Asia Hotel Hue

... our mid life crisis , didn't really fancy a porsche, and hair colour - pah. Starting in South America then US, Europe, India, Nepal , South East Asia then finishing in China. Hostels all the way except for the odd flash hotel that the wife insisted on.

... hour with 2 for 1, so.....when in Hue.... Needless to say, the next morning, felt very seedy....   Sad to leave the Asia Hotel, it had the best beds yet - the only ones that weren't like sleeping on a board. Hue seemed up-market compared with ...

... to scout for dinner - found a great Italian - in need of pasta! Yummy! Little Italy quality 3.5/5 service 3.5/5 val 4 money 4/5 ambiance 2.5/5 total 15.5/20 Asia Hotel ambiance 3.5/5 service 4/5 room 4/5 breakfast 4/5 total ...

... we get to see what it must have been like when the tomb and buildings were made back in 1840+. see http://www.virtourist.com/asia/vietnam/hue/44.htm for more info and pics. Back on the scooters and over the highway, but off and right onto a back ...

... . What a relief! Now came the next challenge - how on earth were we going to get our stuff back? The receptionist at our Hue hotel suggested that we have the luggage put on the overnight bus from Hanoi to Hue. This meant that it would arrive at our ...

... things down by telling us that it was the most beautiful of the day, he wasn't lying. That night we moved to the Orchid Hotel - 2 star price with 5 star accommodations.  We luxed it up with our own DVD player and silk kimonos. It was a very cheap ...

Day 10: On the train from Hanoi to Hue - Vietnam We have a nice breakfast at the hotel in Cat Ba, during which all kinds of wild stories about last night are served up with the bread + eggs, making me quite glad I didn't go after all. Drunk ...

... mango & banana trees, water lilies, orchids... We ate lunch at a local restaurant and had the afternoon free in this gorgeous hotel.  I went to the pool to cool down, then we had coffee in the courtyard before showing to met Mr. Vinh for ...

... , its cities or its countryside, is from a motorcycle.   While I'm at it, I'd like to mention Mr. Thang from Huenino Hotel in Hue.  We only got to spend one night at his beautiful new hotel but he was one of the most interesting (read: bloody ...

... realize I could stow my polar fleece. Finally!! We arrived in Hue (pronounced "Hway") at 10am, and made our way to the Orchid Hotel. For $30 USD, we got a lovely new double room with A/C, private bath with shower/tub, minibar, free in-room DVDs, free ...

We arrived in Hue with the weather cold and rainy and booked ourselves into a local hotel. With the weather usually being warm, the rooms aren't equipped for cold weather and the room ended up getting quite cold. As a result, we both got quite bad colds ...

... (ironically, mountains made of Marble) with Hian (crazy 10 year old boy) we all decided that we would jet from our posh hotel ($4 a night with an included swimming pool) and head off to Hue, the largest northernmost city in southern vietnam, from which I ...

... also nice because it is just not as congested as Hanoi. Crossing the street is still dangerous-just not as dangerous. We found a hotel, the Thai Binh, and it is really nice. The air-conditioner actually works and we are even able to get our ...

November 28, 2006 Tuesday Arriving at Hue train station at 9am we caught taxis to our hotel (Duy Tan Hotel) and had a little time to relax before taking a slow cruise down the Perfume River by dragon boat. We stopped off at the Thien Mu Pagoda before ...

... !  Lol!  Ah well.  It was a good enough dinner so we were happy regardless.   Andrew ordered the hotel's version of bun bo hue, which was tasty, if a small portion.  I had a clay pot of simmered tofu and straw mushrooms in a ...

... service and beautiful 10th floor room, we unpacked and settled in, already swaying towards staying two nights.  A bath at Hotel Asia followed by a good Italian meal was an unfamiliar and well-earned evening away from the gloom of North ...

... side of the road. Off and on, off and on. We must have stopped 40 times in an hour. Finally, we get to Hue. We stop, no where near our hotel, and are motioned to get off. No sooner than my foot hits the ground the mini bus is gone. So much for ...

... : 3rd January 2012 Location: Back in Hanoi after Halong Bay Tour for one more night.  Accommodation: The Hanoi Gecko Hotel, a cute little boutique establishment down a narrow lane in the Old Quarter. Weather: Bloody cold by tropical standards. ...

... hotel we've stayed at in Vietnam.  For $11 we got a soft bed, 2 sheets (a rarity in SE Asia), a balcony with a view, an elevator in the hotel (a definite first), hot water, a tub, satellite TV, and here's the kicker - a computer with DSL in the ...

... all talking over each other telling how great their hotel was. In the end Linda and I kept cool and made our way around Hue looking at hotel rooms and bargaining for rates. We finally decided on a nice hotel in a quiet alley. Then we set off to ...

... selling pearls) at the top. The views are supposed to be great, but it was very cloudy when we were there! Our hotel, Villa Hue, was a bit unusual in that it was part of a hospitality college. When the students were part way through their course, they ...