi
Hanoi's highest hotel rooms on the upper floors of the 65-storey Lotte Center are lauded by the pretty, young and self-conscious travelling set for their…
An Bang Seaside Village Homestay
An Bang Beach
These cottages and villas are situated amid coastal trees on glorious An Bang Beach; it's one of Vietnam's best beachside locations. Each of the eight…
Phu Quoc Island
Set amid flourishing greenery, this is a seductive two-for-one boutique resort on Long Beach in a sleepy beachside repose. The older section has two pools…
Danang
The hotel à la carte dominates the beach's skyline, with 25 floors of all-suite accommodation, a spa and a fitness centre. The apartment-style suites are…
