GOOD HOTEL - GOOD FOR VIETNAMESE SERVICE.
Located at the intersection of 2 most central streets on the corner of the 2nd - in the very heart of the European Quarter... good staff - well-trained, everything is clean, without problems, the service works like a clock, quite normal breakfasts, in addition to Russian tourists there are both Chinese and European... it is interesting that the owner hotel - lived and worked in Russia for over 18 years and made his fortune through the right relationships with the right guys in the Far East - in the black sawmills...
Simple - sociable and businesslike "guy" speaks excellent Russian, and this is with his millions...
ASIA PARADISE - everything you need is nearby - 5 minutes to the sea... to restaurants on 2nd street go down from the hotel - 5 minutes, to supermarkets - AMART and CROSSROADS - 3 minutes... withdraw money 2 minutes opposite the ASIA PARADISE hotel next to the LIBERTY hotel THE CENTER has 7 ATM units where you can withdraw money… right next to the hotel sits a child with a grandma – a kind of street money changer – they always have the most normal exchange rate… where to eat: Greek MIX and PITTA, highly respected by the Chinese and Europeans, there is also a more simple eatery - Margarita in the alley from the Catholic church down from the hotel . . by the way, the bells wake up at 4 - 30 in the morning... further down all sorts of massages - if anything, you can eat in the Caravan - lagman and pilaf and drink real Ayran, kept by a family from Kyrgyzstan, soprt clothes are also on the second street, we recommend a beer for 7.000 dong on the third street in the Rock Cafe (the kitchen is stupid horror - the beer is cheap) or near CHAO VIETNAM, or buy in a store at the intersection of the 3rd street - opposite the ME METRANG coffee shop, BTW THEY HAVE COFFEE NOT QAP DO NOT FALL IN ANY EVENT…. Burnt, flavored, carcinogenic palm oil fried. . . we came across a SPICE AND COFFEE shop - with Russian staff up 3rd street - 5 minutes walk from the Barcelona hotel on the opposite side - VIET FARM - a huge selection of spices, super cool coffee - fried in dry, and without additives - you can negotiate a discount - from 1 kg - 10%, from 4 or 5 even 15%... we bought everything we wanted in their branded bags by weight and also grinded everyone for gifts... while we sat and watched the work process... we were treated to tea... we also bought tea - not very bad green....The money was changed with them, but you can also in the jewelry store - Princess... on the contrary... further on the campaign after the intersection - they bought fruit and drank FRESH... ONLY NOT IN THE FIRST SHOP, BUT IN THE SECOND... in the first, an aggressive man and a harmful woman....Where not to go - we didn’t like the restaurant in Moscow, didn’t like the Uzbek cafe Ali Baba, dirt and not fresh food... didn’t like the super fancy Pankoff, But we bought cheap excursions from street tour agencies and were satisfied with the savings - 3 times cheaper than at ANEKS AND PEGASS... who shamelessly bred RUSSIAN TOURISTS - by deceit, extortion and substitution... IN NO EVENT DO YOU GO ON SIGHTSEEING TOURS, DO NOT BUY COFFEE IN THEIR STORES designed for "SUCKERS"... ELEPHANTS CANNOT POOK WITH COFFEE BEANS. divorce... and there is no cure for all sores at once. SEA, air and measure in everything = - the guarantee of our health...
The beach is across the road with very busy traffic. On the "zebra" tourists are not allowed. The beach itself is urban, clean (cleaned at night), sandy. Sun beds and umbrellas are paid: $ 1.5 per person. Locals walk along the beach with various offers of goods and services from souvenir pictures to epilation right on the beach. The Vietnamese are friendly and smiling. They speak a little Russian and always try to help.
From excursions we went on mud, I liked it very much, we recommend it. We went by taxi on our own to the Tyamsky towers (entry $ 1) and to the monument of the sitting Buddha. Admission is free, but the locals extort money by framing it as a postcard sale. It's impossible to get off. Loved Winpearl Island. For $22, everything that is on the island is at your service. Only food for a fee, but not more expensive than in the city.
Excursions to the islands were taken at the information center on the next street several times cheaper than from the tour operator. The guides do not speak Russian well, but it is still understandable.
A large selection of bags and wallets made of crocodile, ostrich, python and stingray leather at affordable prices.