boutique hotel in Hanoi

Hi

I will be in hanoi for Christmas this year and would like to book somewhere boutique and luxurious. I dont particilary want to stay in one of the big chain hotels such as the sofitel but would prefer something more quaint and authentic - small, nice furniture etc but luxurious. I would have a budget of around 100 dollars+ a night - does anyone have any recommendations? A lot of places seem very business class orientated or else budget

boutique hotel in Hanoi

Guoman hotel, ';Hanoi%26#39;s only boutique hotel';, is around 70-100US depending on the room category. I don%26#39;t know why it%26#39;s called boutique. I stayed there, good location, bad massage.

About luxury, VN is the wrong place to seek. I did not see any nice furniture at any 4-5* hotels and the Victoria chain. Next time I will stay at small new hotels, forget the misleading name boutique BS.

Such a waste of money looking for luxury in VN.

boutique hotel in Hanoi

Check Church Hotel or Quoc Hoa Hotel in Nha Tho street for your Hanoi accommodation.

I think these are what you are looking for.

Good luck.

Holyfaith,

DeSoloya, Zephyre and Quoc Hao are also hotels in this catagoery.

Use the search on this forum with each of these names and you will start to get an idea of the pros and cons of each hotel.

Martin

Hi,

the Hanoi Boutique hotel is one of the hotel you are looking for, That is a small hotel which located in the Old Quarter. That is a really boutique and luxury hotel with the excellent service, helpful staff...at the common rate from 30USD -35USD per night.

favorite recipe chicken

Very good Hanoi Boutique Hotel

Hi kien123

How much is the room rate and any contact e mail??

Cheers

Very good Hanoi Boutique Hotel

But, if you live in Ha Noi, why were you staying in a hotel? House being renovated perhaps? How kind of you to join TripAdvisor just to tell us about this.

Very good Hanoi Boutique Hotel

It%26#39;s unbelievable how many self promoting reviews you can find on Vietnam forums! Nothing ever changes - it%26#39;s always some%26#39;amazing%26#39; budget hotel admired in amazingly bad English:)!

This guy is definitively a bad Touter. The english message is written in Vietnamese style.

Stay at his Hanoi Boutique Hotel, book his tours and you will be ripped off , ha ha ha

It cost 30USD for a double room and please send an E-mail to: hanoiboutiquehotel@hotmail.com

Cheer,

Is Fansipan closed to tourists at the moment?

I%26#39;ve got a trek booked for next week to climb Fansipan, but have just been informed by the travel company that Hoang Lien National Park (and so Fansipan) is closed to tourists. Anyone know if this is true?

Is Fansipan closed to tourists at the moment?

This is true, the park management board just issued the ban as there is the potential to fire in the jungle.

Pu Luong is a good option for some off road hike, this is offered by Active or Footprint travel in town.

Vietnam with a 7 year old

Hi,

I am in Hong Kong in early April travelling with my wife and 7 year old daughter, and was thinking of going to Phuket,but have been there quite a lot over the years and was surprised at cost of flights(€750 each) so was thinking of trying Vietnam for a beach holiday.

I travelled to Ho Chi Minh in late 90%26#39;s but at that time the beach resorts were quite undeveloped.Hoi An sounds like it may be ideal.

Can somebody recommend a good luxury resort in Hoi An, and as we will be there for about 10 days, not averse to travelling to another resort-any suggestions.

Any suggestions gratefully received.

Vietnam with a 7 year old

Victoria Hoian looks very nice, but I think the Palm Garden Resort is more kids friendly. Also Palm Garden is more affordable, meaning with the same amount of money you can get a better grade of room. You should read more and see how other people review these 2 resorts. Both are right on the beach.

victoriahotels-asia.com/eng/hotels-in-vietna…

http://www.palmgardenresort.com.vn

Hoi An is very nice, you can%26#39;t go wrong.

Vietnam with a 7 year old

Hi,

I had just got back from vietnam %26amp; stayed in Hoi An for 2 nights at the Palm Garden Resort. We enjoyed our stay there. the room was spacious %26amp; it was right on the beach. The beach was really clean too. If I were to go back, I would stay at the Palm Garden Resort again.

The most luxury resort in Hoian is The Nam Hai. Please check out their site : http://www.thenamhai.com/

The cheaper option with good services should be Victoria Hoian Beach Resort.

Mr Phuoc

Selective Asia

Hi,

Am going with my husband to Vietnam and Cambodia in March 2009. Have any of you used the travel agent Selective Asia and could you let me know of your experience with them. I have searched on TA but not found anything. Thanks

Kaz

Selective Asia

Hi Kaz

You would be better off to get it organised over here,so easy and so many travel to choose and compared rate.

The travel here know better than their oversea counterpart.

The best part is that you pay in local currency???

Cheers

Selective Asia

Kaz,

I was wondering if you%26#39;d had any feedback on Selective Asia? I%26#39;m thinking of booking with them and similarly can%26#39;t find any reviews.

Thanks,

Denis.

Dennis,

I have not had much info on Selective Asia, but we have booked with them and we are flying out on the 12 March. We have dealt with Lionel at SA and he has been very helpful, if you are going to Vietnam later in the year I can let you know how our holiday went.

Kaz

Hi Kaz/Denis

Just picked this string up whilst looking for another holiday review - fear not, they%26#39;re good news! My wife and I travelled with them last year to Vietnam and Laos and had a wonderful holiday from start to finish. Spoke with Lionel a couple of times but dealt mostly with a Nick - very useful guy. Guides were first rate, everything ran like clockwork.

Very jealous of you both going to Indochina, have a great time!

Tom

Hi Kaz,

glad to hear that you have booked with Selective Asia. We were going to use them to go to Vietnam/Cambodia but had to postpone it due to %26#39;the credit crunch%26#39;.I am hoping we will be able to go 2010 so will be interested to hear how you get on.

I have to say that they were very helpful and knowledgable as well as having very competitive rates.

the crunch is getting to us all isn%26#39;t it - remember it%26#39;s pretty cheap once you%26#39;re there!

Best of luck with riding the storm

Tom

gold eyeshadow

Sim Cards

I will be arriving in Hanoi March 9 then travelling to Sapa before working my way down to Saigon.

What would be the best telecommunications company and where would be the best place to purchase a Sim Card shortly after arrival in Hanoi?

Thanking you

mimasaloi

Sim Cards

Sapa is a mountainous area. So the best Sim Card you should use is Viettel Mobile. You can buy it in any Phone card shop in Vietnam. Price is about 50.000 VND (about 3USD)/sim card. You will have 160.000VND (about 10USD) in your mobile account.

Sim Cards

Thanks a lot Hankim for that information, I take it that this Sim card would be OK throughout Vietnam...North to South.

Thanks...Vinaphone has been mentioned in other posts which company would be the best??

Hi mimasaloi.

There are alot of telecommunication companies in Vietnam, such as: Viettel, Vinaphone, Mobilphone, EVN, Sfone. But Viettel has more than 60% mobile comminication market. Because Viettel has the strong wave (you can use it in moutainous area or on the sea from N to S). Moreover, Viettel is cheapest in these company.

Last year, my class went to Ta Phin (a small vilage of Sapa). We could%26#39;t use the other simcard except Viettel. I think you should choose it.

hi

Viettel Sim: 3.2 Usd/sim. Account: 9.2 Usd

You can by some post office some tele shop

RGDs

KHanh - Vietcrane

Thankyou very much for that re-assuring information and taking the time out to be of assistance.

I understand that Vietell is owned by the army so that in itself one hopes would be re-asssuring also.

Thanks and thanks again.

mimasaloi

73years old this year

Does anyone know what code I need to use to phone Australia from Vietnam ?

networking

Vietnam Airlines offers discounts for online customers

Hi friends,

The national air carrier has announced it will cut the prices of all airfares for domestic flights purchased online by 5% from March 1-7.

Accordingly, passengers who book seats on domestic flights and pay online using the following five types of credit cards, Visa, MasterCard, JCB, Diner鈥檚 Club and American Express, on Vietnam Airlines鈥?website will enjoy a discount of 5%.

The airline plans to expand its online payment service to international flights and for passengers who use debit cards and domestic credit cards like Vietcombank Connect24, Techcombank Fast Access, ATM and through SMS.

Passengers can perform online check-in, change flights and flight days, etc. on Vietnam Airlines鈥?website at http://www.vietnamairlines.com.

Have a nice time

Einstein