Ancient House Resort Hoi an

... that of Hoi An. As I'm staying here for over a week I decided to book two hotels, the first of which is called the Ancient House Resort. I was greeted on arrival with a cool towel and a glass of passion fruit juice then shown to my room. I had booked and ...

... 5 star resorts Raffles, Crowne Plaza, Hilton the list is endless. If anyone has the chance to visit Hoi An I suggest staying at the Ancient House Resort, it was beautiful. The original ancient house is still amongst the resort and they make rice paper ...

... remaining street! Some of the hotels on the other side of the river are taking people by boat rather than bus. Our hotel, the Ancient House resort was again really nice - a good, big, airy room and a swimming pool. It was about a 20min walk from the old ...

... won a prize (see proud photo, below)!   We were staying in a local town guest house which is attached to an original "ancient house" from the 16th century, it has been in the same family for 4 generations and they still make rice noodles and ...

... class in Thailand, we thought we should pass) Photos TBP. Internet Connection: Unfortunately, the hotel we did stay at, Ancient House, only had Internet access (and wireless Internet access) in the public areas. In addition, I haven't been able ...

... was very unhappy so we walked around looking for a better hotel.  We found the one we're currently staying at (Ancient House Resort) which was about a 5 minute walk from the Hai Au.  This one looked much nicer so we asked if they had a ...

... down the runway and there are still hangars and other buildings. However on the seaward side of the road they are building large resort complexes - it looks like this is going to be the Benidorm of Vietnam, a lot of people from Hanoi come down to here ...

... An: Got up after a restless night attempting to sleep on the hardest mattress in existence. This resort is located on a little island across the bridge from Hoi An old town. We chose to stay here because of our guidebook's recommendation, but the reality ...

... . Our accomodation here has also been quite luxurious - we splurged for 30$ a night!  We found a lovely guest house called Ha An Resort where we have been staying for the last week.    They have an incredible breakfast buffet with a ...

... , hanging lanterns and candles.  It has such a romantic feel that takes you back to another time period - everything felt ancient and well-preserved, you really feel like you are stepping back in time.  Hopefully some of our pictures will give ...

... now only 8 ruin sites left.  What makes us bitter towards the US is not only was the destruction in vain, but that when an ancient ediface was blown up in Iran (some 5 or so years ago) it was the US that bleated the loudest. The valley in which ...

... slower he goes the more time we'll have to transfer money into his hands! We disembark at the Thien Mu Pagoda, an ancient and gorgeous structure. There are monks and nuns living on the property, which is very beautiful and peaceful. We stop to observe ...

... some time off as it was the start of their summer break.  Hoi An is located close to the beaches Da Nang (popular beach resort) and closer to home Cua Dai and An Bang Beaches (only a quick ride via bicycle or scooter).   Hoi An is also a ...

... dinner the first night. We did however get awoken at 6am every morning by the many and varied sounds of Hoi An - the cockerel from the house next door, the splashing of German tourists in the swimming pool, other assorted local wildlife and the musical ...

... , I also passed a sawmill of some sort and a school. The kids peered out the window at me laughing and pointing. A couple of ancient ladies stopped when I asked how to get back to the main street and chattered away to me in Vietnamese as by this stage I ...

... clothes, pick up Laundry from No1 Lady & head home. Dinner was at Brother's Cafe which is situated in an ancient house, landscaped by an exquisite garden that is festooned by lights overlooking the river. Food was pretty good, Chargrilled Calamari ...

... hit, and will be out of action for 3 months. Because we still had no power or water, we went with them to Ancient House, a lovely resort quite close to us, for two nights, a nice respite. Unfortunately, while walking there in the dark, Mary slipped on ...

... 6 like we've been having to do to catch our flights to the next city.  I'm hopeful that Hue will be a much better place than Hoi An. I hate that I feel this way but I just don't get the appeal of this town.  There didn't seem much to do yet ...

... .  All the while motor scooters are performing incredible feats.  These workhorses of South East Asia are pulling ancient carts carrying precariously balanced loads.  Others are transporting awkward objects such as a door or piece of sheet ...