Victoria Hoi An Beach Resort And Spa
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Cua Dai Beach, Hoi An Town Hoi An, Vietnam, 84-510-927-040
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We left Ha Long Bay at about 9 this morning, I could have stayed longer! And went back to Hanoi, not sure why we did it this way round? So we spent most of the morning back on the bus. My thoughts were with you today, Bron, hope it wasn't too bad and that you did stop crying when you got to work! We stopped at a Ceramics factory to use the happy house and I bought the cutest little tea-set for Susan Lee. Back in Hanoi we could do some shopping and I ventured off on my own to look for a memory...
Hoi An, Vietnam cdewet
What a lovely day we had! It seems this trip is getting better by the day! We are really a nice bunch of women, lots of laughs and lots and lots of shopping - poor Dick! We started off today by going on a walking tour through the old part of Hoi An. It was good as they do not allow any motor driven vehicles through the city which means you can walk about without worrying about the traffic too much. We went to the silk shop, I somehow could never work out how the cocoons we have from our silk ...
Hoi An, Vietnam cdewet
Petite surprise pour Emma pour son anniv : Hotel 4 etoiles en bord de mer avec piscine et cocotiers, et une grande baignoire... Elle vous en parlera...
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Little surprise for Emma's Birthday : 4 stars beach Resort with cocktails by the swimming pool, Palm trees on the beach, and a big bath in the room... Ask Emma for more details...
Same Same butdifferent - cette phrase revient souvent en Asie principalement en thailande mais un peu partout. En francais mot a mot ca donne : Pareil Pareil mais different. C'est la phrase qu'ils utilisent pour dire aux touristes que c'est similaire, meme si ca ne l'est pas !
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Same Same But Different...
We left Hue early in the morning and headed south along the coast to Danag and Hoi An. This region of Vietnam was inhabited by the Champa people starting in about the 6th Century AD (and are now one of the ethnic minorities), so there are a lot of ruins and statues here. Lots of Hindu and Buddhist influence. Very exotic and beautiful. On the way to Danang, we went through a mountin pass that was really pretty and stopped at a Champa Art museum. It was all outdoor and very interesting. Also st...
Hoi An, Vietnam gingercarter
We spent our last day in Hoi An wisely. We had a nice breakfast then walked the 5km into the old town. It was so hot at 9am! We were sweaty and gross by the time we got to town. We stopped to have a cold drink in the shade then went to a tailor recommended by our guide (this town is FULL of them, so it would have been hard to pick one.) I picked out a coat and some fabric and got measured. Their "catalogs" are notebooks of magazine pages. Apparently they only have to look at something and the...
Hoi An, Vietnam gingercarter
Rain, Rain and more rain, have seen more rain in the last 24 hours than Adelaide has seen in 5 years. Seeing the sun is a rare thing indeed. Managed to get some shopping in on Monday but has rained all day (Tuesday/Wednesday). So have just loafed around the resort. Well the rain finally let up on Thursday and we were able to do some more exploring (and lazing). The hotel has a shuttle bus that runs into town regularly and we had several trips. There are a huge array of Restaurants and cafes a...
Hoi An, Vietnam gregmce
Hoi An: Wed 15th July
I am writing this entry from our bungalow located right on the sand of Cua Dai beach with spectacular views out over the South China Sea. It is about 4pm and less humid and hot here than Hue. We had a late lunch and now I am back lying on the bed with my laptop and looking out the window towards the gentle surf where Mark and Tom are playing football. There are some beautiful limestone island on the horizon out past where the boys are swimming. This is one magic v...
Thursday 16th July
The weather on our first full day in Hoi An was clear and warm but a little overcast giving us some thankfull relief from the extreme heat. Mark and I headed off for a walk along the beach before breakfast. We planned to head in to the Old Town to do the walking tour by way of the 2pm shuttle so we spent the morning relaxing on the beach. Mark and Tom played a bit of footy in the water and we all had a laugh trying to navigate what can only be described as a large, c...
Friday 17th July
Cooking class this morning. An early start: 8.30 - 1pm. Was great. More later. Check out the photos.
The Red Bridge Cooking Class and tour was on our agenda this morning. This started with a walk through the local wet markets where our guide/chef, Phi, pointed out some of the more interesting food items. From the markets we walked back along the river and boarded a boat. We travelled east towards the coast for about 20 minutes, taking in all of the local sights,...
Historical Traveler Reviews of Victoria Hoi An Beach Resort And Spa
A spectacular town and a spectacular resort
Best Ever in Hoi An
Nice beds, great food, wonderful location
We stayed in two separate rooms so perhaps this review should count as two?
Both rooms had beds that were totally comfortable to both of us. We normally sleep on extra firm mattresses anyway so maybe if you're not used to extra firm, you might find these too hard. We were also tired silly by our two weeks' work in Hanoi so maybe we were conditioned to sleep through anything too... However, in a nutshell, we slept fine and have no complaints about the beds. Yes. They are "false" kings...two twins strapped together. Do note that these are more like boards with thin mattresses on them, not the thick multi-inch cushy types typical in the US. If you jumped on it, it would probably collapse.
In our states of exhaustion, my fiancee found the spa services to be wonderful.
Both rooms' air conditioning units worked fine. I'm sorry to hear that another review had intolerable mildewy smells.
September 2003 was such a bargain. The place was trying to recover from the SARS scare so we got two nights for the price of one. US$90 for two nights. Except for a handful of other tourists, we had paradise to ourselves. Perhaps this jades our view too that it was an incredible deal. We were also there for the weekend of the Harvest Moon Festival...very charming with the old Chinese town [yes Hoi An has Chinese roots] lit up with lanterns, children running around with lanterns, lion dances, etc.
I especially enjoyed the food at Victoria Hoi An. Unlike most other Vietnamese restaurants, it didn't cause head-splitting headaches with msg for me. I also enjoyed the piles of fresh fruit (pineapple, dragon fruit, bananas, rambutan, asian pears, etc) that were left in our rooms after each housekeeping. My fiancee thought the poolside bar's lemonade (nuoc chang) was the best lemonade she's ever had in the world.
We never requested much housekeeping service if any so am sorry to hear of other reviews of inadequate housekeeping service. Checking in seemed kind of slow and disorderly but the wait did not phase us. If you can wait a half hour or an hour, lounging around in a tropical paradise, it's relaxing, not a problem.
Yes. Central Hoi An is a bit of a walk down the road. We found Victoria Hoi An's shuttle to be adequate.
Yes. Darling, the elephant, is charming. They charge way too much to ride it. Feeding her is fun and more reasonable.
There were an awful lot of little frogs all over the paths at night. That made evening strolls a bit tricky but memorable.
The beach was immaculate and spoiling. After Vietnam's beaches, Hawaii's seem like dumps.
We'd stay here again no problem, even just to get some more nuoc chang.
Some Good and Bad Things
The breakfast is OK, however, the evening meal is not worth the price they charge and the quality was terrible.
The pool is lovely and the bars too, the Elephant (Darling) really made my stay here. The gym is very small and needs upgrading.
We had a great time there, this is the best hotel in Hoi An, but it could try a little harder.
A Vietnam Respite
The beach is beautiful wide and white. Great cushioned lounge chairs under thatched huts. Darling, the elephant is a great addition to the ambience. Feed her...its great fun!
lLft one night to see the town....just more junk shops. Use this as your mid-trip rest up. You'll love it
I'm conflicted
Great resort
Good Staff, Hard Beds
Gorgeous hotel , gorgeous setting, wonderful people
Not that fantastic
We also found the staff not that professionnal, although we're not that demanding. First at the bar, we once wanted to have lunch by the swimming pool and asked for an umbrella and waited patiently and finally discovered that the staff were not able to handle all requests and forgot us. Most of the staff could hardly understand and speak English and it was difficult to get what we requested (and if yes, it took time...). Finally when checking out, we discovered a lot of errors on the bill...
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