vietnam
Catfish, no Mandala
Short-changed, shoo-ed out of shops and fleeced by taxi drivers: Vietnam can be hard to like, but why should that matter?
Hotel Metropole: A Hanoi Legend
Tucked away behind Hoàn Kiếm Lake, beyond the most frantic part of the Old Quarter, where the streets bustle with fruit sellers in conical hats, [...]
Real Darling Cafe Guesthouse, Hanoi
Cheapest rooms in the Old Quarter Real Darling Café encourages a love-hate relationship in its quirky, thoroughly penny pinching array of guests. It must be [...]
Minh Quang Guesthouse, Hue
Out of the trap, on the cheap This friendly, family-run guesthouse is a five minute walk from the train station, on Hue’s south bank, and [...]
Thanh Noi Hotel, Hue
Local flavour within Hue’s walls Thanh Noi Hotel’s location in the heart of the citadel, close enough to the palace walls to evoke a sense [...]
Madame Cuc Hotel, Saigon
At home with the Madame The newest of three branches in Saigon, Madame Cuc’s 184 became our home for three weeks while Iain’s broken arm [...]
Thuan Loi Hotel, Chau Doc
A vagabond’s river view Thuan Loi Hotel is the only budget accommodation in Chau Doc with a river view, so it was an obvious choice. [...]
