The 8 Best Vietnam Hotels: Where to Stay When Travelling Vietnam

This blog post is all about the best Vietnam hotels.

During our travels around Vietnam, we stayed in eight different locations and eight forms of accommodation.

Below, you’ll find everywhere we stayed along with a short review and links to where you can book these best Vietnam hotels for yourself.

I’m also in the process of editing my travel vlogs on YouTube, where you’ll be able to see a room tour of each place we stayed.

So make sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel for when these go live soon!

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This blog post is all about the best Vietnam hotels.

The Best Vietnam Hotels: Where We Stayed When Backpacking Vietnam

Below is a list of the best Vietnam hotels to stay in if you’re backpacking Vietnam like we did.

We found the best Vietnam hotels to be very cheap, so there was no need to stay in many hostels when travelling the country.

1. Ho Chi Minh City: My Hotel

Ho Chi Minh was our first introduction to Vietnam, and it was chaos.

Although, we had just come from Phnom Penh in Cambodia which was just as chaotic, so thankfully it wasn’t too much of a culture shock.

There’s a lot to do here in the city, and it feels very populated and busy at all times. Watch out for the motorbikes here as they like to drive on the pavements!

We stayed at My Hotel which was very central, just behind a strip of bars, but thankfully our room was quiet and we couldn’t hear anything.

The room was basic for our stay in the city centre. But was just what we needed as we were out exploring most of the time.

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2. Nha Trang: Golden Panorama

Golden Panorama Apartments was one of my top 10 stays during our entire backpacking trip around Asia, without a doubt.

We were high up on the 32nd floor of the building with floor-to-ceiling windows and a balcony overlooking the city of Nha Trang.

The apartment was incredibly modern, spacious and was a little bit of luxury that we hadn’t had in quite some time.

Read my full review of this hotel here: Golden Panorama: The Most Beautiful Hotel in Nha Trang, Vietnam

3. Hoi An: Mavina Villa

Hoi An was one of our favourite areas of Vietnam. I wish we could have stayed here longer and explored the area even more.

It’s beautifully traditional with many coffee shops, tailoring companies and stunning architecture.

This is where you’ll really see Vietnam and how peaceful it can be.

Mavina Villa was only a ten minute walk away from the main town area of Hoi An and the staff here were incredibly lovely and helpful.

There was also a swimming pool to help you cool off from the stifling heat.

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4. Da Nang: Benzen Boutique Stays

There was a slight mix-up with our stay in Da Nang when we arrived to check in. We were given a room with two single beds and a shared bathroom out in the hallway.

With no other rooms available, we had to make do and it seemed we were the only room using the bathroom out in the hallway anyway.

On our second night, we were moved to a double room with a private bathroom and the stay was comfortable enough.

I will say that the place was incredibly noisy however, and children shouted from the bottom floor to the top late in the evening and then very early in the morning.

Not ideal for a good night’s sleep.

5. Hue, Vietnam: Pisces Hotel

Our stay at Pisces Hotel was probably one of the coolest Vietnam hotels we stayed in during our entire travels around Asia.

Even though Hue is in the middle of Vietnam, Pisces Hotel would make you think you had just arrived in Marrakech, Morocco.

The entire building is themed on a Moroccan riad and is incredibly cheap to stay at.

I’d highly recommend it if you find yourself in Hue, as it’s one of the best Vietnam hotels we stayed in!

Read my full review of this hotel here: Pisces Hotel, Hue: The Most Beautiful Hotel in Vietnam

6. Nimh Binh: Tam Coc Friendly Home Stay

Our time in Nimh Binh didn’t go as planned.

We had taken an overnight sleeper bus from Hue and were due to arrive around 7.30am the next day. However, we actually arrived at 4.30am with nowhere to go as the town was asleep.

Thankfully our home stay owner was used to this. She woke up for us when we arrived and let us check in almost 12 hours early so we could go to sleep.

On top of this, himself had a very bad case of food poisoning so we actually didn’t leave the homestay for the two days that we were there.

The room was lovely and there was also a communal swimming pool.

Tam Coc Friendly Home Stay was located right on the lake and made for a very nice stroll when we were able to leave for dinner.

7. Hanoi: Silk Lullaby Hotel

We spent almost two weeks at Silk Lullaby in Hanoi.

We were due to spend a few days doing the Ha Giang Loop, but due to the bad weather had to cancel.

We loved the hustle and bustle of the city and could spend time in coffee shops working from our laptops.

If I were to go back to Vietnam, I’d happily spend a long time in Hanoi. I was obsessed with the rush of the city, but it also had its quiet pockets too.

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8. Ha Long Bay, Vietnam: Overnight Cruise

This was one of my favourite experiences during our time in Vietnam. We spent one night on the water in Ha Long Bay on a small cruise ship.

We booked through GetYourGuide and were picked up from our hotel in Hanoi, and taken directly to the boat.

There was a full itinerary from the moment we checked in. Including kayaking, swimming, cooking classes, and more.

The food on the boat was excellent and the staff were also incredibly attentive. It was a bucket-list activity for us to spend a night on the water and I’d highly recommend it.

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The OC Backpacking Diaries Week Thirteen

The Best Vietnam Hotels for Your Trip

Looking back on my south-to-north backpacking route through Vietnam feels a little like flipping through a favourite photo album.

What I loved most was how each of these best Vietnam hotels matched the rhythm of the place around it.

Vietnam is a country of contrasts with scooters buzzing through Ho Chi Minh, lantern-lit nights in Hoi An, limestone peaks rising above Ninh Binh’s paddies, and the hotels I chose became part of the story rather than just a landing pad.

Whether I needed comfort, community, convenience or a quiet breather, there was always somewhere ready to welcome me in.

If you’re planning your own travel route across Vietnam, I hope this roundup of the best Vietnam hotels helps you find stays that elevate your adventure rather than just support it.

Pick places that make you feel excited to return after a day of exploring, where the showers are hot, the staff are kind, and the small surprises feel like little rewards for being on the road.

Wherever you end up sleeping in Vietnam, I hope the journey feels as rich, colourful and deeply memorable as mine did.

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By Orlagh Shanks

Orlagh Shanks is the Editor of Orlagh Claire, an award-winning travel and lifestyle blog.
After working in the PR & Influencer Marketing industry, Orlagh quit her job to travel Asia for 12 months and moved to Sydney, Australia where she is now a full-time travel blogger and content creator sharing travel tips and recommendations for all 30 of the countries she’s visited so far.

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