Life Heritage Resort Hoi an

... air collection of Cham sculpture is the finest in the world. Pass through the Marble Mountains. Upon arrival in Hoi An, check-in at the Life Heritage Resort 4-star.  This morning the Monsoon rains have hit us.... we have thunder that has been going ...

... both miss everyone too - and it was really lovely to get some feedback from some back home, thank you. Wow this Life Heritage Resort is absolutely amazing (theres that word again!)  - Todd and Jess thank you so much for recommending this resort, wow ...

... cab who attempted a personal best time for the 30km drive from Danang to Hoi An but just missed out. Checked into our hotel, Life Heritage Resort, and we soon realised that after stuffing around for two days we were back on track in a great place, plus it ...

... . I have heard that Hoi An is the most charming small town in all of Southeast Asia. This historic town (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) is on the Thu Bon River.  Historically, it was an important port on the South China Sea for trading ...

... ;   Arriving in Hoi An and driving through the old town was initially a bit uninspiring, especially after the energy of HCMC.  The resort is amazing, lots of old French style buildings, fab pool and 'wine' bar and loads of middle class ...

... bathing area is easily as large as the bedroom. We rush out of the room to join the group for a cyclo tour of the town. Hoi An was a trading town more than 5 centuries ago. It still retains much of the old buildings and narrow walkways. Our cyclo barely ...

... , hence people going off the beaten track for probably their final time.. The cultural highlight of our stay in Hoi An was the trip to the UNESCO world heritage site of My Son to see the ruins of the Chan dynasty temples from the 3rd century AD. The ...

... 5:00am bus to My Son.  My Son is the site of the ancient ruins of the Kingdom of Champa and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  The ruins are magnificently framed by a set of mountains known as the Cat's Tooth Mountain (Hon Quap).  My Son ...

... immensely. After the travelling, the war stories and the noise, it was great to get here, to Hoi An. This is a beautiful city, designated a UNESCO World Heritage site for its ancient architecture - a mix of Chinese, French, Portugese and Vietnamese. It ...

... north bank of the Thu Bon River. As with many of the places we've chosen visit, Hoi An is also a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. Hoi An is a lot smaller than the other places we've visited & the old quarter is only about 2km by 1km in size. ...

... + tax + service(?). But as we got it 'relatively' cheaply from Agoda, we're not that bothered. Hoi An itself is fantastic. The town is a Unesco World Heritage site and the buildings are a real sight. The centre is also closed to motor vehicles at night, ...

... make a comment about "did you use your big banana last night"!!!!  Pretty cheeky hey!!!!!!! So after spending the morning around the resort here on the net we put on our ponchos and put up the umbrellas and hit the streets for some shopping!  ...

... of town. The city does not allow any cars or trucks on the roads of the old town to help conserve the streets and heritage. But..... You still need to be sharp and watch out for cyclists and motorbikes. The town is staged for tourist as each store ...

... resort at sunrise. The resort is owned by an eccentric 84 year old Croatian/Frenchmen that had lived a very interesting life and fought in WW2. He built the resort by himself - his oldest son is 64 years old – and his youngest son is 9! (nine) ...

Well, we seem to have survived the bus trip and arrived here in Hoi An, world heritage site, ancient religious centre and clothes shop. As for the bus ride, in the 3 hrs before I got to sleep, we passed 3 crashes, and on the windey and hilly coastal ...

... arrival we were subjected to the usual barrage of hawkers, and after evading them we walked along the shore to the Victoria Hoi An Resort, for our usual fix of seeing how the other halves live. It was nice enough, but nothing special. After cruising ...

... a cooling breeze and watching the sunset is a great way to unwind from a day of errr....well not alot actually.  Nearby Hoi An is another world heritage site in My Son; this was visited in my last trip so I didn’t fancy the 60km trip back out ...

... a very touristy town and at many times I had to dodge tour groups who were being led around the town being taken to all the heritage sights. Soon I was tired of dodging the touts and tourists and needed a much deserved rest. I spied a sign in the distance ...

... Vietnam on the coast, it's a small town with a population of about 33,000.  Designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, Hoi An is a well preserved example of a Southeast Asian trading port.  Chinese and Japanese merchants considered this ...