Phan Rang & Thap Cham
A welcoming hotel with spacious, well-furnished rooms sporting cable TV, minibar and modern en-suite bathrooms. Scooters are available for rent and staff…
Phan Rang & Thap Cham
A welcoming hotel with spacious, well-furnished rooms sporting cable TV, minibar and modern en-suite bathrooms. Scooters are available for rent and staff…
Mui Ne
Run by welcoming family owners, this hotel looks like a posh private villa. It's set well back from the road and boasts spacious, airy rooms. There's a…
Bai Tu Long Bay
Imposing, bright-white and brand new. The rooms here are spacious, if lacking in character, and it's probably the best place within walking distance of…
Northwest Vietnam
This gleaming main-drag edifice has handsome rooms trimmed with colourful art, wooden furniture and comfortable beds. Surprisingly sophisticated for a…
Mui Ne
Offering good value, this place has a choice of simple, well-presented rooms with views over a pretty garden. The owner is attentive, helpful and speaks…
Ho Chi Minh City
Rooms are spiffing at this recently redecorated luxury hotel, and staff are particularly helpful and obliging. Check online for excellent discounts off…
Ha Giang Province
A virtual wall of exotic booze bottles in the lobby forms the entrance to Ha Giang's capable budget option. Rooms are utterly unremarkable, but are clean…
Vung Tau
The family owners of this skinny mini-hotel offer a homely welcome. Rooms are in good shape, including satellite TV and a fridge, and some have a balcony.
Bai Tu Long Bay
The well-run Ann Hotel, in the centre of town, offers spacious rooms with gleaming bathrooms. The best rooms at the back have balconies with ocean views.
Ho Chi Minh City
The original and by far the best of the two hotels run by the welcoming Madame Cuc and her friendly and fantastic staff. Rooms are clean and spacious.
Song Da Ngoc Vung Hotel & Resort
Bai Tu Long Bay
The island's best accommodation, this resort takes the form of a few vast, home-like bungalows in a manicured compound at the edge of a wide beach.
Hue
Villa Louise has wonderful villas, private rooms and two swimming pools. The villas are lovingly decorated in heritage Vietnamese style.
Halong City
A lively, eclectic lobby leads to a handful of rather tight but tidy six-bed dorm rooms. Your tariff includes breakfast and a beer.
Ha Giang Province
This sweet little place on the main road through Tam Som offers simple, light-filled rooms with crisp, clean linen on the beds.
Bach Ma National Park
Near the summit are four options, from the simple Kim Giao villa and Do Quyen villa to the more comfortable Phong Lan villa. All have private bathrooms,…
Cat Ba Island
This resort boasts a rural location 12km from Cat Ba Town and 2km off the main road. Spacious, simple and somewhat overpriced wooden stilt houses sit…
Hanoi
A hip hotel overlooking an alley and St Joseph Cathedral in the Old Quarter's smartest enclave. The design combines the historic features of the building …
Can Tho
Closer to Cai Rang floating market than Can Tho, this is a rustic guesthouse consisting of basic rooms with mozzie nets and thatched roofs. Minh and his…
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
This riverside hotel is used by travellers booking cave tours with Oxalis, but is also open to others. Accommodation is in spacious rooms, with views…
Hoi An
Impressive hotel with a peaceful riverside setting in An Hoi peninsula, where there's virtually zero traffic noise to contend with. Rooms are spacious,…
Hanoi
This popular chain hotel in an up-and-coming suburb of Hanoi offers excellent value, despite its location about 30 minutes' drive from the Old Quarter…
Ho Chi Minh City
Located in a lane with good restaurants, one of HCMC's most popular and sociable hostels includes modern dorms with personal charging stations and lockers…
Hanoi
One of the best features of this joint Australian and Vietnamese coproduction a stone's throw from Hoan Kiem Lake is its on-the-ball staff: they're…
Cat Ba Island
Located around 3km from Cat Ba Town, down an unmarked alley in the village of Ang Soi, this heritage house was carefully moved here from the outskirts of…
Hanoi
This attractive, resourceful hostel has good dorms, a decent cocktail bar and a lovely rooftop terrace on the 7th floor. Privacy curtains indeed create a…
Tra Vinh
Staying here is a balancing act – get stuck on the lowest floors and adjacent motorbike-workshop noise becomes a morning problem; too high and the shuffle…
Ho Chi Minh City
Combining restaurants, a bar and a poolside spa centre, this riverside property is a good option if you're keen to escape from the big-city bustle…
Cuc Phuong National Park
This pleasant resort is near a natural spring, enabling mineral-rich water to be pumped into wooden bathtubs in each room. There are (spring-fed) indoor…
Hanoi
The Palmy's stylish dark-wood rooms are compact at best, but junior suites offer good value. Although the top-floor breakfast spread is average, the views…
Hanoi
This 16-storey luxury Japanese property has rooms that are substantially larger than the mainstay of Hanoi hotels, but although spotlessly clean, those…
Ho Chi Minh City
Yes, it may have the city's slowest lift, but everything else about the Ambassador Saigon gets two big ticks. The team at reception is unfailingly…
Hue
This modern and central hotel delivers warm service – staff really make an effort. Accommodation is also excellent: all options have laminate flooring and…
Hoi An
Staff are dressed in traditional ao dai at this atmospheric hotel and maintain good service standards. The hotel’s spacious, inviting and well-equipped…
InterContinental Westlake Hanoi
Hanoi
Featuring a contemporary Asian-design theme and true five-star service, the Intercontinental is an oasis on the shores of West Lake. All rooms have…
Ninh Binh
Surrounded by rice paddies and karst limestone, this quiet choice has spacious rooms and bungalows with a tinge of heritage style. A quirky highlight is…
Phu Quoc Island
This small, friendly place is buried away at the end of the road to the beach. Choose from five types of bungalows, ranging from deluxe beachfront with…
Can Tho
This guesthouse is hidden down an alleyway thriving with local life. Various large white-tiled rooms have thin curtains and firm beds, but are sparkling…
Ho Chi Minh City
This 1925 city landmark enjoys an unmatched location on the Saigon River and its graceful facade, marrying art-nouveau and French-colonial styles, is…
Mai Chau
Virtually every stilt-house building in central Lac village now acts as a guest house, offering dorm-style accommodation or simple private rooms, with…
Mekong Delta
The smartest of Cao Lanh's lodgings and the tallest building in town, Huong Sen overlooks the appealing Van Thanh Mieu park. Rooms are compact with firm…