Halong Plaza Hotel

... , but they were indeed pork rolls. That happened multiple times in Vietnam - it was the weirdest thing. Although it was raining in Halong, we could still see the underlying beauty of the area. This place is definitely on our things to do list when we come ...

... of the many beaches. It rained but it stopped, when it needed to. I am not sure what was photographed more, Josh and I or Halong Bay which the Vietnamese claim is the eighth wonder of the world. I suggested they pay us for photographs but they didn't like ...

... and pay only $298.00 for 2 persons when the same was offered for over $400.00 over the Internet. Emotion Halong belong to the same group as the hotel.We also booked our trip to Sapa through her for 3 nights for around $500.00 private tour, which means ...

After our 1 night rest in the Sofitel Plaza, Hanoi, our transport arrived to transport us to Halong Bay. The journey took a lot longer than we had anticipated (4 hours!) mainly because it is impossible for any form of transport to reach any consistent ...

WE had a very interesting morning today...caught taxi to the local bus station. Bought bus tickets ($4) for the 3 hour journey to Halong Bay. WE were totally dominated the whole time by local guides who were trying to get us on board with them. We ended ...

... a couple of days. We spend the time actively motorbiking and kayaking. 27-30/11/2011 (versione italiana)   Halong Bay: iconica, bellissima, magnifica, bla, bla, bla, e super super turistica. Gli abitanti locali, naturalmente consapevoli della ...

... can guess our choice! The flight was quick and uneventful and we were met at the airport by our transport to the Sofitel Plaza Hotel. Unfortunately the Sofitel had no record of our reservation. This part of the trip was booked in Adelaide so the Hotel ...

... underprepared for the weather. Another day in Vietnam, another taxi scam.  This time our old mate tried to drop us off at the Eden Plaza Hotel.  Not sure how he got the hotel wrong, but we got to our right hotel in the end.  The driver was ...

... gloves, and were even wearing shoes...keen! We finished the night by heading to a club in this incredible rooftop terrace of a massive plaza hotel complex, where rooms were $160 a night! It was so unlike anything we'd seen in Laos before, and so at odds ...

... so not too long. Arrived in the afternoon to a city that is under development being the capital, we spent time chilling out at the Plaza hotel and chilled out for the rest of the day - but still had time to take advantage of a well deserved massage! We ...

... in our guide books that some hotels let people use there pools for a fee so we found this ridiculously posh looking one called the laos plaza hotel - it was so posh and they wanted 10 pounds to use the pool!! Sooo we gave up on that idea and just sat in ...

... on south. Two days ago we escaped the busy city for Oli's birthday. We booked an overnight tour on a Chinese Junk boat of Halong Bay. It was gorgeous! These gigantic rocky islands stuck out from the ocean all around us. It was nice to get into nature ...

... Vietnamese and extremely sugar coated the life lived there by American POW's. After all this we desperately need a mood brightener so we are moving on to Halong Bay where their are 366 limestone islands, floating fishing villages and jade colored waters. ...

... spot to secure their boat for the storm, particularly as NONE of the other boats left when we did.  Nevertheless, we enjoyed Halong Bay and were ready to move on to other ports of call. Our last night in Vietnam we saw the ...

... que despertarse temprano, (yo no, el unico que podia dormir hasta las tantas). A la manana siguiente, tanto Mikko como Phillipe se fueron a Halong bay, en una excursion de 3 dias, y Christine hacia lo mismo pero solo por un dia, ya que no le quedaba casi ...

... the many beaches. It rained but it stopped, when it needed to. I am not sure what was photographed more, Josh and I or Halong Bay which the Vietnamese claim is the eighth wonder of the world. I suggested they pay us for photographs but they didn't ...

... , unfortunately it was closed so we couldnt go inside, typical! We needed some chill out time by then so we went to a 4 star hotel, The Lao Plaza and paid to use their roof top swimming pool for the afternoon. After a longh drive we arrived at the local ...

... only more-familiar meats.   We learned after dinner that our guide will not be with us after today, as his brother is severely ill and in hospital.  We offered hopes and prayers for a full recovery, and went inside to bed.  Tomorrow to Halong ...

... to both bargain and squeeze themselves through the narrow passageways which separate one market trader from another. Since my chance to visit Halong Bay fell by the wayside, I was determined this time around not to squander the opportunity to see an area ...