Hanoi
One of a small local chain that prides itself on maintaining a consistently high level of service and comfort across its properties, the Elegance Diamond…
Must-see hotels in Vietnam
Phu Quoc Island
With some lovely rooms facing the sea, this French-Vietnamese-run resort hotel has a swimming pool and clean and spacious bungalows. There's a tiled…
Hanoi
This clean, well-maintained hotel has friendly, hard-working staff and is located a short walk to the northeastern shore of Hoan Kiem Lake. Fresh flowers,…
Southeast Coast
A dated Vietnamese resort hotel, the Con Ga enjoys a beachfront location and has a coconut-fringed swimming pool and tennis courts. Breakfast is somewhat…
Ho Chi Minh City
C-Central is a sleek, modernist hotel with comfortable, compact rooms and a lift. However, it's bang smack in the very centre of the Pham Ngu Lao…
Hanoi
Opposite the Hanoi train station, this international chain hotel's larger-than-average, well-maintained rooms feature fresh, clean lines and neutral tones…
Con Dao Islands
The beachfront location is the main draw at this place, which is located under a patch of pine trees. Rooms are tired looking, but inexpensive. Service…
Ho Chi Minh City
A tall and skinny mini-hotel, with a modern reception run by staff wearing red ao dai (the national dress of Vietnam). A lift ascends to the tidy rooms,…
Phu Quoc Island
It's the combination of a garden, free airport transfer, being a short stroll to Long Beach and friendly staff that make Son Vinh Guesthouse a good budget…
Ho Chi Minh City
This eight-room mini-hotel lurks down a quiet back lane. The ground floor is taken up by a restaurant, giving it more of a guesthouse feel. Rooms have…
OYO 623 California Guest House
Ho Chi Minh City
There's no mirrors on the ceiling or pink champagne on ice, but at the guesthouse California, now rebranded under the OYO umbrella, there's a guests'…
South-Central Vietnam
Spacious, inviting rooms, all with smart furnishings including wardrobe, reading light, bed with comfortable mattress, and flat-screen TV – some also have…
Hanoi Region
This spotless guesthouse sits beside a sprawling plot of xu xu, the local green vegetable. Try it with garlic when you ask about accommodation. Look for…
Danang
Modern minihotel with a selection of inviting rooms in different price categories, all with flat-screen TV, minibar, wi-fi and en-suite marble bathrooms…
Kon Tum
Right on the bank of the Dakbla River, this concrete three-star block has rooms that look a little tired, though the renovated luxury rooms are noticeably…
Southwest Highlands
A couple of Ede stilt houses near the Buon Don Tourist Centre, 5km away from the national park entrance, offer basic mattresses on the floor and mosquito…
Mekong Delta
Romantically translating as the Moonlight Hotel, this place attempts a glitzy look. Rooms are perfectly fine, although walls are thin and the carpets…
Hoi An
Well-run hotel with helpful, friendly staff who make travellers feel welcome. Rooms are quite 'old school' Vietnamese but spacious and clean. Generous…
Bai Tu Long Bay
Simple rooms, outfitted with TV and air-conditioning, in the middle of Co To Town's waterfront strip. The furnishings are mismatched and the beds hard,…
Mekong Delta
For the cheapest price you’ll get a tidy, smallish double with a bathroom at this fresh-faced hotel near the bus station. The two-bed rooms are spacious,…
Nha Trang
The Michelia has sleek, modern accommodation (many rooms have stunning ocean views), helpful staff and an excellent breakfast buffet. The pool is big…
Bai Tu Long Bay
Coto Diamond Sea is a strip of new, spacious, faux-wood bungalows right on Hong Van Beach. As with most other places, there's a restaurant on-site. It's…
Chau Doc
A decent, central cheapie, Hai Chau has 16 rooms spread over four floors above a restaurant, with a lift. Well-kept rooms are smartly fitted out with dark…
Mui Ne
This boutiquey hotel is close to the heart of Mui Ne, with ample cafes and restaurants close by. Attractive rooms are grouped around a pool at the rear…
Cat Ba Island
Service and accommodation may be a bit lacklustre, but Cat Ba Dream has decent-value, small rooms at the back, and larger sea-facing ones with killer…
Hanoi Region
Offering decent value for the price, most of the rooms here have balconies to make the most of those misty mountain views. There’s a little restaurant as…
Southeast Coast
A stone's throw from the north end of the beach, this guesthouse is run by a friendly (but non-English speaking) couple. Rooms are clean but basic, all…
Hanoi
All rooms of this smart, private hotel located in a quieter section of the Old Quarter have their own airy balcony. Some overlook St Joseph Cathedral,…
Mui Ne
This two-storey place is run by a friendly Vietnamese couple. Rooms are could be presented better but are fair value; they're dotted around a compound…
Northwest Vietnam
Set just off the main street, this white-and-gold palatial-feeling place has slightly aged rooms that could use an update – which is what was happening…
Hanoi
A family-owned operation almost adjacent to the after-dark attractions on P Ta Hien but down a quiet alley. Rooms are trimmed with Asian design touches…
Ho Chi Minh City
A refurbished, welcoming little hotel with decent, spacious rooms, each with modern furnishings, minibar, flat-screen LCD TVs and a safe. A kitchen for…
Vung Tau
These well-equipped rooms boast huge flatscreen TVs, modern en suites and all have a balcony overlooking the bay. Best of all, when you need a beer, the…
Hue
A great little minihotel, where the rooms, though smallish, have a real sparkle and are very well presented – all come with purple-and-white linen and…
Ha Tien
Elegantly presented at an empty Ha Tien intersection, this old-timer has a variety of decent accommodation from simple doubles to spacious rooms with…
Mui Ne
Boasts a wide selection of rooms, including some with three beds, set behind the seafront swimming pool. Note the cheaper rooms are inland and you'll pay…
Hoi An
A good selection of modern rooms, all with minibar, cable TV and air-conditioning, and a reasonable dorm. The inclusive breakfast is good, but the pool is…
Bai Tu Long Bay
Across the street from the white sands of Minh Chau Beach is this old-school-resort-feeling hotel. Rooms are spacious, if slightly aged, and a bit of…
Ho Chi Minh City
The Duc Vuong has good-value rooms with ample space and wooden floors, plus friendly staff and a rooftop restaurant that effortlessly morphs into a bar…
Ho Chi Minh City
This spruce hotel verges on the boutique-business look. The decor is contemporary and all rooms have flat-screen TVs and snazzy showers, but the cheapest…
