Mekong Delta
This decent mini-hotel is on the main road. Rooms are tiled, clean and have standard-issue, firm Vietnamese beds. The staff are friendly and speak a…
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Cuc Phuong National Park
Attractive bungalows overlooking Mac Lake are 2km inside the park, and though the location is quiet, it's also rather isolated and the restaurant can be…
Ha Tien
At this riverfront hotel rooms are spacious, with views of the water from the balconies. Tell the staff if you want your room cleaned as it won't happen…
Cuc Phuong National Park
This accommodation beside the national park entrance includes 'modern' rooms, a stilt house and a private bungalow. Standard rooms are quite dark, but…
Cham Islands
Right by the whale temple in the main village of Bai Lang, Thu Trang is tidy, clean and simple. Meals are available (around 200,000d for breakfast, lunch…
Vinh
Enjoys a convenient location 300m south of the bus terminal. Rooms have attractive wooden furniture and good beds. Near-zero English is spoken at…
Nha Trang
This modern hotel has 50 light, spacious rooms with pale furniture and white linen, cable TV and fridges. Prices are flexible to a degree, according to…
Con Dao Islands
A tempting option for sharers, some rooms here sleep up to five people and all have air-con. It's run by a friendly family who can speak some English and…
Ho Chi Minh City
In the heart of the action, this efficiently run guesthouse offers a welcoming stay. The more expensive rooms are worth the extra money for a window. No…
Nha Trang
Rooms in the Golden Rain are spacious if a little dated; some include large windows. The rooftop pool and gym are a bonus. It's popular with Russian…
Ho Chi Minh City
This bright and friendly guesthouse has 19 clean and well-presented rooms with all mod-cons, a rooftop terrace decorated with blooming orchids and a lift.
Bai Tu Long Bay
This guesthouse is run by a friendly local family who speak a bit of English. Rooms are basic and mattresses are thin, but the welcome is warm and genuine.
Lao Cai
Basic budget rooms a short walk from the train station; you'll find lots of similar places along this strip. You can pop in and take a shower for 100,000d.
Halong City
This hostel (don't confuse it with the Halong Backpacker's Hostel on Ɖ Vuon Dao) has small, simple but clean, six-bed dorms and a lively downstairs bar.
Southwest Highlands
Just inside the park entrance, near the Ecotourism Centre, this guesthouse offers 14 clean, tiled rooms with TVs, a pleasant terrace and ancient air-con.
Southeast Coast
This small, white-and-pink guesthouse has light, airy rooms with firm beds, some with balconies. It's about 150m from the beach; some English is spoken.
Mui Ne
Fine-value, spacious, well-presented and immaculately clean rooms set in manicured gardens on the west end of the strip. There's a decent spa here, too.
Con Dao Islands
Painted in marine blue, this guesthouse has rooms with good mattresses; the upstairs options are light and airy. The owners speak little or no English.
Bai Tu Long Bay
Located around 200m north of Cai Rong Pier is this hotel with decent-sized and well-cared-for rooms. Communicating in English here can be problematic.
Sapa
Inside this nondescript concrete hotel there's a decent budget deal to be had, with rooms that are basic and somewhat dark, but spic and span.
Nha Trang
The five types of rooms at this very inexpensive long-running travellers' base vary quite a bit, from cramped and dour to fresh and modern.
Northwest Vietnam
At the far western end of town is this hotel with spacious rooms in pink and baby-blue pastel tones with rather grand desks and hard beds.
Nha Trang
A pleasant mini-hotel in the thick of things with spacious, modern rooms (some with balcony) that represent decent value. There's a lift.
Bach Ma National Park
The park authority has a small camping ground and two guesthouses near the entrance, with basic twin-bed rooms with private bathrooms.
Northeast Vietnam
A minute's walk from the Chinese border is this budget place, with standard, if uninspiring, rooms and rather reluctant staff.
Mekong Delta
Particularly handy for the central bus station, this place is friendly, cheap and comes with somewhat dark but spacious rooms.
Mekong Delta
A friendly, clean and central hotel. Some rooms share terraces looking down over the main street. A little English is spoken.
Nha Trang
This mini-hotel has light, bright, well-equipped rooms with en-suite bathrooms. The very cheapest don't have windows.
Ninh Binh
A hospitable option with quiet, comfortable and clean rooms. Meals are served in the nearby Xuan Hoa Hotel 1.
Northeast Vietnam
An acceptable cheapie close to the Lang Son Market, with cane furniture, spacious rooms and clean bathrooms.
Phu Quoc Island
Pros? This colourful hostel is a great place to meet fellow backpackers. Cons? The grungy charm wears off when staff forget to clean the rooms and…
Mekong Delta
A Communist Party special and a favourite with the army, this hotel has large, airy, OK rooms, a reception dripping in marble, and a quiet location, set…
Hue
At Phu Thuan Beach (about 7km southeast of Thuan An), the Beach Bar Hue has decent shared four-bed bungalows and sits pretty on a sublime stretch of sand,…
Sapa
The dorm here is a squeeze and the private rooms plain, but the foyer has comfy sofas and stacks of books. And as the base for Sapa Sisters, there's a ton…
Ho Chi Minh City
Slung down a quiet alley off Ð Cong Quynh, immediately south of Ð Bui Vien, this trim, comfy and spacious hotel exudes a pea-green theme, although the…
Hoi An
It's definitely nothing fancy, but a safe budget bet: plain, good-value rooms with comfortable mattresses, reading lights, fridge and air-conditioning…
Cuc Phuong National Park
At the reserve's heart, Bong is 18km from the entrance and good for early morning walks and birdwatching. There are simple rooms with no hot water in a…
Tra Vinh
This friendly mini-hotel has shabby but clean rooms with tiled floors and either a bathtub or a shub (shower tub). Double rooms are internal and…
Bai Tu Long Bay
This corner-front establishment in the heart of town has plain, if serviceable, rooms, but the guys in charge don't speak English, and running the hotel…
Chau Doc
The sole cheapie with a riverside location, plus a floating restaurant. Rooms are not so atmospheric, but good value. The cheaper rooms are cold-water…
